1 Strike Funeral Homes in Minnesota estimates that cremation with a ceremony costs $2,190-$4,785, not including a casket (which start at $775). 2  Total costs also depend on the disposition of the ashes after cremation. 3  See How Much Do Cremation Urns Cost and How Much Does Spreading Ashes Cost. Fees for placing the urn in the niche, keeping records, etc. can add $150-$750, depending on whether it's in a public or private cemetery. 2  Burying cremation ashes can cost $800-$2,500 or more for the burial plot. 3  See How Much Does a Cemetery Plot or Gravesite Cost.
Some train wrecks occur when drivers exceed the posted speed limit (19 derailments last year), but, more often, the cars go off the rails because the brakes weren't used correctly. An object that happens to be sitting on the track isn't likely to derail an oncoming train. A freight train can typically throw a 4,000-pound car out of its way without getting off trackâalthough in 2005 an SUV left on a commuter track caused a fatal derailment in California.
The 1999 Bourbonnais, Illinois, train crash was a collision between Amtrak's southbound City of New Orleans passenger train and a semi-trailer truck in the village of Bourbonnais, Illinois, near the city of Kankakee. Most of the train derailed, killing 13 people. A National Transportation Safety Board investigation into the accident attributed the cause to the truck driver trying to beat the train across a grade crossing. However, the Illinois State Police investigation found track circuit malfu