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KANSAS CITY, KS (KCTV) -
A Union Pacific worker was hit and killed by a train while on the job in Kansas City, Kansas Tuesday.

Union Pacific is investigating the fatal accident, which occurred in its rail yard near 26th and Bayard Streets.

Kansas City, Kansas police were called to the rail yard around 11:20 Tuesday morning. When they arrived, they found the worker, in his 40s, dead. He was pinned under a train.

Officers on scene tell KCTV5 the man appeared to have been wearing headphones when he was struck. They say he was working on a train as a remote control locomotive operator when he was hit by a second train pulling in..


Read more: http://www.kctv5.com/story/30143802/union-pacific-employee-struck-killed-by-train-whileworking#ixzz3nMvnksHt


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Brother Zeb is the NTSB rep from BLET. Those headphones are probably ear muff hearing protectors.

(I Hope.)

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I sure hope HHB doesn't get fired over this because, Union Pacific!



ST. FRANCIS -- Emergency crews from St. Francis and Cudahy are dealing with a train accident that occurred on Tuesday evening, September 29th near St. Francis Avenue and Kinnickinnic Avenue in St. Francis.

We're told a Union Pacific coal train collided with another Union Pacific train, which was carrying rail.

Union Pacific officials say one of the rail cars derailed. Officials say that rail car was empty.


[url=http://fox6now.com/2015/09/29/developing-incident-involving-train-has-multiple-intersections-blocked-in-st-francis/]

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