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• Pickup crashes into train

  May 22, 2013 10:40 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Sheriff's deputies said a truck collided with a train this morning in the northern part of East Baton Rouge Parish. The crash happened just before 5 a.m. near Thomas Rd., north of the Scotlandville area. At least one person was transported from the scene. There's... more »

• Conn. train derailment slows down commuters

  May 20, 2013 8:46 AM

  HARTFORD, Conn. - Railroad officials in Connecticut say the morning commute is going as well as can be expected following Friday's train collision that that injured 72 people and has shut down service. Metro-North is using a fleet of 120 buses at the Bridgeport train station to help rail... more »

• Mom saves the day

  May 15, 2013 8:01 PM

  PHILADELPHIA- A 14-month old girl got a cut on the head and went to the hospital after her quick-thinking mom rescued her from the tracks of a train station in west Philadelphia. Surveillance video shows the girl's stroller rolling off the platform and falling onto the tracks. Her mom jumped... more »

• NY suit: County used son's remains to train dogs

  April 13, 2013 10:40 AM

  LOCKPORT, N.Y. - A western New York family is suing an upstate county after the coroner there took a piece of their son's body for use in a dog-training exercise. Thirty-two-year-old Roger Dunn died last spring in an auto wreck in Cambria. After the crash, Niagara County Coroner Russell Jackman... more »

• BREC employee disciplined, others trained after train snafu

  April 2, 2013 9:52 PM

  BATON ROUGE- A BREC spokesperson said an employee was disciplined after a WBRZ News 2 report about a mishap with the train that circles the city's zoo. The employee's name was not released. Last week, a man on the train when the incident happened said the train operator... more »

• Man blames train crash at zoo on "texting" Play Video

  March 28, 2013 9:39 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A Florida man vacationing in Baton Rouge says a woman texting while operating a train at the zoo led to it crashing into a gate in the middle of the tracks. Robert Walker, his wife and his two daughters went to BREC Zoo on Sunday and... more »

• DeQuincy man dies after collision with train

  March 28, 2013 8:03 AM

  DEQUINCY, La. - Authorities say an 81-year-old DeQuincy man was killed in a collision involving a Kansas City Southern train and a pick-up truck. DeQuincy police say Curtis Sandifer died Wednesday after his pickup was struck at a railroad crossing. Phillips says the vehicle was dragged about a half... more »

• One person severely injured, driver questioned after train and truck collide

  March 18, 2013 10:04 PM

  BATON ROUGE- Police released more information about a train-truck collision that happened Monday evening. The driver of a pick-up is being questioned; the passenger is in the hospital with severe injuries. Police said the truck pulled into the path of the train, and the two smashed into each... more »

• Occupants trapped in vehicle, train collision

  March 18, 2013 8:28 PM

  BATON ROUGE- A train and vehicle collided Monday evening, trapping the occupants of the vehicle. First responders arrived at the scene at the intersection of Airline Highway and Choctaw shortly before 8:30 p.m., and have not been able to release the number of possible victims, but have said people... more »

• Canadian National Railway train derails in Miss.

  February 22, 2013 2:11 PM

  JACKSON, Miss. -Several cars from a freight train derailed Friday morning near Jackson, Mississippi, that's according to Canadian National Railway officials. The derailment happened about 6:45 a.m. on tracks that run parallel to I-55 south through Hinds County. The derailment is affecting trains running between Jackson and New... more »

• 29-year-old dies in collision with freight train Play Video

  December 12, 2012 8:41 PM

  WALKER- A 29-year-old woman was killed when she drove her car into the path of a freight train Wednesday afternoon. Walker Police said Laraye London-Phillips died after she was airlifted to an area hospital. London-Phillips was from Denham Springs. London-Phillips was hit as she turned from Florida Boulevard onto... more »

• Train, vehicle collide in Walker

  December 12, 2012 5:15 PM

  WALKER - Authorities in Livingston Parish say a train collided with another vehicle this afternoon in Walker. Walker Police said it happened at at Sunland Drive and Florida Blvd. A department spokesperson said there were injuries, but couldn't say how many people were hurt or how badly. Police... more »

• Deadly train-parade float crash in Texas probed

  November 16, 2012 9:23 AM

  DALLAS - Federal officials are joining investigators in West Texas to look into why a freight train slammed into a parade float carrying wounded veterans, killing four people and injuring 17 others. Witnesses described a harrowing scene Thursday afternoon as the Union Pacific locomotive beard down on the decorated... more »

• 4 dead, 17 hurt when train hits Texas vets parade

  November 15, 2012 10:31 PM

  MIDLAND, Texas (AP) - Authorities say four people are dead and 17 others are injured after a train slammed into a parade float headed to a West Texas event honoring wounded veterans. Union Pacific spokesman Tom Lange says the eastbound train was sounding its horn before it hit the float... more »

• Four dead after train hits wounded veterans parade

  November 15, 2012 6:28 PM

  MIDLAND, Texas - Authorities say four people are dead and 17 others are injured after a train slammed into a parade float headed to a West Texas event honoring wounded veterans. City of Midland spokesman Ryan Stout says the crash happened at a Union Pacific railroad crossing around 4:30 p.m.... more »

• City of New Orleans train returning to NO Monday

  September 7, 2012 9:12 AM

  NEW ORLEANS - Amtrak says the City of New Orleans passenger train will pull into its namesake city on Monday - the first time since Aug. 27, when service was suspended because of Hurricane Isaac. It says daily service from Chicago will start and end in Memphis through Sunday.... more »

• Crews examine rails in Ohio train crash investigation

  July 12, 2012 7:18 AM

  COLUMBUS, Ohio - Investigators say a train that partly derailed and exploded in Columbus, Ohio, was traveling below the speed limit before the crash, and its operators noticed no problems with the track as they approached the curve where it happened. The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating what... more »

• Ohio freight train derails, causing fiery blast

  July 11, 2012 7:22 AM

  COLUMBUS, Ohio - A freight train derailment and explosion in Columbus, Ohio, has authorities evacuating a mile-wide area of the city as they try to contain the blaze and determine what's burning. Norfolk Southern says it appears about 11 cars of a southbound train derailed around 2 a.m. today near... more »

• Fund set up for girl killed by train Play Video

  May 2, 2012 5:13 PM

  GONZALES - A fund is set up to help the family of a 7-year-old girl hit and killed by a train in Gonzales Tuesday night. Capitol One is accepting donations at any branch under the name "Shawn'Kell Patterson." Patterson was playing at a park near Toby Street around 6:00... more »

• Fire Chief: Wreck today worst he's seen at crossing Play Video

  April 30, 2012 3:33 PM

  WEST BATON ROUGE PARISH - Trying to save a few minutes may have caused a brutal train wreck in Erwinville, which the driver of a flat bed truck narrowly escaped. "This is one of worst ones we've worked at this crossing," Erwinville Fire Chief Robby Smith said. The... more »

• La. ranks 4th in train-vehicle crashes, injuries

  March 6, 2012 9:26 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Louisiana recorded fewer vehicle-train collisions and fatalities last year, but the number of related injuries rose slightly. That's according to preliminary 2011 data from the Federal Railroad Administration. Louisiana Operation Lifesaver said Monday the state ranked fourth nationally in the number of collisions and fourth in injuries... more »

• Caddo Parish train accident claims woman's life

  March 5, 2012 7:22 AM

  SHREVEPORT - The Caddo Parish Sheriff's Office investigated a train accident that claimed a woman's life Sunday evening. Officials say the accident happened about 6:30 p.m. on a Union Pacific railroad track that crosses Bert Kouns Industrial Loop and runs behind subdivisions on the west side of Youree Drive... more »

• Video: Train stops inches from hitting car Play Video

  February 22, 2012 11:41 PM

  BATON ROUGE- A video posted to YouTube shows many people's nightmare: a car stopped on railroad tracks as a freight train approaches. Eventhough the horn is blasting, the vehicle doesn't leave the College Drive crossing. Luckily, the train stops with-in inches of hitting the car. At one point,... more »

• Union Pacific expanding in south Louisiana

  February 14, 2012 1:35 PM

  Union Pacific is expanding its presence in South Louisiana. The railroad company says it will build a new support yard in St. James Parish, and build more track between Livonia and Addis. The expansion is scheduled to be finished by the end of 2012. Company officials say... more »

• Local inmates training dogs for the handicapped

  February 2, 2012 2:44 PM

  JACKSON - Inmates at Dixon Correctional Institute are helping some dogs get a new "leash" on life. The puppies stay for 16 months and get domestic training. They are then sent to Orlando, and given to handicapped people. This saves the person receiving the dogs the expense of... more »

• 'Soul Train' founder Don Cornelius commits suicide

  February 1, 2012 9:29 AM

  LOS ANGELES - Los Angeles police say Don Cornelius, creator of the long-running TV dance show "Soul Train," shot himself to death Wednesday morning at his home. Officers responding to a report of a shooting found the 75-year-old at his Mulholland Drive home at around 4 a.m. A coroner says... more »

• Train and SUV collision traps 4, injures 1

  November 14, 2011 5:22 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A train collided with an SUV this morning after the driver parked the vehicle on the tracks, according to Baton Rouge Police. Cpl. L'Jean McKneely said the female driver was partially ejected when the train hit her vehicle and was taken to a local hospital. A... more »

• Train and SUV collision traps 4, injures 1

  November 14, 2011 8:37 AM

  BATON ROUGE - A train collided with an SUV this morning after the driver parked the vehicle on the tracks, according to Baton Rouge Police. Cpl. L'Jean McKneely said the female driver was partially ejected when the train hit her vehicle and was taken to a local hospital. A... more »

• Former SU coach dies in train collision

  October 16, 2011 1:00 PM

  BATON ROUGE- Former Southern University strength and conditioning coach,Thomas Hall, died after a collision with a train early Sunday morning. The Baton Rouge native, who was also known to friends as "Zeus," was a strength and conditioning coach at Alcorn State University at the time of his death. ... more »

• Police say man stabs woman, then stands in front of train

  August 7, 2011 10:09 AM

  LAFAYETTE - Authorities say a 29-year-old Duson man stabbed his girlfriend, then stood in front of an oncoming train and was killed. Kip Judice of the Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office says Gregory Redondo never tried to avoid the train. Reports say Rayne police were called to a stabbing about 11... more »

• Spilled Potatoes won't be Wasted

  July 13, 2011 7:36 PM

  Needy families in Delaware can thank a crash between a train and a truck hauling potatoes for some of the food on their tables. The crash happened in Milford and the potatoes were put into a dump truck after they spilled. The state transportation department didn't want them to go... more »

• Police: Same train, same day, two wrecks

  July 8, 2011 2:03 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Authorities say the same train was involved in two different wrecks today in Baton Rouge and Denham Springs. Police say both times vehicles failed to yield to warnings from the trains, and drivers in both incidences were not seriously injured. The first wreck was reported... more »

• Driver hit by train dies from injuries

  May 31, 2011 3:48 PM

  DONALDSONVILLE - An Ascension Parish driver has died after he was hit by a train he was trying to outrun, according to Louisiana State Police. Trooper Russell Graham said Jeremy Brassett, 31, of Prairieville was hit by the train at a crossing on LA 70 around 6 p.m. Monday.... more »

• Prairieville man dies after train crash

  May 30, 2011 4:11 AM

  DONALDSONVILLE- A Prairieville man is dead after his truck was struck by a train in Ascension Parish. It happened on LA-70 at LA-3089 around 6 p.m. Saturday. Investigators say Jeremy Brassette was driving a truck when he tried to beat the train across the tracks. That's when he... more »

• Man clings to life after train crash

  May 29, 2011 1:24 PM

  DONALDSONVILLE- A man is clinging to life in Ascension Parish after his truck was struck by a train. It happened on LA-70 LA-3089 around 6 p.m. Saturday. Investigators say Jeremy Brassett, 31, was driving a truck when he tried to beat the train across the tracks. That's when... more »

• Railway over Bonnet Carre Spillway reopened

  May 27, 2011 4:24 PM

  NEW ORLEANS - A flood-damaged railroad bridge west of New Orleans has been repaired and reopened. Canadian National Railway spokesman Patrick Waldron said repairs were completed Friday morning and the bridge was opened after an inspection Friday afternoon. Debris hitting a pier supporting the bridge over the Bonnet... more »

• Church members train with sheriff's deputies

  January 23, 2011 10:39 AM

  BOSSIER CITY, La.- Members of Bossier Parish churches trained with sheriff's deputies Saturday to prepare themselves for the unlikely event someone might threaten their congregations with violence. In the first of several planned Church Security Training Sessions at the Bossier sheriff's gun range, the 20 trainees sat through several... more »

• Road could be closed until Thursday after train hits truck

  October 19, 2010 5:56 PM

  Highway 416 in Pointe Coupee Parish could be closed until Thursday after a train hit a sugar cane truck this morning. A resident outside of Glynn said at least five cars were derailed by the crash. According to Louisiana State Police, the driver of the truck had several... more »

• Man dies when struck by train in Jennings

  October 11, 2010 6:51 AM

  Jennings police say a 43-year-old man was struck and killed by a train. Police say Russell Anthony Carrier of Lafayette was struck early Sunday morning by a Burlington Northern Santa Fe train. Carrier was visiting family in the area and had left a local bar and, for whatever reason, ended... more »

• Man booked with causing Sept. 10 train wreck

  September 29, 2010 8:34 AM

  Acadia Parish sheriff's deputies arrested a Morse man accused of being at fault in the Sept. 10 Amtrak train wreck near Crowley that injured 14 people on board the train. Marlon Broussard was booked on driving under the influence of a controlled dangerous substance and failure to stop at a... more »

• Train crash in Scotlandville

  September 28, 2010 5:28 AM

  Baton Rouge police are investigating the details of a train crash in North Baton Rouge. A car was hit by a train on Scotlandville Avenue just after midnight Tuesday. Police haven't released any detailed information at this time. There's no word if the driver of the car was injured... more »

• Train crash in Tangipahoa Parish

  September 20, 2010 9:22 AM

  Tangipahoa Parish deputies are investigating a train crash on Buckles Lane in Tickfaw. Deputies say Tashanta Vaughn was traveling on Buckles Lane when she didn't yield at a railroad crossing, and was hit by an Amtrak passenger train. There were no injuries reported. Vaughn was cited for failing to yield... more »

• Crews shoot scene from Coppola movie in Amite

  September 16, 2010 6:10 AM

  Amite residents may be able to see their train and police stations in Francis Ford Coppola's adaptation of "On the Road" by novelist Jack Kerouac. The Daily Star of Hammond reports that Northeast Central Avenue in downtown Amite was closed to traffic and pedestrians early Tuesday, as the outdoor area... more »

• Car-train collision kills 2 near Ada

  September 13, 2010 7:27 AM

  State police say a man and a woman from Morehouse Parish were killed in a car-train collision near Ada in Bienville Parish. Troopers say the accident occurred Sunday at a crossing just off U.S. Highway 80. Investigators identified the victims as 63-year-old Tommy Jones Jr. and his passenger, 62-year-old Martha... more »

• 14 injured in train collision with semi near Crowley

  September 10, 2010 2:40 PM

  Authorities said an Amtrak train crashed into a tractor trailer rig near Crowley on Friday, sending 14 people to area hospitals with minor injuries. Amtrak spokesman Marc Magliari said the Sunset Limited - en route from Los Angeles to New Orleans - hit a grain trailer that had failed to... more »

• Train crash injures one in Tangipahoa Parish

  August 25, 2010 2:40 PM

  The Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office is investigating a crash where an 18 Wheeler collided with Freight Train. It happened around 12:45 p.m. on Wednesday near Diamond B Construction and the Anderson Road crossing. The big rig, which was reportedly hauling asphalt, hit the train while exiting the plant.... more »

• 29 freight cars derail in New Orleans

  August 10, 2010 7:27 AM

  Investigators are trying to find the cause of a 29-car derailment of a freight train in New Orleans. No injuries were reported from Monday's accident. A fire department spokesman says tank cars involved in the wreck apparently were empty. The rest of the derailment involved hopper cars. more »

• Train derails in New Orleans

  July 19, 2010 5:57 PM

  A train has derailed in old Algiers near the Crescent City Connection and the Mississippi River levee. Police had no details, but the Times-Picayune on Monday reported no one was injured when a Union Pacific/New Orleans Gulf Coast train had several cars jump the track and overturn Monday morning.... more »

• Train derails in St. John the Baptist Parish

  July 16, 2010 12:16 PM

  A train derailed in St. John the Baptist Parish this morning at crossing LA 3217 and LA 628. Both lanes on the roads are closed to investigate and clean the accident. Roads will remain closed until Tuesday. Motorists should use LA 44 or LA 628 as detours. more »

• Train strikes, kills man in Shreveport

  July 12, 2010 6:36 AM

  Police say an unidentified man was killed when he was struck by a train in downtown Shreveport. Investigators say the accident happened at 9:26 p.m. Sunday on the railroad trestle that crosses the Red River between the Texas Street and Interstate 20 bridges. Police and the coroner's office are working... more »

• Vermilion Parish Train Derailment

  July 8, 2010 11:15 AM

  A train has derailed on Highway 14, near Erath, in Vermilion Parish. Details are preliminary, but News-2 has learned the bridge collapsed as the freight train crossed causing it to derail. Police say, the cargo was either rice, or nothing at all. No reports of injuries, but... more »

• Train conductor killed in robbery

  June 20, 2010 1:10 PM

  New Orleans (AP) - New Orleans police say a conductor was shot and killed during a robbery on a freight train that had stopped for other rail traffic in New Orleans. The westbound CSX train was waiting for permission to move forward on the Norfolk Southern Railroad tracks about... more »

• Four kids killed in train accident

  June 18, 2010 10:16 PM

  Four brothers and sisters are dead after a crash between a train and a van. The kids were 12, 13, 16 and 18. The 18-year-old was the driver and was seven months pregnant. The crash happened along Highway 51, north of Independence, on an Amtrak line that's had multiple... more »

• Elderly woman killed in car-train crash

  May 9, 2010 4:59 PM

  An elderly woman is dead and a man is hospitalized after their car slammed into a train, rupturing a fuel tank on the train's engine, at a crossing in Shreveport. Police identified the woman as 86-year-old Marion Hirsch, of Shreveport. She was in the back seat of a car... more »

• Amtrak launches podcast for Sunset Limited

  April 13, 2010 5:28 AM

  Passengers riding on Amtrak's Sunset Limited long-distance train between New Orleans and Los Angeles can now download a podcast which provides information about the areas they are traveling through on the train. The free podcast includes 100, three-minute points of interest, including history, attractions and natural features. Topics range from... more »

• Opelousas road closed to right derailed train

  February 18, 2010 9:51 AM

  Part of Louisiana Highway 749, known in Opelousas as Railroad Ave., is closed while crews work to right a derailed freight train. Jim Herring of Union Pacific Railroad Co. says the 10 cars were carrying rocks for railroad track beds when they derailed Tuesday evening. Police Chief Perry Gallow said... more »

• Deadly commuter train crash in Belgium

  February 15, 2010 7:29 AM

  Belgian rail officials say that two commuter trains have collided head-on at rush hour in a Brussels suburb, killing as many as 11 people. The impact peeled away the front of one train car and threw at least one other off the tracks, causing amputations and other severe injuries. Train... more »

• Mystery: driver missing after truck hits train

  January 28, 2010 8:22 PM

  A sheriff's deputy says he hasn't seen a case like this in 20-years. The keys were in the ignition of a pickup that hit a freight train in Standwood, Washington but there's no sign of the driver or any trauma. The truck hit a rail car from the rear and... more »