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Veterans Killed In Train Crash Were War Heroes
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — The four veterans killed when a freight train barreled into the parade float they were riding on weren’t ordinary men. Three were Purple Heart recipients who served on the...
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20 Citations In 3 Hours At North Texas Rail Crossing
(credit: Tim Boyle/Getty Images) BURLESON (CBSDFW.COM) – On Thursday authorities “staked out” a North Texas railroad crossing and issued 20 citations in a 3-hour period. The crackdown on drivers trying...
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Midland Train Crash Victims Blame Union Pacific
MIDLAND (AP) - Survivors of last year’s deadly West Texas train collision who are suing Union Pacific Co. say the railroad should not be able to claim that Midland and Midland County are responsible....
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Midland Train Crash Documents To Be Released
(credit: Midland Reporter Telegram) MIDLAND (AP) - The agency looking into last year’s train collision that killed four veterans on a parade float in Texas is set to release documents from its...
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Vets Parade Float Driver Says Train Seemed Still Before Crash
MIDLAND (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — The driver of a float struck by a train in a Texas crash that killed four military veterans told federal investigators that the oncoming train appeared to be stationary....
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Person Killed When TRE Train Hits Car In Irving
(credit: KTVT/KTXA) IRVING (CBSDFW.COM) - Authorities with Dallas Area Rapid Transit are investigating a fatal crash involving a Trinity Railway Express train in Irving. The incident happened at about...
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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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