Train News
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Fresno -
California's controversial $68 billion high-speed rail project kicked off Tuesday, as political leaders gathered in Fresno for an hour-long ceremony featuring speeches and ceremonial rail-signings.
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Rio De Janeiro -
Two trains serving Brazil's much-criticized commuter rail service collided outside Rio de Janeiro, injuring 158 people, authorities said Tuesday.
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Moscow -
Russians reacted with shock Friday and prosecutors launched an inquiry after a YouTube video went viral showing a train apparently mowing down a bear on the tracks as the driver shouts "crush him!
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China has inaugurated the world's longest train journey, traversing the whole of Central Asia and Europe. Dubbed the new Silk Road, it is expected to give a major economic boost to trade between China and the EU.
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Hoxie -
Two Union Pacific freight trains collided head-on early Sunday morning at around 3 a.m. and resulted in the deaths of two crew members and the injuries of two additional employees.
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Chur -
A landslide derailed a passenger train in the Swiss mountains on Wednesday sending one carriage plunging into a ravine, but it appeared that miraculously there had been no deaths.
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Hyderabad -
A passenger train rammed into a school bus in southern India on Thursday killing 20 people, mostly young children, officials said in the latest fatal accident on the country's rail network.
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Hyderabad -
More than two dozen school children and one adult are feared dead after their school bus was struck by a passenger train.
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Hyderabad -
A passenger train rammed into a school bus in southern India on Thursday killing at least 11 children, with fears the death toll could rise further, officials said.
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Alberton -
The last of three Boeing 737 fuselages that toppled into a Montana river after a train derailment was expected to be recovered Tuesday.
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Monforte De Lemos -
A woman had the misfortune of her vehicle stalling on a rail crossing near the town of Monforte de Lemos Wednesday evening, just as a freight train was incoming. She immediately fled the vehicle, but the flying wreckage of her van struck and killed her.
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Union -
Onlookers took cell phone video of a New Jersey (NJ) couple being grabbed by police officers and thrown off a train for refusing to leave after bringing their bikes onto the train.
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Patna -
A passenger train derailed in eastern India on Wednesday, killing four people, after a suspected explosion on the tracks during a protest called by Maoist insurgents, officials said.
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A new alarm feature integrated into Google's digital assistant for Android devices, Google Now, is reportedly able to alert you to get off public transport at the stop nearest to your destination.
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Jackson -
A Tennessee couple is under fire after the bride attached her one-month old infant to the train of her wedding dress and allegedly dragged her down the aisle.
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New Delhi -
A passenger express slammed into a stationary freight train in northern India on Monday, killing at least 10 people with others feared trapped in the wreckage, an official told AFP.
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New Delhi -
A passenger train derailed in western India on Sunday, killing at least 18 people and injuring more than 100 as rescue workers raced to free those still trapped, a police official said.
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You know it's not your time to go when something like this happens. A pensioner was taking a chance, jaywalking at a railway crossing, when he experienced a real near-miss.
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Regina -
A video of a man who took a selfie while dangerously close to a passing train has gone viral after only a day on YouTube.
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Tokyo -
The use of a specially prepared blue paint could soon become commonplace on bullet trains in Japan. The paint inhibits the growth of bacteria and protects the train from damage.
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South Africa's state-owned logistics company on Monday awarded General Electric <GE.N>, Bombardier <BBDb.TO> and two Chinese firms a contract to supply over 1,000 trains, as part of a $28 billion expansion plan.
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Tokyo -
Japan's super-speedy bullet train is to offer passengers a chance to soothe their tired feet as they zip through the countryside, in a carriage equipped with footbaths.JR East will launch the service in July, with one carriage on the "shinkansen" bulle...
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Besan -
French police have detained an Egyptian national on suspicion of carrying explosives on board a Paris-Venice night train, Besancon prosecutor Alain Saffar told AFP on Thursday.The man, who is 33 and lives in Italy, was taken off the train and placed in...
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Authorities in Seattle, Washington say that a man was struck and killed by an Amtrak train over the weekend while his girlfriend was taking photos of him.
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Madrid -
Commonly called the "No Pants Subway Ride", the idea apparently started in New York in 2002, and has caught on and become an annual event in Madrid, Spain.
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Moscow -
If you travel to Russia, you must ride the Russian train from Moscow to Samara. It's inexpensive, friendly, and full of surprises.
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Nashville-based acoustic pop-rock singer-songwriter Andrew Ripp released his newest studio album "Won't Let Go," via his independent label, Be Music and Entertainment.
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New York -
At least four passengers died and dozens were injured in the derailment of a speeding train in the Bronx.
Some passengers were thrown from the Metro-North Train.
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New York -
A Metro-North passenger train derailed just north of Manhattan on Sunday morning and reportedly several carriages plunged into the Hudson River. Four people have been killed and 67 have been injured, according to the most recent update.
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Madrid -
While the fact that it was Monday morning was quite bad enough, at 9:40 a.m. Madrid time, one of the subway trains on Madrid metro line 5 ground to a halt for over an hour-and-a-half, trapping the commuters inside, sometimes in the pitch dark.
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Train Image
Metrolinxs new diesel train to run from Union Station to Pearson International Airport Metrolinx
Image of a train speedometer showing 200 kms per hour posted by Francisco Jose Garzon Amo on Facebook Fair use - Facebook image posted by Francisco Jose Garzon Amo
Mihai Blotor, Prietenii Mocanitei
End of the line at Hydarpasha train station in Istanbul
A pensioner survived being clipped by a speeding train at a railway crossing. YouTube
A French TGV high-speed double-decker train
Chicago Transit Authority train. Courtesy of CTA
Recordings from both winter, spring, summer and autumn makes for pretty scenes such as this. Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation
New Jersey Path train provides an alternative route in brutal morning commute.
SMRT train breakdowns at Circle line Izu イズ
ON THE WAY: Computer-generated image predicts what California's high-speed rail system will look like in 15 years. California High-Speel Rail Authority/Wikimedia Commons
A train caught fire in India killing at least 47 people on July 30, 2012. Video screen capture
Mihai Blotor, Prietenii Mocanitei
Spain express train AVE Class 103 high-speed train Barcelona - Figueras Peter elektro
Train Chartering & Private Rail Cars
Sitting next to the track I wonder what is being railroaded; glints of gold contrast with winter's empty branches and hint opportunities might be rolling by.
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