February 11, 2003 Flat Rock, MI - Illinois Central Railroad (subsidiary of Canadian National Railroad) - 57 years-old Brakeman with 31 years of service was fatally injured when struck by rail cars during a shoving movement. March 12, 2007 - Piketon, OH- A railroad worker was struck and killed by a train Monday in Pike County in southern Ohio, authorities said. The blaze had taken out the lighting system, so their way was lit only by dim flashlights. and UTU conductor Ken LeQuesne were killed in the line of duty on May 14, 2003, as a railroad trestle collapsed under their Canadian National freight train. November 10, 2006 - Baxter CA - Crew members on a runaway maintenance train found themselves on a harrowing ride down a steep Sierra slope as they tried frantically to slam on the brakes before it derailed in a fatal pileup, investigators said Friday. [Note: This accident was the focus for the 2011 RWU "Black Shirt Friday" action]. Fireman William Hosler of Chicago was instantly killed. Anders said the death appeared to be accidental but said all circumstances will be investigated. He was killed Monday as he worked to repair damage to warning lights from an accident earlier in the day at the same location. As the van he was traveling in slowed down for a highway construction zone on Interstate 10, just east of Lake Charles, La., it was rear-ended by an 18-wheeler. Fort Worth, Texas - August 21, 1997 - A runaway Union Pacific train rolled nearly 10 miles with no one aboard and collided head-on with another train, killing two crew members and setting off a spectacular fire as more than 8,000 gallons of diesel fuel leaked from the engines and ignited, authorities said. Brother John Jack Schroeder, 76, died at approximately 9 p.m. in the track area of the Lindenwold Maintenance Facility. September 8, 2011 - CSX conductor Dennis A. Hemme, 59, was crushed to death near Botkins, Ohio, Sept. 8 during a mainline shove of a stalled train. February 4, 1998 - Amtrak C&S trainee killed when struck by train. Metropolitan Transportation Authority police were investigating, Metro-North spokeswoman Marjorie Anders said Saturday. City police officers were called to the 6300 block of Ogdendale Road S.E. The cause of the crash is still under investigation. The men killed in the accident were Guido Vendittoli, 55, of Secaucus, N.J., a track foreman with 35 years of experience who had received PATH awards for work performance, and Nunzio Tinnirello, 48, of Bayonne, N.J., a track laborer who had worked for PATH for 27 years. She was a member of UTU Local 1289 since July 2005. He is survived by his wife, Cassie, and two-year-old daughter. Daniel Boggs was a dedicated and hard working employee who was well liked and, more importantly, well respected by his colleagues." March 28, 2018 Sioux City IA An employee of the Big Soo Terminal was killed in a switching operation with train cars when he was struck and killed by an unmanned rail car. The agency recently issued citations to Rebel Oil for three serious violations and proposed a $11,475 penalty. }, First published on October 13, 2007 / 12:15 PM. The city medical examiner will officially determine the cause of death. R. A. Oertwig, 48 years old at the time of death, a member of BLE Division 778 in Des Moines, Iowa. "I see that picture every day.". 216. Arrow Reload Systems, a truck-to-rail reload company, has a track that connects to CPRs system but the workers are not employed by CPR, said CPR spokesman Kevin Hrysak. July 13, 2010 - Deerfield Mass - Kurt Ward, a 35-year-old UTU member, died following an on-duty accident early July 13 on Pan Am Southern Railway. The canyon surrounding the tunnel remained filled with thick, acrid smoke, however, and until they examined the wreckage, firefighters said, they wouldn't be able to tell whether any trucks had been hauling toxic chemicals.
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