BETHLEHEM, Pa. — Authorities say three trains were involved in a collision and derailment in eastern Pennsylvania on Saturday morning that caused no reported injuries or evacuations but left some railroad cars scattered along a riverbank and at least one partially in the river. Officials in Northampton County said the derailment was reported at about […]
The Biden administration announced Monday that it is awarding more than $1.4 billion to projects that improve railway safety, boost supply chain capacity, and expand passenger rail services. “These projects will make American rail safer, more reliable, and more resilient, delivering tangible benefits to dozens of communities where railroads are located, and strengthening supply chains […]
BALASORE, India—The derailment in eastern India that killed 275 people and injured hundreds was caused by an error in the electronic signaling system that led a train to wrongly change tracks and crash into a freight train, officials said Sunday. Authorities worked to clear the mangled wreckage of the two passenger trains that derailed Friday […]
A Norfolk Southern Railway employee was killed on March 7 when a freight train collided with a dump truck in Cleveland, Ohio. Louis Shuster, a Norfolk Southern conductor, “was fatally injured early Tuesday morning at the Cleveland-Cliffs Cleveland Works property in Cleveland, Ohio. At this time, officials are reporting that the conductor was struck by […]
Residents who say they’re still suffering from illnesses nearly a month after a train carrying toxic chemicals derailed in Ohio confronted the railroad’s operator Thursday at a town forum, demanding to know whether they’d be relocated from homes they’re afraid to live in. “It’s not safe here,” said one man, staring straight at representatives of […]
LARISSA, Greece—Disbelief turned to despair and anger in Greece on Wednesday after dozens of people were killed in the country’s worst rail disaster in living memory. Tuesday’s crash 220 miles north of Athens killed at least 36 people when a high-speed passenger train heading to the northern city of Thessaloniki careered into a freight train […]
LARISSA, Greece—A passenger train and a cargo train collided head-on in Greece on Tuesday night, killing at least 36 people and injuring dozens as the country’s deadliest rail crash in living memory threw entire carriages off the tracks. Many of the victims were thought to be university students on their way back from a long […]
British inflation fell more than expected last month, raising hopes that the price surge has peaked. We look at the “toxic combination” of issues that caused thousands of trains in northern England to be cancelled at short notice. The security minister is concerned about the influence of Chinese-owned TikTok on the minds of young British people.
BARCELONA, Spain—Two passenger trains taking commuters to the city of Barcelona collided early Wednesday, injuring more than 150 people, though none seriously, Spanish officials said. Emergency services said medics tended to 155 people on site, with 39 later taken to medical centers for further treatment. The reported injuries were limited to knocks and bruises. The […]
One of the many COVID loan fraudsters was recently sentenced to several years in prison. We’ll hear just how much he got from the state, and what he spent it on. A housing program in Los Angeles is only getting a portion of homeless people into long-term housing. The homeless count numbers came out earlier […]
ZAGREB, Croatia—A passenger train and freight train collided Friday night in central Croatia, killing at least three people and injuring another 11 or more, authorities said. The collision happened around 9:30 p.m. near the town of Novska, which is close to Croatia’s border with Bosnia, police said in a statement. “The impact was huge,” said […]
The Massachusetts subway’s new Orange Line cars, made by a Chinese state-owned train maker, have again been removed from service—this time because of a brake issue. The incident follows a series of other problems and accidents that have taken place in the past three years.
One person has died and several others were injured in a collision between two commuter trains near Munich, German police said Monday. Munich police said the incident happened shortly before 5 p.m. (1600GMT) at Ebenhausen-Schaeftlarn station, about 10 kilometers (6 miles) south of the Bavarian capital. Police said the cause of the crash was still […]
Major train services across the UK have reported train cancellations as staff self-isolate due to COVID-19 or take time off after receiving their booster shot. Customers have been asked to check for late notice changes as short notice alterations might be required over the festive period.
LONDON—British authorities on Monday were investigating the crash of two passenger trains that left more than a dozen people injured. The rear carriage of a train derailed Sunday after “striking an object” as it approached the station in Salisbury in southern England. Network Rail said the derailment knocked out all the signaling in the area, […]
President Joe Biden’s administration on Thursday doubled the fines for people who are caught violating the federal mask mandate in effect at airports and on some modes of public transportation. The fees, previously ranging from $250 to first-time offenders to up to $1,500 for repeat offenders, will now be $500 and up for people caught […]
Multiple people were reported injured Friday after the Massachusetts Bay Transport Authority said two trains collided with one another on the Commonwealth Avenue rail line in Boston. Twenty-three people have been transported to hospitals for injuries that are not life-threatening after the accident Friday evening, according to a tweet from the Boston Fire Department. Later […]
DETROIT—Amtrak plans to spend $7.3 billion to replace 83 passenger trains, some nearly a half-century old, though much of the funding must still be approved by Congress. Amtrak said Wednesday that under the contract with German manufacturer Siemens AG, some of the trains will be hybrids, able to operate on diesel fuel and electricity where […]
Border Patrol agents are dealing with a more than 900 percent jump in illegal immigrant apprehensions on just a single train line in Texas. Officials in the area are warning of the risk caused to communities and the illegal immigrants inside the trains.
