Witnesses of the accident rushed to help, pulling out the driver from his smoldering truck at the Somerset County train road crossing.

A train struck a low-hanging communications wire Tuesday on Shanahan Road just north of Lewis Center. The incident caused power lines to be taken down and a grass fire to erupt nearby.

An assailant poured a liquid over a woman on a tram in eastern Germany on Sunday and set her on fire, police said. The woman was taken to a hospital with life-threatening injuries, while the ...

Mark Nist was outside picking up a mail delivery when the sound of a train's whistle – and a friend's "holler" caught his attention. Nist said he glanced down Stoystown Road just in time to see a coal ...

LINCOLN, Maine (WMTW) — A freight train caused two different fires in central Maine Wednesday. The Lincoln Fire Department says the train engine malfunctioned in Winn, sending sparks and ash out ...

The Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad’s trademark train whistle could be heard much earlier than usual Tuesday morning as a locomotive chugged its way through town to preen in front of a ...

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