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Midland Train Crash Victims Blame Union Pacific

Survivors of last year’s deadly West Texas train collision who are suing Union Pacific Co. say the railroad should not be able to claim that Midland and Midland County are responsible.

2013/03/12

20 Citations In 3 Hours At North Texas Rail Crossing

This week authorities “staked out” a North Texas railroad crossing and issued 20 citations in a 3-hour period. The crackdown on drivers ignoring the flashing red lights was a collaboration between police and Union Pacific Railroad.

CBSDFW.COM–2013/02/22

Delays Begin For Arlington Railroad Repairs

Four railroad workers stood on either side of the railroad crossing on Cooper Street in Arlington Thursday, holding large stop signs. Frustrated drivers with no place to turn around could only wait for the intersection to clear.

2013/01/17

Changes Should Help Drivers Navigate Arlington Railroad Project

Delays and changes could ease headaches for drivers trying to maneuver through a major Arlington railway construction project.

CBSDFW.COM–2013/01/16

Union Pacific Rail Project Will Close Crossings In Arlington

Drivers in and through Arlington are being forewarned about a major railway construction project that will simultaneously close railroad crossings and is expected to cause traffic headaches.

CBSDFW.COM–2013/01/10

Grand Jury To Consider Midland Train Crash

Grand jurors will consider the case of a train collision that killed four veterans riding on a parade float last fall.

2013/01/09

A Union Pacific freight train carries goods. (credit: David McNew/Getty Images)

Railroad Repair To Slow Arlington Drivers

Drivers in Arlington can expect major traffic delays and disruptions next week, when a railroad improvement project is scheduled to shut down five major intersections simultaneously.

2013/01/07

Driver Named In Midland Parade Crash

Two attorneys named Dale Andrew Hayden as the driver of a parade float that collided with a Union Pacific train in West Texas, killing four veterans and injuring 17 others.

2012/11/20

West Texas Rail Crossing Had 10 Previous Accidents

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.

2012/11/16

Military Veterans Killed In Midland Train Wreck

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 its way to an honorary banquet, authorities said.

2012/11/15

Texas A&M Student Hit & Killed By Train

Police said that a Texas A&M student was struck and killed by a freight train. Officials in College Station identified the victim as 19-year-old Garrett Cole Luce of College Station.

2012/11/05

Train Slams Into Tanker Truck In Wills Point

A freight train barreled into a stalled tanker truck early Thursday morning in Wills Point, causing a fiery explosion that rattled nearby homes but caused no injuries.

2012/08/23