Posts tagged railroad

• Freight Train Crashes Into Tow Truck; Car Stuck On Railroad Crossing

  Brett Emison | March 22, 2012 11:15 AM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  The Washington Post and Gazette.net have both reported on a railroad crossing accident in which a freight train crashed into a tow truck trying to remove a vehicle that was stuck on the railroad...

• Did You Know... Railroad Companies Are Fighting Safety Improvements?

  Brett Emison | January 30, 2012 8:27 AM | 3 CommentsKansas City, MO Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, some 40% of railroad accidents are caused by human error. Starting in 1990, to mitigate these human error accidents, the NTSB put a new system...

• Did You Know... These Are Some Of My Favorite Posts From 2011

  Brett Emison | December 26, 2011 11:10 AM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  In a few days I'll have a list of your favorite posts of 2011, but today here are a few of my favorite posts from 2011: Faces of Lawsuit Abuse: Aaliyah George FuneralHomes.com...

• Why Don't Railroad Companies Guard All Railroad Crossings?

  Brett Emison | December 08, 2011 11:00 AM | 6 CommentsKansas City, MO Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  I have written frequently about railroad crossing accidents and dangers. A fatal train crash in Missouri sheds additional light on these dangers. The Springfield News Leader reported on a...

• Nebraska Supreme Court Reinstates Railroad Crossing Lawsuit

  Brett Emison | October 18, 2011 1:55 PM | 5 CommentsKansas City, MO Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  The Nebraska Supreme Court has reinstated a young woman's lawsuit against Railroad giant, Union Pacific, alleging that the Union Pacific train crew failed to apply the brakes once the crew realized...

• Railroad Crossing Accident Fatality After Railroad Was Warned About Dangerous Crossing

  Brett Emison | September 08, 2011 11:25 AM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  A news story out of Salt Lake City recounts a doubly-tragic railroad accident. There is the obvious tragedy that a young person lost her life, but it is compounded by the fact that someone notified...

• Union Pacific Railroad Fined For Retaliated Against Workers Raising Safety Concerns

  Brett Emison | August 26, 2011 10:38 AM | 1 CommentKansas City, MO Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  The AP has reported that OSHA has fined Union Pacific Railroad more than $600,000 for punishing employees who raised safety concerns. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration said...

• Unmarked Railway Crossings Consistently Prove Deadly

  Brett Emison | March 25, 2011 11:23 AM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  Two West Virginia men were killed Saturday when a train slammed into their pick up at an unmarked private railway crossing. Unfortunately this is not an isolated incident, and when these types of...

• Unusual Railroad Crossing Accident Shows Need For Working Lights & Gates

  Brett Emison | February 14, 2011 10:50 PM | 4 CommentsKansas City, MO Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  This Chicago Sun-Times article describes a somewhat unusual train accident in that it involves a parked train, however, it highlights the dangers that railroad crossings can pose. A freight train...

• Did You Know... Most Railroad Crossings Are Not Protected?

  Brett Emison | December 13, 2010 10:35 AM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  Recent Department of Transportation studies have shown that more than 90% of railroad-related fatalities occur at railroad crossings. One of the reasons: according to the Federal Highway...