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February 2nd, 2012 | 
Author: LEONI TOWNSHIP, MI – An Amtrak train collided with a tractor trailer and then derailed in Leoni Township, MI sending 10 people to the hospital on Wednesday, February 1, 2012.
Wreckage of an Amtrak train derailment in Leoni Township, MI where a westbound passenger train struck a tractor trailer that was stuck on the tracks. Photo credit: Rebecca Cook / Reuters
A California train disaster that occurred less than four years ago on Sept. 12, 2008 causing 25 deaths and 135 injuries in Chatsworth, CA, was the catalyst for the passage of The Rail Safety Improvement Act in 2008.
Photo shows rescue workers in front of the Metrolink locomotive lying on its side after penetrating the lead passenger car (left) in the Chatsworth, CA railroad accident in 2008.
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
Posted in BNSF Railroad, CSX Railroad, Indiana Railroad News, Iowa Railroad News, New York Railroad News, Norfolk Southern Railroad, North Carolina Railroad News, Railroad Regulations, Train Accidents, Train Derailments, Virginia Railroad News | 
Tags: FELA Lawyer, Railroad Injury Lawyer, Washington DC FELA Lawyer | 
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AMARILLO, TX – A BNSF railroad worker was killed on Monday, January 9, 2012 in an Amarillo rail yard while moving a piece of railroad maintenance equipment.
Rail yard in Amarillo, TX where a BNSF railroad worker was killed in a train accident with a maintenance car on January 9, 2012.
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.
POCATELLO, ID – Three cars from a Union Pacific train derailed in a Pocatello, ID rail yard late Friday evening, December 30, 2011.
Rail cars lay toppled over onto their sides after a Union Pacific train derailment in Pocatello, ID on Friday, December 30, 2011. Photo credit: KPVI News
KANSAS CITY, MO – Two railroad workers were injured in a Kansas City, MO rail yard and were taken to the hospital on Monday, January 2, 2012 following a suspected chemical leak.
Kansas City, MO Hazmat personnel check out report of a suspected chemical leak that sent two railroad workers to the hospital on Monday, January 2, 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
Posted in CSX Railroad, Georgia Railroad News, Railroad Workers, Train Accidents |
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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.
