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Richmond man dies in collision with train
November 4, 2008 1:34 PM ET
RICHMOND, Calif. (AP) - Authorities have released the name of a Richmond man who was killed when his car was hit by a train.

November 4, 2008 Tuesday 11:48 AM GMT
Teen dies after being hit by train
PACIFIC Mo. (AP) --- A 15-year-old girl was killed when she was struck by an train while walking on the tracks in Franklin County Monday night.

November 4, 2008 Tuesday 2:36 AM GMT
Driver dies after collision with MA commuter train
SALEM Mass. (AP) --- Officials say a 76-year-old Peabody man has died after the car he drove into a Salem train tunnel was struck by a commuter train. There were no injuries on the train.

Wed October 29, 2008 14:30 EDT
Minor injuries in train car crash
BERLIN, Vt. (AP) _ An Amtrak passenger train is rolling again after it collided with a car in Berlin on Wednesday, causing minor injuries to the driver of the vehicle.

October 29, 2008 Wednesday 2:56 PM GMT
Man hit, killed on tracks near UT campus
KNOXVILLE Tenn. (AP) --- Police in Knoxville say a man walking on some railroad tracks near the University of Tennessee campus was struck and killed by a train.

RAILWAY AGE.COM
November 3, 2008
Crossing deaths drop 25% in eight months
Fatalities at highway-rail grade crossings continue to decline at a rate rarely experienced since record-keeping began. New data posted on the Federal Railroad Administration's website Monday show that railroads reported 193 crossing deaths in this year's first eight months, down 25.2% from the 258 fatalities reported in the same period last year. Trespassing deaths were down 4.6% to 330, the first decline in several months.