On Friday 2 November, the first Amtrak passenger train to New York since services were cancelled on 28 October departed from Boston's South Station. The disruption to rail services was the worst and...
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Power outages and flooded tracks continued to affect north-east corridor rail freight operations following Hurricane Sandy. CSX Transportation implemented an embargo, which also applied to traffic...
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Shortly after 08:00 on 1 November, a Gautrain set derailed at slow speed on points at Marlboro station. Nobody was hurt but the leading wheels reportedly fell between the rails, immobilising the...
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A 5km-long traffic jam, in a new dual-carriageway with three lanes closed - stretching all the way along Bayhead Road, well into South Coast Road and across the new bridge leading over the railway to...
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Kopanong Station on the commuter railway to Mabopane, 39km north of Pretoria, is a wreck. The building, currently cordoned off, was extensively vandalised following train delays on 11 October, with...
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Extensive precautionary measures were put in place on Sunday 28 October as Hurricane Sandy approached New York. The entire subway system shut down in case of flooding. In addition, below-river...
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Amtrak, America's national intercity passenger rail system, has been installing high security fences to keep intruders out - not only the human variety but animals too, specifically squirrels. In...
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On 21 October, Amtrak train 350, the Wolverine from Chicago to Pontiac in Michigan, ran into trouble about 3km east of Niles, Michigan. Spokesman Marc Magliari was quoted explaining that several...
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Heavy rain was falling on 26 October when Philippines National Railway Train 611 - the Bicol Express - derailed in Barangay Canda in Sariaya. Investigations have been ordered to determine if the...
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Reconstruction costing an estimated $450,000 is to be carried out at the Boston Road level crossing in Cleveland, Ohio, where four high school students died in June. A fifth passenger survived. The...
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