![]() ![]() Christopher Bless, a member of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Local Lodge 2600, died of multiple blunt force injuries. Novem– Chicago IL – A 61-year-old Amtrak employee was killed in an accident at a South Loop mechanical facility. ![]() An investigation into the circumstances of this tragic incident are ongoing. Brother Diaz, a 22 year Amtrak employee, had ended his shift and was leaving railroad property, walking to his car to drive home. Diaz (65), of the Pennsylvania Federation’s BMWED Local lodge 3068 in New York City, was struck and killed by a train on Dock Bridge Wed., Nov. It was confirmed that the worker was a Lafarge employee, but we were never able to confirm an identity. Novem– Seattle Washington – A railyard worker was struck and killed by a remotely controlled rail car at the Lafarge Western Canada cement facility in Seattle’s Industrial District. According to a family member, he had called his wife, shortly before the accident, to say he was headed home. McClean was a 32 year CP employee and a member of Teamsters Canada Rail Conference Division 320. Kirk McClean was reportedly struck by a yard trains as he was walking across tracks after his shift had ended. Steven Christopher “Chris” Seidl died when he was struck and trapped under a train.ĭecem– Port Coquitlam, British Columbia - A 56 year old Canadian Pacific engineer died in an accident at the CP Port Coquitlam yard. Two co-workers were injured in the accident and sustained what were reported to be non-life-threatening injuries.ĭecem– Wichita KS – A 48-year-old conductor on the Wichita Terminal Association was killed in a Union Pacific railyard at the 2600 block of N. He was a BMWED/IBEW Union substation electrician. ![]() Jarrett Lee Erhart, 27 of Berlin NJ, died while working on a transformer. 2020 News Report - widow files wrongful death suit.ĭecem– New York NY – An Amtrak worker was killed at Amtrak’s Parkchester facility in the Bronx. SMART-TD National Safety Director requested a NTSB investigation. He was a member of SMART-TD Local 1386 (Parkersburg WV). Brother McConihay left behind a wife and two daughters. McConihay, 32, died in an undetermined accident/derailment. As of June 2020, no arrest had been made in the case.Ģ019 Gallery - 2019 Railroaders Killed on the Jobĭecem– Washington WV – A four-year, CSX employee was killed just before 4 pm. Brother Goble was a member of TWU Local 100 and leaves behind a wife and two young sons, 8-month-old Hunter and 10-year-old Noah. Authorities found a charred shopping cart inside the train and believe an accelerant in the cart helped the fire spread. Garrett Goble, 36, of Brooklyn was found unresponsive on the tracks after he and another transit worker, who was onboard as a passenger, helped riders evacuate the burning subway. Ma– New York, NY – A MTA motorman was killed in a subway fire that was ruled as arson and a subsequent homicide. He leaves behind a wife and a 9-month-old son. Brother Jasvinder Riar, 31, was killed during a switching incident at 2 a.m. JSurrey, British Columbia – A Canadian National Railway employee died during switching operations at the CN rail yard in Surrey. Brother Daniel Paulusse, 37, had only recently been posted in the Prince Rupert area and was based in Smithers and had worked for the CN since 2018. J– Port Edward, British Columbia – A Canadian National Railway conductor died while working in switching operations in the Port Edward CN rail yard located just south of Prince Rupert. "He loved his job and had no intention of retiring because he liked to stay busy," his daughter, Dawn Tucker, explained. Schroeder, a Navy veteran of the Vietnam War who served on the aircraft carrier USS Kittyhawk, was one of the original employees hired when the speedline began operating more than 50 years ago, Williams added. in the track area of the Lindenwold Maintenance Facility. Brother John “Jack” Schroeder, 76, died at approximately 9 p.m. J– Lindenwold, PA - A PATCO Hi-Speedline worker was killed Sunday at the transit line's train yard and repair facility in Lindenwold. Kimberly Stroud was killed when a train car was evidently being backed up and she fell from it and was rolled over by the car. The city medical examiner will officially determine the cause of death.Īug– Mt Vernon, IN – A 53-year-old employee of Green Plains was killed at the Mt Vernon, IN plant. Septem– New York, NY – A 40-year-old Metropolitan Transit Authority cleaner was killed when he fell at a Bronx train yard at the MTA 239th Street Yard and Maintenance Shop in the Wakefield neighborhood. ![]()
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