NTSB TESTS FOLLOWING NEVADA COLLISION

In the last week of October, investigators from America's National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) returned to the scene of the 24 June 2011 accident in rural Nevada where an Amtrak passenger train...

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COLLISION IN CUBA: 33 HURT

Thirty three people were injured, three seriously, when a train carrying 110 passengers collided with a freight train near the Ciudad Universitaria Jose Antonio Echeverria in Havana, Cuba. The driver...

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MALAYSIAN MONORAIL SUSPENDED

The Sungai Melaka tourist monorail connecting Taman Rempah to Hang in Malaysia - found 'lacking in safety compliance' - has been suspended for 30 days. Land Public Transport Commission (Spad) chief...

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FLOODS IN THAILAND

On 6 November, floodwaters continued to spread in Bangkok, though the subway and skytrain stations in the affected area still managed to function normally. According to the Thailand Mass Rapid...

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CHICAGO FREIGHT DERAILS - COMMUTER SERVICE CLOSED

On Thursday morning, 3 November at about 05:00, 'at least' eight wagons of a freight train derailed near Chicago. Three caught fire, forcing authorities to seal off the area and shut down the...

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FIERCE SNOWSTORM HALTS NEW ENGLAND TRAINS

Two Amtrak trains were stranded during the weekend at the end of October by a snowstorm that left tracks blocked by downed trees, rocks and other debris. Travellers on Amtrak's northbound Vermonter...

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SMART ABOUT-TURN AVOIDS COLLISION

Two Via Rail (Canada) drivers were suspended without pay after the train they were operating from Churchill to Winnipeg did a fast reverse to avoid colliding with an oncoming Canadian National freight...

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GAUTRAIN COMMUTERS LEFT STRANDED

According to Eyewitness News on 26 October, 'Hundreds of Gautrain commuters are frustrated after being stuck for over an hour between Sandton and Marlboro. Angry commuters said the delay was...

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4.500 TRAINS DELAYED

According to a 28 October item on PrimeMedia Eyewitness News, Metrorail said 4.500 commuter trains were delayed by acts of vandalism during the past six months....

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A WALK IN THE GAUTRAIN TUNNEL

Interviewed by Alec Hogg on Moneyweb on 27 October, David Collett told how he spent between 60 and 90 minutes that morning on a Gautrain set standing immobile between Rosebank and Sandton. Asked if...

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