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A West Coast mainline train, reaching maximum speeds of 125mph, was forced to come to an emergency stop when it almost hit a man running across tracks
An accident occurred on the four-track mainline of the New York Central Railroad at 10:02 P.M. on March 27, 1953, 2.4 miles (3.9 km) east of Conneaut, Ohio.It began when an improperly secured load of pipe broke loose from a gondola car on an eastbound freight train, damaging the westbound passenger track.
Apr. 19—A man was hit by a train in Spokane's Cliff-Cannon neighborhood Friday morning and transported to the hospital. According to Spokane Police Department spokesperson Julie Humphreys, both ...
Around 4:00am on August 23, 1987, the bodies of 16-year-old Don Henry and 17-year-old Kevin Ives were hit by a freight train in the town of Alexander, Arkansas, United States, as they were lying on the tracks. The locomotive engineer engaged the brakes while blowing the horn, but the train could not stop in time and rolled over the bodies.
Police confirmed that the man was hit on the train tracks near Elm and Walnut streets just before 9 p.m. Amtrak Northeast warned passengers that trains to and from Boston may experience some ...
March 14 – United States – A T & P passenger train and crude oil tanker truck collision killed the train's engineer and fireman, who were in the cab when it struck the tanker's trailer. [ 88 ] March 28 – Brazil – A passenger train crashed into derailed cars of a freight train at Commendador, killing 21 and injuring 40.
Glendale train crash – 2005 – 11 killed - A southbound Metrolink train hit a SUV that had been parked on the tracks immediately south of the Chevy Chase Drive level crossing, colliding with a northbound Metrolink train and a freight train parked on nearby auxiliary tracks. Oxnard, California 2008 – Amtrak Passenger Train struck a truck ...
SEBRING ‒ A man died and a woman was injured when they were hit by a train while walking on railroad tracks at 1:59 a.m. Monday, the Ohio State Highway Patrol said.