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January 17th, 2012 | 
Author: WASHINGTON, DC – On January 12, 2012, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) issued new safety recommendations regarding the restriction of railroad train speeds in the light of five train accidents which occurred over about a 4-month period in 2011, two of which involved fatalities.
Fatal train crash where two BNSF railroad workers were killed on April 17, 2011 about 5 miles west of Red Oak, IA. Photo credit: Kyle Wilson / Creston News Advertiser
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VALPARAISO, IN – Three CSX freight trains collided in a fiery pileup in a rural section of Porter County, IN just northeast of Valparaiso.
Thick black smoke visible for miles from the collision of three CSX freight trains following a collision and derailment on tracks near Valpariso, IN on January 6, 2012.
KENNESAW, GA – A CSX train slammed into a semi truck that was stuck at a rail crossing in Kennesaw, GA on Friday, December 9, 2011.
Trailer owned by Atlanta Foods International after getting T-boned by a CSX train at the Cherokee St. rail crossing in Kennesaw, GA on December 9, 2011. Photo credit: Kennesaw Police Dept
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BLADENSBURG, MD – A hazardous spill occurred as a result of a mysterious derailment of a CSX locomotive in Bladensburg, MD on Tuesday, November 29, 2011.
CSX locomotive listing over after derailing on November 29, 2011 at an industrial park in Bladensburg, MD near the 52nd Avenue rail crossing.
SPARTANBURG, SC – A CSX train hauling coal derailed in Spartanburg, SC on Sunday, December 4, 2011 causing some property damage and a traffic snarl that lasted for hours.
Several coal cars from a CSX train derailed in Spartanburg, SC spilling tons of coal and causing a traffic snarl on Sunday, December 4, 2011.
EFFINGHAM, IL – An 18 wheeler hauling a semi trailer got stuck at a rail crossing in Effingham, IL and an eastbound CSX train crashed into it on September 28, 2011.
A CSX train collided with a semi trailer that was stuck high centered over the tracks at a rail crossing in Effingham, IL on September 28, 2011. Photo credit: Effingham Daily News
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SHEPHERDSVILLE, KY. – The Courier Journal reported that Ricky Davis, a 51-year old Cincinnati, Ohio truck driver has been charged with wanton endangerment by a Bullitt County grand jury.
As emergency workers sifted through the wreckage on June 30, neighbors who live near Coral Ridge Road were able to watch. Photo Credit: Charlie White, The Courier-Journal
WASHINGTON – In the case of CSX TRANSPORTATION, INC. v. MCBRIDE, 10-235, a ruling was handed down today by the U.S. Supreme Court against CSX Railroad in their bid to make it harder for railroad workers to win lawsuits that would hold the company responsible for injuries they suffered on the job.
The court, in a 5-to-4 opinion by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, upheld a $184,000 court award to CSX railroad engineer Robert McBride, who said he injured his hand while adding and removing railroad cars. ... Read Full Story
TAUNTON, MA – A CSX train derailed in Taunton MA on June 1, 2011 where thieves made off with a section of railroad track apparently for the steel.
CSX official looking at derailed engine sitting in the dirt and a section of track that was cut away by thieves in Taunton, MA on Wednesday, June 1, 2011. Detail clearly shows that a cutting torch was used in the crime. Photo credit: Charles Winokoor/Taunton Gazette
Taunton is located in Bristol County, Massachusetts in the southern part of the state about 38 miles south of Boston. ... Read Full Story
MINERAL SPRINGS, N.C. – Two CSX crew members were killed and two others were injured when two CSX trains collided in the Mineral Springs community of Union County.
Two CSX trains collide in Mineral Springs, NC. Photo: NewsChannel36
According to NewsChannel 36, the two trains collided Tuesday, May 31, at about 3:38 a.m. in Mineral Springs. Both CSX trains were on the northbound track. One was idle when it was hit from behind by the second train. Nine cars derailed in the accident. ... Read Full Story
