The Federal Railroad Administration defines a Train Accident as any "collision, derailment, and other event involving the operation of on-track equipment and causing reportable damage above an established threshold; impacts between railroad on-track equipment and highway users at crossings; and all other incidents or exposures that cause a fatality or injury to any person, or an occupational illness to a railroad employee."
Train Accident Case Evaluation
Train Accident Topics
Train Accident News
Train Accident Videos
Train Accident Resources
Train Accident Links
-
Train Accident - Federal Railroad Administration
Railroad safety information including accidents and incidents, inspections, and highway-rail crossing data.
Train Accident Local Resources
Train Accident Blog
- Six people killed in train accident in Ukraine (Russian Information Agency Novosti)
KIEV, January 27 (RIA Novosti) - Six young people were run over and killed by a train while crossing the rail tracks on their way home from a night club in Ukraine, the emergencies ministry said on Sunday. - Media: 9 dead in Turkish train accident (AP via Yahoo! News)
A passenger train derailed in Turkey early Sunday, killing at least 9 people and injuring 24, possibly due to ice on the tracks, authorities and media reports said. - Train kills man lying on tracks near Malvern (The Des Moines Register)
Malvern, Ia. -- Officials are investigating a deadly train accident in Malvern in southwest Iowa. - Pedestrian Hit, Killed By Caltrain In San Mateo (CBS 5 Bay Area)
Caltrain service is running on a single track in San Mateo Monday afternoon as emergency personnel respond to a fatal train accident just north of the Hayward Park station. - Train accident victim identified (Hibbing Daily Tribune)
COOK — The driver of the UPS struck by a train just after noon on Thursday in Cook has been identified. James Richard Kiel, 37, of Hibbing, died on scene after his truck and a CN train collided, according to Cook Police Chief Al Hietala. - Trains Run On Single Track After Fatal Peninsula Accident (NBC 11 Bay Area)
Caltrain service is running on a single track in San Mateo Monday afternoon as emergency personnel respond to a fatal train accident just north of the Hayward Park station, Caltrain spokesman Jonah Weinberg says. - UPS driver who died in truck-train accident identified (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
Authorities have identified the driver of a UPS delivery truck who was killed Thursday when his truck collided with a freight train in Cook, Minn. - At least nine dead in Turkish train accident (Deutsche Welle)
At least nine people have been killed in a train accident in western Turkey. Turkish media said that the Pamukkale Express travelling between Istanbul and Denizli derailed on a bend in the district of Kutahya. - One Person Killed in Train Accident (KWWL Iowa)
Officials are investigating a deadly train accident in Malvern in southwest Iowa. The Mills County sheriff's office says a person was killed early Monday after being hit by the train at on overpass. - China says use of untrained workers responsible for deadly train accident (AP via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
Railway officials who hired untrained workers to adjust tracks have been ordered punished over a train accident in eastern China that killed 18 people and injured nine, investigators said. - Vigil honors train accident victims (The Ironton Tribune)
Johnny Barker, brother of Jamiesue Barker, receives a hug from friend Emily Patton during a candlelight vigil Thursday at the Central Christian Church. - Teen recovering after train accident (News 14 Carolina)
FAYETTEVILLE -- Joshua Kosch, 19, is doing well after losing his leg when he was struck by a train last November. Kosch’s days are now filled with extensive therapy sessions, but now he has an MP3 player filled with his favorite music to help him get through the day. - One killed in train accident (HT via Yahoo! India News)
ONE PERSON was killed and three others were critically injured when the engine of Malda-bound Farakka Express derailed after colliding with a tractor-trolley at an unmanned level crossing between Trivediganj and Haidergarh in Barabanki on Thursday. The man who died was the driver of the tractor. All passengers of the train were safe. - China: Train Accident Kills 18 (Time Magazine)
A train ran into group of railway workers in eastern Shandong province, killing 18 and injuring nine others - Accident derails train near Whitewater (El Dorado Times)
Emergency personnel and Kansas Department of Transportation workers inspect a semi-train accident that occurred on K-196 Wednesday afternoon. - Truck-train accident (Mesabi Daily News)
A tow truck operator uses the trucks winch to haul the remains of a UPS delivery truck off the tracks in Cook Thursday afternoon. According to a Cook Police Department release the truck was traveling west on 3rd. - China train accident kills 18 -state TV (AlertNet)
Source: Reuters BEIJING, Jan 25 (Reuters) - A Chinese train hit a group of maintenance workers on the line, killing 18 and injuring nine, state television said on Friday. The train was travelling from Beijing to ... - 18 Killed in China Train Accident (San Francisco Chronicle)
A train ran into group of railway workers in eastern Shandong province, killing 18 and injuring nine others, officials said Friday. The accident happened Wednesday when the workers were replacing railway tracks near Anqiu city, the State Administration... - 18 killed in China train accident (AP via Yahoo! News)
A train ran into group of railway workers in eastern Shandong province, killing 18 and injuring nine others, officials said Friday. - Train Hits Deputy's Patrol Car; Car Hits Man (WSB-TV 2 Atlanta)
A Barrow County man says he is thankful to be alive after being involved in a train accident this morning. He was hit by a deputy’s car, which was struck by an oncoming train along Highway 29 near Winder.
Secure Login