Deadly and Dear trains deraili over the years in Shawney County – AOL

Topeka (KSNT) – Since 1975, Shawney County has seen 172 train derails, including two deadly incidents, one in 2010 and one in 2023.

Working for you, 27 news has looked at data from the US Department of Transport (DOT) to derail trains in Shawney County. Since 1975, trains in the County have led to damage over $ 13.5 million.

The most expensive derailment happened in 2011 and led to nearly $ 2 million in damage when the 142 car crashes on the Pacific train caused a total of 33 cars to be derailled. The point attributes the derailment of a broken rail.

Most recently, on July 18, 2023, 67 -year -old Karl Miles from Topeka left the asphalt concrete of Betis in Topeka’s parking lot. He entered the railway tracks and was hit by a oncoming train. The Union spokesman Pacific region said the impact had torn the gas line nearby and the truck was swallowed up by flames. The driver of the cement truck was killed until the train crew was injured.

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This year on January 22, the Pacific derailment of 15 cars in Topeka has caused damage to $ 562,052. Teams appointed to investigate derailment have found a condemned wheel that they agree that the cause of derailment, according to US DOT, is. No one was injured in the incident.

On August 11, 2010, a man died after being struck by a train train to the Pacific Union, traveling east. According to US Dot, the man was driving a landfill and was hit after he had not stopped at a private crossing. The crash caused up to $ 50,000 damage to the equipment.

The most loaded year of the record was 1977, when the Shononi County saw 15 incidents with the train derailment. In the same year, train derailists brought to $ 65,990 damage from equipment and $ 64,586 damage. The total damage in 2024 will cost $ 680,167 today, according to 2013 dollars.com.

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Since the beginning of reporting in 1975, these railway lines have had the following number of train derailment incidents, according to DOT:

• Union Pacific – 90

• Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Rail Line – 22

• St. Luis South West Railway – 19

• Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway – 18

• Burlington North Santa Fa – 16

• Missouri Pacific Railway – 3

• Oklahoma, Kansas and Texas Railway – 2

• AMTRAK – 1

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