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Police ID CT Woman Hit, Killed By Train As 63-Year-Old Police ID CT Woman Hit, Killed By Train As 63-Year-Old
Police ID CT Woman Hit, Killed By Train As 63-Year-Old Authorities have identified the woman who was killed over the weekend when an Amtrak train crashed into her in Niantic.  Fanie Gore, 63, of Niantic, was struck in the area of Columbus Avenue around 4 p.m. Saturday, June 21, police said.  Original Statement: Pedestrian Hit, Killed In Amtrak Train Strike Investigators said she was trespassing on the tracks when she was hit. It's unclear how she got into that area or why.  None of the 389 passengers or crew on the Boston to Washington, D.C. train were hurt in the incident, Amtrak has said. The Office of the Chief Me…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Man Falls On Train Tracks In Fairfield County, Rolls Under Amtrak Train, MTA Says Man Falls On Train Tracks In Fairfield County, Rolls Under Amtrak Train, MTA Says
Man Falls On Train Tracks In Fairfield County, Rolls Under Amtrak Train, MTA Says A man who fell on the tracks at a Fairfield County train station was lucky and was able to roll under an Amtrak train. The incident occurred in Bridgeport at around 9 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 6, at the train station at 525 Water St.  According to Dave Steckel with the Metropolitan Transportation Administration, the unidentified man rolled under the Amtrak train and did not make contact. A preliminary investigation reveals the man sustained minor injuries and was transported to St. Vincent’s Medical Center in Bridgeport, Steckel said.  This is a developing story. Check back to Daily…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Metro-North Train Becomes Tangled In Wires, Causing Delays, Small Fire In Norwalk Metro-North Train Becomes Tangled In Wires, Causing Delays, Small Fire In Norwalk
Metro-North Train Becomes Tangled In Wires, Causing Delays, Small Fire In Norwalk A Metro-North train got tangled in overhead power wires in Fairfield County, causing a small brush fire and stopping the train, causing delays. The incident occurred in Norwalk around 4:45 p.m. Monday, May 20, on an eastbound train near Moore Place, carrying passengers who had become entangled in the overhead wires that supply operational power to the train. According to Deputy Chief Jonathan Maggio of the Norwalk Fire Department, the circuit breaker for the track detected the fault and de-energized it automatically.  Maggio said a small brush fire was extinguished adjacent …

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by Kathy Reakes