train crash

Heavily damaged CTA train in crash with snow removal machine on Thursday, November 16, 2023 in Chicago near Evanston (SOURCE: Chicago Fire Department)

CTA Train Crash, 23 Hurt, in CTA Yard Near the Howard Station in Rogers Park, Chicago

Thu Nov 16, 2023 02:15 pm Cardinal News

Police and firefighters and paramedics from Chicago responded about 10:36 a.m. Thursday, November 16, 2023 to a report of crash involving a CTA train with injuries at the CTA yard 7519 North Paulina Street in […]

If a 13-Year-Old Boy Could Do This to a Railcar with Such Ease in Utica, Imagine What Someone with Mass Destruction Goals Might Do on Any Unsecured Railway

Wed Aug 5, 2015 11:14 pm Cardinal News

The Utica Police Department believes a 13 year-old set a rail car free but did not know it would cause a crash. Video cameras at Utica’s Union Station in central New York show a runaway […]

Amtrak Train #188 Moving at 106 MPH When Engineer Applied Brakes on Curve Regulated at 50 MPH

Wed May 13, 2015 07:05 pm Cardinal News

NTSB Board Member Robert Sumwalt says the emergency brakes slowed the Amtrak train from 106 mph to 102 mph before the train derailed in Philadelphia. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) released preliminary crash information […]

Amtrak Train Crash with Semi-Trailer Truck in Halifax, North Carolina

Mon Mar 9, 2015 07:25 pm Cardinal News

An Amtrak passenger train has collided with a truck in North Carolina, toppling the engine on its side and causing several injuries. An Amtrak train collided with a semi-trailer truck on the tracks at NC-903 […]

Chicago-Bound Amtrak Train Crash with Truck Near Reynolds, Indiana

Tue Oct 28, 2014 11:26 am Cardinal News

Police and firefighters responded about 8:30 a.m. Tuesday to an Amtrak passenger train crash with semi-trailer sand tanker type truck just east of the intersection of White County Road 200 North and Indiana 421 near […]

VIDEO: Metra Train Crash with Car on UP Northwest Line at River Rd and US 14 — No Injuries

Wed Feb 19, 2014 06:02 am Cardinal News

Metra train crash at River Road and Miner Street/Northwest Highway (VIDEO CREDIT: Mark Mac Macalaguin of Des Plaines). Des Plaines police and firefighters responded about 4:03 p.m. Monday, February 17, 2014 to a crash involving […]

Bartlett Train Crash with Truck: Milwaukee West Service Stopped/Delayed in Both Directions

Mon Oct 21, 2013 04:51 pm Cardinal News

Bartlett firefighter/paramedics and police responded to a semi-trailer truck crash with a Metra passenger train at about 4:00 p.m. Monday. The crash involved a semi-trailer car carrier truck — the second crash involving a car […]

Spanish Train Driver Francisco Garzon Charged with 79 Counts of Homicide

Tue Jul 30, 2013 04:04 am Cardinal News

The driver of a Spanish high-speed train that derailed and killed 79 people was released pending trial on charges of reckless homicide, a judge ruled on Sunday (July 28) night. Francisco Garzon, 52, the driver […]

Train Driver in Custody After Santiago Crash Determined to Be Caused by High Speed

Thu Jul 25, 2013 07:20 pm Cardinal News

Eyewitness accounts and new video footage suggests that a Spanish train that hurtled off the rails and smashed into a retainer wall as it rounded a bend may have been going twice the recommended speed. […]

Two Trains Collide Near Scott City Missouri: Collapse Bridge, Injure 7

Sun May 26, 2013 05:14 pm Cardinal News

The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating a cargo train collision in southeast Missouri. Authorities say a highway overpass collapsed early today when rail cars slammed into one of the bridge’s pillars after the collision. […]

Major Derailment: Metro-North Trains Collide in Connecticut, 20-25 Non-LifeThreatening Injuries

Fri May 17, 2013 06:20 pm Cardinal News

Two commuter trains serving New York City collided in Connecticut during Friday’s evening rush hour, injuring about 50 people, authorities said. There were no reports of fatalities. Two Metro-North Railroad trains collided after a “major […]

Driver OK After Car Was “Clipped” By Metra Train Near Quentin and Colfax Crossing, Palatine

Thu Feb 2, 2012 09:51 pm Cardinal News

Palatine police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 8:34 p.m. to a Metra passenger train vs. car near Quentin and Colfax. Police received a report that the driver of the car was out walking around and that […]

Oakland Low Speed Amtrak Train Collision Causes Minor Injuries to 17 Passengers

Thu Oct 13, 2011 05:24 pm Cardinal News

An Amtrak train traveling 15 to 20 mph crashed into a train unloading passengers at an Oakland, California, station, injuring 17 people, Amtrak and fire officials said. Service at an Oakland train station was restored […]

Witness Account: Friday the Thirteenth Gravel Truck vs. Metra Train Crash, Mount Prospect Rd

Sat May 14, 2011 09:25 pm Cardinal News

Video showing damage to a Metra passenger train and a gravel truck after a collision at Northwest Highway and Mount Prospect Road. ******* Three-Year-Old Was Dissappointed She Didn’t Get Another Train Ride ******* Imagine you […]

Glenview Northbrook Train Derailment Video from Shermer Road South of Willow Road

Mon Nov 2, 2009 03:38 pm Cardinal News

Video of South Incident Command showing train cars off the track and rolled down the embankment of the Shermer Road railroad viaduct. Two freight trains belonging to Canadian Pacific Railway struck each other just after […]

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