How a train conductor saved a graduate student from potential danger
On this week's My Unsung Hero, Ellen Wyoming DeLoy tells the story of a train conductor who saved her from potential danger.
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The injury toll climbs from a train derailment in Pakistan that has left dozens dead
Ten cars of a Rawalpindi-bound train derailed and some overturned, near the Pakistani town of Nawabshah, trapping many passengers, said a senior railway official.
Mexico City Metro Train Derails, Killing At Least 23 And Injuring Dozens
The subway train derailment occurred on Line 12 at Olivos Station in Mexico City. Photos from the scene show two train cars dangling precariously from the elevated track.
Saved By The Whale: Dutch Train Runs Off Elevated Tracks, Is Caught By Statue's Tail
An 18-year-old sculpture caught a metro train after it crushed barriers at the end of the tracks early Monday.
Florida's Brightline Railroad Is Nation's Deadliest After High Rate Of Track Deaths
In its first two years, 40 people have been killed on tracks by the passenger line. Florida officials are concerned, but Brightline says suicides and people using drugs make up most of the deaths.
Train Accident Kills At Least 6 People In Denmark
"Ordinary Danes on their way to work or heading home from the Christmas holidays have had their lives smashed," Prime Minister Lars Loekke Rasmussen said.
South Korea Sends 1st Train In Plan To Reconnect With North
The two Koreas have taken another remarkable step toward linking up — by train.
Runaway Train Blazes Through Western Australia For More Than 50 Miles
The train had nobody on it. It was eventually deliberately derailed, creating a dramatic crash scene with huge lengths of crumpled, twisted metal on the desert sand next to the train track.
Reconnecting Strangers On A Train, One Tumblr Post At A Time
Dutch Railways says 1 out of 3 of its passengers frequently flirt while on the train. But what happens when strangers make a connection and don't see each other again? The railway offers some help.
More Than 100 People Injured In New York Train Crash
A crowded commuter train smashed into a bumper block and partly derailed as it pulled into Brooklyn's Atlantic Terminal on Wednesday morning. The injuries reported so far have been largely minor.