• Man killed after being hit by TRAX train

    MILLCREEK, Utah, April 18, 2024 (Gephardt Daily) — A man believed to have been on foot has died after being hit by a TRAX train Thursday night. Investigators were still on scene late Thursday night after the incident \, which occurred at approximately 8:30 p.m. at 2950 South 200 West, Utah Transit Authority spokesman Carl […] The post Man killed after being hit by TRAX train first appeared on Gephardt Daily.

  • Cleanup underway after massive train derailment in Oklahoma

    WYANDOTTE, Okla. — Residents of Wyandotte, Oklahoma are cleaning up after a massive train derailment tonight, but luckily, no one was injured. Just before 8:00 p.m., a train barreling through town at a high rate of speed according to an eyewitness, appeared to come apart, throwing train cars into the yard of a nearby house. []

  • At least 6 killed in stabbing at mall in Australia

    This was a horrific act of violence indiscriminately targeted at the innocent people going about an ordinary Saturday, doing their shopping."

  • Militants kill 11 passengers in Balochistan, Pakistan

    Police in Pakistan say militants have blocked a highway connecting to Iran, abducted 11 passengers, and later shot them dead. The incident occurred late Friday night, April 12th, in the sparsely populated Balochistan province. Habibullah Khilji, the deputy police commissioner of the region, confirmed the event, stating that police and paramilitary forces retrieved the victims’ […]

  • $600M settlement reached in Ohio train derailment

    The agreement would pay anyone who chooses to file within a 20-mile radius of the crash.

  • Why are so many of India’s elephants being hit by trains?

    The use of AI and ‘animal flyovers’ could prevent hundreds of wild elephants dying each year as railways cut through their habitat, say wildlife expertsLying on a mound of soft sand inside the nursery, Bani looks like a spoilt child being indulged. Two members of the care team massage her hind leg with oil while the third, sitting at her head, funnels sticks of sugar cane gently into her mouth, clucking reassuringly.It’s the royal treatment – but Bani, a nine-month-old elephant calf, needs all...

  • Petition: Help Stop Elephants from Being Hit by Trains in India

    Please sign this petition to demand authorities in India implement immediate measures to prevent more of these needless tragedies.

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  • Residents safe after Wyandotte train derailment — Cleanup continues

    WYANDOTTE, Okla. — The city of Wyandotte continues to clean up following a train derailment that happened Saturday evening. Wyandotte Mayor Leon Crow told us earlier today that BNSF Railroad crews arrived on scene around 2:30 a.m., and completed much of the work before daybreak. They've remained on the scene throughout most of today. First, []

  • BNSF train derailment blocks key downtown intersections

    Police were diverting traffic around several blocked intersections Thursday evening after the Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad had a minor train derailment at First and Emery Street, according to a Longmont Public Safety release.

  • Startled passengers share train platform with horse in Australia

    SYDNEY, Australia — Well, that’s a horse of a different color. Passengers at a Sydney commuter train station were startled last Friday night to discover they suddenly were sharing the platform with an escaped horse from a nearby stable, which — showing good horse sense — properly remained behind the yellow safety line as a []Read More

  • Railroad offers $600 million in Ohio train derailment

    Norfolk Southern Railroad has offered $600 million to settle class lawsuits filed against the railroad following last years’ toxic train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio