Last week, a person was struck and seriously injured by a train in McDowell County. According to WLOS ABC News Channel 13, the incident happened on Friday night along the Norfolk Southern Railroad line, near Carolina Avenue in Marion. Very little information...
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Injury Crash At Railroad Crossing In Waynesville
Last week, a man was injured when a train hit his vehicle at a railroad crossing in Waynesville. According to WLOS ABC News Channel 13, the incident happened at Smathers and Commerce, near Giles Chemical. Very few details about this collision have been released,...
Kids Injured In Tour Bus Crash
Last week, eight people were injured in a crash involving a tour bus and a Great Smoky Mountains Railroad train. According to WLOS ABC News Channel 13, the incident happened at the Nantahala Outdoor Center in Swain County. Initial reports indicate that...
Train Cuts Tractor-Trailer In Two – No Injuries Reported
Last Friday, a dangerous railroad crossing in Kings Mountain, North Carolina claimed a tractor-trailer loaded with cotton bails as its latest victim when a huge train sliced the 18-wheeler in two near Battleground Avenue and Oak Street in Kings Mountain. Luckily, no...
Truck Driver Crashes Into AmTrak Train – Wilmington Passengers Safe
A tractor-trailer driver slammed his big rig into the side of an AmTrak train at a public crossing in a rural Nevada town on Friday. The collision ripped several of the train cars apart and caused a terrible fire. The LA Times reported at least 6 people, including the...
$48 Million FELA Jury Verdict Against Railroad Affirmed On Appeal
A recent appellate decision affirmed an enormous jury verdict in favor of a railroad worker who was paralyzed while on the job. The railroad worker, Eric Doi, sued Union Pacific Railroad under the Federal Employers' Liability Act (FELA) after a...
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