Late in June, a storm of unprecedented severity caused major rail service disruptions in the New Zealand city of Wellington. Entire sections of track on the foreshore were reportedly washed away, 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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On 11 June, three train services in Australia's Melbourne were shut down, causing major delays that affected an estimated 50,000 commuters in the morning peak, after thieves stole copper cables...
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On 13 June, a southbound commuter train crashed at speed into a stationary set between the stations of Moron and Castelar on the Sarmiento line from Buenos Aires to the densely populated western...
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Investigations have been completed into the serious Canadian derailment near Burlington, Ontario, on 26 February 2012 when three crew members lost their lives and nearly 50 people were hurt.
The...
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In 2011, VIA Rail Canada, which provides the national rail passenger service, won the Railway Association of Canada's Safety Award for the 11th time in 12 years. Following the Transportation Safety...
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On 10 June, police arrested 184 people on a train from Khayelitsha at Esplanade, one station before Cape Town. Western Cape police spokesman Captain Frederick van Wyk alleged they were on their way to...
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