Senior media relations' adviser with Transport Canada Maryse Durette told the Montreal Gazette that regulatory action in terms of the [Canadian] Rail Safety Act might be applied 'if the parameters for...
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The collapse of a road bridge section over the Skagit River in Washington State on 23 May closed the key Interstate north-south Highway 5 (Vancouver to Seattle and Portland, Oregon). According to...
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On 6 July, a train of 72 tankcars became detached from five unattended stationary locomotives and ran away gathering speed downgrade for some 11km before derailing at a track junction in downtown Lac...
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Fire mid-morning on board a wagon conveying propane in a freight train of the Norfolk Southern Railway disrupted rail operations west of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, on 2 July. Amtrak Keystone passenger...
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On 30 November 2012, a southbound freight train with 84 wagons ran onto the Jefferson Street swing bridge in Paulsboro, New Jersey, allegedly passing a red signal. This aspect was displayed apparently...
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In the aftermath of the 28 May derailment of 65 wagons in a CSX freight train near Baltimore and the resultant explosion, the driver of the refuse truck that ran into the train has been charged with:...
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There's a salutary lesson here for everyone in the business of running railways. Exactly a year ago, on 24 June 2012, two freight trains collided head-on near Goodwell in Oklahoma, killing both...
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Winds as strong as 160km/h blew 47 wagons out of 71 in a Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) freight train off the rails between Friona and Summerfield in Texas on 17 June. No cargo was reported...
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For some time, commuters and railway employees have been complaining about malfunctioning intercom systems in Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) trainsets. Technicians eventually...
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On 28 May, a waste disposal truck was hit on a level crossing in Rosedale, Baltimore, by a CSX freight train moving at 78km/h. The train derailed. The seventh wagon - carrying sodium chlorate - and...
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