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On Tuesday, February 24, 2015, in the predawn hours, Metrolink commuter train #102, operated by Amtrak, was en route from Ventura County, California to Los Angeles. As the train approached the South Rice Avenue grade crossing in Oxnard at 5:44 a.m. local time (13:44 UTC ), it collided with a 2005 Ford F-450 pick-up truck that was towing a 2000 ...
The winds blew debris and knocked down power lines, cutting electricity to about 160,000 homes and businesses. BNSF's shutdown began shortly before 1:25 PM Pacific Standard Time and was scheduled to end after 48 hours, affecting Amtrak and Sound Transit trains during the period; freight traffic in the area was not suspended. [50]
Few details were immediately available about the incident. According to Tacoma Police Department , Pacific Avenue was shut down between South 90th and 86th streets. A police spokesperson said the ...
Officers found three people dead in the car after the early-morning crash. Three construction workers on the side of the road were hurt.
Sketch of the accident site. The San Bernardino train disaster (sometimes known as the Duffy Street incident), 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 adjacent to the tracks which was ...
Officers from the Tacoma Police Department hold up a curtain as medical examiners investigate the scene of a pedestrian that was killed in a hit-and-run in the 8800 block of Pacific Avenue on ...
On August 12, 1939, the City of San Francisco train derailed outside of Harney, Nevada, United States, killing 24 and injuring 121 passengers and crew. The derailment was caused by sabotage of the tracks. Despite a manhunt, reward offers, and years of investigation by the Southern Pacific Railroad (SP), the case remains unsolved. [1] [2]
They turned and confronted flames about 100 feet away, Oren, 24, said. The sight of flames sent Beni Oren and his friends running. They ran in a panic, changing directions as they realized the ...