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Amtrak train accident in St. Louis, Mo., kills two women

August 14, 2016
Amtrak Train Crossing Accident

Two women were struck and killed by an Amtrak train in St. Louis in early July. Family members say both victims had been attending a “pop up” concert nearby the tracks before they were hit. The area where the accident occurred is just south of Manchester Avenue where Kingshighway passes over the railroad tracks. The […]

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MetroLink train strikes and kills man in St. Louis, Missouri

July 10, 2016
Pedestrian Train Death Lawyer

A man was killed after being struck by a MetroLink train in downtown St. Louis Friday evening, July 1, 2016. The accident occurred near the MetroLink Union Station location at 20th Street and Clark Avenue around 7:30 p.m. According to Police, the deceased has been identified as James King, 55. At the time of the […]

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Pennsylvania Amtrak accident leave two dead, others injured

April 7, 2016
Amtrak Crash Attorney

An Amtrak train accident has left two dead and dozens injured in Chester, Pennsylvania last week. The accident on April 3 was caused when an Amtrak train hit a backhoe on the tracks in Delaware County. The impact derailed the train’s lead engine. There were seven crew members and around 341 passengers. The train was […]

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Truck-train crossing crash in Oregon causes driver’s death

December 22, 2015
Oregon Train Crash Lawyer

A truck driver died in a railroad crossing accident that ended up coming into contact with an idle train in Portland, Oregon, on December 13, 2015. The crash occurred around 9:50 a.m. The truck was carrying a fuel which spilled, caught fire, and spread under parked rail cars full of asphalt material. The tankers did […]

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Wisconsin train derailments bring calls for safety upgrades

November 25, 2015
Wisconsin Train Derailment Lawyer

Three recent train derailments in Wisconsin has focused political attention on expediting safety upgrades in the rail road industry. Political leaders in Congress and in several states want to see upgrades to rail cars and rail tracks. Additionally, safety advocates are calling for more training for local responders at train accident sites, greater public access […]

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Recent train crash deaths highlight need for safety in Texas

November 12, 2015
Texas Railroad Crossing Lawyer

A couple recent Texas train accidents in Missouri City and Waltrip raises safety concerns for drivers. Last week Diane Freeman and her husband Moise Freeman were struck by a train in Missouri City, Texas. According to press reports, Moise Freeman had driven around the crossing arms as a westbound train was sitting on the tracks, […]

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Amtrak derailment crash in Vermont injures 7, no deaths

October 8, 2015
Amtrak Crash Attorney

An Amtrak passenger train traveling from Vermont to Washington, D.C. derailed near Northfield, VT at about 10:30 A.M. on October 5, 2015. Seven of the 102 passengers were injured. Fortunately, there were no deaths in the crash. All injured passengers have now been released from the hospital. According to initial reports, the train derailment was […]

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Philadelphia Amtrak train crash was preventable

May 13, 2015
Amtrak Crash Attorney

The Amtrak train derailment this week near Philadelphia was at least the eighth derailment this year in North America and appears to have been preventable. The train’s data recorders, the equivalent of an airline black box, have been recovered and shed light on how the accident occurred. It now is believed that the train was […]

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Amtrak train derailment in Philadelphia injures 50

May 12, 2015
Amtrak Train Accident

An Amtrak train has derailed and crashed this evening near Philadelphia, PA. Initial reports are that at least 50 of the 240 passengers and five crew members onboard have suffered injuries of varying severity. The train, Amtrak train 188, was headed toward New York City from Washington D.C. when the derailment occurred. It was scheduled […]

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Feds predict 10 fuel-hauling train accidents per year for decade

February 25, 2015
Train Derailment Lawyer

The Department of Transportation has reviewed the risks of moving crude oil and ethanol via railway across the US and through major cities. The study, completed last July, estimates that trains carrying these fuels will derail approximately 10 times per year over the next decade. These derailments could cause billions in damages and possibly kill […]

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Railroad crossing accident causes 4 deaths in Illinois

November 3, 2014
Illinois Train Crash Attorney

Four members of a Greenville, Illinois, family were killed at a railroad crossing in Vandalia when their SUV was hit by a freight train.  The accident happened on Thursday, October 30, as a mother and her four children were headed to a Halloween parade a block away from the crossing. The youngest child survived his […]

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