Major delays affected hundreds of commuters following a derailment in a Waukegan, Chicago rail yard on 20 January. Trains on Metra's Union Pacific/North Line were running up to 90 minutes late in the...
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On 18 January, a southbound Canadian National freight train derailed 11 wagons about 16km north of Prince George, a town 746km north of Vancouver in British Columbia. There was nothing hazardous in...
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A strike since November by personnel employed to protect Metrorail property in Cape Town continues to have serious knock-on effects. Passengers have reportedly taken the opportunity to travel without...
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Media statement issued by Metrorail's Riana Scott on 26 January:
'One hundred and twenty incidents of vandalism since November last year have cumulatively crippled Metrorail's service in the...
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From the media statement issued by Metrorail on 26 January:
'To minimise delays for commuters and compensate for loss of capacity and reliability Metrorail has as a contingency re-introduced...
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An Ekurhuleni metro police officer died when he came into contact with high-tension Metrorail wires at Kempton Park. He had rushed to the station after hearing that hostages were being held on a train...
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According to TransNamib, the company's management is seriously concerned about recent derailments between Otjiwarongo and Walvis Bay. Since mid-November there have been three such incidents, while a...
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On 21 January, 31 grain wagons derailed and 17 fell off a bridge spanning the Battle River Valley near Wainwright in Canada's Alberta. The steel structure was damaged and repairs are expected to take...
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Commuters falling from the doors in Metrorail trains was a concern for much of the past decade. In the latest incident, a man fell between platform and train at Sarepta station near Bellville, 20km...
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The historic station at Kroonstad in South Africa's Orange Free State was destroyed by fire on 20 January. The building had been partially razed in a previous blaze but there is now little left except...
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