The presence of a high railway embankment probably saved hundreds of lives on 17 April when a Texas fertiliser plant exploded. It shielded a community of nearly 3,000 during the blast. The explosion...
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On 23 April, it was reported that the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) had arrested two men accused of planning to derail a passenger train. It was suspected that a bomb was to be detonated while...
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Early in 2012, closed circuit television cameras were installed as an experiment at the White Road level crossing in Retreat, Cape Town, to film vehicles crossing the track while the warning lights...
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On 23 April, the Lagos state government and the Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC) announced intensified train-related security plans. According to NRC managing director Adeseyi Sijuwade, security...
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Metra, Chicago's metropolitan transport authority, had trains running up to 100 minutes late on the morning of 18 April, following exceptionally heavy rains that dumped 150mm and caused extensive...
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On 19 April, following the horrific bombing at the marathon event, transport to and from the Boston area was virtually shut down as the manhunt continued for the perpetrators. Amtrak suspended...
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On 16 April, a minor collision in a yard at Oklahoma City resulted in a fire on board a train. Apparently a boxcar carrying shredded paper was sideswiped during a shunting move and the impact set the...
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In a bizarre incident in Halifax Township at Lykens in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, the occupants of a car were able to extricate themselves when it overturned, before rolling down an embankment and...
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Following flooding of the line at the Mukuru kwa Njenga informal settlement near Nairobi, the Syokimau passenger service to the city's central station was halted temporarily. According to local press...
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Heavy rains gave rise to severe landslips in Washington state on 7 April. Amtrak's Empire Builder express from Chicago was travelling south from Everett to Seattle when debris fell against the train,...
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