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Friday, May 03, 2013  Authorities are investigating the deaths of two men who were struck and killed by an Amtrak train in Florence County.

Thursday, March 07, 2013  A Georgia man is dead after a fall from a railroad overpass in South Carolina.

Monday, February 25, 2013  South Carolina's state-owned utility has agreed to loan the Laurens County Development Commission $1.5 million to build a shell building.

Wednesday, February 13, 2013  A Spartanburg woman has been killed as she tried to cross some railroad tracks and was hit by a train.

Friday, February 01, 2013  Officials in Horry County are pushing the owner of the Carolina Southern Railroad to get the trains back on the tracks.

Monday, January 07, 2013  A man has been killed after he tried to drive a pickup truck across railroad tracks in St. George.

Wednesday, March 07, 2012  Railroad officials are joining with Columbia police to pass out safety information at one of the city's most dangerous rail crossings. Police Chief Randy Scott says he hopes he can save lives by handing out the safety tips.

Thursday, November 03, 2011  Horry County is seeking $20 million in federal money to upgrade a small railroad serving counties in North and South Carolina.

Wednesday, September 28, 2011  Operation Lifesaver teamed up with Norfolk Southern to conduct the education and enforcement train. Law enforcement officers, bus drivers, and Columbia area officials boarded the train for the lesson.

Thursday, July 07, 2011  An environmental group is challenging plans to replace a railroad bridge over the Congaree River between Richland and Calhoun counties.  The president of the group Friends of the Congaree Swamp thinks state regulators moved too quickly to approve the plans by Norfolk Southern.

Thursday, June 23, 2011  A new South Carolina law named after a 16-year-old who died in a train wreck in July 2009 requires the state transportation agency to list all railroad crossings on its Web site.

Monday, June 06, 2011  No injuries have been reported after a train car ran off the tracks in Clinton.

Friday, September 17, 2010  Residents, utility crews and railroad workers were cleaning up debris Friday after a brief but fierce storm barreled through the city, tearing up trees, stripping roofs from homes, disrupting train service and killing at least one person.

Tuesday, March 02, 2010  But despite the bridge's bad rep, SCDOT says this year was the first time since 2001 it was able to reduce the overall number of substandard bridges in the state.

Monday, January 11, 2010  Ten cars of an 18-car freight train derailed in South Carolina, but an official says there were no injuries and there will be no impact on rail service.