A man talking on his cell phone while walking down the middle of train tracks was killed by an Amtrak train Wednesday. picked by muppet 4 months ago

When Robert Gillespie looked up from his text message, he saw a freight train. EOM. ("End of message," that is, for non-texters.) Eugene police say Gillespie's car crashed into the side of the Union Pacific freight train about 2 a.m. Tuesday. picked by AutumnLotus 11 months ago

Bangladesh- At least 17 people were killed and 25 injured after a packed train rammed into a bus in a northern Bangladesh town early Wednesday morning, police said. picked by lostsoul135 5 months ago

An American tourist who survived China's deadly earthquake says he is not only lucky to be alive -- he had a "surreal" experience of sharing the moment with giant pandas. picked by topofall 4 months ago

Many pics of a HUGE set-up for a model train and the miniature town it runs through. The detail is incredible. picked by gnikgnok 1 year ago

An Inglewood city employee who was part of a tree-trimming crew was killed Tuesday after being pulled into a wood chipper, authorities said.

*Third one in 6 months, what is it with CA and woodchippers? picked by dollyllama 5 months ago

It's probably the ultimate survival story. A child is born prematurely, slips through the toilet bowl of a running train, crash lands onto the tracks. The entire train passes over her, but she is alive and is now sleeping peacefully at the Rajasthan Hospital in Ahmedabad. picked by AutumnLotus 6 months ago

Two teenage girls who attempted to rob a cab driver, slashing his face with a box cutter, were thrown from the taxi and killed in a wreck on Tuesday, police said. picked by mutil8or 5 months ago

When you arrive at Rome, especially if you are flying in from outside the EU, you would usually land at the C area of the Fiumicino airport. Just to give you an idea the Rome airport is divided into three areas: area A is for the national flights inside Italy, area B is for the EU flights and then C for all international flights outside the EU. picked by ChristinaVlahova 1 year ago

A passenger train was placed under quarantine Friday in northern Ontario after an undetermined illness left one woman dead and at least 10 other people sick.

Authorities said the train was carrying 230 passengers and 30 crew members. Police ordered the train station evacuated in the tiny hamlet of Foleyet. picked by dollyllama 4 months ago

The owner of an opposition Internet news site in Russia's volatile Ingushetia region was shot and killed Sunday after being detained by police.

same red curtain. different day. picked by stinkobinko 4 days ago

Services on five Tokyo railway lines were thrown into confusion Wednesday morning after a man accused of groping a high school girl on a train escaped and fled onto the train tracks. The commotion forced delays of up to 18 minutes for 37 trains, affecting about 80,000 passengers. picked by mitzuzake 1 year ago

LAUREL, Md. - An inmate who escaped from a hospital Wednesday, briefly taking a worker hostage and stealing two getaway cars, was cornered hours later in a cemetery by police and killed in a shootout, authorities said.

...Killed in a cemetery, how convenient. picked by bevissimo 8 months ago

Three days after her father was shot and killed, an 11-year-old recounted a haunting story about what she saw when a man she thought was a family friend walked through the door with a rifle. picked by dollyllama 7 months ago

A naked American tourist raised eyebrows when he went for a walk through a German city and told police he thought this was acceptable behaviour in Germany. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

In one of the deadliest attacks on American ground forces since the Iraq war started more than four years ago, a suicide car bomber struck a patrol base northeast of Baghdad and killed nine U.S. soldiers and wounded 20. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

King Luther, Rutland, VT's only police dog, died during the pursuit of a stolen vehicle.
R.I.P. King Luther.

More pictures and video here. picked by suebe 2 weeks ago

A gunman killed a police officer and injured three others during a traffic stop Thursday, triggering a manhunt in a suburban Miami neighborhood, officials said. picked by DrNothing 12 months ago

...When the engine moved off without him, the driver flagged down a taxi and chased it for six km (3.7 miles) before catching up with it. He jumped aboard the moving engine but slipped and fell under its wheels, railway police said. picked by bevissimo 7 months ago

Train: 1 Car: 0

Didn't they show these kids "Last Clear Chance" at school?

"Why don't they look, Ralph. Tell me, why don't they look?" picked by buddha 1 year ago