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Man Struck By Train, Dies Trying To Save Dog

Washoe County sheriff’s officials say a man trying to rescue his dog on train tracks near Boomtown has died after he was struck by an Amtrak train.

2012/12/24

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Brakes The Cause Of Deadly Amtrak Crash

The National Transportation Safety Board has focused on faulty truck brakes as one of the probable causes of a fatal collision with an Amtrak train that left six people dead in northern Nevada.

2012/12/11

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NTSB Sets Date On Amtrak Crash

Federal safety regulators will meet in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 11 to determine the probable cause of an Amtrak crash that killed a semi-truck driver and five passengers on a train he slammed into in Nevada last year.

2012/11/01

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Train Crash Investigation Continues

The search is continuing for more victims in Friday’s deadly northern Nevada train crash.

2011/06/27

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