Fatal Car vs. Train near Coloma. 1 Killed.

[Tom49801]

E800-06 @ 19:08 westward had sent an emergency transmission from Paw Paw Ave mp CG76.2 with BNSF engine #6363 & 130 empty coal cars & rear dpu BNSF engine #5999. Conversation was broken up but did hear the Dispatcher asking if everyone was alright & saying he would contact people. Appears it was an incident at a Private Road crossing.

[justin_gram]

[TSS]

E800-06 @ 19:08 westward had sent an emergency transmission from Paw Paw Ave mp CG76.2 with BNSF engine #6363 & 130 empty coal cars & rear dpu BNSF engine #5999. Conversation was broken up but did hear the Dispatcher asking if everyone was alright & saying he would contact people. Appears it was an incident at a Private Road crossing.

Someone on the Watervliet Facebook group reported “Horrible accident involving a family and a train in Coloma. 2 children involved. If you're the praying type please get to work.”

[TSS]

Amtrak P370-07 @ 21:05 eastward reported by the Defect Detector mp CG91.9 St Joseph, Mi with 24 axles. IDTX engine #4617(?) & 5 cars. Stuck in St Joseph due to the E800-06 incident.

L302-07 @ 21:29 westward reported by the Defect Detector mp CH126.3 Clarksville, Mi with 312 axles. CSX engines #799 + #4715 & 75 cars. He had work in Lansing – final destination is Grand Rapids, Mi.

I just got off 370 in St. Joe. The crew stopped short of the crossing; usually they make the station stop with the locomotive occupying the crossing. It would appear they intend to be there some time.

A friend who was also on the train and who lives over that way said she could not cross the tracks in Coloma and had to drive home via Watervliet.

Edit to add: another passenger on the train stated there was at least one fatality. I do not know where she got her information and cannot verify, but it does not sound good.

[chapmaja]

Per Facebook post, CSX E800 hit a vehicle tonight about 7:10. Sounds like 1 fatality. Occupants supposedly 3 children 1 adult. 1 child ejected. 1 person, likely the driver, was under the train and like that was the fatality. 3 transported, 1 transported priority one. , 2 non-priority.

Supposedly at a private crossing.

[Andy24]

Also, this will probably delay M326-07?

[Palasm]

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This was posted in the FB Michigan Railfans Group

Also, this will probably delay M326-07?

And will delay inbound coal loads.

[Jetlink]

And Amtrak

[Mivers1988]

From the Greater Grand Rapids Scanner Calls Facebook page

[Jochs]

E800-06, a westboud empty coal train, was involved in a fatal crash this evening around 7 pm on Clemens Ct., just east of Logan St. in Coloma. 3 people being transported to the hospital. A Medical Examiner was called. One victim dead at the scene. According to a Facebook post, 3 children and one adult in the vehicle, all female. One child ejected at scene, found alert and talking on the south side of tracks, adult and two children still in vehicle.
https://wsbt.com/news/local/one-dead-in ... -rail-road#

[chapmaja]

Why did you post a duplicate of what I already posted?

[Jochs]

Why did you post a duplicate of what I already posted?

Not exactly a duplicate.
"Per Facebook post, CSX E800 hit a vehicle tonight about 7:10. Sounds like 1 fatality. Occupants supposedly 3 children 1 adult. 1 child ejected. 1 person, likely the driver, was under the train and like that was the fatality. 3 transported, 1 transported priority one. , 2 non-priority." -chapmaja
Very vague.

Where did this happen? Was it at a private crossing or in a town? What direction was the train going? According to your post, based on E800's route and your details, this happened somewhere in Michigan between West Olive and New Buffalo.

[Andy24]

Why did you post a duplicate of what I already posted?

Not exactly a duplicate.
"Per Facebook post, CSX E800 hit a vehicle tonight about 7:10. Sounds like 1 fatality. Occupants supposedly 3 children 1 adult. 1 child ejected. 1 person, likely the driver, was under the train and like that was the fatality. 3 transported, 1 transported priority one. , 2 non-priority." -chapmaja
Very vague.

Where did this happen? Was it at a private crossing or in a town? What direction was the train going? According to your post, based on E800's route and your details, this happened somewhere in Michigan between West Olive and New Buffalo.

Honestly it in a duplicate post. Your post had more details involved compared to ChapMaja.

[chapmaja]

You could have added details to the original post rather than add a new post about the same accident.

[NSSD70ACe]

Makes you wonder if they were wearing seatbelts or not with the one child being ejected and the adult ending up under the train…

Extremely unfortunate situation for all.

[LansingRailFan]

Also, this will probably delay M326-07?

Oh no!

[J T]

You could have added details to the original post rather than add a new post about the same accident.

Does it really bother you THAT much that he repeated some of the same words? FFS.

[chapmaja]

You could have added details to the original post rather than add a new post about the same accident.

Does it really bother you THAT much that he repeated some of the same words? FFS.

FFS, really. it was a question. No need to get your panties in a bunch about it. It says people don't look before they post, then we have people like you that have to get involved a few days later.

[J T]

FFS, really. it was a question. No need to get your panties in a bunch about it. It says people don't look before they post, then we have people like you that have to get involved a few days later.

Get over yourself. The amount of days that have gone by is irrelevant. I hadn't heard about the collision and Joch's post was informative about the location, which your post didn't include.

[Jetlink]

Oh my gosh. This thread sucks. Lock it already Beavis.