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Train Accidents Decline, but Defective Tracks Remain Top Cause
The Federal Railroad Administration conducts constant studies regarding the number of train accidents and the causes of them in the United States. The FRA has recently released some telling numbers regarding train accidents during the first five months of 2009, and while the overall number of incidents is down from 2008, but the top cause [...]
Continue reading...Driver of Boston Trolley Indicted for Causing Crash in May
22. July 2009
Earlier this year, a Boston trolley operator was supposed to be at the controls of his vehicle as part of his customary route. However, it appears that he was distracted by texting his girlfriend, and as a result he lost focus on his route and crashed the trolley. The accident caused $9 million in damage [...]
Continue reading...Train Operator in San Francisco Blacked Out Before Collision
21. July 2009
We posted an item yesterday regarding the train collision in San Francisco that left dozens of people injured, and the statistics have since been updated. As of yesterday, 44 people had been reported as injured, and today that number stands at 47. Thankfully, no one was killed in the crash. However, new details are emerging [...]
Continue reading...San Francisco Light Rail Cars Collide, Leaving Dozens Injured
20. July 2009
Light rail and/or train systems have been in the news for all the wrong reasons lately in different cities around the country, and unfortunately, San Francisco joined the fray over the weekend when one of the city’s light rail cars collided with another that was stopped. Thankfully, no one was seriously injured to the point [...]
Continue reading...Claims Could Reach $100M for DC Metro Crash
16. July 2009
We posted a few weeks ago about the tragic DC Metro accident that led to several deaths and serious injuries. As the victims of this crash begin to put their lives back together, many of them are looking to help make themselves whole from the incident by way of insurance settlements for many different forms [...]
Continue reading...The Blame Game Begins Regarding the D.C. Metro Train Crash
24. June 2009
When a terrible incident occurs such as the one this week in Washington, D.C., there are often two levels of discussions that begin in earnest. One level began today when the Mayor of Washington, D.C. blamed local and state officials for the failure to properly oversee the train system and for a failure to invest [...]
Continue reading...Death Toll Reaches 7 in Washington D.C. Metro Train Crash
23. June 2009
Train accidents always leave behind a wake of destruction in many different ways. People are almost always badly injured, many are tragically killed and the property damage is also severe. Sadly, this appears to be the case once again as a Washington, D.C. Metro train crash tore the city apart yesterday. As of this writing, [...]
Continue reading...Construction and Vehicles Do Not Mix
14. June 2009
The warmer months of the year feature a high volume of street and highway construction in areas of the country where there is only a certain amount of time to get it all done before winter, when such work is impossible. Anyone who has ever lived in these areas understands the norms and has likely [...]
Continue reading...Phoenix Light-rail Endures Most Serious Crash to Date
5. June 2009
The Phoenix Metro light-rail has been under scrutiny for some time because of a series of accidents that have done nothing but make local residents and commuters nervous. While there had been a few weeks without accidents, marking the safest period to date this year, that period of peace was shattered yesterday when a train [...]
Continue reading...How Hydroxycut Avoided FDA Approval
1. June 2009
We’ve posted recently about how 14 individual products within the Hydroxycut line were recalled due to their link with serious side effects that involved damage to consumers’ kidneys and livers. Several people suffered damage to their organs that was irreversible in nature, and one 19-year-old man died after using Hydroxycut products. As a result of [...]
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5. August 2009
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