August 12, 2022 | Derailment, Headlines, NS
(Source: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, August 11, 2022) PITTSBURGH, Pa. — Two Norfolk Southern Railway employees who were controlling a train that derailed on East Carson Street in Baldwin in December are suing their company. Full story: Pittsburgh...
August 12, 2022 | BNSF, Derailment, Headlines, PSR
(Source: Galesburg Register-Mail, August 11, 2022 EAST GALESBURG, Ill. — The State Street railroad crossing in East Galesburg remains closed until further notice after a BNSF freight train carrying 18 cars derailed here Aug. 2. Full story: Galesburg...
August 5, 2022 | BNSF, Derailment, Headlines, PSR
(Source: Trains Magazine, August 4, 2022) BNSF Railway has told customers it expects to reopen one of two tracks this morning (Thursday, Aug. 4) on its Southern Transcon main line at the site of a Tuesday derailment in East Galesburg. Full story: Trains...
August 4, 2022 | BNSF, Derailment, Headlines
(Source: The Register-Mail, August 3, 2022) EAST GALESBURG, Ill. — The State Street railroad crossing in East Galesburg is closed as the result of a BNSF train derailment here Tuesday evening. No injuries were reported. Full story: The...
July 22, 2022 | Amtrak, BNSF, Derailment, Headlines, NTSB
(Source: CNN, July 21, 2022) The deadly collision last month between an Amtrak train with 282 people on board and a fully loaded dump truck in Missouri caused $4 million in damage, the National Transportation Safety Board announced Thursday. An NTSB preliminary...
July 12, 2022 | Derailment, Headlines, NS
(Source: Trains Magazine, July 11, 2022) COLUMBIA, S.C. — Two Norfolk Southern crew members were injured when their train derailed Monday morning, according to the Columbia Fire Department. Full story: Trains Magazine
July 1, 2022 | Amtrak, BNSF, Derailment, Fatality, Headlines, NTSB
(Source: Trains Magazine, July 1, 2022) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Amtrak and BNSF Railway have filed suit the company that owns the dump truck involved in Monday’s fatal collision and derailment of the Southwest Chief — and the widow of the truck driver has sued a BNSF...
June 30, 2022 | Amtrak, BNSF, Derailment, Headlines, NTSB
(Source: Railway Age, June 28, 2022) NEW YORK — Amtrak’s Southwest Chief train 4 traveling eastbound from Los Angeles to Chicago on June 27 derailed after striking a dump truck that was obstructing a public grade crossing in Missouri. Four people died as a result of...
June 29, 2022 | Amtrak, BNSF, Derailment, Fatality, Headlines, NTSB
(Source: Associated Press, June 28, 2022) MENDON, Mo. — A day after the deadly crash on Monday, the Missouri State Highway Patrol said people were taken to 10 hospitals with injuries ranging from minor to serious. By Tuesday afternoon, at least 15 people remained...
June 29, 2022 | Amtrak, BNSF, Derailment, Fatality, Headlines, NTSB
(Source: Television station KMBC, June 28, 2022) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Missouri Department of Transportation and BNSF Railway on Tuesday revealed conflicting stories regarding the process to bring safety improvements to a train crossing at the site of Monday’s...
