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3 Freight Trains Collide in Texas, 4 Crew Hurt

Three freight trains have collided in Texas, derailing up to 30 cars and leaving four crewmembers hurt including two with critical injuries. The Department of Public Safety says the accident happened before dawn Wednesday just east of Amarillo. Sr. Trooper …

NTSB: Missouri Train Collision Caused $11M in Damage

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 when the UP …

NTSB Blames Crew Error for 2010 Minnesota Train Crash

Crew error likely is to blame for a head-on collision between two Canadian National freight trains that injured all five crew members in northeastern Minnesota in 2010, federal investigators said Tuesday. The National Transportation Safety Board issued its report on …