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Cars crash train at Chicago crossing: Lights, gates broken

February 15, 2011
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Chicago, IL — Four people suffered serious injuries early Monday morning when two cars crashed into a stalled train at a railroad crossing in Chicago, IL. Two of the injured people remain in critical are in critical condition. The cars approached the crossing from opposite directions. A railroad employee reported that the gates and warning […]

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Pedestrian killed crossing train tracks in St. Louis, MO suburb

February 13, 2011
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St. Louis, MO — A westbound passenger train hit and killed a pedestrian crossing railroad tracks near St. Louis, MO. The engineer stopped the train and reported the death before continuing on to Kansas City, MO. The accident was the second pedestrian train accident death in Webster Groves since October 2010.

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2008 LA Metrolink train crash settlement: Victims speak out

February 8, 2011
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Los Angeles, CA — A Los Angeles Superior Court judge will hear testimony from passengers injured in the 2008 Chatsworth Metrolink train crash and survivors of passengers who were killed in the accident. The Court will decide how the $200 million settlement fund will be divided among the clamiants.

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Ohio train derailment explosion and fire force home evacuations

February 7, 2011
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Toledo, OH — An Ohio train derailment accident caused fires that forced the evacuation of 20 homes. Families are urged to contact a railroad accident attorney.

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Train hits truck stuck on tracks at Abilene, TX railroad crossing

February 5, 2011
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Abilene, Texas — A truck that the became stuck in ice while crossing railroad tracks in Abilene, TX was hit by a train Thursday morning. The driver was able to escape his vehicle when he heard warning bells ringing and saw the oncoming train. He was not injured in the accident.

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Truck-train accident kills teen at railroad crossing near Austin

February 4, 2011
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Austin, MN — An 18 year-old high school student died Tuesday morning in a truck-train crash at a railroad crossing a few miles South of Austin, Minnesota. The crossing It is equipped with stop and railroad crossing signs, but does not have a gate or warning lights.

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California truck-train railroad crossing accident causes 2 deaths

February 1, 2011
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Monterey, CA — Two people were killed early this morning when their pickup truck was hit by an Amtrak train at a railroad crossing South of San Francisco, California. The couple, from Fresno, CA, were found dead at the scene.

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