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Lawsuit filed in fatal train, tractor crash
The family of a young Waterloo farmer who died when he was struck by a train while driving a tractor near Fults in June 2019 filed a wrongful death lawsuit…
Read MoreMinor train derailment near Dupo
Emergency personnel responded about 4 a.m. Saturday to a train derailment at the south end of Dupo. Responding agencies included the Dupo, Prairie du Pont and Columbia fire departments along…
Read MoreTrain strikes car south of Valmeyer
Emergency personnel responded shortly before 2 a.m. Saturday to a crash involving a Union Pacific train and a passenger car south of Valmeyer in the area of Bluff Road north…
Read MoreUP: train handling played role in derailment
Although an extensive investigation is ongoing, Union Pacific Railroad has identified a possible cause in the train derailment in Dupo last Tuesday. “Our preliminary review indicates train handling played a…
Read MoreFatal train vs. tractor crash in Fults
Several emergency agencies responded shortly after 8 p.m. Friday to a fatal crash involving a train and a farm tractor with multiple train cars derailed in the area of Fults…
Read MoreCar struck by train south of Valmeyer
Fortunately, a woman suffered only minor injuries after the car she was driving was struck by a train at an unmarked private crossing off Bluff Road south of Valmeyer early…
Read MoreHistoric train thunders through county
Union Pacific’s “Living Legend” No. 844 steam locomotive gave new meaning to the old term “railroad time” as it arrived in Prairie du Rocher at exactly 9:45 a.m. last Wednesday…
Read MoreNo injuries after train, car collide near Columbia
A 51-year-old Columbia man has been charged with DUI and illegal stopping or parking on railroad tracks after his unoccupied Porsche was struck by a train late Wednesday night in…
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