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Railroad ordered to upgrade railroad grade crossing

The state has ordered automated signals at a railroad crossing south of Janesville. The Office of the Commissioner of Railroads issued the order Friday, Feb. 5, more than two years after a state inspector investigated the crossing and recommended the upgrade, according to the order. The order states: The Wisconsin & Southern Railroad line crosses […]

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Train hits vehicle at grade crossing with possible gates malfunction

HAMMOND — Authorities are investigating a possible railroad crossing malfunction after a train struck a vehicle Thursday night, police said.  At 4:45 p.m., first responders were called to the crash at a train crossing at 169th Street and Alabama Avenue, said Lt. Hammond Steve Kellogg.  The crash was low-speed and no one was injured, police

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Man dies when vehicle struck by train at railroad grade crossing

A Montrose man was killed when his SUV was struck by a CSX freight train in Montrose Sunday. The Effingham County Sheriff’s Office responded to the accident at Maple Street crossing at 9:47 a.m. and found a northbound blue 2003 Ford Escape had been struck by the westbound train on the passenger side while crossing

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18-wheeler and train collide

A collision between a train and a tractor/trailer truck occurred around 11 a.m. Tuesday at the railroad crossing on Highway 10 east in Brundidge. Brundidge Police Chief Moses Davenport said the distribution truck had just left the Walmart Distribution Center and was traveling eastbound along Highway 10 when the accident occurred. The truck trailer was

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