3 killed, 1 hurt when car trying to cross railroad tracks collides with train in Miss.

October 19th, 2009 NJ subway train rolls over man, who escapes unhurtJERSEY CITY, N.J. — Officials say a man who appeared to be drunk fell onto train tracks at a New Jersey subway station just before a train ran over him — and he walked away unharmed.

September 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.

September 11th, 2009 Train kills West Virginia man on stuck scooterKEYSER, W.Va. — A West Virginia man is dead after his motorized scooter became stuck on railroad tracks and he was hit by a freight train.

August 10th, 2009 Metro track repairman struck, killed in Va.VIENNA, Va. —D.C.-area transportation officials say they are suspending some track maintenance after a repairman was struck and killed by a piece of equipment while he was replacing cross-ties Officials say 63-year-old Michael Nash of Silver Spring, Md., was hit by a ballast regulator along a line in Virginia.

July 29th, 2009 4 dead after dump truck collides with SUV in Minn.INDEPENDENCE, Minn. — Police say two children are among four people killed when a sport utility vehicle crossed the center line and collided head-on with a dump truck west of Minneapolis.

July 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.

July 17th, 2009 NY prosecutors probe whether passenger drove trainMINEOLA, N.Y. — A prosecutor says criminal charges are possible after reports that a Long Island Rail Road engineer let a passenger operate a train bound for New York City.

July 14th, 2009 Eastern Iowa train crash kills 2 crew membersBETTENDORF, Iowa — A train conductor and engineer have died in a freight train crash in eastern Iowa. National Transportation Safety Board spokesman Keith Holloway says a Dakota Minnesota & Eastern Railroad freight train struck a group of cars in a rail yard around 2 a.m.

July 1st, 2009 Coal train derails near Atlanta, no one hurtUNION CITY, Ga. — Seventeen cars from a coal train have derailed and tipped over in Georgia.

June 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.

June 23rd, 2009 Train derails near Maryland-DC line, killing oneWASHINGTON — Authorities say a six-car train has collided with another train near the Washington and Maryland border, killing at least one person. Washington fire spokesman Alan Etter says at least one person was killed, and this is developing into a "mass casualty event." He said crews are cutting apart the trains to get people out.

June 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.

June 23rd, 2009 5 of those killed in DC metro crash identifiedWASHINGTON — Officials are identifying five of the victims killed in a subway train crash in Washington, D.C. Metro officials said at a special board meeting Tuesday that four passengers ranging in age from 23 to 64 were killed when a train barreling down the tracks hit a stopped train a day earlier.

June 22nd, 2009 6-car train derails near Maryland-DC lineWASHINGTON — Metro officials say a six-car train has collided with another train and derailed near the Washington, D.C., and Maryland border. Spokeswoman Taryn McNeil says the collision happened about 5 p.m.

May 9th, 2009 MARC train strikes car outside Washington, D.C.ROCKVILLE, Md. — Police outside Washington, D.C., say a woman is expected to recover after a commuter train hit her car at a railroad crossing.