A Long Island, New York Rail Road commuter train crashed at the end of a platform on Jan. 4 as it pulled into a station, hurling passengers to the floor and slamming them into one another. The front of the slow moving commuter train hit a bumping block as it was pulling into Atlantic Terminal in Brooklyn. The train left […]
Long Island Commuter Train Crash Injures 100
Long Island Train Traveled at Double the Speed Limit Before Crash
A Long Island Railroad commuter train that crashed in Brooklyn on Jan. 4 was traveling at double the speed limit when it slammed into the train station. More than 100 people were hurt, according to federal investigators. The train was going more than 10 miles per hour when it smashed into the end of the tracks at Atlantic Terminal in […]
Deadly Arkansas Train Collision Caused by Engineer Fatigue
A fatal crash and derailment between two Union Pacific trains in Arkansas on Aug. 17, 2014 was the result of a tired engineer and conductor who were likely both asleep on at least one of the trains, according to federal investigators this month. The dual train crash happened in Hoxie, Arkansas, and the NTSB reported that it could have been […]