Posts tagged north carolina

• More Railroad Crossing Crashes Highlight Need For Safety Improvements

  Brett Emison | June 08, 2010 11:23 AM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  I reported a few weeks ago about the thousands of unguarded railroad crossings in Missouri. Railroad crossing crashes keep happening across the country and highlighting the need for railroad...

• Semi Truck Crashes in Ohio and Kentucky Kill 5 - Including 3 US Marines

  Brett Emison | April 01, 2010 11:02 AM | 6 CommentsKansas City, MO Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents
  

  Five people - including three US Marine recruits - were killed in separate tractor trailer crashes in Ohio and Kentucky yesterday. There have been several fatal semi truck crashes across the country...

• UPDATE: Father Talks About Losing Wife, Son In NC Train Crash

  Brett Emison | December 28, 2009 10:59 AM | 4 CommentsKansas City, MO Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  CBS News affiliate, WRAL, has reported that Michael Lindsay-Calkins, who lost his wife and child in a tragic train collision, has spoken publicly about the train crash. ...

• UPDATE: Railroad Warned Before Deadly North Carolina Train Crash

  Brett Emison | December 24, 2009 9:13 AM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  Newsobserver.com has reported that Norfolk Souther railroad company had received 11 calls reporting problems with the railroad crossing where a young mother and her 5-year-old son were killed by an...

• UPDATE: North Carolina To Review Railroad Crossing Safety After Deadly Train Crashes

  Brett Emison | December 24, 2009 8:41 AM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  NBC affiliate WNCN has reported that North Carolina officials will re-examine railroad crossing safety across the state after two deadly railroad crossing accidents -- one in Durham, NC and another...

• Malfunctioning Railroad Crossing Signals Cause Deadly North Carolina Train Crash

  Brett Emison | December 23, 2009 3:27 PM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  Several sources -- including the Associated Press, The Herald-Sun, and Fox News -- have reported that there has been another deadly Amtrak train crash in North Carolina. EFLAND -- Safety...

• More Details In Tragic Durham, NC Train Crash

  Brett Emison | December 11, 2009 9:27 AM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  CBS affiliate, WRAL, has reported additional details in the tragic railroad crossing accident that killed two young children. Durham, N.C. — Durham police on...

• Two Children Killed in Durham, N.C. Train Crash

  Brett Emison | December 10, 2009 11:07 AM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  Fox News and CBS affiliate WRAL have reported that two children were killed when an Amtrak train slammed into their vehicle. Two children were killed and their...