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• Man dies in train station with $180,000 in briefcase

  May 3, 2012 7:54 AM

  NEW YORK (AP) - Federal prosecutors want to hold on to $180,000 in cash that was discovered in the luggage of a Boston man who died of a heart attack after getting off an Amtrak train in New York. William Coyman died in August after collapsing at New York's Pennsylvania... more »

• Train ride ends with an extra passenger

  January 17, 2012 1:52 PM

  An expectant New Jersey couple took a train ride they will never forget, yesterday, when they headed to Manhattan for a routine doctor's appointment. Along the way, the pregnant mother began to feel what she though was false labor. Instead, it was the real thing. Train officials bypassed... more »

• NYC to halt subways and buses ahead of Irene

  August 26, 2011 1:57 PM

  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Commuter transit systems in New York, New Jersey and outside Philadelphia will shut down because of Hurricane Irene. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says public transportation in New York City will shut down Saturday at about noon. According to the governor's office, the Metropolitan Transit... more »

• Obama thanks troops at July 4 party on South Lawn

  July 4, 2011 8:48 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is marking the Fourth of July holiday by thanking service men and women for their sacrifices and service in protecting American freedoms. Obama and his wife and two daughters are hosting a barbecue and concert on the South Lawn of the White House... more »

• Border Patrol agents killed in collision with train

  May 13, 2011 3:46 PM

  PHOENIX (AP) - The U.S. Border Patrol has confirmed that two of its agents who died in the line of duty were trying to help other agents head off a group of marijuana smugglers in southern Arizona when their SUV was struck by a fast-moving train. Border Patrol spokesman... more »

• Rio Grande Railroad adds historic New Orleans cars

  May 12, 2011 7:15 PM

  The Rio Grande Scenic Railroad will kick off its season on May 27 with the addition of two historic passenger cars from the famed City of New Orleans train that ran from Chicago to New Orleans until the 1970s. The club cars are the historic Mardi Gras and the... more »

• $15 billion for high speed trains

  May 9, 2011 1:51 PM

  NEW YORK (AP) - Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has announced nearly $800 million in projects improve rail service in the crowded Northeast. The announcement Monday at Penn Station is part of a $2 billion award going to rail projects in 15 states nationwide. It was money originally awarded to... more »

• Magnetic seal contains leak

  April 20, 2011 1:19 PM

  All plans for Monument residents center on a damaged tanker car containing hydrochloric acid. The leak has been stopped using a magnetic seal, but hundreds of homes are under evacuation orders. The train sits directly east of Mitchell and Synthes. It awaits the arrival of a specially trained crew... more »

• Evacuation area stretches south along railroad tracks

  April 20, 2011 11:43 AM

  A rail tanker car carrying hydrochloric acid is stopped on railroad tracks in Monument and awaiting the arrival of a specially trained hazardous materials crew. About 250 homes are in the mandatory evacuation area. The evacuation area stretches along the railroad tracks from Blizzard Valley Trail all the way... more »

• 250 homes to be evacuated Play Video

  April 20, 2011 7:13 AM

  Calls are going out to residents in Monument due to a leaking tanker car on a train. The train is stopped in Monument and hazardous materials crews will have to unload the hydrochloric acid that is inside. The leaking tanker is near Wagon Gap Trail and Elk Valley Trail. ... more »

• Man hit by train in Colorado Springs

  April 17, 2011 11:57 PM

  One man is recovering in the hospital after getting hit by a train in Colorado Springs Sunday night. It all happened around eight near Cimarron and Sierra Madre. The conductor of the train tells us a man was walking on the train tracks when he hit the brakes. The train... more »

• Coal train derails near Pueblo Airport

  November 27, 2010 12:27 PM

  A coal train bound for Texas derailed east of Pueblo Saturday morning, crashing 32 rail cars and spilling tons of coal. The accident happened near the intersection of U.S. 50 and Baxter Road, near the Pueblo airport. A spokeswoman for the BNSF railroad said no one was hurt in... more »

• Mississippi man killed in accident at Vestas Plant

  October 27, 2010 3:53 PM

  A Mississippi man has been killed in what police call a "terrible accident" at the Vestas wind tower factory in Pueblo. The Pueblo County Coroner has identified the man as John Keel, 21. Sgt. Eric Bravo with the Pueblo Police Department says Keel was helping crews load towers on a... more »

• Person hit by train near downtown

  October 12, 2010 6:36 PM

  A man has been hit by a train behind Giuseppe's Restaurant in Downtown Colorado Springs. Witnesses say they believe the man is homeless and appeared to be on the tracks on purpose. They say he didn't move as the train approached. The man appeared to be conscious and... more »

• Tennessee rain derails train, washes away home

  August 19, 2010 8:23 AM

  Drenching rains swept away a home, trapped drivers in their vehicles and derailed a train in Tennessee, and forecasters expect more heavy showers to fall Thursday over the Southeast. The downpours Wednesday hit some of the same parts of Middle Tennessee that were inundated with severe flooding in May,... more »

• Flash flooding in Tennessee, with more rain coming

  August 18, 2010 4:32 PM

  Heavy rainfall has soaked some of the same parts of Middle Tennessee that were inundated with severe flooding in May, and forecasters warn that more rain is expected. A train washed off its tracks and rescuers plucked people from the roof of a flooded car as continued downpours were... more »

• Man accused of shoving woman into NYC subway train

  August 13, 2010 12:51 PM

  Authorities say a man accused of pushing a woman into a New York City subway train told bystanders he couldn't explain his behavior. The woman was hit but survived. Jose Rojas is being held without bail after his arraignment Thursday on attempted murder and assault charges. Victim Ute... more »

• Mountain lion spotted near Englewood light-rail station

  August 13, 2010 9:59 AM

  There's been another mountain lion sighting in the Denver area. Police in Englewood say someone spotted a mountain lion around 5:30 a.m. Friday morning near a light-rail station. Officers with rifles moved into the area but the cat disappeared. It's near a residential neighborhood where mountain lions... more »

• Bill demands California bidders divulge Nazi ties

  August 12, 2010 4:48 PM

  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Companies hoping to compete for a piece of California's $45 billion high-speed rail project would have to disclose whether they transported Holocaust victims or POWs to Nazi camps during World War II. The state Senate on Thursday voted 31-1 to send AB619 to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's... more »

• Tiny Town remains closed following train accident

  August 12, 2010 9:31 AM

  Tiny Town remains closed as authorities investigate what caused its small train to go off the rails and tip over. Fifteen people - from children to grandparents - were injured in Wednesday's accident. Three of them - two adults and one child - were reported to be in serious... more »

• Update: Kiddy train derails, dozen injured Play Video

  August 11, 2010 1:50 PM

  A tiny train derailed in Jefferson County Wednesday morning, injuring more than a dozen people. It happened in Tiny Town, a kid-sized village complete with a tiny railroad, west of Denver. Dan Hatlestad of the Intercanyon Fire Department says the engine of the small, open-car train tipped over first,... more »

• TSA leader highlights rail security during stop in Pueblo Play Video

  July 27, 2010 7:19 PM

  The new top man for the Transportation Security Administration the TSA spent time in Pueblo Tuesday. John Pistole talked about the governments need to improve our country's railroad security against terrorists. Pistole became the Administrator of the TSA in June. He says he's aware an attack on our country's railway... more »

• Colorado scenic railroad keeping schedule despite fire

  July 7, 2010 8:12 AM

  The Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad has returned to its normal operating schedule, despite last month's fire at an historic trestle in northern New Mexico. It's expected to take months to replace the decades-old Lobato Trestle - four miles from Chama, New Mexico - that was burned on June 23.... more »

• Future of Incline to be discussed

  July 6, 2010 7:39 PM

  The public will get a chance to give input next week on the future of the old Manitou Incline. Meetings are set for July 13, 14 and 15 at Manitou Springs City Hall. The City of Colorado Springs and the City of Manitou Springs are hosting several focused discussions... more »

• New sanctions now in effect against Iran

  July 1, 2010 7:24 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama will sign legislation Thursday imposing tough new sanctions against Iran as further punishment for the country's unwillingness to give up its ambitions of becoming a nuclear power. The House and Senate acted in quick succession last week to overwhelmingly approve the penalties targeting... more »

• Trestle fire takes toll on businesses in Chama

  June 25, 2010 1:48 PM

  CHAMA, N.M. (AP) - Business owners in Chama who rely heavily on summer tourists are concerned about their prospects, now that the New Mexico side of the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad has suspended operations because of a fire on a 100-foot trestle. The fire that started late Wednesday... more »

• Trestle burns on Cumbres and Toltec Railroad

  June 24, 2010 11:04 AM

  Rail traffic from Chama, New Mexico to Antonito on the 64-mile-long Cumbres and Toltec Railroad has been halted because of a trestle fire. The historic steam train is owned by the states of New Mexico and Colorado. It runs from Chama to Antonito, Colorado. The railroad says the fire... more »

• UPDATE: Drivers want light at dangerous intersection Play Video

  March 31, 2010 6:32 PM

  A dangerous intersection in Rocky Ford is getting more attention these days. There have been multiple accidents recently, leaving several people hurt. One driver says she's scared for her family to drive through it. Improvements to the intersection could be making the problem worse. There was a bad wreck Tuesday... more »

• Teenage girls struck by Amtrak train

  February 25, 2010 4:04 PM

  A high-speed Amtrak train struck and killed two teenage girls near Philadelphia. Officials say the Acela train traveling from Boston to Washington, D.C., hit the two girls around 10:30 a.m. Thursday in Norwood, about 10 miles southwest of Philadelphia. Interboro School District Superintendent Nancy Hacker says the 10th-graders... more »

• Amtrak passenger detained in Colorado for threats

  January 29, 2010 10:12 AM

  An Amtrak passenger who alarmed fellow passengers by talking about terrorist threats was pulled from the train and is being held in Colorado. Ojore Nuru Lutalo, 64, was arrested Tuesday on an Amtrak passage from Los Angeles to Chicago. Passengers on the train alerted authorities after hearing the man... more »

• Toddler left behind when train door malfunctioned Play Video

  November 21, 2009 11:29 AM

  Aaron Bailey faced a father's worst nightmare on a Trimet train platform when he was accidentally separated from his three-year-old son, Aiden, after an apparent train malfunction. It was all caught on tape. At 8:15 Monday morning, Aaron Bailey was taking his son to Head Start. The green line... more »

• Infant survives being hit by train Play Video

  October 16, 2009 12:30 PM

  A miraculous story out of Melbourne, Australia where a baby survives a freak train accident. The six-month old was buckled in a stroller when it slipped away from the mother unnoticed. The stroller fell off the train platform and into the path of an oncoming train. The child and... more »

• AFA cadets honored for saving lives Play Video

  October 7, 2009 6:03 PM

  Four Air Force Academy cadets swam out in a riptide in Panama to save three people from drowning. In a separate incident, two cadets gave first aid to a man they saw get hit by a train. The six cadets credited with saving lives received special recognition from the... more »