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NTSB: Mo. train collision caused $11M in damage
CHAFFEE, Mo. (AP) - Federal investigators say a Union Pacific freight train involved in a collision with another freight train had a signal to stop at the rail intersection where the crash occurred in southeast Missouri. The May 25 accident occurred...
Tags: Transportation Industry, National Transportation Safety Board, Railway Accidents, Transportation Accidents, Union Pacific Corporation
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NTSB: UP engineer missed stop signal before train crash with BNSF train
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Federal investigators say a Union Pacific freight train that collided with another freight train had a signal to stop at the rail intersection where the crash occurred in southeast Missouri. The crash on May 25 occurred when the UP train...
Tags: Transportation Industry, National Transportation Safety Board, Railway Accidents, Transportation Accidents, Union Pacific Corporation
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Police release names of car-train crash victims
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Sunday at 1:50 a.m., officers were dispatched to Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad Track #2232, just north of the intersection of Commercial Street at Benton Avenue for an injury crash. A 2006 Ford Mustang driven by...
Tags: Motorvehicle Accidents, Transportation Accidents
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Long lost historic spring resurfaces in central Springfield
lrussell@ky3.comSPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Crews restoring a property in central Springfield unearthed a hidden treasure that just happens to be a part of Springfield history. Near the west end of a future park known as the West Meadows of Jordan Valley, they hit a gusher. In...Tags: Environmental Issues, Science and Technology, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Human Interest, Wars and Interventions
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Projects reduce risks where roads, rails cross in Springfield
mlandis@ky3.comSPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- If you drive around Springfield long enough, you'll likely encounter a train crossing your path. And, your chances are becoming greater with train traffic on the rise. It also means more of a risk at places where roads and rails...Tags: Highway Transportation
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Girl Scouts add butterfly garden to Hinsdale park
A peaceful, tree-shaded park with a wooden gazebo in Hinsdale has barely drawn the notice of children walking or riding past on their bikes. "We'd eat in the gazebo. But then we'd leave because we thought it was somebody's lawn," said Catherine Dolan,...
Tags: Argonne National Laboratory, New Year's Day, Social Organizations, Youth Organizations
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Thousands still without power after storms hit Chicago region
Maintenance crews restored power to tens of thousands of homes overnight after severe thunderstorms in the Chicago region brought powerful winds and reports of funnel clouds Wednesday evening. By 11:30 a.m., of the more than 78,000 customers affected by...
Tags: Aurora, Chicago Weather, Metra, Air Transportation Delays, DeKalb
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Storms scrape across Chicago area
A line of powerful thunderstorms rolled through the Chicago area Wednesday evening, forcing a temporary halt to commuter train traffic and canceling hundreds of flights in and out of Midway and O'Hare International airports. The storm system threatened...Tags: Chicago Weather, Metra, DeKalb, Weather Reports, Air Transportation Delays
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Severe weather temporarily halts some Metra service
The heavy storms and high winds caused Metra to temporarily halt or delay service on many of its lines. Metra spokesman Tom Miller said trains were stopped in both directions early this evening on the Burlington Northern, Union Pacific Northwest and...
Tags: Metra, Weather Reports, Weather, Union Pacific Corporation
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Metrolink lines in Orange County closed after death on tracks
Metrolink lines in Orange County remained closed Friday morning after a freight train fatally struck a person on the tracks near the Norwalk station, officials said. The victim was struck about 4:45 a.m. by a Burlington Northern Santa Fe train, which...Tags: Plant Closings, Amtrak
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Lawsuits target proposed rail yard for Los Angeles harbor
Environmentalists and Long Beach officials are seeking a court order to stop the Port of Los Angeles from proceeding with plans to build a $500-million rail yard that could affect low-income neighborhoods nearby. The Natural Resources Defense Council,...
Tags: Environmental Issues, Plant Closings, Trials, Personal Income, Crime, Law and Justice
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