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$650K Settlement Reached Over 2009 Minnesota Train Crash

Union Pacific Railroad and the family of a man killed in a Blue Earth County train crash have reached a legal settlement. Attorneys say Union Pacific has agreed to pay $650,000 to the family of Todd Ziegler. He and another …

Dutch Trains Collide in Amsterdam; 1 Death, Dozens Injured

Two busy passenger trains collided head-on near an Amsterdam park, injuring scores of people including more than 50 seriously, a police spokesman said. Later reports indicated that one person had died. National Police Corps spokesman Ed Kraszewski told Amsterdam local …

Judge Says $200M Los Angeles Train Cash Award Falls Short

The judge deciding how to divide $200 million among victims of a deadly Los Angeles County train crash in 2008 says it will fall far short of all the requests he received. Attorneys for the victims had requested between $320 …