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Military Veterans Killed In Midland Train Wreck
DALLAS (AP) — A freight train slammed into a parade float carrying wounded veterans on Thursday, killing four people and injuring 17 others as the float drove through a West Texas railroad crossing on...
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West Texas Rail Crossing Had 10 Previous Accidents
WASHINGTON (AP) — There were 10 previous collisions at the West Texas railroad crossing where a train slammed into a parade float carrying wounded veterans and their families, according to Federal...
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Float Driver Won’t Face Charges In Midland Train Crash
MIDLAND (AP) – A grand jury on Wednesday declined to indict the driver of a float involved in a train collision that killed four U.S. military veterans in a West Texas parade. Dale Andrew Hayden, the...
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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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3 Freight Trains Collide In Texas, 4 Crew Hurt
AMARILLO (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — Three freight trains collided in the Texas Panhandle before dawn Wednesday, derailing up to 30 cars and injuring four crewmembers including two critically. An eastbound...
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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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Man Struck By Train After Ignoring Warning Siren
FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – A man was struck and killed by a train Saturday afternoon before 2 p.m. According to police the man is said to not have responded to multiple warnings from the oncoming train,...
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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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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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Bus-Train Wreck That Killed 4 Texans Spurs Call For Rail Safety
Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter JACKSON, Miss. (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — The mayor of the Mississippi city where a train slammed into a bus, killing four Texas tourists, says he will keep working with...
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Former Police Officer Convicted On False Purple Heart Claims
Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter CANTON, Ga. (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — A former Georgia police officer has been convicted on six of seven charges related to falsely claiming he received a military Purple...
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GOP Lawmakers Put Medical Skills To Work After Train Crash
CROZET, Va. (AP) — Republican members of Congress with medical experience put their skills to work after a train carrying dozens of them crashed into a garbage truck in rural Virginia, killing one...
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Cleanup Ongoing After Freight Train Derailment In Aubrey
DENTON COUNTY (CBSDFW.COM) – Authorities are investigating a freight train derailment at South Main and Pecan Street in Aubrey. (photo credit: KTVT Web Dept.) No one was hurt but one home was damaged...
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Injuries Reported After TRE Train Crashes Into Semi Near Downtown Fort Worth
FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – At least two people have been injured after a crash involving a Trinity Railway Express (TRE) train, an 18-wheeler and a pickup. The accident happened around 7:30 a.m. in the...
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Fire & Explosion In Texas After 18-Wheeler Carrying Gasoline Collides With Train
CAMERON, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – Officials are still trying to clean up damage and debris from a large explosion and fire in Cameron, Texas that happened after a train and 18-wheeler collided on FM 2095....
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