IC&E Train Hits Car, Kills 3 Teens

By Leigh Pomeroy
Tuesday, April 10, 2007 at 9:30 am

DM&E subsidiary involved in fatal crash

A train operated by the Iowa, Chicago and Eastern Railroad, a subsidiary of the Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad, hit a car at a crossing in Excelsior Springs, Mo., Sunday, killing three teenage girls. Excelsior Springs is about 30 miles northeast of Kansas City.

Though no cause or fault has been determined yet, the accident comes on top of several safety mishaps involving the DM&E railroad.

On April 6, a DM&E crane hit a power line in Pierre, S.D., while trying to clear debris from a derailment that occurred on March 14. On April 5, another DM&E train hit three buffalo on property owned by media mogul Ted Turner in western South Dakota.

Categories & Tags: Dm&e | Ice | Railroad | Transportation |

Comments

10 Comments

Swiftee
Comment posted April 10, 2007 @ 10:23 am

Wha?? Say Leigh, is there any video footage of the DM&E train chasing those buffalo around Ted Turner’s property?

How about a couple of still shots?

Dyna
Comment posted April 10, 2007 @ 3:02 pm

Were these accidents DM&E’s fault? Leigh, the accident with the buffalo was not DM&E’s fault, and the vehicular accidents probably weren’t either. Please concentrate on DM&E’s real safety screwups (there are plenty). Trying to blame them for the misfortune of wandering buffalo or drivers who may have ignored railroad crossing warning devices destroys your credibility.

Lambo
Comment posted April 10, 2007 @ 4:44 pm

Fault is debateable in the buffalo case This portion of South Dakota Statute 49:
http://legis.state.sd.us/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=49-16A
deals with railroad responsibilty for fences in South Dakota (Numbers 91, 92, and 93 are the relevant portions). Since the Sioux City article didn’t go into much detail, we don’t know if there was a fence erected, and if so, if it was improperly maintained, and even so, who was in charge of maintenance, but if I read that correctly (specifically number 91), the railroad could very well have been responsible for fence maintenance, assuming the existance of a fence.

Robin Marty
Comment posted April 10, 2007 @ 5:00 pm

All I know about buffalo is they are mighty tasty

Ag
Comment posted April 10, 2007 @ 5:32 pm

yes, yes they are, mmmmmmm, mmmmmmm, good

Swiftee
Comment posted April 10, 2007 @ 5:23 am

Wha?? Say Leigh, is there any video footage of the DM&E; train chasing those buffalo around Ted Turner's property?

How about a couple of still shots?

Dyna
Comment posted April 10, 2007 @ 10:02 am

Were these accidents DM&E;'s fault? Leigh, the accident with the buffalo was not DM&E;'s fault, and the vehicular accidents probably weren't either. Please concentrate on DM&E;'s real safety screwups (there are plenty). Trying to blame them for the misfortune of wandering buffalo or drivers who may have ignored railroad crossing warning devices destroys your credibility.

Lambo
Comment posted April 10, 2007 @ 11:44 am

Fault is debateable in the buffalo case This portion of South Dakota Statute 49:

http://legis.state.sd.us/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute;=49-16A

deals with railroad responsibilty for fences in South Dakota (Numbers 91, 92, and 93 are the relevant portions). Since the Sioux City article didn't go into much detail, we don't know if there was a fence erected, and if so, if it was improperly maintained, and even so, who was in charge of maintenance, but if I read that correctly (specifically number 91), the railroad could very well have been responsible for fence maintenance, assuming the existance of a fence.