The accident remains under investigation. Brother Watts was born Jan. 1, 1968, in Chicago. He was a member of Local #2409 of BMWED-AT&SF. A Board of Inquiry-- an independent review panel -- has been convened by the NYC Transit Office of System Safety to investigate the circumstances of this incident and to establish cause. Harsh had sustained a laceration to the back of his head, according to the medical examiners office. Like many issues involving new technology, she said, "It's tricky to come up with one set of rules to govern this.". old at time of death, employed with New Jersey Transit RR. He was identified by police as Steven Sebastian, 60, of Castle Rock. But, for many longtime Bay Area residents, its the unshakeable memories of April 7, 1982 when seven people died in the tunnel that haunt every trip from Oakland to Orinda. State Sen. Ira Silverstein, a Chicago Democrat, met with Sullivan recently to discuss her idea to enact a law banning the recording of photos and video of dead or severely injured people at crash sites. - "Engineer Killed as a loaded log truck hits CN-IC train at a grade crossing". New Orleans -- June 25, 2004 -- BLET member dies in collision with gasoline tanker truck. Or you can contact the National Association of Retired & Veteran Railroad Employees (NARVRE) HERE. 2023 E. Michael Grossman, All rights reserved. December 9, 2012 - St Charles, VA - Virginia State Police are investigating a Kentucky mans death that was caused when a CSX train derailed late Sunday night in Lee County and landed on a vehicle parked next to it. When I close my eyes, I see her blood on the tracks, her mother says. February 4, 2019 Field BC, Canada Three Canadian Pacific (CP) employees were killed when their train derailed and plunged off a bridge into icy water. The accident was believed to have happened when a large load of logs rolled away from the reload yard and collided into a backhoe and rail maintenance care where the men were working. Brother Gallis died as a result of his train hitting a track wash out. The crew became trapped in the tanker and lost oxygen, but one worker managed to escape and call for help. Debbie Dickerson, 42 years old at the time of her death, was a member of BLE Division 114 (Waterloo, Iowa). Required fields are marked *. Somehow he ended up beneath the wheels of the second car. He was a member of UTU Local 923 at Dalhart, Texas. At the time of the accident, weather conditions were clear with light winds and a temperature of 76 Fahrenheit. She was a member of UTU Local 166 at Salt Lake City, Utah. October 4, 2018 Cheyenne WY Two Union Pacific Railroad train crew members were killed when a moving eastbound freight train struck the rear end of a stopped eastbound freight train 18 miles west of Cheyenne. February 3, 2005 - Granite City IL - A 46 year old US Steel switchman was killed at the Granite City plant. Conducting was the perfect position for her to exude her extroverted personality, work with/interact with people, and to spread pure joy and excitement amongst each and every co-worker and train passenger she encountered. Milhouse, a member of Local 1053, in Selma, Ala., was burned when his train encountered a burning trestle in Clarke County, then ground to a stop directly over the fire. The engineer and head brakeman on the striking train were killed. The left-front side of train TV-77s lead locomotive unit, CR 5016, struck the Ditch Diggers conveyor belt which was extending across track 1. Rossville, KS - July 2, 1997 - Engineer Michael E. Brown, 46, was killed in a collision of two Union Pacific Railroad trains. (Stacey Wescott / Chicago Tribune). Thompson was Crose's girlfriend, said Wanda Shepard,Crose's cousin. Brother Rodella joined the BLET in 1974 and Brother Bohler became a member in 2003. Flint Wayne Harrison and Dereck James "DJ" Harrison left Kay Ricks to die and went to a fast-food drive-thru, prosecutors said in charges filed Tuesday. Engineers, F.H. The collision killed 21 people: 17 Canadian soldiers en route to the Korean War and the two-man locomotive crew of each train. Carney could not be reached for comment. }, First published on October 13, 2007 / 12:15 PM. Greg Mercer. Engineer of train 277, Richard A. Hardin was not an employee of the rail yard, but a contracted security officer. 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. Firefighters estimated that at least 15 trucks were involved. . Reached at their Northwest Side home, Herstine's wife, Sara, was too distraught to give an interview. It's not clear how the crew became trapped. Metropolitan Transportation Authority spokeswoman Marjorie Anders identified the victim as Robert Luden, 52, of East Haven, who was pronounced dead at the scene after he was hit by an 11:53 train out of New Haven bound for Grand Central Terminal in New York City. Three Injured in Gilbert, AZ Dump Truck Accident, Brad Gottschall, Johnny Thomas, Injured in St. Marys County, MD Box Truck Accident, Motorcyclist Injured in SPID in Corpus Christi, TX Collision, Richard Wiseman Injured in Callaway County, MO Car Accident, Lori Hurley Injured in Macon, MO Car Accident. Thedford, NE - 6/8/94 "Collision and Derailment involving three Burlington Northern Freight Trains". November 30, 2013 - Bayard, New Mexico - New Mexico State Police released the names and ages of the three people killed in the train derailment that occurred Saturday afternoon, three miles from Bayard.Law enforcement previously reported that all three victims were men, however, one of the victims was awoman, Ann Thompson, 50, originally from Paulden, Ariz. Jason was 18 years old. The operator got out of the train, which was carrying at least 35 train cars, and walked toward the rear, where he discovered Stewart, who worked for Grace Railroad Contractors, Inc., underneath the wheels of the ninth car. Hammond was taking a rail inspection machine from the back of the truck he used in his work. December 15, 2018 Spencer NC A contractor died in an accident at the Norfolk Southern Spencer Yard. [Read NTSB report] Eight people lost their lives in the Graniteville train disaster on the day of the accident: Christopher Seeling, 28, of West Columbia, South Carolina, engineer of Norfolk Southern's through train (who was found at the crash site, and later died at the hospital); Willie C. Shealey, 43, of Graniteville, employee of Avondale Mills, Inc. (who was found in the wooded area around the Woodhead Division of Avondale Mills, Inc.); John Laird, 24, of North Augusta, South Carolina, employee of Avondale Mills, Inc. (who also was found in the wooded area around the Woodhead Division of Avondale Mills, Inc.); Fred "Rusty" Rushton, III, 41, of Warrenville, South Carolina, employee of Avondale Mills, Inc. (who was found on the loading dock of the Stevens Steam Plant, belonging to Avondale Mills, Inc.); Steven Bagby, 38, of Augusta, Georgia, employee of Avondale Mills, Inc. (who was found in the Gregg Division of Avondale Mills, Inc.); Allen Frazier, 58, of Ridge Spring, South Carolina, employee of Avondale Mills, Inc. (who was also found in the Gregg Division of Avondale Mills, Inc.); Joseph L. Stone, of Quebec, Canada, an employee of JW Express Trucking Company; and. His family declined to comment. Also killed were Ferris, Dykes and two men in a beer delivery truck, Everett Kidney and Melvin Young. The PTI driver, another passenger and the driver of the eastbound truck were all transported to a hospital. Jack Tunnell sustained unspecified injuries in the accident and was taken by EMS personnel to a nearby hospital for the treatment of injuries that were described as non-life-threatening. He was survived by his wife and six children. . Appropriate agencies have also been notified. Funeral services were held on Saturday, January 5. October 19, 2007 - Scioto County, OH - A Norfolk Southern electrician was killed at a workstation by undetermined causes. 49-year-old Armond Stack was identified as the worker who was killed. One operating cab from each of the monorails was destroyed. . According to preliminary reports, Brother Monheim was operating a train of empties when it collided with a train caryring iron ore pellets to U.S. Steels Edgar Thompson Plant in North Braddock, Pa. Brother Kastner was a member of BLET Division 272 in Dover, N.J., and he joined the Brotherhood on April 2, 2004. He was survived by his wife, father and brother. - - - Mr. Rickard was re-tried and on February 9 was subsequently found guilty & sentenced a second time. She is survived by her mother and father, Delois and Ray Carter, a brother, David, a sister, Mildred, and many nieces and nephews. When police arrived, the co-workers were holding Peter-Contesse on the ground and when he was being cuffed officers realized he wasn't breathing and rushed him to the hospital. August 26, 2003 Chester, SC - Lancaster and Chester Railway Company - 29 years-old Conductor with 2 years of service was fatally injured when crushed between two rail cars during a switching movement. The boom somehow went out of control and spun, striking the four-seat vehicle, the sheriff's department said. 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. Right behind the crash were son and mother Steve and June Rutledge, driving to Junes home in Piedmont. According to a WorkSafeBC report, faulty equipment and a long list of mechanical errors caused the 2017 logging train derailment in Woss on Vancouver Island. According to the Cuyahoga County Coroner's office, the victim has been identified as Randolph Vayda, 50, of Elyria. CLICK HERE for the NTSB report. The foreman, a 21-year employee, was conscious when emergency workers flew him to Nassau University Medical Center in East Meadow, where he was pronounced dead at about noon, Roderick said. I-70 westbound reopens at Eisenhower Tunnel after crash The accident happened at 11:11 a.m. Monday while Tarchak was taking bridge measurements under an elevated train track in a high lift approximately 60 feet in the air when the lift came in contact with New York State Electric & Gas power lines, according to a New York State Police press release and information from a Federal Railroad Administration spokesperson. February 1, 1996 - Cajon Pass, CA - Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company freight train H-BALT1-31 derailed at milepost 60.4 near Cajon Junction, California. "He was a great artist, a wonderful musician. The Valles family learned of the their loved one's death through social media. April 23, 2007 - Toronto Canada - Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) maintenance worker Anthony (Tony) Almeida died. 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. Site operators removed the image, but only after several of Thomas' friends and relatives saw it, Sullivan said. April 6, 2005 - Selma AL - James Earl Dixon, 48, a Norfolk Southern Railway employee was killed after being struck by a train at the NS Jeff Davis Avenue yard in Selma. The engineer of N-48 and the conductor and flagman on Train N-49 were killed. On March 28, 2016 as he was trying to cross tracks at the Proviso Yard in Northlake, IL, the ground and ballast gave way pitching him head first into a rail track. He had been furloughed by CSX before hiring on with the state-owned railroad. The NTSB is investigating the accident and the family has filed suit. It's nice to know that people are rasing awareness with my grandfathers story. MyLife is NOT a Consumer Reporting Agency - You may NOT use this information to make decisions about consumer credit, employment, tenancy or any other purpose that would require FCRA compliance. Terpay said the 25-year-old Norfolk Southern employee died after being struck by a company train. Campbell was in an all-terrain vehicle near a spot where other workers were using a large magnetic boom to pick up metal railroad spikes along the tracks, the sheriff's department said. October 5, 2005 - Laramie WY - A Union Pacific Railroad tamping machine operator died when he was struck by a westbound train. old at time of death, employed with Norfolk Southern since August 1, 1972. Nino, 58, was a welder with 36 years of railroad experience, she said. NEWS FOLLOW-UP: July 4, 2013 - DURHAM -- The death of a Clarington CN worker while on the job has led to safety improvements for thousands of other railway workers.Hampton resident Rick McColl, a senior track foreman for CN, was killed on July 14, 2011 just east of Whites Road in Pickering after he was struck by a VIA train travelling west to Toronto from Montreal.A lengthy investigation of the accident by the Transportation Safety Board (TSB) of Canada was completed last year and released to the public last fall. Wagner's job included opening the railroad bridge that connects Dubuque and East Dubuque, in order to allow barge traffic to pass through, and he fell from that bridge early Monday. He is survived by a wife and two children. Conner is survived by his wife of 34 years, Debi Conner; son, Eric Conner and wife, Hilary and their daughter, Haley; daughter, Kelly Stallings and husband, Drew; mother, Dorothy Conner; and two brothers and three sisters. Assistant Engineer, Randall L. Moses, 43 yrs. The State of Texas has a set of liquor liability laws that ensure alcohol is served and sold in a responsible fashion. "He was older than me, so he was like my older like, so I would listen to him. at the time of his death. Further, restaurants, nightclubs and bars that serve alcohol cannot serve somebody to the point of or beyond intoxication. He was 58 years old. Engineer, Alfonso S. De Bonis, 47 yrs. Chief Hauling Contractors was charged under the Canada Labour Code for failing to ensure Darina was made aware of every known or foreseeable health or safety hazard on site. December 2, 1995 - Harrison NJ - Two Port Authority workers were killed when they were struck by a PATH train. Alcohol related accidents are often seen as identical typical car crashed, and this is incorrect. Halton Detective Gerard Kelly said Chiarelli, a brakeman for the Canadian National Railway for almost all of his 20-year career with the company, was standing on the back of a train as it backed in to connect with a stationary train. June 11, 2017 Merrillville, IN A 48-year-old employee of a contracting company, Best Barricading, was killed in a hit-and-run accident. Harrison may have been walking along the tracks in search of the tow truck. Hall, a switchman for the Norfolk Southern Railroad, was run over by the last car of a train, Gessner indicated. before 7:30 a.m. to respond to a fatality at the rail yard, said Det. March 25, 1998 - Butler IN - A Norfolk Southern conductor was killed when a NS Roadrailer train hit an eastbound Conrail TV train at the railroad crossing in Butler. Your email address will not be published. Train service was suspended between the Milford and New Haven stations shortly after the incident and the train was evacuated of its roughly 300 passengers, Anders said. He was walking back to the spot where he had been working when the train hit him, Roderick said. Rob Summers learned the following day about the photo showing his brother dead on the highway near Westchester. Co. and Kleine Optical Co. Full film. [CLICK HERE for OSHA report released on April 6, 2016.]. Hyatt Regency walkway collapse - Wikipedia He is survived by his wife Sara; two sons Jeffrey J. Phelps and F. Quincy Phelps of Whiting, Ind. Pine Bluff AR - April 3, 2015 - A Pine Bluff man,Kye Garrett Stewart, 35, was killed Friday night when he was apparently struck by a train while working on it near Evergreen Packaging on Fairfield Road. 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. He fought for over a month before being declared brain dead and being removed from life support on May 3, 2016. August 13, 2018 Dallas TX A conductor for the Dallas, Garland & Northeastern Railroad was killed and found dead pinned under a rail cars wheels in South Dallas. Milby E.Winn, 59 yrs. A spokesman for the BNSF Railway, Mike Trevino, identified the victim as Emery W. Connor, the (Klamath Falls) Herald and News reported. February 5, 2018 Hahira GA An employee of C&S Rail Services was killed when the truck he was driving was struck by a Norfolk Southern train at the Lawson Street crossing. Scary Creek, WV- June 7, 1997 - A rear-end collision and chemical spill between two CSX trains killed Engineer Kelvin N. Winters, 30 years old at time of death, member of BLE Division 190, Huntington, WV. Walter Erickson, 63, of Lenaxa KS was pronounced dead on the scene. PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG) -Last week, the son of former Bay County Sheriff Guy Tunnell was in a horrific car accident. March 16, 2010 - North Versailles, PA - BLET member Andrew Monheim was killed in the line of duty on March 16, 2010, following the collision of two Union Railroad freight trains near Pittsburgh, Pa. Monheim, 54, was a member of BLET Division 700 located in Braddock, Pa. Throughout his carer with the railroad, Edwards worked as an intermodal operator at BNSF and as a freight train conductor at both CSX and CN. Brother Troy Jordan, 49 of Shawnee KS. Andrew was formerly a Creative Executive at Westbrook Studios. Twenty minutes later,. The car impacted an empty boxcar, and its coupler overrode the tank car coupler and punctured the tank. This guy was a good friend of mine, General Chairperson William Young III said. 2 on the CSXT Big Bayou Canot Bridge". Brother Lewkuc was a member of BLET Division 683 of Chicago. December 6, 2003 Wellesley, MA - Massachusetts Bay Commuter Railroad - 59 years-old Bridge and Building Mechanic (Watchman/Lookout) with 15 years of service, acting as Watchman/Lookout for the rest of the MOW gang, was fatally injured when struck by an on-coming freight train. He belonged to BLET Division 184 in Schiller Park, Wisc. The others were Dan J. Other names that Jason uses includes Jason Maxwell Tunnell, Jason M Tunnell and Jason M Tunnell. I am Anthony Siffords daughter. October 11, 2015 - Oakland CA - A Union Pacific Railroad security contractor was killed in a crash while patrolling an intermodal yard in the 1400 block of Middle Harbor Road. John Jamison. He was a BMWED/IBEW Union substation electrician. 62-year old Frank Johnson, Sr. died immediately from multiple injuries. Craig Duke, deputy chief of the Kansas City, KS, Fire Department, said Breedlove fell into the train car during the transfer process of moving the grain to a semi-trailer. Norwegian Authorities Fear Tunnel Collapse After Blasts - WSJ Brother Steele, BLET Division 20 (Los Angeles), was working as a locomotive engineer for Metrolink on February 24, 2015, when his train collided with an abandoned heavy-duty pickup truck on the tracks near Oxnard, Calif. Donald Melton, 62, had been riding the end of the train with another employee when they jumped from the train when they saw the semi was not going to stop at a rail crossing. Most recently railroad workers and emergency response crews were called to the area to deal with a leaking tanker carrying a load of hydrochloric acid solution. All rights reserved. McNamee said the death appears to be accidental. March 27, 2020 New York, NY A MTA motorman was killed in a subway fire that was ruled as arson and a subsequent homicide. Steve stopped his Ford pickup and ran out into the road. July 21, 2005 - Emporia KS - 27 year-old Christopher Jones fell from the back of a rail car on a Burlington Northern - Santa Fe train and was pinned when a grain hauler and tanker came together. One of the men who died was Christopher Macaulay, 30, of Brentwood, N.H. Were just reaching out to the best physician we know, which is God, said Angela Martin with Northstar Church. The crash on Interstate 70 westbound has been cleared up after the Eisenhower Tunnel was closed just west of the tunnel near Silverthorne. Story revisited 25 years later. The name of the victim is being withheld pending notification of family. If you contact Grossman Law Offices using this online form, your message will not create an attorney-client relationship and will not necessarily be treated as privileged or confidential! The donation platform that supports this campaign is currently undergoing maintenance. It was, in the words of California Department of Transportation employee Tim Miller, a giant oven.. "Tony" Mills, 58, was also killed in the accident, and the brakeman, Charles LaBella, 58, jumped off the rear of the train and suffered minor injuries. They arrived and pronounced him dead. Bertram and Amtrak police assisted. Graniteville, S.C. -- January 6, 2005 -- BLET member killed in Norfolk Southern derailmentBrother Christopher G. Seeling, Secretary-Treasurer of BLET Division 85 (Columbia, S.C.), was killed on January 6 when his Norfolk Southern train collided with another train that was stopped in a siding. fatal tunnel accident, fatal tunnel accidents, fatal tunnel accident compilation, tunnel accident, fatal tunnel crash, fatal tunnel fire, car crash compilati. Assistant Engineer, Robert Brooks Woodward, Sr., 41 yrs. November 3, 2016 -- Brooklyn, NY - Track worker Louis Gray of the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) was working as a construction flagger at the time of his death just after midnight in Brooklyn, NY. September 4, 2010 - In Mobile, Ala., conductor Josh Roper, 27, died Sept. 4 while working a conventional switching job with Alabama State Docks Terminal Railroad. Nearly 15 years ago, Jason Rock went to a party in North London when he was 18 years old where people were drinking and taking drugs. In that accident he suffered serious head injuries and has been in a coma since that time. Brother Miller was a recent employee of NS and was a high school varsity football star. Deputies who responded to the scene reported Harrison may have slipped or stepped back onto the tracks accidentally. Ferris died in the fire. In an email, someone affiliated with Lake & McHenry County Scanner, which relies on police scanner traffic, confirmed the image was removed, but not immediately because the page is not monitored "24/7.". Locomotive Engineer Peter Whitehead, 39 years old at time of death, employed by CP Rail. A Commission of Inquiry indicated several human errors at the root of the accident, and investigations revealed serious flaws in CNs employee practices.(Wikipedia). Brother Wayne Connor, 56, was elected chairman of the BLE's Louisiana State Legislative Board just before his death. Copyright 2020 WJHG. No details of the incident have been released. Brother Mack, 56, was a member of UTU Local 1059 (Minot, N.D.), with 36 years of service. Brother McKay joined the BLE on May 1, 1981. The accident occurred just south of the Rye station at 7:03 p.m. Friday, when a Metro-North train from Grand Central Station bound for New Haven struck McGrath. He told LADbible: "Reefer was with me that night and another guy called Lee who, my partner at the time, it was her mom's partner or friend. February 7, 2009 - Holbrook, AZ - Conductor Mike Wilcox, 43, a member of Local 113, Winslow, Ariz., was killed Feb. 7 in Holbrook, Ariz., after being struck by a passing train. It is believed Antonio Avalos, 46, from McMinnville died when he fell off the front of a moving train which was pushing four empty railcars around the lumber mill train yard. Five locomotives and seven rail cars were derailed. 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. New Orleans policesaid the accident happened at 6:22 a.m. along Lake Pontchartrain near Hayne Boulvard and Mercier Street. On the morning of April 27, 2004, Jason Affolter, a 23-year-old father-to-be, left his Moss Beach home, driving north along Highway 1 to his construction job in Pacifica. According to a previous published report, the Waterloo facility is one of six locations in the nation that maintains and repairs General Electric-owned railcars. April 10, 2000 - Atlanta GA - Two Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) contract employees were killed when the lift they were using was struck by an unscheduled MARTA train at the Lenox station. "That man was a real hero too," Petroelje said. Some state laws, including one in Illinois, do prohibit the online dissemination of a specific kind of material online, so-called "revenge porn," when one person circulates a sexually explicit image of another without the subject's consent. 39 year-old Travis Bowie Andrepont of DeQuicy, LA, had reportedly jumped from one cut of cars to prevent a tank car from rolling into the cars he was riding. It really really hurt, and it still does," he says. The train was traveling at approximately 46 mph when it collided head-on with several locomotives attached to an unoccupied train, which had been previously parked in the siding for several days. Also killed in the wreck was Shawn Trevor Hogg, age 31, a fellow member of Division 563. The heat was so intense up to 2,000 degrees in some spots that everything in its path was consumed instantaneously. 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. Thanks to prayer and GOD and awsome first responders and Baylor doctors. He was a member of Lodge #225 of the BMWED-IBT. (Wikipedia). At a curve in the track, the locomotive derailed and slid about 800 feet down the mountain. He was always very proud of his children and grandchildren and never tired of speaking about their accomplishments. "People think (accident photos are) cool to look at, but it's not so cool when it's your family. BNSF operates a rail yard on the east side of Edgemont. At around 10 a.m., police were called to the 200 block of Wheaton Avenue near the F.E. The trains conductor and Steeles student engineer, also a BLET member, sustained injuries but were released after receiving treatment. January 19, 1982 - Amtrak track inspector, Dennis Griffin, killed when struck by train.

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