AMTRAK BRIDGE

On 1 November, Amtrak's lifting bridge over the Nantic River between New York and Boston became stuck in the closed position - closed to boating traffic, that is - hitting the livelihood of local...

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JUDGE FINDS RAILWAY GUILTY OF MISCONDUCT

On 15 October, Washington County (Minnesota) District Court Judge Ellen Maas ruled that the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway (BNSF) was guilty of misconduct during a 2008 jury trial. She found...

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BURST MAIN FLOODS HELSINKI STATIONS

Three underground Metro stations in central Helsinki were closed after a water main burst, flooding the tunnels beneath. The main Metro station is expected to be out of service for several weeks. The...

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CYCLONE STOPS TRAIN

On 8 November, a hurricane resulted in Amtrak's 'Crescent', bound for New Orleans, being terminated in Atlanta, Georgia. Weather conditions and the pending landfall of Tropical Storm Ida made it...

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CSX DERAILMENT

On 12 November, a CSX freight train derailment in Henrico County, Virginia, blocked Amtrak passenger service but caused no injuries or other hazards. According to officials, a CSX train travelling...

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US MUSEUM VANDALISED

Vandals had a field day at the Connecticut Eastern Railroad Museum, smashing windows on a locomotive, the museum's roundhouse, a gift shop and several vehicles. Detectives dusted for fingerprints and...

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SLEEPER ON THE SLEEPERS

On 12 November, someone who had imbibed a healthy (or should that be unhealthy?) dose of alcohol sat down on a rail line at Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, stretched out and went to sleep. The driver of the...

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ACCIDENTS IN CUBA

According to the Cuban Communist Party's official newspaper Gamma, 19 serious and 320 minor rail accidents occurred in the country between January 2008 and September 2009. Head of the transport...

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DERAILMENT BLOCKS L A UNION TERMINAL

On 9 November, three wagons out of 104 in a Union Pacific freight train derailed near the Los Angeles downtown Union Station terminal, disrupting several Riverside commuter trains. No injuries were...

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DRUNK WOMAN FALLS, AVOIDS THIRD RAIL

At about 01:00 on 9 November, a woman said to have been drunk stumbled on the platform and fell onto the line at Boston's North station as a train approached. Waiting passengers alerted the driver,...

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