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Two major railroad freight companies operating in Southern California say they will install new federally required systems at least three years before the deadline.
made popular Oct 9 2008
A local passenger train ran into the back of an long-distance train Monday near Budapest, killing four people and injuring 26.
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Federal railroad regulators have issued an emergency order prohibiting the use of personal electronic devices by rail workers operating trains and performing other key...
made popular Oct 2 2008
A Southern California transit official says a commuter train engineer has been suspended for sending a text message around the time of a deadly collision involving...
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A Metrolink engineer sent a cell phone text message 22 seconds before his commuter train crashed head-on into a freight train last month, killing 25 people, federal...
made popular Oct 1 2008
Federal investigators say the engineer of a commuter train sent a text message just seconds before a deadly collision last month in Los Angeles.
made popular Oct 1 2008
In the first public comments from the family of the commuter-train engineer killed in a crash that claimed 25 lives in all, the man’s brother said investigators...
made popular Oct 1 2008
Mets fans are getting a vintage New York City subway car for their last nostalgic ride to the final regular season home game at Shea Stadium.
made popular Sep 28 2008
The brakeman on the freight train in a deadly collision near Los Angeles is suing the other railroad and the companies that provide its engineers.
made popular Sep 27 2008
The brakeman on the freight train in a deadly collision near Los Angeles is suing the other railroad and the companies that provide its engineers.
made popular Sep 27 2008
The brakeman on the freight train in a deadly collision near Los Angeles is suing the other railroad and the companies that provide its engineers.
made popular Sep 27 2008
Authorities say a bomb blast has derailed a train in central Pakistan, killing three people and injuring 15 others.
made popular Sep 26 2008
A commuter train struck and killed a man in Los Angeles Wednesday and witnesses told police they saw him jump onto the tracks, police said.
made popular Sep 24 2008
Authorities say a commuter train struck and killed a pedestrian Wednesday morning in Los Angeles.
made popular Sep 24 2008
House and Senate negotiators have reached a deal on a major railroad safety reform bill that will require new technology to prevent crashes and limit hours engineers...
made popular Sep 24 2008
After a fatal commuter train collision, Congress is hurrying to pass new laws that would limit hours engineers work, mandate technology to stop trains on a collision...
made popular Sep 23 2008
It was shaping up as a perfect afternoon when Kipp Landis climbed aboard the doomed Metrolink 111 train at Union Station.
made popular Sep 20 2008
California regulators reacting to the deadly wreck of a commuter train issued an emergency order Thursday banning train operators from using cell phones on duty.
made popular Sep 18 2008
They stand within feet of speeding locomotives, climb signal poles to photograph passing trains and try to befriend conductors and engineers.
made popular Sep 18 2008
Screams of anguish reverberated across the phone line _ the only clue dispatchers needed to gauge the magnitude of the tragedy.
made popular Sep 18 2008
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Rail companies and urban planners often cite the green credentials of trains
Building energy efficient trains is not cheap and can take time to recoup costs
Making...
made popular Jun 4 2008
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