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December 2013: Lapse of engineer’s attention caused derailment in The Bronx. 4 people were killed.
On the morning of December 1, 2013, passenger train 8808 was traveling from Poughkeepsie, NY Southbound on Metro-North Hudson Line’s main track 1, on its way to New York’s Grand...
January 2012: Freight train strikes rear of another train in Westville, Indiana. Multi-car derailment and fire.
On January 6, 2012, at 1:18 p.m., westbound CSX Transportation (CSX) freight train Q39506 struck the rear end of standing westbound CSX freight train K68303 on track 2...
June 2011: Light rail train strikes pedestrian on track in West Jordan, UT. A 15-year-old girl died.
At 2:38 PM MDT, June 8, 2011, a westbound light rail train that was being operated by the Utah Transit Authority (UTA), struck and fatally injured a pedestrian at the 3200 West...
May 2011 Freight train collides with rear of another train at Mineral Springs, NC. Two crewmembers died.
On May 24, 2011, about 3:35AM (EDT), a northbound CSX Transportation (CSX) freight train was traveling at about 48 mph on a single main track when it struck the rear of...
January 2010: Poor Communication Contributed to Fatalities Caused by a Hi-Rail Vehicle 2 Fatalities
On January 26, 2010 at about 1:40 am, while moving in reverse down the track at approximately 13 mph, a hi-rail vehicle struck and fatally injured two train control technicians...
September 2010: Fatigue and Cell Phone Use contributed to a Collision Between Two Freight Trains causing $8.1M Physical Damage
On September 30, 2010, at 4:05 p.m., a southbound Canadian National Railway freight train collided head on with a northbound Canadian National...
Sept 2008: Texting Caused a Collision Between Passenger and Freight Train. 25 Fatalities, 102 Injuries, over $12M in Physical Damage
On Sept. 12, 2008 at 4:22 p.m. a westbound regional Metrolink Train (passenger train) collided head-on with eastbound Union Pacific freight train near...