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A collection of news and information related to Railway Accidents published by Tribune Company sources. (Photo GETTY IMAGES)
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Interior Time Machine: Train wreck injures five slightly
The March 17, 1953, issue of The Interior Journal features the intriguing headline “Train wreck injures five slightly.” It’s odd to think of a train wreck being “slight” in any way — it seems similar to saying a...
Tags: Transportation Accidents, Disasters and Accidents
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Collision claims Lincoln woman
tkleffman@amnews.comA Waynesburg resident was killed and another injured Saturday morning when their car crashed into a tree in northern Pulaski County. Amy N. Adkins, 25, of South Railroad Street, was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident, which occurred about 7:30...Tags: Transportation Accidents, Disasters and Accidents
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Looking Back: Remembering Lincoln County's Arabia
Contributing WriterThe recent train wreck in the McKinney-Geneva community has brought back memories of former train wrecks and stories of the past from up and down the railroad lines of both the Norfolk-Southern Railroad and the now defunct L&N Railroad through Lincoln...Tags: Travel, Transportation, Railway Transportation, Transportation Accidents, Human Interest
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Fiscal Court gives initial approval to district boundary changes
Tuesday, the Lincoln County Fiscal Court approved the first reading of an ordinance that would realign the county's voting precincts to more evenly distribute voters in each district as required by state election laws. A committee worked with County Clerk...Tags: Regional Elections, Transportation Accidents
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Mercer teen killed by train
dbrock@amnews.comHARRODSBURG — A Mercer County teenager was killed Saturday morning when her vehicle was hit by a train. Mercer County Deputy Coroner Chuck Bugg said it was about 9:15 a.m. when Sophia Ammons, 19, of Harrodsburg was crossing railroad tracks on...Tags: Transportation Accidents
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Update: Train derails in Lincoln County
dbrock@amnews.comGENEVA — Crews are continuing to monitor a train derailment that happened Monday afternoon in a rural part of Lincoln County. Lincoln Emergency Management Director Don Gilliam said 14 cars of a southbound Norfolk-Southern train carrying a total of...Tags: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Tennessee, Vehicles, Local Government, Transportation Accidents
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No injuries in dramatic McKinney train wreck
Around 1:15 p.m. Monday a southbound Norfolk-Southern train left the tracks parallel to the Geneva- McKinney Road in McKinney, spilling 44 containers onto the embankment and piling several on top of each other. The train consisted of three locomotives and...Tags: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Health, Hazardous Materials, Contracts, Transportation Accidents
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Railroad owes answers
While clean-up along the railroad tracks in McKinney is proceeding steadily after last week’s derailment, there is no answer yet as to what happened to cause the derailment and federal authorities have said that the only explanation will come from...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Travel, Hazardous Materials, Transportation Industry, Transportation
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Nicholasville business owners, residents vent over downtown work
mmoore@jessaminejournal.comSeveral downtown business owners and residents vented over the downtown streetscape project during a public meeting Monday night at the Euro Wine Bar on Main Street. Josh Karrick, with the Lexington-based CDP Engineering, said the discovery of a...Tags: Dining and Drinking, Economy, Business and Finance, Lifestyle and Leisure, Bars and Clubs, Science and Technology
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1937 train derailment
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Commutes long, slow after Connecticut train derailment
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut commuters endured slow trips to work Monday following last week's train collision that that injured 72 people and disrupted rail service into New York City. It took Gary Maddin of Milford an hour to make what...
Tags: Stamford, Waterbury, Dannel P. Malloy , Grand Central Terminal, Commuting
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Conn. commuters cope with tough week after train crash
Commuters on Monday grappled with the inconvenience of their morning ritual after a deadly train collision in Connecticut last week, but the traffic nightmare that some had predicted did not materialize. Special shuttle buses and telecommuting took some...Tags: Connecticut Department of Transportation, Stamford, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Grand Central Terminal, Dannel P. Malloy
Mar 13, 2013
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Aug 13, 2011
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Aug 22, 2011
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Sep 30, 2011
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Oct 15, 2011
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Jul 11, 2011
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Jul 15, 2011
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Jul 21, 2011
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Mar 21, 2011
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May 22, 2013
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May 20, 2013
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May 20, 2013
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