By Ashley Halsey III August 7 at 12:01 AM Email the author More than 300 times last year, people walked onto railroad tracks to intentionally put themselves in the path of a train — and in 266 cases they successfully committed suicide. That data, recorded by the Federal Railroad Administration, is based on the conclusions […]
In this aerial image taken from video, tanker cars carrying crude oil are shown derailed about a mile south of Doon, Iowa, on Friday, June 22, 2018. Sioux County (Iowa) Sheriff’s Office via AP Crews are working to contain and clean up crude that spilled when an oil train derailed in northwestern Iowa. BNSF railroad spokesman […]
Photo from Kale Wilk, The Times INDIANAPOLIS — Likely every Northwest Indiana motorist has been stuck in traffic or forced to find a detour due to a stopped train blocking a rail crossing for longer than 10 minutes. Under Indiana law, railroads are subject to fines of between $250 and $500 every time that […]
The Associated Press and Courier Staff WATERLOO, IOWA— Two Waterloo women who lost limbs when they were struck while trying to climb through trains that were blocking the road sued the railroad Thursday for allegedly ignoring a safety hazard that’s left a trail of horrific injuries. The lawsuits filed in Black Hawk County District Court […]
A Kansas man whose trailer detached from his pickup while crossing a railroad died after he was hit by a train. David W. Miller, 58, of Maple Hill, was pulling a trailer with his 2017 Ford F-150 across railroad tracks in Wabaunsee County when the trailer became detached at around 6 p.m. Friday, a Kansas […]