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1863 Chunky Creek Train Wreck, Hickory, Mississippi; ~75 killed plus ~25 injured.All but one of the dead were Confederate reinforcements headed for Vicksburg, with the disaster--Mississippi's deadliest rail disaster to date--further hindering the city's defenses against Union forces [12]
[7] [8] A northbound freight train, Q636-15, was directed onto a siding where the crew uncoupled its locomotive, CSX #8392 (another EMD SD40-2), and waited for the runaway train to pass. #8392 had a crew of two: Jesse Knowlton, an engineer with 31 years of service; and Terry L. Forson, a conductor with about one year's experience. [9]
A police spokesperson said the train sounded its horn before the three victims were hit around 5 p.m. local time on Tuesday, Jan. 7 3 Men Found Dead on Train Tracks 6 Hours After They Were Hit ...
Chicago, Illinois: Train collision 0 74 The train collided with a Norfolk Southern Railway freight train. RAR-09-01: March 13, 2008 Acela: Providence, Rhode Island: Employee collision 1 2 The train struck two track workers. RAB-09-04: June 24, 2011 California Zephyr: Fallon, Nevada: Grade crossing 6 [13] The train was struck by a tractor ...
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The crash happened Thursday evening near New Buffalo in Michigan's southwestern corner, about 70 miles (110 kilometers) east of Chicago. Chicago-bound Amtrak train derails after hitting empty ...
The train derailed, killing six people and injuring 38. [60] June 8 – West Germany – Two passenger trains collided head-on between Lenggries and Warngau due to errors by dispatchers at both stations. 41 people were killed (38 passengers, 2 drivers, 1 conductor) and 122 were injured. [61]
A serial killer used America’s vast train network as his personal hunting ground in the 1990s. ... “He’s been arrested in Michigan, California, East Coast, Texas. ... Illinois, where he ...