Here's the story on the freight train............
Trains Collide Head-on in North Texas
The Associated Press
Published: May 19, 2004
GUNTER, Texas (AP) - Two freight trains collided just outside this small north Texas town Wednesday, leaving rail cars in a mangled mess and causing multiple injuries, authorities said.
Grayson County Sheriff's Sgt. Pam McCurdy said that she didn't know how many people were injured, but knew that some of the injuries were severe. A medical helicopter was dispatched.
Joe Faust, a spokesman for Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp., said both of the trains belonged to the company.
Neither Faust nor McCurdy knew what caused the accident.
McCurdy said one of the trains derailed after the head-on collision. Television footage showed about 20 cars off the tracks.
Gunter is 50 miles north of Dallas.
AP-ES-05-19-04 1938EDT
http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGAX0VS2GUD.html
Abandoned Suitcase Halts Island Supreme Court (NY)
Tuesday, May 18, 2004 By AARON SMITH ADVANCE STAFF WRITER
The piece of luggage was discovered to be empty after the bomb squad dragged it to a secure location
Police in St. George shut down traffic on Richmond Terrace and partially evacuated Supreme Court yesterday afternoon after a suspicious package -- which turned out to be an empty suitcase -- was discovered in a park between the court and Borough Hall.
A court officer discovered the Samsonite suitcase behind a hedge and alerted police, according to officers at the scene......