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Philadelphia transit strike angers public
Philadelphia :: PA :: USA | 24 days ago
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Commuter chaos reined in Philadelphia Wednesday, where a transit strike entered its second day. The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transit Authority walkout that began Tuesday was expected to fray nerves further as public school students who had a day off...
Tags: Philadelphia, Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, transit strike, commuter train, caught fire, train caught, morning rush, Philly, philadelphia commuter
Amtrak agrees to run Calif. commuter trains
Los Angeles :: CA :: USA | about 1 month ago
Credibility Rail officials tentatively agreed Friday to hire Amtrak engineers to operate commuter trains and replace a private company that employed an engineer who was at the throttle during a 2008 crash that killed 25 people in the San Fernando Valley. More News...
Tags: Southern California, Amtrak, News Metrolink, commuter train
Commuter train derailment in Spain's Basque country leaves 1 dead, 3 injured
Madrid :: Spain | about 1 month ago
Credibility A commuter train derailed Thursday outside the Basque city of Bilbao, killing one person and injuring three others, the rail company said. The train left the track as it entered the station at Lezama, about five miles (eight kilometres) from Bilbao, and...
Tags: commuter train
Engineer blamed in rail crash
Boston :: MA :: USA | 2 months ago
Credibility A n engineer with a spotless disciplinary record is being blamed for a back-crunching crash in South Station that injured 20 commuters when the inbound train rammed into a bumping post at the end of the track. Emergency Department personnel said 15 people...
Tags: The Boston Globe, Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, South Station, Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority, commuter train, bumping post, Joe Pesaturo, Worcester, Boston
Mexico train collision injures 50 near capital
Mexico City :: Mexico | 7 months ago
Credibility At least 50 people were injured late Saturday night when two trains collided just outside Mexico City, authorities said. The cabin of one train collided with the back of another train that was stuck because of technical problems, officials said.
Tags: Mexico City, train collision, train crash, train collided, commuter train, mexico train, accident occurred
Honolulu Advertiser: Rail ridership in U.S. a 'good sign' for Hawaii
Honolulu :: HI :: USA | 8 months ago
Credibility Ridership on recently opened Mainland commuter trains is outstripping expectations, which could be a positive sign for Honolulu's planned $5.4 billion elevated commuter train. New commuter trains in Charlotte, Phoenix and Salt Lake City have already...
Tags: commuter train
French football fans killed by train
Paris :: France | 8 months ago
Credibility Railway officials say the fans of the Lille football club had watched their team beat champions Lyon at the Stade de France on Saturday night and then taken a short cut along the tracks to get to their bus. Emergency services say the brothers, aged 11...
Tags: Paris, Stade de France, football fans, commuter train, fans killing, Lille, train hit
Messages detail friendship between engineer, teen
Los Angeles :: CA :: USA | 9 months ago
Credibility Commuter train engineer Robert Sanchez and his young rail fan became fast friends with their constant chatter in text messages about their shared love of trains...While they texted about the final details, the Metrolink commuter train ran a red light...
Tags: text messaged, train engineer, Metrolink, Robert Sanchez, commuter train, federal investigators
Community mourns death of New Prairie student killed in crash
South Bend :: IN :: USA | 9 months ago
Credibility TV Report Grief counselors will be on hand at New Prairie High School Monday, helping students deal with the loss of a classmate and friend. Jimmy Ashcraft, 16, died Saturday when the car he was riding in collided with a South Shore commuter train. The...
Tags: commuter train
Rail crash disrupts trains in Philadelphia
Philadelphia :: PA :: USA | 10 months ago
Credibility A collision early Tuesday between a work train and commuter train in Philadelphia disrupted rail service during the morning rush, officials said. At least nine people were hurt seriously enough to be taken to a hospital, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported.
Tags: work train, North Philadelphia, Philadelphia Inquirer, Philly, commuter train
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