One injured in vehicle-train collision in Gulfport
A viewer contacted WXXV News 25 to inform us of a train accident in Gulfport earlier this morning, leaving one person injured. Police say the person was critically injured.…
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Railroad crossing in Gautier scheduled for Tuesday morning
In Gautier, another railroad crossing is set to close on Tuesday. That's happening on Dolphin Drive, starting at 6 AM as CSX performs maintenance. It is…
Gautier residents frustrated with road closures in the city
Gautier residents are expressing their frustrations over roads being closed for maintenance work on the railroad. The city announced the closure of Ladnier Road on Friday and and Saturday, as well as a planned closure of Dolphin Drive on October…
Man dies after being hit by train in Ocean Springs
A man died when he was struck by a train in Ocean Springs on Tuesday night. Officers responded to the tracks near 1118 Bienville Boulevard about 9:51 p.m. to find a man dead on the tracks. Witness said the man…
Traffic advisory: Train stopped on tracks in Gulfport
A CSX train traveling eastbound hit a tractor-trailer that got stuck on the tracks at 33rd Avenue in Gulfport this morning. The incident happened about 7:30 a.m. The train is about 1 1/2 miles long and is blocking crossings from…
Texas man hit by train in Waveland after ending up on railroad tracks
A Texas man got turned around while in Waveland and ended up driving on the railroad tracks, where his vehicle was hit by a train. Waveland Police Chief Mike Prendergast said Emmanuel Onyia of Garland, Texas, was driving a Hyundai…
Biloxi to repair railroad crossing where tour bus, train collided in 2017
Biloxi is getting ready to fix two railroad crossings -- including the Main Street crossing where a train collided with a tour bus in 2017. The project, which is expected to take two months,…
Train derailment blocks Market, Hospital streets in Pasagoula
Please be advised the railroad tracks at Market Street and Hospital Street have been closed due to a train derailment. There are no reported injuries or danger to the public. CSX has advised the process of getting the train back…
Amtrak returning to service along the Gulf Coast
It's been a long wait, but Amtrak is set to return to the Coast! An agreement has been reached between CSX Transportation, Amtrak, and the Alabama State Port Authority. According to…
Southern Transportation Board orders mediation for Amtrak, rail lines, port
The Surface Transportation Board will allow Amtrak access to train data used by CSX and Norfolk Southern so it can run its own capacity modeling study. The decision was made by the…
Bicyclist hit by train while trying to cross tracks in Biloxi identified
A man riding a bicycle on Seal Avenue on Wednesday evening was hit by a train and died, Biloxi Police said. Capt. Milton Houseman said the man, identified as 47-year-old Kevin Mosley of Biloxi, was south of the CSX railroad…
Tractor-trailer gets stuck on tracks in Gulfport
A train traveling along the rail route that parallels Highway 90 was stopped in downtown Gulfport on Monday morning between 16th Avenue and 14th Street while a tractor trailer was being removed from the tracks. Gulfport Police tweeted out that…
CSX repair work continues along the Coast
CSX continues its work repairing railroad crossings along the Coast. Today, Gulfport residents will be happy to know the crossings at Highway 49 downtown, 30th Avenue, and Broad Avenue…
No major injuries reported in train-vehicle wreck in Gulfport
Two adults and a toddler are able to walk away after the car they were in collided with a train on Highway 49. It happened this afternoon,…
Federal board ponders future of Gulf Coast passenger trains
By JAY REEVES A federal board began hearing testimony Monday on whether to let Amtrak resume passenger train service linking New Orleans and Alabama’s main port city over the objections of freight companies. The hearing, conducted virtually by the Surface…
One person dead in fatal accident in Ocean Springs
Police in Ocean Springs are at the scene of a fatal accident at the railroad tracks near Hickory Drive. The collision happened just after 11 a.m. One person was killed. Capt. Ryan LeMaire said witnesses told police the man was…
CSX construction to cause multiple detours in Biloxi
Starting this week, nearly 15,000 Coast motorists may have to reroute their commutes through Biloxi. Multiple railroad crossing construction projects begin this week in Biloxi, causing several detours…
CSX plans work at Hanley Road crossing on Aug. 26
CSX railroad is planning a two-day closure for the crossing at Hanley Road in Ocean Springs next week. Ray Porter with Benchmark Consulting said the production team is working on the rail and repaving each crossing as they go. While…
CSX plans maintenance work on Eisenhower Road crossing next week
CSX Railroad plans to close the rail crossing at Eisenhower Road at 5 a.m. Tuesday to begin maintenance work. The plan is to re-open the road by 5 a.m. Wednesday, barring equipment or weather delays. The schedule is tentative, CSX…
CSX to work on MLK Avenue crossing in Ocean Springs next week
CSX Transportation announced Thursday that Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue in Ocean Springs will be closed for maintenance next week. MLK Avenue will close at 8 a.m. Tuesday and is expected to re-open by 8 a.m. Thursday, July 2, barring…
Several CSX railroad crossings to close in South Mississippi next week for rail replacement project
A project to replace CSX railroad crossing rails in South Mississippi will begin Monday, February 24. The project is scheduled to last for approximately two weeks, and will impact about ten crossings between Ocean Springs and Gautier. This project will…
Biloxi railway expected to close Nixon Street crossing
Just about two blocks away from where a March 2017 tragedy happened on a Biloxi railway when a train collided with a Texas tour bus, you’ll now find the beginning of a long awaited change. The City of Biloxi is…
NTSB to announce 2017 train-bus collision findings in August
The National Transportation Safety Board is expected to finalize the investigation into the collision between an Echo Transportation bus and a CSX freight train that happened in March 2017 near Biloxi. Four of the 49 passengers were killed and the…
Another 18-wheeler gets stuck on tracks in Long Beach
Earlier today in Long Beach, an 18-wheeler became stuck on the railroad tracks, something that seems to be a growing problem across South Mississippi. The semi-truck’s driver attempted to cross the tracks at Nicholson Avenue at around 8:45 this morning.…