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$59 billion high-speed rail, infrastructure bill approved
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Legislation that would provide $59 billion for high-speed rail and rail infrastructure projects was approved by the U.S. House Subcommittee on Railroads. The Railroad Infrastructure Development and Expansion Act for the 21st Century (RIDE 21) -...
House Subcommittee approves Amtrak reauthorization bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The U.S. House Subcommittee on Railroads approved legislation on May 8 that would authorize $1.2 billion for Amtrak in Fiscal Year 2003 -- the amount requested by Amtrak’s management -- and an additional $775 million for life-safety and security...
Railtrack chief was concerned over track repair
LONDON -- A wire service reports that Britain's rail chief was worried about casual, unqualified laborers being hired to repair tracks and railway points less than 48 hours before Friday's fatal Potter's Bar crash, the Times said on Monday. Initial inquiries into the...
UK union: Problem reported on track
LONDON -- A British railroad worker warned management about problems with a section of track three weeks before a train crash that killed seven people and injured 70, a trade union official claimed Monday, according to a wire service. Rail authorities believe Friday's...
Train derails over Calif. cliff
COLFAX, Calif. -- According to a wire service, a train carrying non-hazardous chemicals derailed in northeast California and was partially suspended over a steep cliff Sunday night. One of the train's 73 cars hung over a drop known as China Wall in a rural area away...
Two freight trains collide in Wyoming
WRIGHT, Wyo. -- A freight train collided with another stopped in eastern Wyoming coal country Saturday, derailing nine cars and injuring crew members, a wire service reported. It was unclear how many were injured when an empty Burlington Northern Santa Fe train rammed...
Four crew members hurt in coal train collision near Black Thunder
WRIGHT, Wyo. -- A rare head-on collision between two coal trains temporarily shut down the major train lines running from the Black Thunder coal mine in southern Campbell County on Saturday. The accident at 7:53 a.m. Saturday injured four crew members and derailed...
UK train drivers call off strike
EDINBURGH , Scotland -- According to a wire service, train drivers in Scotland accepted a 14 percent pay raise Thursday, ending the threat of more walkouts which have crippled train services across Scotland in recent weeks. The announcement follows several days of...
Several injured in British train derailment
LONDON -- Several passengers were injured on Friday when a passenger train derailed north of London, and police said there were reports some may have been killed, according to a wire service. "There are reports of fatalities although there is no confirmed information...
U.S. soldiers injured in Czech train crash
PRAGUE -- A wire service reports that ten U.S. soldiers were injured, three seriously, when a military train transporting equipment collided with a local freight train in the western Czech Republic, police said on Friday. A Czech Railways spokesman said the accident...
