DANA POINT, CALIFORNIA (April 16, 2018) – The Metrolink 609 train was carrying about 64 passengers between San Clemente and San Juan Capistrano when it struck two people; one was identified as Ernest Gibson, 71-years old and an unidentified woman.(map) At 4 p.m., Ernest Gibson of Lake Elsinore was struck and killed by the Metrolink…
SYLMAR, CALIFORNIA (April 16, 2018) – An unidentified woman was killed after being struck by a Metrolink in Monday evening.(map) The 24-year-old woman was standing with her boyfriend at the train’s platform, located at the 12200 block of Frank Modugno Drive near Truman Street. Initial reports indicate that the woman was leaning back and forth…
DALLAS TEXAS (March 21, 2018)– Keneth Wade, a 54-year-old maintenance worker, was tragically killed after being struck by a Skylink train on Wednesday morning. (map) Wade was a contract worker for Bombardier at the Dallas Fort Worth (DFW) Airport, the Skylink manufacturer who maintains the train system. He was on the guideway around 1 a.m….
GEORGETOWN, KENTUCKY (March 18,2018) –Two freight trains collided on Sunday night, spilling unknown material that caused a residential evacuation, ignited a fire, and injured four people on board the train. Around 11:15 p.m., one of the freight trains came to an unexpected stop and the other train plowed straight into it. The collision caused both…
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA (February 23, 2017) –Two people were injured when an Amtrak train collided with a vehicle Friday evening in North Hills. (map) At 8:59 p.m., the driver and passenger of the vehicle were driving westbound towards the train tracks in the 16500 block of Roscoe Boulevard, near Hayvenhurst Avenue. According to a news…
CAYCE, SOUTH CAROLINA (February 4, 2017) – An Amtrak train crashed into a CSX freight train in South Carolina on Sunday morning, claiming the lives of two Amtrak employees, according to a local news source. (map) Amtrak train 91, en route from NY to Miami with over 150 people on board, crashed into a CSX…
CAYCE, SOUTH CAROLINA (February 4, 2017) – Two people were killed and 116 were injured when an Amtrak train collided with a stopped freight train in South Carolina early Sunday morning, according to a local news source. (map) The accident happened around 2:35 am on Sunday, February 4th. Amtrak train 91 heading through Cayce, South…
CAYCE, SOUTH CAROLINA (February 4, 2017) – An Amtrak conductor that was killed in a terrible accident on Sunday was identified as 36 year old Michael Cella, according to a local news source. (map) The accident happened early Sunday morning as Amtrak train 91 was en route from New York to Miami. As the train…
DUPONT, WASHINGTON (December 27, 2017) – New information has been released about a tragic derailment in Washington State that killed three people and injured dozens more, according to a local news source. (map) The accident happened early in the morning on December 18th. Amtrak train 501 had just left DuPont, Washington as part of the…
DEAL, NEW JERSEY (December 25, 2017) – A pedestrian was struck by a train and killed on Christmas morning near Sherman Avenue, according to an article by Patch.com. (map) The accident happened around 5:51 am. North Jersey Coast Line train 4708 was traveling between the Allenhurst and Elberon stations when it struck a pedestrian near…
