Tennessee Man Hit, Killed By Train
(Maryville, Tennessee – March 15, 2011) A 52-year-old resident of this east Tennessee community was...
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Family, Friends Honor Teens Killed by Train on Railroad Trestle
(Elliston, Virginia – March 14, 2011) Barely a month after two Elliston teenagers, Grayson Hoops,...
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The Pedestrian Issue:
Highway-railroad grade crossing accidents are both common, and deadly. Everyone, at some point, must cross...
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Train Derails, Kills Motorist Waiting At Railroad Crossing
(Wrightsville, Arkansas – March 20, 2011) A 60-year-old motorist was killed Sunday evening about 6:15...
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Teen Who Lost Father In Chatsworth Train Collision Testifies Before Congress
(Washington, D.C., March 17, 2011) A 15-year-old whose father was among 25 people who were...
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“Big Ten” States Start Calling Shots On Grade Crossing Safety Plans In August
(Washington, D.C., June 29. 2010) Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Ohio and Texas the states with the most grade crossing accidents, on average, over the years 2006, 2007 and 2008, have until August 27, 2011 to develop and implement their own (apart from the national) grade crossing safety plans which will then cover the next five years. The ruling was handed down by the USDOT's Federal Railroad Administration following a February 22, 2010 public hearing in Washington, after the U. S.
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22-Year-Old Killed At Unsignalized Crossing
A young Kansas man was killed when a Burlington Northern Santa Fe locomotive broadsided his...
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Unprotected Rural Railroad Crossing Kills Experienced Driver
(Lewellen, Nebraska – February 15, 2011) An 85-year-old, lifelong area resident died about 3:20 P.M....
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TOO LITTLE, TOO LATE: RAILROAD CROSSING GETS LIGHTS, GATES AFTER FATAL ACCIDENT
(Oxford Township, Ohio – February 17, 2011) The railroad crossing of Taylor Road, where 83-year-old...
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Trucker Dies at Crossing with Erratic Crossing Signals
(Dunkirk, New York – Jan. 16, 2011) “On Wednesday morning, (Jan. 12) Texas tractor-trailer driver...
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