Track maintenance engineer Rick McColl, 53, of Hampton, Ont., died after he was struck by a westbound VIA passenger train at 1:10 p.m. April 29, 2007 - New York, NY - The northbound G train hit the workers in the Hoyt Street-Schermerhorn Street station just after 4 p.m. One of them, Marvin Franklin, 55, of St. Albans, Queens, a transit employee for more than 20 years, was apparently dragged half the length of the station and was found dead under the train. Oscar Alfaro, an employee of Bayou City Railroad Contractors for nine years, was discovered by his son who had grown concerned about his father. Somehow he ended up beneath the wheels of the second car. Two locomotives and six cars plunged into a ravine and caught fire. Brother Lewkuc was a member of BLET Division 683 of Chicago. "He was a great artist, a wonderful musician. The Teamsters Canada Rail Conference has called for a coroners inquest and allege in a press release Both men initially survived the crash, and the injuries sustained by the conductor appeared to have been entirely survivable. [Information furnished by his nephew, Stanley S. Mayberry]. Brother Burckhard was a BNSF locomotive engineer and member of BLET Division 695 in Minot, N.D. Brother Rodella joined the BLET in 1974 and Brother Bohler became a member in 2003. . Gerald L. Godbey was the rear brakeman on a stopped train when it was struck by a following train during unusually heavy fog. The SMART TD National Safety Team was dispatched to the scene and is helping the NTSB with the investigation. July 31, 2012 - Mason City IA - Trainman Georgiy Soloviyov, 35, became the fourth UTU rail member killed on duty in 2012 following a Union Pacific yard accident at Mason City, Iowa, July 31. Mike Honigsberg, emergency management director for neighboring Garfield County, said Brother Pendarvis and Conductor Williams were heroes for their last-second attempts to halt the train. Selma, NC - 5/16/94 " Derailment of The Silver Meteor Amtrak Train 87 following Collision with Intermodal Trailer from CSXT Train 176". Police said Michnick hit his head before falling into the St. Johns River and disappearing beneath the surface for about five minutes. Another video Sullivan saw online capturing the aftermath of a car striking and killing 75-year-old Edward Brandseth, of Bolingbrook prompted her to reach out to his family, too. 28. January 22, 2009 - Meteor Crater AZ - A freight train struck and killed a worker operating a jackhammer on the railroad tracks near Meteor Crater this morning. Johnson said a maintenance crew had closed one direction of thetracks, so all trains were using the San Francisco-bound tracks when the collision happened. Two other sources said a safe work zone had been created by dispatchers remotely blocking trains from entering the area. He was last seen by co-workers at about 5 that night as he left the field to return to the shop. Brother Charles B. Firefighters estimated that at least 15 trucks were involved. Company spokesman Patrick Waldron says the death is under investigation. June 29, 2006. He loved spending time with his family. Every feature of SPC Wheelers home can be controlled through a tablet or a smart device. Dugald, Manitoba. "And it hit the lamppost at high speeds into the driver's door where I was sitting and the lamppost came through the car. 2 on the CSXT Big Bayou Canot Bridge". June 30, 2007 - Ft McMurray, Alberta - Darina Valentik was a small woman just 115 pounds and a shade over five feet tall. He worked as a systems analyst for Unisys in Blue Bell, Pa. for 30 years. September 4, 2015 Auburn, IN - An employee of a firm doing contract work for the CSX railroad company on its double-tracked main line through Auburn, IN was struck and killed at about 11:25 A.M. by a moving CSX train. Brother Beckman was a member of Local 243 in Ft. Worth, Texas, for 19 years. The driver of the truck, Henry Blount, also died. All Rights Reserved. Instead, the devoted father and husband decided to continue working a few extra years to provide for his family. The collision killed 21 people: 17 Canadian soldiers en route to the Korean War and the two-man locomotive crew of each train. BALTIMORE (WJZ) -- A collision between tractor-trailers in the Fort McHenry Tunnel on Southbound I-95 closed multiple lanes on Tuesday, the Baltimore firefighter's union said. They were backing the train loaded with coke toward other empty hopper cars, said Deputy Coroner Phillip Russell. Carrizozo, N.M. -- February 21, 2004 -- Two BLET members killed in collision of two UP trains. He is survived by his wife, Cassie, and two-year-old daughter. Both CN workers had made arrangements that the tracks would be clear for approximately 15 to 20 minutes to get scheduled maintenance done," said Saliba. Jarrett Lee Erhart, 27 of Berlin NJ, died while working on a transformer. Now she's been linked to a cult and a serial killer, Replica French chateau with 98 rooms is hidden in Bay Area suburb, After 35 years missing, an Air Force captain mysteriously reappeared in the Bay Area, Your Privacy Choices (Opt Out of Sale/Targeted Ads). Saliba said police do not expect to lay charges. June 1, 2020 - Surrey, British Columbia A Canadian National Railway employee died during switching operations at the CN rail yard in Surrey. First, she needed money. He is survived by a wife and two children. (Radio-Canada) Gagnon, 45, was found on Saturday morning inside the trains engine room, inside the lead locomotive that ended up completely submerged in the Moisie River. Tunnel to Towers Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit registered in the US under EIN: 02-0554654. Signal maintainer Louis Moore was on a walkway inside the tunnel called a bench wall when he tumbled onto the tracks as the Jamaica-bound E train was approaching Astorias 46th St. station, transit sources said. Kevin Lee Eskew of Williamsburg was killed on Wednesday at 3 a.m. after being struck by a train. Rodella and Bohler were both members of BLET Division 192 in El Paso, Texas. Hardin was taken to Advocate South Suburban Hospital where he was pronounced dead. 2020 News report about release of NTSB report. Three employees of the railroad, who were occupying the control compartment of the lead locomotive unit at the time of the accident, and the driver of the motortruck received fatal injuries from the burning gasoline. The cause of death was listed as multiple blunt force trauma and Kelley said the body would be sent to the State Medical Examiners Office on Sunday for an autopsy. June 6, 2003 Kingsport, TN - CSX Transportation, Incorporated - 35 years-old Brakeman with 3 years of service - during a backing maneuver to dock his trailer, a Tractor-Trailer Operators vehicle jack-knifed into the side of a railroad switching movement, striking, pinning, and fatally injuring the Brakeman, who was riding the northeast corner side ladder of the lead rail car. Less than three weeks into the job, on the morning of June 30, she faced trouble. Liebold was working on the rail line south of the Little Woods community when the northbound train hit him after 6 a.m., she said. August 12, 1996 - Edson, Alberta - "Head on Collision of Canadian National Freight Train and Runaway Cars near Edson, Alberta". SPC Jason Wheeler and his wife Kristi and son Nicholas were escorted to their mortgage-free. Saint-Laurent Subdivision, Langelier Spur, Saint-Lonard, Quebec. The NTSB is investigating and issued a preliminary report. Tornado hits Virginia Beach, damaging up to 100 homes Revelstoke British Columbia - December 22, 2004 - Gary Kinakin was fatally injured when he was struck by a train, on the Mountain subdivision after he exited his equipment. November 8, 2017 - Montreal Quebec - Details are sketchy but the Transportation Safety Board is investigating an accident at the Canadain Pacific Railroad Cote Saint-Luc rail yard where a CP employee, Dimitrios Bakirtzis, was struck and killed while working the St-Luc yard assignment. As they passed an incinerated beer truck, a few cans of Miller exploded, and a slight sour smell cut through the nauseating air, the Gazette reported. Dawn Valles holds the motorcycle helmet of her deceased daughter, 21-year-old Miranda Valles, in Miranda's room in their Downers Grove home on Sept. 14, 2016. Green was 54 years old. The accident took place between 11:15 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. {C}{C}{C}Bankston was once a contestant on the CBS show Survivor. The two killed were Michael Kempf, 54, of Savannah, Ga., and Michael Cella, 36, of Orange Park, Fla. Kempf was the Amtrak engineer and Cella was the conductor. Member of Division 97. My sentence is what I go to sleep with and what I wake up with.". Learn more in our Privacy Policy. Traffic camera footage shows a BMW speeding into the tunnel, striking a freeway barrier . Assistant Engineer, Randall L. Moses, 43 yrs. According to Facebook's community standards, the company removes "graphic images when they are shared for sadistic pleasure or to celebrate or glorify violence." Thank you for posting these accident articles on your site. September 26, 1969 Riverdale IL A 128 car Illinois Central coal train collided with the rear of a stopped IC automobile train. Brother Hall hired out in 1995 and joined the BLET on January 29, 1999. Train TV-77 had an engineer and a conductor. About 1,800 are leased to various companies. Assistant Engineer, Robert Brooks Woodward, Sr., 41 yrs. FRA - 2006 RAILROAD EMPLOYEE FATALITIES: CASE STUDIES AND ANALYSIS. Total damage was estimated to be about $8.6 million. April 24, 2018- Bowie MD An Amtrak engineering employee was killed when he was struck by Amtrak No. Post or read reviews for Jason Tunnell There was some sort of miscommunication, the source said. At his time of departure, he was also Local C hairman of Division 537 in Fort Wayne, IN. About 7 p.m., Harrison was with another Centergas employee and a tow-truck driver just west of Farm-to-Market Road 2373 and U.S. Highway 60, where they were trying to free a truck that was hung up on the north side of the tracks. Brother John Jack Schroeder, 76, died at approximately 9 p.m. in the track area of the Lindenwold Maintenance Facility. Deputies said Limon was suffering from obvious trauma to his upper body and was pronounced dead at the scene. The operator of the machine which struck Hadfield later pleaded guilty to manslaughter. An autopsy will be performed to find the cause of death. Authorities say Bernard T. Burrows, 58, of Stanton, Del., was on the CSX bridge over the Susquehanna River when he fell at approximately 2:20 p.m. "It's being treated as an occupational fatality," said Sgt. He was killed Monday as he worked to repair damage to warning lights from an accident earlier in the day at the same location. (For what its worth, one major law came out of the Caldecott Tunnel fire: Trucks carrying hazardous materials, such as gasoline, can only use the tunnel between 3 a.m. and 5 a.m. each day. CSX spokesman Gary Sease said the fatal accident happened during a routine switching movement, with no initial indication of any improper action. June 15, 2020 Port Edward, British Columbia A Canadian National Railway conductor died while working in switching operations in the Port Edward CN rail yard located just south of Prince Rupert. It's so raw.". He married Sara E. Puerto Flores on March 1, 1996 in Honduras. The four-car train ran by the station platform and continued about 470 feet into the Metrorail yard north of the station, where it struck a standing, unoccupied subway train that was awaiting assignment. October 30, 2016 -- Artesia, MS - Conductor Christopher Ross Hubbard, 36, of Cottondale, Alabama, died on the railroad tracks at about 10:30 a.m. Hubbard - who worked for the Alabama & Southern Railroad - was on the ground instructing the engineer of a freight train. We have no paid staff or officers. June 6, 2018 Truxton AZ An employee of Herzog Rail Services was killed when the Herzog train he was working collided with a Burlington Northern train in a remote canyon. Steve stopped his Ford pickup and ran out into the road. Kelso, WA - 11/11/93 "Head-on-Collision and Derailment of Burlington Northern Freight with Union Pacific Freight Train". "They probably prevented another major catastrophe." Sullivan learned her friend Steven Thomas had been gravely injured in a motorcycle crash when a photo taken just afterward appeared in her Facebook feed. One for not furnishing and a place of employment free from recognized hazards that could likely cause death or serious physical harm to employees and the other for hand tools or equipment were not kept in a safe condition. AAdvantage North American; agent for North American Van Lines. January 12, 2010 - OAKVILLE, Ontario, Canada A 42-year-old Hamilton railway worker crushed between two boxcars at the Ford Plant late Monday died early today. Contreras told the paper that the chassis of the truck was fused to the highway floor by the intense heat of the fire, which had "melted the truck's hubcaps into puddles. The victim has been identified by the BC Coroners Service as Bryan Johannes Giesbrecht, 30, from Dawson Creek. Rychwalski, who had worked for the railroad since 2005, was airlifted to a hospital, where he died a short time later. NTSB Report. July 27, 2012 - Ash Fork, AZ - A BNSF Railway employee was killed Friday morning when the worker drove a high-rail truck into a parked train north of Ash Fork. Rossville, KS - July 2, 1997 - Engineer Michael E. Brown, 46, was killed in a collision of two Union Pacific Railroad trains. Engineer, Alfonso S. De Bonis, 47 yrs. We mourn with the family of Jason Tunnel for this great loss. Monday evening dozens of locals gathered at Papa Joe's Bayside in Panama City to pray for the recovery of Jason Tunnell, who suffered serious head injuries in a car accident earlier this month.. He and his wife, Grace, were looking forward to retirement and had just purchased a retirement home in Florida. His kitchen cabinets are designed to allow him easy access to plates, cups, and bowls and his stove is specially designed to be height adjusted to his wheelchair. One additional employee survived with injuries and was taken to an area hospital. NTSB REPORT, July 25, 2015 - Homewood IL - A CN Conductor, Ryan D. Edwards of Schererville, IN, died in a yard switching accident at the Canadian National Markham Yard in Homewood. The train continued moving and then the car Bankston was on shifted. John Hadfield, 28 of Paoli, OK was standing in front of his machine loading supplies when he was struck by another lag-screw machine. The truck driver had just filled his tanker with propane at the Conoco-Phillips LP underground storage facility south of Medford before the accident. Unfortunately, according to OSHA statistics, there are an average of 13 on-the-job fatalities in the entire U.S. workforce each day. July 11, 2006 Memphis, TN Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation (BNSF) 52 year-old car inspector with 23 years, 10 months of service was struck by on-track equipment while searching for a defective rail car. Brother Bailey, 51, began working for Union Pacific in 1978 and joined the BLE in 1992. When I open my eyes, I still see her blood on the tracks.. David J. Gairo, 71, of North Cape May, was working in the locomotive near Railroad Avenue at the train station in Tuckahoe when he fell shortly after noon on Friday, Nov. 27. Jody Allen Herstine, 37, was using the waist-strapped remote-control device, which moves trains without the need of a conductor on board, to operate two locomotives shortly before 1 a.m. at the Union Pacific railyards on the near East Side when he was run over. Your email address will not be published. He suffered catastrophic damage to his body sustaining critical injuries to both legs, shattered his L4s and L5s in his spine, suffered a traumatic brain injury when he struck his head on the ground, and also sustained severe cone and rod issues in his eyes that left him legally blind. It's nice to know that people are rasing awareness with my grandfathers story.
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