Second BNSF freight train derails within 24 hours, crews work to get cars on trackSeptember 30th, 2009 Second BNSF freight train derails within 24 hoursGILLETTE, Wyo. — A Burlington Northern Santa Fe train hauling coal in Wyoming has derailed, marking the second time within 24 hours that trains belonging to the railway company went off the tracks.
Ga. woman escapes before Amtrak train slams minivan at rail crossing west of AtlantaSeptember 14th, 2009 Ga. woman escapes just before train hits minivanLITHIA SPRINGS, Ga. — A Georgia woman says she jumped out of her minivan just before an Amtrak train slammed into it.
Homeless Ala. man who survived being hit by train 2 years ago dies after being struck againSeptember 4th, 2009 Ala. man dies when hit by train for second timeHUNTSVILLE, Ala. — A homeless man who survived being struck by a train two years ago has died after being hit by another train as he sat on the tracks.
Car crashes, falls onto NY train tracks; driver escapes injury, commuters on platform stunnedJuly 28th, 2009 Car falls onto NY tracks, misses landing on trainNEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. — A woman escaped serious injury when her car plunged about 20 feet onto train tracks in a suburb of New York City.
4 workers injured after train derails, knocking down building at coal plant in southern W.Va.July 21st, 2009 Train topples building at W.VA. coal plant; 4 hurtWHARNCLIFFE, W.Va.
Three boys die attempting Aamir Khan's 'Ghulam' stuntJuly 19th, 2009 LUDHIANA - Three teen-aged friends in this Punjab town attempted Aamir Khan's "Ghulam" stunt of out-racing an incoming train to reach a spot in their real life. But they failed and lost the bet, and lost their lives too.
Police say train hits vehicle in Canton Township, Mich., killing all 5 in carJuly 9th, 2009 Police: 5 die when train hits vehicle in MichiganCANTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Police say an Amtrak train crashed into a vehicle near Detroit, killing all five people in the car.
Death toll in Italian train derailment rises to 20, railways suspend convoysJuly 3rd, 2009 Italian train derailment death toll rises to 20ROME — Italian officials say the death toll from a train explosion in Tuscany has risen to 20 after a woman died overnight in the hospital. The Civil Protection said Friday some 15 injured are still in serious condition.
Woman who said she was on tracks 'to clear her mind' has leg broken after being hit by trainJune 30th, 2009 Woman on tracks to 'clear her mind' hit by trainBIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Birmingham police said a 22-year-old woman has suffered a broken leg after being hit by a train.
Train carrying gas derails and explodes in Tuscan town, one death, dozens of injuries reportedJune 30th, 2009 Train derails, explodes in ItalyROME — A freight train has derailed just outside a station in an Italian town and two cars filled with gas have exploded, killing at least one person and injuring dozens. The ANSA news agency reports the explosion and resulting fire engulfed several homes in the Tuscan town of Viareggio, collapsing two buildings, killing at least one person and injuring at least 50 people.
Rescuers trying to stabilize collapsed Atlanta parkng deck for search; No injuries reportedJune 30th, 2009 Rescuers work to stabilize collapsed parking deckATLANTA — Emergency workers are trying to stabilize a collapsed Atlanta parking garage so they can thoroughly search it to see if anyone was inside. There are no reports of injuries from Monday's collapse, but rescuers were using timbers and other supports to shore up the six-floor structure before entering.
Three killed in China passenger train collisionJune 29th, 2009 CHANGSHA - At least three people were killed and 60 injured as two passenger trains collided in central China's Hunan province Monday morning. The accident took place at 2.34 a.m.
Recent commuter train accidents in the USJune 23rd, 2009 Recent commuter train accidents in the USRecent commuter train accidents in the United States:
—June 4, 2009: A light rail train and a city bus collide in downtown Phoenix, slightly injuring several passengers. —May 8, 2009: A trolley rear-ends another trolley that is stopped between two underground stations in downtown Boston, injuring about 50 people.
Some Chicago transit service shut down after car jumps wall, lands on tracks, struck by trainJune 11th, 2009 Car lands on tracks, struck by Chicago trainCHICAGO — Service along the Chicago Transit Authority's Blue Line was disrupted for three hours Thursday morning after a car jumped a retaining wall, landed on the tracks and was struck by a train. CTA spokeswoman Kimberly Myles says the driver got out of the vehicle before the collision and was being treated at a hospital.
Pearl Jam bassist Jeff Ament mugged by 3 assailants outside Atlanta studioMay 14th, 2009 Pearl Jam bassist mugged outside Atlanta studioATLANTA — Pearl Jam bassist Jeff Ament was mugged outside an Atlanta studio where the band is recording, police said. Three masked men dressed mostly in black came out of the woods behind Southern Tracks recording studio and attacked Ament and employee Mark Anthony Smith as they arrived in a rented Jeep late last month, DeKalb County police said.
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