Major safety improvements are being made to a Wexford County, MI railroad crossing where a woman was killed a year ago. The woman, Kathryn Paddock, was killed at the deadly railroad crossing in Manton MI last March when her SUV was hit by a train. Since 1987, the Federal Railroad Administration reports that there have been five crashes at this […]
Improvements Being Made to Deadly Michigan Railroad Crossing
Two Hurt in Train Crossing Crash in Iowa
Two people suffered non-life threatening injuries in Nashua, Iowa on March 2 when a train hit a tractor trailer at a train crossing. Nashua IA police stated that after the crash, the truck driver and train conductor were taken to the hospital with minor injuries. Police stated that they thought that the truck driver did not see the train as […]
OH Driver Sues CSX for Railroad Crossing Accident Injuries
A man from Conneaut OH who suffered serious injuries when his pickup truck was hit by a CSX Railway train in 2014 has sued the railroad in Lake County OH Common Pleas Court. The man filed the personal injury lawsuit in late January and will be heard by Judge John O’Donnell. The driver alleges that CSX was negligent and this […]
No Plans to Improve Deadly, Louisiana Railroad Crossing
A New Iberia, Louisiana railroad crossing where five people have died in the last few years is very close to a busy highway intersection, which causes traffic back ups that can trap cars on the tracks, according to safety experts. However, Louisiana transportation officials have said that the deadly railroad crossing is not going to be improved in the near […]
Driver Killed When Train Hits SUV in Chicago
Police stated this week that a woman from Arlington Heights IL was killed when her SUV was struck by a commuter train. The driver was going southeast on Northwest Highway and was crossing railroad tracks when she was hit by a Union Pacific Northwest train at Euclid Avenue. the SUV caught fire after the crash and was pushed by the […]
New York Town May Shut Down Deadly Rail Crossing
A small town in Westchester County, NY may shut down the railroad crossing where an SUV driver and five train passengers died in a disastrous railroad crossing crash last year. The Feb. 3, 2015 train crash prompted the town of of Mount Pleasant NY to study whether vehicle traffic should be diverted from the hazardous railroad crossing at Commerce Street. […]
27 Pedestrian Rail Deaths In Washington State Prompts Safety Campaign
The number of pedestrian rail fatalities in Washington state climbed to 27 in 2015, rail officials stated this week, which has prompted a new safety campaign to warn people about the dangers of railroad tracks and crossings. The new goal for 2016 in the state is zero railroad fatalities. Nationwide, Washington is ranked #9 in train fatalities from Jan-Sept 2015, […]
19 Year Old Killed at Train Crossing in Idaho
A nineteen year old died last week in Kuna, Idaho, when a train slammed into his car at a railroad crossing at more than 50 MPH. The local police stated that Peter Francois was struck by the train at a crossing in Kuna ID at a crossing on Black Cat Road. They also stated that the Union Pacific train was […]
Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against Union Pacific to Proceed
The Nebraska Supreme Court ruled this week that a wrongful death lawsuit should proceed in the case of a 13 year-old Schuyler NE boy who was killed by a passing train in 2005. The 3-2 decision overruled the decision made by Colfax County District Judge Mary Gilbride; she dismissed the lawsuit in favor of Union Pacific Railroad. The case involves […]
Ohio Man Dies in Rail Crossing Accident
A man died in Huron Township OH on Nov. 24 after a train smashed into his car at a railroad crossing. The man was driving a 2008 Ford van on Rye Beach Rd. in Huron Township when he approached the railroad tracks south of SR 2. He tried to skirt the railroad crossing gates when a Norfolk Southern train slammed […]