The MBTA reports that Red Line service has been restored this afternoon. Police are still investigating the death of a passenger earlier this morning. The person's identity and further details on the incident are not available at this time.
12:20 p.m.
The MBTA reports that a person was struck and killed by a Red Line train this morning. According to Joe Pesaturo, MBTA spokesman, the accident, which was first reported at 11:25 a.m., was fatal. No other comments were made at this time.
The Red Line is being diverted due to the accident, which occured at Kendall Square station. A bus shuttle is running between Park St. and Harvard Stations. Please seek alternate service to avoid delay.
The Cambridge Chronicle reports that the individual was a male and that according to a first-hand account posted to Universal Hub, the driver attempted to brake upon seeing the individual.
Updates will follow.
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Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Network Rail to payout $36,000
A rail operator has been fined $75,000 following the death of a teenager at North-East level crossing.
Network Rail were also ordered to pay costs of more $36,000 after pleading guilty in Tynedale Magistrates’ Court, to breaking Health and Safely laws in relation to an accident that caused the death of Christopher Walton at Haltwhistle, in Northumberland.
Christopher Walton was killed when he was hit by a freight train as he carried sacks of coal over West Lodge level crossing to Blenkinsopp Estate.
Christopher was 17 at the time of the accident and was returning to his van with a colleague on January 22nd when he was hit by the train.
An investigation into the accident by the office of Rail Regulation (ORR) found that the rail company should have taken steps to reduce the risks of using the crossing, including instructing pedestrians to telephone the signaler before crossing.
On routine inspections between 2005 and 2008, Network Rail failed to recognise the risks associated with using the crossing.
Speaking the sentencing, Allan Spence, deputy chief inspector of railways at the ORR said: "This tragic incident could have been prevented. Network Rail was aware of the dangers of this crossing, and possible steps to improve safety - yet failed to take action to reduce the risks to users.“
Since the incident, Network Rail have taken steps to ensure the safety of anyone using the crossing, including installing a trackside telephone so users can get permission to cross.
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Network Rail were also ordered to pay costs of more $36,000 after pleading guilty in Tynedale Magistrates’ Court, to breaking Health and Safely laws in relation to an accident that caused the death of Christopher Walton at Haltwhistle, in Northumberland.
Christopher Walton was killed when he was hit by a freight train as he carried sacks of coal over West Lodge level crossing to Blenkinsopp Estate.
Christopher was 17 at the time of the accident and was returning to his van with a colleague on January 22nd when he was hit by the train.
An investigation into the accident by the office of Rail Regulation (ORR) found that the rail company should have taken steps to reduce the risks of using the crossing, including instructing pedestrians to telephone the signaler before crossing.
On routine inspections between 2005 and 2008, Network Rail failed to recognise the risks associated with using the crossing.
Speaking the sentencing, Allan Spence, deputy chief inspector of railways at the ORR said: "This tragic incident could have been prevented. Network Rail was aware of the dangers of this crossing, and possible steps to improve safety - yet failed to take action to reduce the risks to users.“
Since the incident, Network Rail have taken steps to ensure the safety of anyone using the crossing, including installing a trackside telephone so users can get permission to cross.
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Monday, November 29, 2010
Tucson Police identify woman killed by train
TUCSON (KGUN9-TV) - A woman is dead after being struck by a freight train Sunday morning in downtown Tucson.
Sgt. Diana Lopez told KGUN9 that an 51-year-old Glenda K. Jordon was killed in the accident that occured after 9:26 Sunday morning. The train stopped while investigators tried to determine what led to the accident, blocking several crossings along the tracks which run through downtown Tucson.
Tucson Police detectives and Union Pacific Railroad authorities are looking into reports that the woman, who was a pedestrian, may have tried to run across the path of the oncoming train.
Captain Trish Tracy with the Tucson Fire Department reminds the public to be careful around railroad crossings. It can take a train at least one mile to come to a complete stop.
"It can take at least one mile for a train to stop. Remember never to stop on the tracks when in a vehicle and be aware of your surroundings at all times. If a train is heading your direction there may not be time to move out of the way, especially if you are sitting in a vehicle in front of a stop light," Tracy said.
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Sgt. Diana Lopez told KGUN9 that an 51-year-old Glenda K. Jordon was killed in the accident that occured after 9:26 Sunday morning. The train stopped while investigators tried to determine what led to the accident, blocking several crossings along the tracks which run through downtown Tucson.
Tucson Police detectives and Union Pacific Railroad authorities are looking into reports that the woman, who was a pedestrian, may have tried to run across the path of the oncoming train.
Captain Trish Tracy with the Tucson Fire Department reminds the public to be careful around railroad crossings. It can take a train at least one mile to come to a complete stop.
"It can take at least one mile for a train to stop. Remember never to stop on the tracks when in a vehicle and be aware of your surroundings at all times. If a train is heading your direction there may not be time to move out of the way, especially if you are sitting in a vehicle in front of a stop light," Tracy said.
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CTA train hits car
CHICAGO —
An accident involving a CTA train this morning in the 4600 block of North Kedzie left at least one person injured and damaged the first rail car and platform.
The Chicago Fire Department received a call just before 7:30am of a train striking a car on the CTA Brown line. Rescue workers had to extricate a person from the vehicle.
Fire Media Affairs spokesman Joe Roccasalva tells the Chicago Breaking News Center, "the car's driver was taken in serious to critical condition to Illinois Masonic, according to . The train operator was also taken to Illinois Masonic because he was shaken up."
No passengers were injured.
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An accident involving a CTA train this morning in the 4600 block of North Kedzie left at least one person injured and damaged the first rail car and platform.
The Chicago Fire Department received a call just before 7:30am of a train striking a car on the CTA Brown line. Rescue workers had to extricate a person from the vehicle.
Fire Media Affairs spokesman Joe Roccasalva tells the Chicago Breaking News Center, "the car's driver was taken in serious to critical condition to Illinois Masonic, according to . The train operator was also taken to Illinois Masonic because he was shaken up."
No passengers were injured.
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Saturday, November 27, 2010
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Documents released in deadly Disney monorail crash
LAKE BUENA VISTA -- The National Transportation Safety Board has released hundreds of documents in the deadly Disney monorail crash from 2009.
Disney monorail pilot Austin Wuennenberg, 21, died when two monorails collided at the Transportation and Ticket Center, located at the parking lot of the Magic Kingdom, as guests were leaving the park following a Fourth of July fireworks show.
One particular area of interest is the NTSB interview with the manager on duty that night. According to the interview, no one was at the radio and the supervisor was eating a meal off property.
An interview with train coordinator David Gilmore lays out how the accident happened.
Gilmore was on the clock, but off site eating a meal when he gave the okay for his coordinator to go home sick. He was still off site when the order was made for the pink monorail to start backing up.
Moments later the pink monorail collided with the purple monorail being driven by Wuennenberg.
Alan Rubino was driving the pink monorail at the time of accident. In his interview he said backing up is like flying blind at fifteen miles an hour.
"You just trust that everything is fine," Rubino said. He was still backing up when his monorail crashed into an Wuennenbrg's. "I felt the boom and I just, I was.. I didn't know what happened at first. I had no idea whatsoever."
The documents detail many aspects of the case, including interviews with officials and witnesses to train inspection data.
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Disney monorail pilot Austin Wuennenberg, 21, died when two monorails collided at the Transportation and Ticket Center, located at the parking lot of the Magic Kingdom, as guests were leaving the park following a Fourth of July fireworks show.
One particular area of interest is the NTSB interview with the manager on duty that night. According to the interview, no one was at the radio and the supervisor was eating a meal off property.
An interview with train coordinator David Gilmore lays out how the accident happened.
Gilmore was on the clock, but off site eating a meal when he gave the okay for his coordinator to go home sick. He was still off site when the order was made for the pink monorail to start backing up.
Moments later the pink monorail collided with the purple monorail being driven by Wuennenberg.
Alan Rubino was driving the pink monorail at the time of accident. In his interview he said backing up is like flying blind at fifteen miles an hour.
"You just trust that everything is fine," Rubino said. He was still backing up when his monorail crashed into an Wuennenbrg's. "I felt the boom and I just, I was.. I didn't know what happened at first. I had no idea whatsoever."
The documents detail many aspects of the case, including interviews with officials and witnesses to train inspection data.
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One person killed in Georgetown train accident
One person was killed, another is in the hospital, after their motor home collided with a train in Georgetown Monday morning.
It happened at 8:56am on Highway 17a in Georgetown County.
The motor home was traveling west, and according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol, the driver didn't stop at the tracks, and was hit by a CSX train.
The passenger was killed, the driver was taken to a local hospital.
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Monday, November 22, 2010
Two dead after being hit by train
Two men were killed after being hit by a train in eastern Sweden on Friday night.
* Swedish coastguard aids blazing ferry (17 Nov 10)
* Rail operators prepared for harsh winter: report (16 Nov 10)
* Swede charged for texting while driving (29 Oct 10)
The accident occurred on a stretch of track near Kilafors south of Bollnäs. Police were notified by the Swedish Transport Administration (Trafikverket) at 10.07pm.
“We we got there we found two men who were deceased,” said duty officer Peter Hultqvist of the Gävleborg County police to the TT news agency.
Police say both the men are over 30 years old, but have not yet been identified, the local HelaHälsingland.se news website reports.
According to the Transport Administration, the accident resulted in a stoppage in service along the line until 1am, causing delays for a number of trains, including the night train to Luleå in northern Sweden.
The circumstances surrounding the accident remain unclear and police have yet to determine how the men managed to make their way onto the tracks.
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* Swedish coastguard aids blazing ferry (17 Nov 10)
* Rail operators prepared for harsh winter: report (16 Nov 10)
* Swede charged for texting while driving (29 Oct 10)
The accident occurred on a stretch of track near Kilafors south of Bollnäs. Police were notified by the Swedish Transport Administration (Trafikverket) at 10.07pm.
“We we got there we found two men who were deceased,” said duty officer Peter Hultqvist of the Gävleborg County police to the TT news agency.
Police say both the men are over 30 years old, but have not yet been identified, the local HelaHälsingland.se news website reports.
According to the Transport Administration, the accident resulted in a stoppage in service along the line until 1am, causing delays for a number of trains, including the night train to Luleå in northern Sweden.
The circumstances surrounding the accident remain unclear and police have yet to determine how the men managed to make their way onto the tracks.
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Friday, November 19, 2010
Model of famous train accident to be unveiled
upper southampton
Southampton Railroad Station Society will hold its first Holiday Railfest on Dec. 11.
A devastating railroad accident that took place 89 years ago will become a tangible reminder of local rail history next month when the Southampton Railroad Station Society unveils a model of the 1921 Bryn Athyn rail accident at its first Holiday Railfest on Dec. 11.
At 6 feet long, the scale model will be the centerpiece of an array of exhibits by historical and local railroad-related groups. It shows two trains that collided head-on, spilling hot coal into a remote hilly pass in Bryn Athyn. The wooden coaches caught fire, and several victims could never be identified because their bodies were too badly burned, said Charles Liberto, a society member whose father survived the wreck. The incident involved residents from several area towns, including Newtown, Upper Southampton and Bryn Athyn.
Liberto said he expects 1,000 people to attend event at the North and Southampton Reformed Church at 1380 Bristol Road in Upper Southampton. People who died in the wreck are buried in the Churchville Cemetery, which is adjacent to the church.
"We're hoping the Railfest will take off and become an annual event. Lots of notable people will be involved," Liberto said.
Relatives of wreck survivors will share their accounts of the accident, in which 27 people died and 65 were injured. Someone will portray Miss Phoebe Snow, a late 19th century mascot of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad. She'll wear her characteristic white dress to prove how clean anthracite coal burned in the company's passenger engines.
Families can meet Santa Claus and enjoy an operating model train layout. Vendors will sell model trains and food. There also will be live music and face painting.
The Bryn Athyn Post Office is releasing a special stamp depicting the wreck, said Liberto.
"We're also trying to get a historical marker at the site of the wreck," he said.
The society is raising money to restore the historic Southampton Railroad Station. Tickets to the Railfest are $3; there's no charge for children 12 and younger.
Manasee Wagh can be reached at 215-949-4206 or mwagh@phillyBurbs.com. Follow Manasee on Twitter at twitter.com/manaseewagh.
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Southampton Railroad Station Society will hold its first Holiday Railfest on Dec. 11.
A devastating railroad accident that took place 89 years ago will become a tangible reminder of local rail history next month when the Southampton Railroad Station Society unveils a model of the 1921 Bryn Athyn rail accident at its first Holiday Railfest on Dec. 11.
At 6 feet long, the scale model will be the centerpiece of an array of exhibits by historical and local railroad-related groups. It shows two trains that collided head-on, spilling hot coal into a remote hilly pass in Bryn Athyn. The wooden coaches caught fire, and several victims could never be identified because their bodies were too badly burned, said Charles Liberto, a society member whose father survived the wreck. The incident involved residents from several area towns, including Newtown, Upper Southampton and Bryn Athyn.
Liberto said he expects 1,000 people to attend event at the North and Southampton Reformed Church at 1380 Bristol Road in Upper Southampton. People who died in the wreck are buried in the Churchville Cemetery, which is adjacent to the church.
Relatives of wreck survivors will share their accounts of the accident, in which 27 people died and 65 were injured. Someone will portray Miss Phoebe Snow, a late 19th century mascot of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad. She'll wear her characteristic white dress to prove how clean anthracite coal burned in the company's passenger engines.
Families can meet Santa Claus and enjoy an operating model train layout. Vendors will sell model trains and food. There also will be live music and face painting.
The Bryn Athyn Post Office is releasing a special stamp depicting the wreck, said Liberto.
"We're also trying to get a historical marker at the site of the wreck," he said.
The society is raising money to restore the historic Southampton Railroad Station. Tickets to the Railfest are $3; there's no charge for children 12 and younger.
Manasee Wagh can be reached at 215-949-4206 or mwagh@phillyBurbs.com. Follow Manasee on Twitter at twitter.com/manaseewagh.
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Southeastern Train Overshot Station by 2 Miles
A major investigation has been launched into why a commuter train overshot a station by more than 2 miles due to leaves on the rails. The Southern train sped through a station at 65mph and then halted after going over a level crossing. This incident occurred on November 8 on a Hastings journey.
The driver, who was terrified in the incident, contacted signal control immediately so the alarm would be raised. He said that he put on the brakes while approaching Stonegate station, but the train wouldn’t slow down. The level crossing was closed to pedestrians and cars at the time and no red signals were on the route.
Rail bosses are shocked about the incident but grateful no one got hurt. A senior source has been quoted saying that the thought of what could have happened at the level crossing is too terrible to imagine.
The Rail Accident Investigation Branch said that the train encountered poor adhesion conditions as the driver applied the brakes for a scheduled stop – while going 65mph. When the train did stop, it was 2.45 miles past the station, they explained. The investigation will find out why the train didn’t stop as normal, the agency continued, and will examine the arrangements for the maintenance and servicing of rail head sanding equipment on trains used on the line.
A separate investigation has been launched by Southeastern and Network Rail, which is responsible for the tracks. A spokesman for the rail operator noted that the train was cleared with green signals for the route ahead.
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The driver, who was terrified in the incident, contacted signal control immediately so the alarm would be raised. He said that he put on the brakes while approaching Stonegate station, but the train wouldn’t slow down. The level crossing was closed to pedestrians and cars at the time and no red signals were on the route.
Rail bosses are shocked about the incident but grateful no one got hurt. A senior source has been quoted saying that the thought of what could have happened at the level crossing is too terrible to imagine.
The Rail Accident Investigation Branch said that the train encountered poor adhesion conditions as the driver applied the brakes for a scheduled stop – while going 65mph. When the train did stop, it was 2.45 miles past the station, they explained. The investigation will find out why the train didn’t stop as normal, the agency continued, and will examine the arrangements for the maintenance and servicing of rail head sanding equipment on trains used on the line.
A separate investigation has been launched by Southeastern and Network Rail, which is responsible for the tracks. A spokesman for the rail operator noted that the train was cleared with green signals for the route ahead.
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Thursday, November 18, 2010
No injuries in truck-UP train accident Monday
Scene from the accident. - Photo by Sharon Alban
William Mitchels, 45, Ogden, escaped injury Monday, Nov. 15, 2010, when he crossed the railroad tracks in front of a west bound Union Pacific train.
Mitchels was north bound at the intersection of G Avenue west of Ogden, driving a 2003 Ford F150 and trailer. His vehicle sustained approximately $15,000 in damage. There was no damage to the train.
Mitchels was cited for failure to stop at a railroad crossing, Deputy Pontius of the Boone County Sheriff's office was the investigating officer.
Sussex passenger train slides for two-and-a-half miles
The train was travelling on the Charing Cross via London Bridge line to Hastings
A passenger train overshot its intended station in East Sussex by almost two-and-a-half miles.
The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) has begun an inquiry into the incident which took place on 8 November.
The train also went through a level crossing which operated normally.
Unable to stop The RAIB said: "The train encountered poor adhesion conditions as its driver applied the brakes to make the scheduled stop at Stonegate station, while travelling at about 65 mph.
"The train was unable to stop at Stonegate, and came to a stand some 2.45 miles beyond the station."
The train left Charing Cross station at 0645 GMT and the incident took place at about 0810 GMT.
The RAIB said that no signals had been passed at danger during the incident and the train driver had contacted the signaller by radio to report the situation.
The investigators said they would identify the reasons for the train's inability to stop.
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Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Derailment causes 26-car pileup at Sheffield railyard
An inspector surveys the remains of 26 Norfolk Southern rail cars that derailed Tuesday morning blocking tracks in Sheffield.
SHEFFIELD, Ohio -- Twenty-six cars on a Norfolk Southern railroad train derailed and crashed at the railroad's yard near Abbe Road early today, damaging track but causing little other disruption.
No one was injured in the accident that happened just after 7 a.m. Police did not order an evacuation of the area since half of the cars were empty and the others contained no hazardous materials.
No roads were affected and Norfolk Southern spokesman Randy Husband said other trains were directed to a second line between Vermilion and Cleveland.
The train was headed from Bellevue to Buffalo, N.Y., on a main line adjacent to the Sheffield yard, Husband said. The 26 cars were near the back of the train.
Husband would not speculate on whether problems with the track or the train caused the derailment.
The rail yard remains open, despite the pileup of toppled cars and loads of sand being dumped on tracks.
Sheffield Police Sgt. John Csubak said yard workers said the train was likely traveling 40 miles per hour, 10 miles below the speed limit for the area.
"It mangled up some rails pretty bad," Csubak said.
Police were on the scene about an hour, he said before turning the matter over to Norfolk Southern's own police department. That is normal for any train accident that does not involve injuries, roadways, hazardous materials on private property, Csubak said..
"This was all confined onto their own property, so there's nothing for us to actually do," he said.
Police, firefighters and railroad employees were concerned that derailed cars may have ruptured propane tanks. But the tanks, used to heat movable tracks where cars switch lines, were not damaged.
Cochrane train accident takes one life
Fire and police crews attend a collision involving a train and minivan. The driver of the van, 80-year-old Elmer Friesen, passed away at the scene. Cochrane RCMP continue to investigate the accident. Photo by Jeremy Broadfield
Tragedy struck in Cochrane at roughly 10:40 a.m. Nov. 10 when a train collided with a van at the Fifth Avenue crossing in downtown, leaving a male driver dead at the scene.
A Honda Odyssey van, driven by 80-year-old Elmer Friesen, was headed south when it was struck by the east-bound train at a marked crossing and pushed approximately 800 metres down the tracks.
Hugh Pepper watched in horror from the other side of the train crossing at Fifth Avenue as the train struck the van.
“There was a big bang, and lots of impact,” said Pepper, who had headed down the tracks to a spot behind Cochrane Ford where the train had come to rest after the accident to see if he could do anything. He said he saw Friesen’s van head into the crossing as the crossing arms came down, but after seeing the train approaching fast Friesen attempted to reverse.
“By the time he got back the train was there and hit him,” said Pepper.
Businesses located along the tracks by the Fifth Avenue crossing also witnessed the horrific accident.
Jennifer Winter of Winter Photographics said while she didn’t see the accident she heard the collision.
“It was absolutely traumatic for everyone involved,” said Winter whose thoughts are with Friesen’s family in this dark hour.
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Upstate NY man struck, killed by commuter train
WINGDALE, N.Y. — Authorities say they're investigating the death of a 23-year-old man who was struck by a Metro-North commuter train in upstate Dutchess County.
Metropolitan Transportation Authority officials tell the Poughkeepsie Journal that the man from Pawling was struck by a southbound train around 4:45 p.m. Monday along a wooded stretch of tracks just south of the Harlem Valley-Windale station.
MTA police haven't released the man's name.
Train service was shut down Monday evening at the Pawling station, where shuttle buses transported passengers to points north until around 7:50 p.m., when service was restored.
Officials say the train that struck the man was stopped on the tracks for about three hours while emergency crews worked to clear the accident.
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Metropolitan Transportation Authority officials tell the Poughkeepsie Journal that the man from Pawling was struck by a southbound train around 4:45 p.m. Monday along a wooded stretch of tracks just south of the Harlem Valley-Windale station.
MTA police haven't released the man's name.
Train service was shut down Monday evening at the Pawling station, where shuttle buses transported passengers to points north until around 7:50 p.m., when service was restored.
Officials say the train that struck the man was stopped on the tracks for about three hours while emergency crews worked to clear the accident.
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Woman Killed While Trying to Cross Train Tracks
OLIVETTE, MO (KTVI - FOX2now.com) —
An elderly woman has died after her car was hit by a train. Police say it happened around 10:20 a.m. at Diehlman Road, just south of Page Avenue outside the Olivette, Missouri, city limits. St. Louis County police say the woman may have been trying to cross the tracks while the train was backing up. The train, about five or six cars long, backed into the car.
Officials say the accident appears to be accidental and that the train driver did not do anything wrong. It appears the woman tried to go around or did not see the flashing signals. There are no gates a the rail crossing.
Diehlman was shut down at the railroad crossing right at the Olivette city limits.
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Monday, November 15, 2010
Midlands man walks away from train accident
NEWBERRY COUNTY, SC (WIS) – A man walked away from a train accident Sunday morning uninjured.
Newberry County Sheriff Lee Foster said off of Highway 76, just west of Prosperity. Foster said the man was pulling out of a driveway that crosses train tracks when his car was hit by a train.
Sheriff Foster said the car is totaled, but the man walked away unharmed.
No other details have been released.
The South Carolina Highway Patrol is investigating.
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Newberry County Sheriff Lee Foster said off of Highway 76, just west of Prosperity. Foster said the man was pulling out of a driveway that crosses train tracks when his car was hit by a train.
Sheriff Foster said the car is totaled, but the man walked away unharmed.
No other details have been released.
The South Carolina Highway Patrol is investigating.
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Thousands of train passengers stranded after power cut
Taipei, Nov. 14 (CNA) Taiwan Railway Administration (TRA) officials said Sunday that around 20,000 passengers traveling in central Taiwan were stranded as 49 trains were delayed or suspended following a power cut caused by scaffolding falling on the tracks earlier in the day.
The incident occurred at 6: 33 a.m. on an elevated section of track between the Taichung and Tanzih stations, according to the officials.
Although a train traveling from Fengyuan in Taichung County to the eastern county of Taitung passed the site at the time of the accident, no passengers were injured, they said.
Power was completely resumed five hours later, the TRA said, adding that 49 trains were either delayed or suspended.
The 19,600 affected passengers are not eligible for compensation as they were delayed for less than an hour -- the minimum time for claiming compensation. (By Wang Shu-fen and Maia Huang) ENDITEM/J
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Homemade train accident kills girl, others injured
A tragic accident claimed the life of a Marietta child and injured several others at a fundraising event at the Love County Fairgrounds late Friday afternoon.
The Oklahoma Highway Patrol continues to investigate the accident in which 8-year-old Jaylen Wolf died, and six other children ranging in age from 3 to 8 were injured.
Patrol reports indicate the accident occurred about 5:15 p.m. when Allen Ray Hicks, 34, Marietta, was driving a four-wheeler Kawasaki, which was pulling a homemade train, inside the fairgrounds building. The train’s cars were made from 55-gallon drums that had been welded to a metal frame. Each drum moved on two wheels.
Twelve children were riding inside the drum seats when the homemade train entered a curve and several of the cars tipped over onto the asphalt floor.
Children listed as injured in the accident included Devon Anderson, 3, Marietta, who was admitted to Mercy Health Center in Marietta. Alexandria Westfall, 5, Marietta, and 6-year-old Maddie Hicks, were both airlifted to Parkland Hospital in Dallas. Condition reports on the three were not available late Saturday.
Also taken by ambulance to the Marietta hospital were Tyler Hicks, 8, Marietta, Gavin Fethkener, 4, Marietta, and Miranda Robles, 4, Marietta. The patrol said those three children were treated and later released.
Patrol reports indicate troopers are still trying to identify five other children believed to have been passengers on the homemade train when the cars overturned.
Love County Sheriff Joe Russell called the accident, “very sad,” adding he had been told the event that prompted the train ride was a fundraiser for the local Big Five program.
Funeral services for Wolf are set for 2 p.m. Wednesday in Freeman Auditorium at Turner School.
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The Oklahoma Highway Patrol continues to investigate the accident in which 8-year-old Jaylen Wolf died, and six other children ranging in age from 3 to 8 were injured.
Patrol reports indicate the accident occurred about 5:15 p.m. when Allen Ray Hicks, 34, Marietta, was driving a four-wheeler Kawasaki, which was pulling a homemade train, inside the fairgrounds building. The train’s cars were made from 55-gallon drums that had been welded to a metal frame. Each drum moved on two wheels.
Twelve children were riding inside the drum seats when the homemade train entered a curve and several of the cars tipped over onto the asphalt floor.
Children listed as injured in the accident included Devon Anderson, 3, Marietta, who was admitted to Mercy Health Center in Marietta. Alexandria Westfall, 5, Marietta, and 6-year-old Maddie Hicks, were both airlifted to Parkland Hospital in Dallas. Condition reports on the three were not available late Saturday.
Also taken by ambulance to the Marietta hospital were Tyler Hicks, 8, Marietta, Gavin Fethkener, 4, Marietta, and Miranda Robles, 4, Marietta. The patrol said those three children were treated and later released.
Patrol reports indicate troopers are still trying to identify five other children believed to have been passengers on the homemade train when the cars overturned.
Love County Sheriff Joe Russell called the accident, “very sad,” adding he had been told the event that prompted the train ride was a fundraiser for the local Big Five program.
Funeral services for Wolf are set for 2 p.m. Wednesday in Freeman Auditorium at Turner School.
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Friday, November 12, 2010
Man struck, killed by train in Fayetteville
Source: Cumberland County Sheriff's Dept.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, NC (WECT) - Deputies in Cumberland County say a man from Hope Mills died early Friday morning after being struck by a train.
The accident happened around 4:30 Friday morning near Cumberland Road in Fayetteville.
Deputies say Norman Anthony Jackson, 25, was pronounced dead at the scene. They say he was hit while standing on the tracks. His body was recovered near the end of Lawndale Street.
Deputies are continuing their investigation. It's unclear why Jackson was on the tracks at that time.
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Fatal train accident another blow for Westman family
A long-suffering Westman family is coping with yet another tragedy after one of their members was struck and killed by a freight train.
Bev Bialkoski-Moore says her 32-year-old nephew, Bradley Stephen Shaw, was killed early Sunday morning.
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Bev Bialkoski-Moore says her 32-year-old nephew, Bradley Stephen Shaw, was killed early Sunday morning.
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Thursday, November 11, 2010
Train accident leaves one dead
Photo by Jeremy Broadfield
At approximately 10:40 a.m. on Nov. 10, a fatal motor vehicle collision occurred in Cochrane leaving an 80-year-old driver dead at the scene. A Honda Odyssey van, with one male occupant, was southbound on Fifth Avenue at a marked train crossing when it was struck by a eastbound CP Rail train. The impact pushed the van approximately 800 metres down the tracks. EMS and STARS were dispatched to the scene. Cochrane RCMP are continuing to investigate this matter. Photo by Jeremy Broadfield
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Counselors Help Grieving Fresno High School Students After Train Accident
FRESNO- Additional counselors were on-site Wednesday at Fresno High School, after 15-year-old student Damien Montenegro was killed by a train.
Fresno Police say Montenegro was walking near the Santa Fe railroad tracks along Clinton and College Tuesday, around 3:30 p.m..
"Maybe he is so used to the train that he wasn't aware that it was as close as it was," said Lt. Jon Papoleo, with the Fresno Police Department. "The conductor said he was blowing the horn and the juvenile was close enough to the tracks that when the train came by. It appears that he was clipped by the train."
The Fresno County Coroner's office says Montenegro's death appeared to be an accident. Papoleo said it's possible Damien was wearing headphones.
An autopsy is being completed Wednesday.
This is the second time a child has been hit and killed by a train in Fresno in a matter of weeks. Neighbors say, they are stunned some teens choose to continue walking along—and playing in—the railroad tracks.
"It's unbelievable how these kids don't understand how much power or how fast these trains are coming. And they honk their horn because I hear them all the time," said Lorraine Gonzales, who lives nearby.
Railroad officials say if you or your child absolutely must be near train tracks during the day, their best advice is to stop, look, listen and think before you cross the track. Also, never think you can outrun or outsmart the train.
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Fresno Police say Montenegro was walking near the Santa Fe railroad tracks along Clinton and College Tuesday, around 3:30 p.m..
"Maybe he is so used to the train that he wasn't aware that it was as close as it was," said Lt. Jon Papoleo, with the Fresno Police Department. "The conductor said he was blowing the horn and the juvenile was close enough to the tracks that when the train came by. It appears that he was clipped by the train."
The Fresno County Coroner's office says Montenegro's death appeared to be an accident. Papoleo said it's possible Damien was wearing headphones.
An autopsy is being completed Wednesday.
This is the second time a child has been hit and killed by a train in Fresno in a matter of weeks. Neighbors say, they are stunned some teens choose to continue walking along—and playing in—the railroad tracks.
"It's unbelievable how these kids don't understand how much power or how fast these trains are coming. And they honk their horn because I hear them all the time," said Lorraine Gonzales, who lives nearby.
Railroad officials say if you or your child absolutely must be near train tracks during the day, their best advice is to stop, look, listen and think before you cross the track. Also, never think you can outrun or outsmart the train.
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Fresno High student hit and killed by train
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- A Fresno family is mourning the loss of a 15 year old boy who was hit and killed by a train as he walked home from school Tuesday afternoon. A cargo train struck and killed Damien Montenegro, a freshman at Fresno High.
Police said the victim was walking on Clinton Avenue when he turned at the railroad crossing and started walking alongside the tracks. He died after being clipped by a passing train.
Montenegro's grandmother, Lorita Villa, said she'd warned him about walking near the railroad tracks. "We would always warn him, don't try to beat them like your friends did. You can never beat a train. Never," said Villa. Villa said Montenegro knew trains were dangerous, especially following the death of his friend, Stacy Frierson. The 14 year old Cooper Middle School student died in 2009, after he tried to beat a train in Central Fresno.
In the latest tragedy Tuesday, the train's conductor told police he sounded the horn but Montenegro didn't get out of the way. Damien's grandmother said his mother became worried when he didn't arrive home at his usual time. "When we found out he actually got hit by the train, it was very hard," said Villa.
Neighbors told Action News children often walk alongside the tracks going to and from area schools. "I tell them don't go walking down the railroad tracks. At least go down the sidewalk or whatever. But they do straight down the railroad tracks," said neighbor Jose Hernandez.
Montenegro's family lives only blocks away from the scene of the accident. Tuesday night, his grandmother described him as a good kid who will be missed. "He wasn't ashamed to hug you or kiss you squeeze you. He had a lot of love. A lot of love," said Villa.
Montenegro is the second Fresno Unified student hit and killed by a train in just over a month. 12 year old Daniel Madsen was killed October 5 when he tried to beat a train near Fruit and Ashlan.
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Family identifies teens killed by LRT train
Delia Papastesis and Jamie Kootenay are shown in a provided image.
Family members are identifying the two teens killed by an LRT train as Jamie Kootenay and Delia Papastesis.
Investigators say a group of six young adults were walking east of the marked LRT crossing at 82 Street and 113 Avenue at 8:15 p.m. on Tuesday, when two people who were stopped on the tracks were struck by a northbound LRT train.
Nineteen-year-old Jamie died at the scene. And his 19-year-old girlfriend, Delia was taken to hospital but later died of her injuries.
"I saw her yesterday -- we saw both of them yesterday," said Delia's sister Janice Randhile.
"All I know is she got hit by a train and I don't know why," she added.
Jamie's grandfather told CTV News his grandson was a good boy who was very respectful.
One witness who did not want to appear on camera for CTV says it appeared the couple was fighting.
She said she saw a woman being held down on the tracks by a man who had laid on top of her.
The witness said she yelled at the couple to move as the LRT train approached. She revealed that the bell was ringing at the time so the couple would have known the train was coming.
One of Jamie's friends, Nolan Shone, says he was with the couple Tuesday night and disputes the claim that the female was held down.
"Jamie wouldn't hold down Delia like that. They were both happy, go-lucky people," he said.
Family members say the couple had been dating for four years.
"I know they had their problems, but I don't know if that was the cause of what happened," said Randhile.
Police say the homicide unit is involved in the investigation to determine if the deaths were accidental or criminal. At this point, police say they have been getting conflicting reports from witnesses.
"Homicide investigators are going to be looking at all angles and all the information from the witnesses," said Edmonton Police Service spokesman Chad Orydzuk.
Both Delia and Jamie had once attended Amiskwaciy Academy.
Edmonton Public Schools says they are providing support to staff and students who may have know the pair.
Autopsies have been scheduled for Wednesday afternoon. Investigators are still looking to speak to witnesses who left the scene before police arrived. Anyone who has information on the incident is asked to call police at 780-423-4567 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
With files from Sonia Sunger
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Wednesday, November 10, 2010
New signs warn cyclists of track risk
New signs went up last week at the corner of Cerrillos Road and St. Francis Drive, warning bicyclists about catching their wheels in the groove for railroad tracks.
The black-on-orange signs put in place Wednesday include a diagram of tracks crossing a lane diagonally, plus the words: "Tracks catch bike wheels."
Megan Arredondo, public information officer for the New Mexico Department of Transportation, said the signs were erected because of a steady stream of complaints about the hazard, including a Tuesday letter in The New Mexican from Loveland, Colo., cyclist Richard Lowinger.
"In order to avoid further accidents, we just figured we would warn the bicyclists to use caution when approaching this area," she said. "I'm told by our bicycle, pedestrian and equestrian coordinator (Tom Trowbridge) that an intersection such as the one at Cerrillos and St. Francis is pretty unique."
Many local bike riders who have fallen at the intersection would agree. For years, city planners have considered plans for an underpass, overpass or some other way of safely funneling pedestrians and bicyclists through Santa Fe's busiest intersection, made more complicated since the New Mexico Rail Runner began running more than a dozen trains a day two years ago.
The new signs come too late for Mokhtiar Bal, who injured his shoulder by falling there Oct. 30.
The 41-year-old native of India said he has occasionally commuted to work on a bike as well as ridden recreationally since moving to Santa Fe 17 years ago.
Oct. 30 was a sunny Saturday, following several days of cool weather, so Bal rode from his home on Maclovia Street to Canyon Road to see friends. On his way home, and wearing his helmet, he turned left off Cerrillos onto St. Francis and caught the front tire of his mountain bike in the rail groove.
"It slam-dunked me onto the cement on my right side, and I log-rolled," he said. "I was thrown to the opposite side — not toward the road, but toward the cement (sidewalk)."
Bal, a medical professional at Concentra Medical Centers, said he did a self-assessment and realized that in addition to abrasions, he had a limited range of motion on his right side, as if he had had a stroke. He said he tried to walk his bicycle home, but as the pain got worse, detoured to his girlfriend's house on Agua Fría Street. She took him to an urgent-care clinic.
Doctors there took X-rays, then had him come back the next day for three-view X-rays. Bal said he had no broken bones, but an orthopedic specialist said he should have a magnetic-resonance imaging (MRI) to determine if there are damaged tendons, ligaments or other soft tissue that need surgery.
In the meantime, Bal said, he's been advised to stay away from work for three weeks, until Nov. 22, to keep his arm in a sling and keep taking medication. He said he cannot sleep well or drive his truck because he lacks the strength to steer it or work its stick shift.
Ball said at least two of his co-workers have sustained broken bones falling at the same locale.
"It's ridiculous," he said. "Tourists come here and take their kids on bike trails. ... They need to do something about this poor construction or planning."
Contact Tom Sharpe at 986-3080 or tsharpe@sfnewmexican.com.
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Pearl River man drives car into train
An 81-year-old Pearl River, N.Y. man drove his car into the path of a train in Westwood on Tuesday afternoon, according to officials. NJ Transit spokesperson Penny Bassett Hackett said the man did not sustain serious injuries, however was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center as a precaution.
According to officials, at 2:40 p.m. on Nov. 2 the operator of the vehicle was driving southbound on Broadway in Westwood when he attempted to make a right turn into the Westwood Shopping Center. The man drove through the gate and into the path of the train, Bassett Hackett said. The train was about to stop at the nearby Hillsdale train station. The man was the only person in the vehicle, according to Westwood Police Chief Frank Regino.
Westwood Police and NJ Transit Police arrived on the scene minutes after the accidents, Regino said.
Regino said a light stanchion was damaged as a result of the accident.
The 35 passengers aboard the train were delayed an hour, Bassett Hackett said, and as of 5 p.m.
Tuesday afternoon Pascack Valley line trains were experiencing 10 to 15 minutes delays.
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Firefighters respond to an accident just off Broadway outside the Westwood Shopping Center. An 81-year-old man drove his car into the path of a train in Westwood Tuesday afternoon, according to officials.
Westwood Police and NJ Transit Police arrived on the scene minutes after the accidents, Regino said.
Regino said a light stanchion was damaged as a result of the accident.
The 35 passengers aboard the train were delayed an hour, Bassett Hackett said, and as of 5 p.m.
Tuesday afternoon Pascack Valley line trains were experiencing 10 to 15 minutes delays.
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Tuesday, November 9, 2010
West Bengal train accident: 50 feared killed as train rams another
Sainthia, West Bengal : Fifty people are feared dead in a train collision in West Bengal, near the Jharkhand border. Over 170 people have been taken to hospital, some are said to be in critical condition.
Relief operations are on and around 32 bodies have reportedly been removed from the wreckage. Equipment like gas cutters are being used to bring people out of the mangled heaps that the bogies are. The focus is on saving lives and the locals in the area have been helping in rescue work. There are some people coming out unscathed from the wreckage. (Watch: Locals helping remove bodies from wreckage)
PTI said Eastern Railway sources in Kolkata had confirmed that the driver of the Uttar Banga Express, M C Dey, had died in the accident, but there were no reports about the fate of assistant driver N K Mandal.
The guard of the Vananchal Express, A Mukherjee, also died in the accident.
Sainthia is about 22 km from Rampurhat and most of the injured are being taken to a hospital there. Some have been taken to the district headquarters, Shiuri. Some of the injured at Shiuri are said to be in critical condition. There is reportedly a shortage of blood.
The first accident relief train and medical van reached the spot at about 3.35 am. More trains are on their way from Rampurhat, Asansol and Burdwan.
Since the accident, the undamaged bogies of the Vananchal Express have been disconnected and the train has left Sainthia for Ranchi. A new engine has also reached for the Uttar Banga Express and the train will leave for Sealdah soon. (Watch:Unaffected bogies of Vanachal detached, train leaves for Ranchi)
Eastern Railway CPRO, Samir Goswami said a few trains – the Kanchunjunga Express, the Sealdah bound Darjeeling mail and the Kanchankanya Express had been diverted.
Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee was in Delhi and rushed to the spot as did senior officials.
Questions are being raised on how the two trains were on the same line. Also, the scheduled arrival and departure of the Uttar Banga Express at Sainthia was 1.38 am and 1.39 am and it was not clear why the train, which was to halt at the station, arrived at a high speed.
Control rooms have been opened in Sealdah, Malda, Bhagalpur and Howrah.
Helpline numbers:
Ranchi: (0651) 2600263/64, 2460488, 2461404
Sealdah: (033) 23503535, 23503537,
Malda: (06436) 222061
Bhagalpur: (06412) 4222433
Jamalpur (063444) 3101
(With PTI inputs)
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Friday, November 5, 2010
Train Engineer Was Texting Just Before California Crash
The train driver blamed for the worst U.S. train crash in 15 years was sending and receiving text messages seconds before his crowded commuter train skipped a red light and collided head-on with a freight train, federal investigators said on Wednesday.
The Metrolink commuter train plowed into a Union Pacific freight locomotive on September 12 in Chatsworth, California, killing 25 people and injuring 135 in the worst train accident since 1993.
A National Transportation Safety Board probe has focused on whether the engineer, identified as Robert Martin Sanchez, 46, failed to heed trackside signals. Sanchez was killed in the crash.
Cell phone records show Sanchez was sent a text message at 4:22:01 p.m., and received one at 4:21:03 p.m. The accident occurred at 4:22:23 p.m., according to Union Pacific train's onboard recorders.
He received seven and sent five text messages between 3:00 p.m. and the time of the accident.
Sanchez also received 21 text messages and sent 24 while he ran a train from 6:44 a.m. to 8:53 a.m.
Since the timings were not all recorded on a common platform, the precise correlation between the events is not clear, investigators at the NTSB said.
Local TV station KCBS reported that a teenager claimed to have received a text message from the Metrolink engineer a minute before the collision.
Following the accident, California authorities temporarily banned railroad workers from using cellphones on duty.
(Reporting by Syantani Chatterjee; Editing by Peter Henderson and Sandra Maler)
Information Provided By: www.reuters.com
The Metrolink commuter train plowed into a Union Pacific freight locomotive on September 12 in Chatsworth, California, killing 25 people and injuring 135 in the worst train accident since 1993.
A National Transportation Safety Board probe has focused on whether the engineer, identified as Robert Martin Sanchez, 46, failed to heed trackside signals. Sanchez was killed in the crash.
Cell phone records show Sanchez was sent a text message at 4:22:01 p.m., and received one at 4:21:03 p.m. The accident occurred at 4:22:23 p.m., according to Union Pacific train's onboard recorders.
He received seven and sent five text messages between 3:00 p.m. and the time of the accident.
Sanchez also received 21 text messages and sent 24 while he ran a train from 6:44 a.m. to 8:53 a.m.
Since the timings were not all recorded on a common platform, the precise correlation between the events is not clear, investigators at the NTSB said.
Local TV station KCBS reported that a teenager claimed to have received a text message from the Metrolink engineer a minute before the collision.
Following the accident, California authorities temporarily banned railroad workers from using cellphones on duty.
(Reporting by Syantani Chatterjee; Editing by Peter Henderson and Sandra Maler)
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Thursday, November 4, 2010
Minibus driver charged with causing deaths of 7 family members in August train collision
Driver's lawyer denies charges, claims failed lookout, poor visibility caused fatal accident.
By Yanir Yagna Charges were pressed Thursday against Yashar Yeshurun, a minibus driver who caused the death of 7 family members in a car accident last August.
Yeshurun's lawyer denied the charges, saying he was not responsible for the accident.
The accident occurred when Yeshurun attempted to pass over a railway crossing on road 353 near Kibbutz Gat in southern Israel. Yeshurun tried to cross the tracks even though the barrier was down. The train conductor noticed the vehicle stuck on the tracks but was unable to stop the train on time.
Even though the crossing point had been equipped with a lookout point, the lookout on duty did not alert the train operator on time that the minibus had broken through the gate.
Aryeh and Rivki Bernstein and four of their children: their pregnant daughter Mali Gotstein, and Yohanan, Chaya and Moti Bernstein were among those killed in the accident. Also killed was Mali Gotstein's infant son, Mordechai Aharon.
The family was en route to Moshav Komemiyut, an ultra-Orthodox community where the family planned to celebrate the coming Sabbath.
Yeshurun's lawyer denied the charges on Thursday. "Yeshurun was held solely responsible, even though the lookout did not alert the train conductor on time and the signs at the place were not visible due to the sunlight."
Yeshurun expressed his remorse and said he was receiving psychiatric treatment following the accident.
"I speak with the family members every other day… they support me, but I feel very bad and am sorry for all that happened."
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| Minibus driver Yashar Yeshurun at a reenactment at the scene of the crash where 7 were killed.  | ||
The accident occurred when Yeshurun attempted to pass over a railway crossing on road 353 near Kibbutz Gat in southern Israel. Yeshurun tried to cross the tracks even though the barrier was down. The train conductor noticed the vehicle stuck on the tracks but was unable to stop the train on time.
Even though the crossing point had been equipped with a lookout point, the lookout on duty did not alert the train operator on time that the minibus had broken through the gate.
Aryeh and Rivki Bernstein and four of their children: their pregnant daughter Mali Gotstein, and Yohanan, Chaya and Moti Bernstein were among those killed in the accident. Also killed was Mali Gotstein's infant son, Mordechai Aharon.
The family was en route to Moshav Komemiyut, an ultra-Orthodox community where the family planned to celebrate the coming Sabbath.
Yeshurun's lawyer denied the charges on Thursday. "Yeshurun was held solely responsible, even though the lookout did not alert the train conductor on time and the signs at the place were not visible due to the sunlight."
Yeshurun expressed his remorse and said he was receiving psychiatric treatment following the accident.
"I speak with the family members every other day… they support me, but I feel very bad and am sorry for all that happened."
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Bill to Increase Railroad Accident Liability Cap
LOS ANGELES—A Southern California congressman introduced a bill Thursday proposing to raise the limit on damage payouts to victims of a train crash from $200 million to $500 million.
Rep. Elton Gallegly said his bill is intended to help victims of a Metrolink commuter train crash that killed 25 people and injured more than 100 two years ago.
The magnitude of the crash is testing a federal law enacted in 1997 that set a $200 million liability cap for any passenger train accident. Gallegly, whose district includes dozens of passengers hurt in the crash, said $200 million will not adequately cover all the victims' losses and medical expenses.
"The current cap will not even meet the medical needs of the survivors of one of the worst passenger train accidents in modern history," he said in a statement.
Gallegly wants to amend the law by proposing to lift the cap to a half-billion dollars in cases where gross negligence or willful misconduct contributed to the cause of the crash. The amount would be adjusted annually for inflation by the congressional secretary.
The bill would apply retroactively to Sept. 12, 2008, when a Metrolink train ran a red light and collided head-on with a Union Pacific freight train in the Chatsworth area of the San Fernando Valley. Investigators believe a Metrolink engineer, who was provided by former contractor Connex Railroad, was texting moments before the crash.
-DAISY NGUYEN
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Rep. Elton Gallegly said his bill is intended to help victims of a Metrolink commuter train crash that killed 25 people and injured more than 100 two years ago.
The magnitude of the crash is testing a federal law enacted in 1997 that set a $200 million liability cap for any passenger train accident. Gallegly, whose district includes dozens of passengers hurt in the crash, said $200 million will not adequately cover all the victims' losses and medical expenses.
"The current cap will not even meet the medical needs of the survivors of one of the worst passenger train accidents in modern history," he said in a statement.
Gallegly wants to amend the law by proposing to lift the cap to a half-billion dollars in cases where gross negligence or willful misconduct contributed to the cause of the crash. The amount would be adjusted annually for inflation by the congressional secretary.
The bill would apply retroactively to Sept. 12, 2008, when a Metrolink train ran a red light and collided head-on with a Union Pacific freight train in the Chatsworth area of the San Fernando Valley. Investigators believe a Metrolink engineer, who was provided by former contractor Connex Railroad, was texting moments before the crash.
-DAISY NGUYEN
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No Injuries After Dump Truck & Train Collide
No injuries were reported as a result of a train and dump truck collision on August 16, 2010, but the wreck displaced 33 passengers aboard the Piedment 75 that left Cary at 12:02 p.m. en route to Charlotte.
Joining Morrisville firefighters and police in the accident investigation are workers with Amtrak's field operations department, Karina Romero, an Amtrak spokeswoman said this afternoon.
"Details of the tractor trailer's movement and placement at the time of the impact are still being investigated," Galloway stated in an afternoon press release.
The accident occurred just before 12:15 p.m. in a railroad crossing at the intersection of McCrimmon Parkway and N.C. 54, a 911 dispatcher reported.
The train sustained considerable damage to its front end as a result of the collision."The train will terminate where it is," Romero said. "The damage is too significant."
The dump truck driver narrowly avoided serious injury, and possibly death, when the cab of the vehicle he was driving separated from the bed when the passenger train collided with the vehicle at the railroad crossing.
"He was able to pull away upon impact," Galloway said. The train did not derail, she added.
The section of track where the wreck occurred is owned by the Norfolk Southern Corporation, Romero said.
-Thomasi McDonald
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Amtrak train hits, kills person in Orange County
Anaheim police and Amtrak officials were investigating a possible suicide by a person fatally hit by a train on October 29, 2010.
The incident took place on La Palma Avenue west of East Street, an Anaheim police official said.
No further details were immediately available.
Metrolink trains in Orange County are expecting delays of at least an hour, according to a Metrolink Twitter feed.
- Sam Quinones
Information Provided By:LA Times
The incident took place on La Palma Avenue west of East Street, an Anaheim police official said.
No further details were immediately available.
Metrolink trains in Orange County are expecting delays of at least an hour, according to a Metrolink Twitter feed.
- Sam Quinones
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Third Train Death Shows Danger of Locomotives
Police say they can only speculate how 26-year-old Rockville resident William Donahoe ended up underneath a freight train in North Bethesda last week, making him the third since July found dead on train tracks in or around North Bethesda.
Investigations are made difficult by the nature of train strikes, where police say it can often be nearly impossible to identify the victims or how they came to be found along the tracks that run through the center of Montgomery County.
Cpl. Dan Friz, a spokesman with the Montgomery County Police Department, said Donahoe's death was no different. "Due to the severe damage to the victim's body detectives are having a hard time making determinations," he said.
Police identified Donahoe by a tattoo, said police spokesman Capt. Paul Starks. He said no foul play is suspected and detectives are uncertain about the events leading to his demise.
-aruoff@gazette.net
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Investigations are made difficult by the nature of train strikes, where police say it can often be nearly impossible to identify the victims or how they came to be found along the tracks that run through the center of Montgomery County.
Cpl. Dan Friz, a spokesman with the Montgomery County Police Department, said Donahoe's death was no different. "Due to the severe damage to the victim's body detectives are having a hard time making determinations," he said.
Police identified Donahoe by a tattoo, said police spokesman Capt. Paul Starks. He said no foul play is suspected and detectives are uncertain about the events leading to his demise.
-aruoff@gazette.net
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Westwood car-train collision injures man, 81
WESTWOOD — An 81-year-old Rockland County man was injured Tuesday afternoon when his car was struck by an NJ Transit train off Broadway near Washington Avenue, authorities said.
Paul Pesce of Pearl River, N.Y., was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center to be treated for minor injuries after the 2:40 p.m. accident, said Penny Bassett Hackett, an NJ Transit spokeswoman. The train struck Pesce’s Ford Crown Victoria after he drove it through a downed crossing gate as he was trying to turn into a parking lot from Broadway, Bassett Hackett said
The train was on its way to Spring Valley, N.Y., from Hoboken with 35 passengers aboard, none of whom were injured, Bassett Hackett said. Northbound traffic was delayed about an hour after the accident, though trains were running on schedule by 2:40
— William Lamb
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Paul Pesce of Pearl River, N.Y., was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center to be treated for minor injuries after the 2:40 p.m. accident, said Penny Bassett Hackett, an NJ Transit spokeswoman. The train struck Pesce’s Ford Crown Victoria after he drove it through a downed crossing gate as he was trying to turn into a parking lot from Broadway, Bassett Hackett said
The train was on its way to Spring Valley, N.Y., from Hoboken with 35 passengers aboard, none of whom were injured, Bassett Hackett said. Northbound traffic was delayed about an hour after the accident, though trains were running on schedule by 2:40
— William Lamb
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