BNSF – Riverside County News Source

RIVERSIDE: Firefighters quickly knock down blaze at homeless encampment

January 8, 2018 Trevor Montgomery

RIVERSIDE — Fire and railway officials are investigating a suspicious wood and debris fire at a homeless encampment along the BNSF railroad tracks after firefighters quickly knocked down the fire, late Saturday evening, Jan. 6. City of Riverside Fire Department and BNSF Railway Police responded to multiple reports of a possible structure fire shortly before 11 p.m. The fire was reported in the 2600 block of Kansas […]

UPDATED: Man struck by train remains unidentified

December 5, 2016 Trevor Montgomery

RIVERSIDE – A man was killed when he was struck by a train Friday, Dec. 2. The fatal accident happened near Tyler Avenue and Indiana Avenue in Riverside. Riverside Police and Fire Departments responded to the accident about 8:53 a.m., after receiving reports of a pedestrian that was struck by a BNSF train. The pedestrian sustained major traumatic injuries in the […]

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RIVERSIDE: BNSF train comes within 40′ of striking DUI driver after rollover

April 24, 2016 Trevor Montgomery

RIVERSIDE – A train nearly collided with a vehicle after an alleged drunk driver crashed and rolled his car directly onto a set of railroad tracks Saturday, April 23. The train happened to be traveling on the same tracks as the vehicle that rolled and had become stuck was on. The train – which was reportedly 2 miles long – only […]