Last week’s derailment prompted Metro to take all of the system’s 7000-series train cars, or 60 percent of its rail cars, out of service until they are deemed safe.
Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/over-half-washington-d-c-metro-rail-cars-pulled-after-n1281814
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The Article Was Written/Published By: Phil Helsel
Amtrak has been rolling out some good deals all year, but this might be the best one yet: The railroad service is bringing back the USA Rail Pass for $299, which is 40% off their usual price—making it a cheaper alternative to travel by plane or car. Here’s what you need to know.
Source: https://lifehacker.com/this-summer-amtrak-brings-back-the-mcrib-of-travel-dea-1847072772
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New York City subways re-opened for 24-hour service on Monday, more than one year after the system announced it was halting service overnight so the trains and stations could be disinfected.”Ther…
Source: https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/553855-overnight-subway-service-returns-in-new-york-city-for-first-time-in-a
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The railroad conductor who made the discovery received a commendation from Long Island Rail Road President Phil Eng after helping return the lost rings.
Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/bag-full-diamond-rings-worth-100-000-found-new-york-n1265192
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Passengers crawl from carriages and walk along train roof to emerge from tunnel after deadly derailment
The woman emerged from the wreckage of Taiwan’s worst rail disaster in decades, a scarf tied around her head and blood staining her shirt. “I found myself on the ground. My head was bleeding,” she said. “Someone helped me to wrap it, we broke the window, climbed to the top of the train and got out. There was no space in the tunnel so we had to climb to the top first.”
At about 9.30am local time on Friday the 408 Taroko Express was travelling along the windy east coast line around and through the dramatic mountains and cliffs of Hualien County, reportedly carrying as many as 500 people. Crowded with travellers for the start of the four-day religious Qingming festival, it is likely people were standing in the aisles when the train derailed inside a tunnel, partially flipping and crushing against the walls.
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/apr/02/i-couldnt-bear-to-look-taiwan-train-crash-survivors-tell-of-escape
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The Article Was Written/Published By: Helen Davidson in Taipei
Traveling often as a youngster in Britain, the land of bad trains, I adored seeing the Shinkansen high-speed rail services on TV. It still seems a fine example of what can be accomplished when officials are competent, capable of long-term planning, and freed of perverse incentives: three things rarely found in England and never all at once. — Read the rest
Source: https://boingboing.net/2021/02/18/watch-bullet-trains-powering-through-snow-in-japan.html
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The station has been closed since 1970 and behind the ornate facades, Canfranc has a sometimes troubling past, reports Graham Keeley in Spain
Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/train-war-nazis-smuggle-jews-b1762953.html
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‘This is the only way for DB to be climate neutral in 2050,’ says board member
Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/deutsche-bahn-hydrogen-train-2024-b1761627.html
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Man accused of ‘disturbing public order’
Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/france-train-passenger-face-mask-refuses-coronavirus-a9675641.html
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One person believed to be missing after crash in area that has seen heavy flooding
Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/stonehaven-train-derailment-deaths-today-latest-scotland-sturgeon-aberdeen-a9666731.html
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“No injuries known at this time but the scene is very dangerous,” the police chief tweeted. “Stay out of Tempe Town Lake and away from the area.”
Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/massive-fire-sparked-train-derailment-arizona-n1235191
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