The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) yesterday launched a redesigned website that has been billed to help drivers, pedestrians and law enforcement to be safer around the more than 200,000 railroad crossings and 140,000 miles of track in the US. The new portal for railroad crossings is part of FRA’s campaign to cut down on fatalities at railroad crossings and railroad […]
FRA Launches New Railroad Crossing and Trespassing Website
Iron County, Missouri Officials Urge Upgrades of Dangers RR Crossings
Dangerous railroad crossings are all too common in Iron County, Missouri, according to officials here. In December 2015, an Amtrak train slammed into a truck at a railroad crossing in Middlebrook MO and killed a local man. In that case, it appeared that the man may not have seen the oncoming train and he drove over the tracks into its […]
Improvements Being Made to Deadly Michigan Railroad Crossing
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 […]
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 […]
1 Dead After Train Hits Car in Jacksonville FL
One person died in Jacksonville FL when an Amtrak train slammed into an SUV that was straddling the tracks last week, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The police stated that the train hit the Chevrolet Tahoe at approximately 7:20 PM on Jan. 14. The driver of the SUV died after he was taken to a local hospital. According to […]
FRA Scrutinizes Railroad Merger Due to Safety Concerns
Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. wants to merge with Norfolk Southern Corp., but federal regulators in the US worry that mergers of large railroads could lead to railroad safety concerns. The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) regulates rail safety in the United States, and is looking carefully at the proposed merger, as it scrutinizes safety worries that could result when such large […]
Switchman Who Loses Leg Sues Railroad
A former switchman for Tacoma (WA) Rail has filed a lawsuit against the railroad. He contends that the railroad created a dangerous railroad work environment that contributed to the accident that caused him to lose a leg. Nathan Johnson, 45, from Fife WA, is seeking damages for his pain and suffering, lost wages and medical expenses. An earlier claim with […]