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Cleanup and Track Repair Underway After Train Collision and Derailment in Pennsylvania

Norfolk Southern crews and contractors are working on cleanup and track repair after a collision and derailment in eastern Pennsylvania over the weekend involving three trains that left some railroad cars scattered along a riverbank and at least one partially …

Commuter Train Collision with Truck in Connecticut Seriously Injures Pickup Driver

A commuter train collided with a pickup truck in Connecticut on Wednesday, injuring the driver and heavily damaging the vehicle, authorities said. The crash happened just before 11:30 a.m. at a Metro-North Railroad street crossing in Norwalk that has warning …

Nine Injured in Connecticut When Train Hits Tractor-Trailer Stopped in Crossing

A commuter train hit a tractor-trailer Monday whose operator had driven to a rail crossing after leaving the scene of an earlier crash, transit authorities said. Nine train passengers suffered minor injuries. The tractor-trailer was involved in a crash with …

Mississippi Railroad Reopened After Weekend Crude Oil Train Collision

Canadian National Railway Co. has reopened a Mississippi railroad after two southbound trains collided Sunday, sparking a fire. The Greenwood Commonwealth reports a tank car leaked more than 20,000 gallons of crude oil, much of which burned. CN spokesman Patrick …

New Jersey Train Service Suspended as Investigators Seek Cause of Crash

Thousands who rely on the Hoboken terminal in New Jersey may face longer than usual commutes and heavy crowds on Friday as investigators try to determine why a commuter train crashed into the station, killing a woman and injuring more …

Float Driver Won’t Face Charges in Texas Train Crash

A grand jury has declined to indict the driver of a float involved in a train collision that killed four U.S. military veterans in a West Texas parade. Dale Andrew Hayden, the driver of the truck pulling the float, will …