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 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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 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…
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,…
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…
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…
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 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 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 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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
On March 7th a freight train crashed into a bus full of Texas tourists visiting Gulf Coast Casinos, killing four people in Biloxi. Over 40 people were hurt. Now a possible lawsuit involving the City of Biloxi is in the…
A driver in Biloxi managed to escape harm after his vehicle got stuck at a railroad intersection this morning. It happened just after 10 a.m. at Iberville Drive and Railroad. While the vehicle was stuck on the tracks, a CSX…
Another topic of discussion at today’s City Council meeting in Biloxi is the ongoing issue with hazardous railways. City officials tell News 25 that over the years they believe CSX has built up their railways to create the current problem…
After another tense discussion, with participation from city leaders and residents, Biloxi will approach CSX with a proposal involving the city's railroad. That plan will call for the closing of six of the more dangerous crossings located east of Keesler…
After a tense day of discussion, with participation from city leaders and residents, Biloxi will approach CSX with a railroad cross proposal. That plan will call for six of the more dangerous crossings located east of Keesler Air Force Base…