Widower of metro Phoenix’s ex-top prosecutor suspected of killing 2 women before taking his own life
[ad_1] PHOENIX — The widower of metro Phoenix’s former top county prosecutor was suspected of fatally shooting a woman he
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Rail accidents
A Chicago train operator was not at fault for crash last month, federal review finds
[ad_1] CHICAGO — The operator of a Chicago commuter train that collided with snow-removal equipment last month was not at
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Former Colorado officer accused of parking patrol car hit by train on railroad tracks pleads guilty
[ad_1] A former Colorado police officer has pleaded guilty to one count of reckless endangerment for parking his patrol car
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Lawsuit alleges negligence in train derailment and chemical fire that forced residents from homes
[ad_1] LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A lawsuit filed Wednesday in federal court alleges negligence by CSX Transportation caused a train derailment
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Failed wheel bearing caused Kentucky train derailment, CSX says
[ad_1] LIVINGSTON, Ky. — A failed wheel bearing on a train car caused a derailment that sparked a chemical fire
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Cleanup, air monitoring underway at Kentucky train derailment site
[ad_1] Kentucky officials and crews with rail operator CSX are working to remove train cars and spilled material at the
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Railyard explosion, inspections raise safety questions about Union Pacific’s hazmat shipping
[ad_1] OMAHA, Neb. — Federal inspectors have twice found hundreds of defects in the locomotives and railcars Union Pacific uses
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Chicago commuter train crashes into rail equipment, nearly 40 injured, some seriously
[ad_1] CHICAGO — A Chicago commuter train collided with rail equipment Thursday morning, injuring nearly 40 people, some of them
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Investigators focus on railway inspection practices after fatal Colorado train derailment
[ad_1] An investigation into a Colorado coal train derailment and bridge collapse that killed a truck driver is focused on
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Railroad automatic braking system needs improvement to prevent more derailments, safety board says
[ad_1] OMAHA, Neb. — The automatic braking system railroads were required to install several years ago needs improvement to better
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