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- Car, train, bus in accident near tracks
- OAKLAND -- A Capitol Corridor commuter train struck a car near the Jack London Square Amtrak station Monday evening, prompting an AC Transit bus to illegally pass railroad crossing gates and become jackknifed on the tracks. Several trains were delayed, the worst an hour and fifteen minutes...
- Research articles 2008-03-11
- Girl injured in attempt to hop a freight train
- A 15-year-old girl's foot was crushed yesterday when she apparently tried to hop on a slow-moving freight train in Northeast Philadelphia, officials said.The girl, not immediately identified, was in serious condition at St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, said Officer Beth DiDonato, a police spokeswoman.The 1:55 p.m. accident on the Northeast...
- Research articles 2007-05-02
- Boat crash in Bucks kills one
- A 25-foot boat running at high speed without lights crashed into scaffolding hanging from the Amtrak bridge over Neshaminy Creek in Bucks County early Saturday morning, killing at least one person, witnesses said in interviews yesterday. "There was a boating accident. There was a single fatality" about 2 a.m....
- Research articles 2006-06-13
- Few injuries when train derails near Spokane
- SPOKANE, Wash. -- Amtrak's Chicago-bound Empire Builder passenger train derailed early Saturday near Spokane, causing minor injuries. Preliminary reports indicated that a rail was broken, but it wasn't immediately clear when it broke or how, said Amtrak spokeswoman Tracy Connell. A few of the 86 passengers...
- Research articles 2006-01-29
- Train hits truck, killing driver
- An Amtrak train collided with a semitrailer truck Wednesday just outside of Cisco in Grand County, killing the truck driver and slightly injuring at least two people on the train. Killed was: David Miller, 26, of Clifton, Colo. The accident happened about 11 a.m. on the...
- Research articles 2005-12-15
- Caption only: Amtrak accident
- Rescue workers carry an injured passenger near the scene of a train derailment Sunday near Home Valley, Wash. The train, bound for Portland, Ore., was carrying 115 people when the locomotive's wheels left the track, leaving four passenger cars leaning upright against an embankment in the Columbia River Gorge, about...
- Research articles 2005-04-04
- Train killed would-be robber, authorities say.(News)
- Byline: Paula Mavroudis Daily Herald Staff Writer A westbound Amtrak train struck and killed a man Wednesday afternoon in Chicago as he was trying to load stolen auto parts into a truck that was parked on the tracks, authorities said. The accident...
- Research articles 2004-12-02
- Train operators argue about derailment near New Haven, Conn.
- By Rob Varnon, Connecticut Post, Bridgeport Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Nov. 11--Amtrak and Metro-North railroad officials ripped into each other Wednesday, disputing whether Metro-North's dispatcher gave an Amtrak engineer permission to back up a train moments before it derailed last month....
- Research articles 2004-11-11
- Most Detriot evacuees back in their homes after derailment.
- By Kim North Shine, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 26--Evacuees of an east-side Detroit neighborhood where a train derailed Monday morning were back home by Monday night, but the removal of the cars that toppled off the track is...
- Research articles 2004-10-26
- Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., Chip Jones column.
- By Chip Jones, Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 18--DOWNPOURS NOT BLAMED IN AREA DERAILMENT: This summer's hurricane season caused lots of destruction and property loss in central Virginia. But in at least one case, it appears that the ...
- Research articles 2004-10-18
- Runaway Rail Cars at Portland, Ore., Yard Put Safety of Remote Control on Spot.
- By Brent Hunsberger, The Oregonian, Portland, Ore. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 11--Shortly after sundown on Jan. 23, as rush hour drew to a close, almost 1,900 tons of lumber-laden freight cars rolled out of Union Pacific's Southeast Portland railyard on a...
- Research articles 2004-05-11
- Derailment Mars Reopening of Historic Downtown Richmond, Va., Train Station.
- By Chip Jones, Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 19--What began as a historic day for railroad passengers in downtown Richmond turned to disappointment yesterday after a derailment near Alexandria halted most passenger train service in Virginia. ...
- Research articles 2003-12-19
- Accident, Derailment Delay Philadelphia-Region Rail Commuters.
- The Philadelphia Inquirer Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 24--More than 20,000 SEPTA Regional Rail commuters were late to work or simply had to find another way to get there yesterday after the rail service was hit early in the day with a double...
- Research articles 2003-04-24
- Train kills teenager on tracks
- SAN LEANDRO -- A 37-year-old man died Friday morning when he was struck by an Amtrak train as he walked on tracks between Marina Boulevard and Castro Street, said Amtrak spokeswoman Sarah Swain. "The victim died upon impact," said San Leandro police Lt. Steve Pricco. ...
- Research articles 2003-04-05
- Update on investigation of Amtrak derailment, Kensington, Maryland, July 29, 2002.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-23 August 2002-US NTSB: Update on investigation of Amtrak derailment, Kensington, Maryland, July 29, 2002 C1994-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:08222002 The National Transportation Safety Board today released the following updated information on its investigation of the July 29,...
- Research articles 2002-08-23
- NTSB to hold press briefing on Amtrak derailment in Maryland.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-31 July 2002-US NTSB: NTSB to hold press briefing on Amtrak derailment in Maryland C1994-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:07302002 WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The National Transportation Safety Board will conduct a press briefing today at 4:00 pm EDT regarding the ...
- Research articles 2002-07-31
- Couple returns to site of wreck
- "The only thing I've found I can't do is twiddle my thumbs." KATHY LAMBERT who lost arm as a result of derailment By Chris Grenz The Capital-Journal CARBONDALE --- Bob and Kathy Lambert held hands on Thursday as they approached...
- Research articles 2002-05-24
- Update on NTSB investigation into derailment of Amtrak AutoTrain.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-20 May 2002-US NTSB: Update on NTSB investigation into derailment of Amtrak AutoTrain C1994-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:05172002 The National Transportation Safety Board today released the following updated information on its investigation of the April 18, 2002, derailment of...
- Research articles 2002-05-20
- Family mourns Buffalo Grove man killed by train.(News)
- Byline: Matt Arado Daily Herald Staff Writer A 20-year-old Buffalo Grove man was killed Tuesday after stepping into the path of an Amtrak train near the Deerfield train station. John A. Shoults, of the 900 block of Harvest Circle, apparently didn't see...
- Research articles 2002-03-14
- NTSB Board cites truck driver's actions in 1999 Illinois train accident that killed 11.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-6 February 2002-NTSB: NTSB Board cites truck driver's actions in 1999 Illinois train accident that killed 11 C1994-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:05022002 Washington, D.C. -- The National Transportation Safety Board today determined that the probable cause of the collision...
- Research articles 2002-02-06
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