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NTSB Faults Parade Plans In Fatal Train Collision
MIDLAND (CBSDFW.COM/AP) – After a yearlong investigation, federal investigators are blaming a lack of safety planning for a deadly collision involving a train and a parade float full of veterans in...
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Questions Linger In Texas Train Accident That Killed 4 Veterans
MIDLAND (CBS 11 NEWS) – Sitting inside her North Carolina home, not far from a memorial honoring her husband, Angie Boivin wipes away the tears as she relives November 16, 2012. “We were just, um, on...
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Union Pacific Service Down After Trains Collide
KOSSE (AP) - Union Pacific says it is working to restore train service in rural North Texas after a crash. Company spokeswoman Elizabeth Hutchison says one southbound train collided with another near...
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10 Killed After Texas Prison Bus Skids Off Highway, Hits Train
Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter ODESSA (AP) — A prison bus skidded off an icy Texas highway, slid down an embankment and collided with a passing freight train Wednesday, killing eight inmates and...
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Judge To Rule On Motion To End Midland Veterans Parade Crash Trial
Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter MIDLAND (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — A Midland judge says he will rule next week on a motion from Union Pacific Railroad to end the civil trial involving people who were hurt...
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Judge Puts Action On Hold In Midland Veterans Parade Crash Trial
Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter MIDLAND (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — A West Texas judge has postponed further action in the trial of a lawsuit arising from a collision between a freight train and a...
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Driver Hurt When Train Clips Car In Sachse
Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter SACHSE (CBSDFW.COM) – A train crash in Sachse on Wednesday morning left one person hurt and caused traffic issues for early commuters. It happened at about 9:00...
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Pickup Driver In Lake Dallas Train Crash Dies
Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter LAKE DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – A train with the Denton County Transportation Authority struck a pickup truck shortly before 8:45 a.m. on Thursday morning. It happened...
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Fort Worth Train Hits 18-Wheeler, 3 People Injured
Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – Injuries were reported after a a train crashed into an 18-wheeler in Fort Worth. The accident happened just after 10:30 a.m. at the...
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TRE Train Crashes Into Pickup Driving Along Train Tracks
Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – Using a set of North Texas train tracks as a thoroughfare proved disastrous for two people in Fort Worth. A Trinity Railway Express (TRE)...
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Crews Still Pouring Water On Train Wreckage In Panhandle
Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter UPDATED | June 28, 2016 6:15 PM Fire crews are still pouring water on the flaming wreckage of two freight trains that collided head-on while using the same track...
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Crews Continue Fighting Fire At Texas Train Crash, 3 Still Missing
Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — Crews continued to work trying to smolder a fire at the scene of a train crash that happened Tuesday morning in the Texas panhandle. Three...
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Report: Train Didn’t Heed Stop Signal In Deadly Texas Wreck
Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter DALLAS (AP) — A train failed to heed a stop signal before it barreled head-on into another freight train last month in the Texas Panhandle, killing three,...
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At Least 1 Dead After Commuter Rail Crash In New Jersey
Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter HOBOKEN, N.J. (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — A commuter train plowed into the bustling Hoboken rail station during the morning rush hour Thursday, reportedly killing at least...
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After Fatal Train Crash, Investigators Seek Answers
Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter HOBOKEN, N.J. (AP) — Federal investigators are trying to determine what happened before a New Jersey commuter train barreled through a station and crashed into a...
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Train Service Resumes After Deadly New Jersey Crash
Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter HOBOKEN, N.J. (AP) — Rail service resumed Monday at a New Jersey transit station damaged less than two weeks ago after a train crash that killed a woman on the...
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Bus-Train Wreck That Killed 4 Texans Spurs Call For Rail Safety
Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter JACKSON, Miss. (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — The mayor of the Mississippi city where a train slammed into a bus, killing four Texas tourists, says he will keep working with...
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More Than 40 Injured In Suburban Philadelphia Train Crash
UPPER DARBY, Pa. (CBSNEWS) – More than 40 people were injured when a commuter train crashed into another one that was parked at a station in suburban Philadelphia early Tuesday, transit officials said....
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At Least 3 People Dead After Amtrak Train Derails Onto Washington Interstate
DUPONT, Wash. (AP) — An Amtrak train making the first-ever run along a faster new route hurtled off an overpass at an estimated 80 mph Monday south of Seattle and spilled some of its cars onto the...
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Crash Causes DART Train Delay
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM/1080 KRLD) – A woman was taken to the hospital after she pulled out in front of a DART train in downtown Dallas and was hit. DART Crash (Credit: DART) Mark Ball with DART said the...
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Train Carrying GOP Lawmakers Hits Truck, 1 On Truck Killed
WASHINGTON D.C. (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — A chartered train carrying dozens of GOP lawmakers to a Republican policy retreat in West Virginia struck a garbage truck in a rural Virginia town on Wednesday. No...
View ArticleNews Now: GOP Train Crash & North Texas Fire Danger
We’re following the latest on a crash in Virginia involving a garbage truck and a train that was carrying GOP lawmakers to a retreat. We’re also keeping an eye on fire danger across North Texas.
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GOP Lawmakers Put Medical Skills To Work After Train Crash
CROZET, Va. (AP) — Republican members of Congress with medical experience put their skills to work after a train carrying dozens of them crashed into a garbage truck in rural Virginia, killing one...
View ArticleAmtrak Crash In South Carolina Leaves 2 Dead, Over 100 Hurt
CAYCE, S.C. (AP) — An Amtrak passenger train hurtling through the early morning darkness Sunday slammed into a freight train parked along a siding in South Carolina, killing two Amtrak crew members and...
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Trash Collector Injured In Crash With Train Out Of Hospital
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) – A trash collector who was injured when his truck was hit by a train carrying Republican congressmen through rural Virginia has been released from a hospital after weeks of...
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2 Dead, Several Injured After TRE Train Crashes Into Dump Truck
FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – Two people are dead and 11 others are injured after a crash involving a dump truck and a Trinity Railway Express train in Fort Worth Saturday. Officials said a dump truck was...
View ArticleDeceased Victims In Dump Truck Struck By TRE Train Identified
FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – A man and a woman inside a dump truck were killed Saturday afternoon when it burst into flames after it was struck by a Trinity Railway Express train. The crash also left...
View ArticleTRE Trains Back On Regular Schedule Days After Deadly Crash
FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – Trinity Railway Express (TRE) trains are back operating on a regular schedule — two days after a deadly crash involving a dump truck. At 5:30 a.m. Monday there were no...
View Article4 People Injured After TRE Train Crashes Into 18-Wheeler
HURST (CBSDFW.COM) – An accident involving a Trinity Railway Express (TRE) train and a big rig snarled morning traffic in Tarrant County and sent several people to the hospital. The crash happened just...
View Article6 Injured In Crash Involving TRE Train And 18-Wheeler
FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – Authorities are on the scene of a crash involving a Trinity Railway Express train and an 18-wheeler. At least six people were treated for minor injuries due to the crash. The...
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Cleanup Ongoing After Freight Train Derailment In Aubrey
DENTON COUNTY (CBSDFW.COM) – Authorities are investigating a freight train derailment at South Main and Pecan Street in Aubrey. (photo credit: KTVT Web Dept.) No one was hurt but one home was damaged...
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East Texas Middle Schooler Killed In School Bus Collision With Train
ATHENS, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – A middle school student in Athens, Texas died when a school bus collided with a train around 4:30 p.m. Friday according to the Athens Independent School District. Athens...
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Train Crashes Into 18-Wheeler In Denton County; No Injuries
DENTON COUNTY (CBSDFW.COM) – A train crashed into an 18-wheeler near Rector Road between Denton and Sanger Thursday morning. There were no reports of injuries. The incident happened at around 9:30 a.m....
View ArticlePerson Hit, Killed By TRE Train in Dallas
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – A person was hit and killed by a Trinity Railway Express train in Dallas early Thursday morning, officials say. According to officials, the crash happened at around 4:50 a.m. near...
View ArticleFamilies Of Veterans Killed In Midland Train Accident Turn To US Supreme Court
MIDLAND (CBSDFW.COM) — The families of veterans killed in the 2012 Midland train crash filed a lawsuit today asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review their case claiming it could impact rail safety...
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Injuries Reported After TRE Train Crashes Into Semi Near Downtown Fort Worth
FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – At least two people have been injured after a crash involving a Trinity Railway Express (TRE) train, an 18-wheeler and a pickup. The accident happened around 7:30 a.m. in the...
View Article2 Injured After TRE Train Crashes Into Tractor Trailer
HALTOM CITY, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – Two people have been injured after a Trinity Railway Express train crashed into a tractor trailer Thursday afternoon. The crash happened near Highway 121 and Haltom...
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Fire & Explosion In Texas After 18-Wheeler Carrying Gasoline Collides With Train
CAMERON, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – Officials are still trying to clean up damage and debris from a large explosion and fire in Cameron, Texas that happened after a train and 18-wheeler collided on FM 2095....
View ArticleDART Invested Millions In Security Cameras But Are They Reliable?
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – It was a deadly collision between a car and a Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) train that had as many as 20 mounted cameras. But DART says the only one pointed toward the crash...
View ArticleVIDEO: Train Crashes Into 18-Wheeler In Irving
IRVING, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – A truck driver is okay after Irving police said he tried to beat a train that ended up crashing into his box trailer. A spokesperson for Dallas Area Rapid Transit said a...
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