A Charlotte man was struck and killed by a train in a northeast section of the city recently. Mecklenburg County Police report that the Norfolk Southern Railway accident occurred about 5:40 a.m. Saturday on Rozzelles Ferry Road at Toddville Road. First responders blocked off the intersection of Toddville Road and closed off one lane of…
Yesterday, the Associated Press shined its investigative spotlight on the large number of deaths caused each year by heavy rail accidents. The article cites Federal Railroad Administration data showing that 721 people were killed in 2008 after they were struck by a freight or passenger train. Of these fatalities, 450 were pedestrians crossing tracks. …
Three dock workers and one Norfolk Southern conductor were injured Tuesday when a coal train ran off the tracks and hit a coal loading facility in Wharncliffe. The names of the men have not been released, but none of their injuries appeared to be serious. The incident occurred at the Black Bear Prep Plant owned…
Attorney John C. was featured in Sunday, July 5, 2009’s business section in the Virginian Pilot.
According to an article in today’s Washington Post, the first lawsuits have been filed stemming from the deadly Metro train crash in Washington, D.C.