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During the footage, the southbound train's engineer was seen jumping clear of the locomotive immediately before the collision. [6] [7] October 9, 2006 – The Cactus Train Collision - A BNSF coal train entered an open switch on a spur track which had failed to be realigned, and collided with a stationary train. Both crewmen received minor injuries.
The Federal Railroad Administration's review of BNSF's safety culture also found that the company continues to be held back by some of the same issues that have been common across the industry for ...
Christine Gonzalez Aldeis (born 1952/1953) [1] is an American train engineer.She became the first woman to work as an engineer on a Class 1 railroad. [2]Aldeis was born and raised in El Paso, Texas, where she came from a family that had strong ties to the railroad industry. [3]
Sketch of the accident site. The San Bernardino train disaster (sometimes known as the Duffy Street incident or the 1989 Cajon Pass Runaway), was a combination of two separate but related incidents that occurred in San Bernardino, California, United States: a runaway train derailment on May 12, 1989; and the subsequent failure on May 25, 1989, of the Calnev Pipeline, a petroleum pipeline ...
The Barstow Yard extends above the town of Barstow for almost 5 miles (8.0 km) along the Mojave River and occupies an area of about 600 acres (240 ha). Following the flow of traffic, the track systems of the flat station are divided from west to east into the following track groups: the arriving freight trains are directed into the entry group (approx. 10 tracks) in the west; the mainline ...
Amtrak and BNSF Railway claim a Missouri company that owned and operated the dump truck involved in the crash was negligent. Amtrak and BNSF Railway sue dump truck owner after fatal Missouri train ...
The Genesee & Wyoming formed the company in 2016 to lease a 13.06-mile (21.02 km) BNSF Railway line between Olympia and Belmore. The line primarily carries traffic from Olympia's port facilities. [1] Tacoma Rail had leased the line from 2004 to 2016 but chose not to renew. [2]
A federal jury on Monday said BNSF Railway contributed to the deaths of two people who were exposed to asbestos decades ago when tainted mining material was shipped through a Montana town where ...