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A section of a train that derailed inside a tunnel in the mountains of Hualien in eastern Taiwan on Friday.

World News

More Than 50 Dead, Dozens Injured As Taiwan Train Derails Inside Tunnel

12:43pm April 02, 2021

by Scott Neuman

The express passenger train partially derailed inside a mountain tunnel on Friday after reportedly hitting a truck that had slid from a hillside onto the track.

Emergency crews work on the scene where a train hit a charter bus in Biloxi, Miss., Tuesday. The National Transportation Safety Board says the freight train was traveling about 19 mph at the time of the crash.

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Charter Bus Was Stuck On Tracks When Freight Train Hit It, Witnesses In Biloxi Say

3:27pm March 08, 2017

by Bill Chappell

"Since 1976 there have been 16 vehicle-train collisions at this grade crossing prior to Tuesday's accident," the National Transportation Safety Board says.

On Feb. 9, rescue teams work at the site where two trains collided head-on near Bad Aibling, Germany. A dispatcher whose errors allegedly caused the crash has been arrested after he admitted playing a game on his cellphone while he was working on the morn

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Dispatcher In Deadly German Train Crash Was Playing Game On Phone, Prosecutors Say

2:42pm April 13, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

The crash that killed 11 people in February appears to have been caused by a distracted dispatcher, prosecutors say. The controller has been arrested and may face charges of negligent homicide.

Rescue personnel stand in front of two trains that collided head-on near Bad Aibling, in southern Germany, Tuesday.

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Head-On Train Crash In Germany Kills At Least 10 People

4:23pm February 09, 2016

by Bill Chappell

Rescue and salvage crews are still working at the site of the crash near the town of Bad Aibling, roughly 40 miles southeast of Munich.

The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority tests its Positive Train Control system at the agency's rail yard near Malvern, Pa. The system will cost SEPTA about $328 million. The regional passenger railroad is one of the few in the country that

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Few Railroads On Track To Meet End-Of-Year Safety Deadline

8:19pm October 23, 2015

by Jeff Brady

A 2008 law requires all U.S. railroads to install a new safety system that monitors and regulates train speed. Unless there's an extension, railroads say they'll shut down rather than pay fines.

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Oil trains sit idle on the BNSF Railway's tracks in Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood.

Battle Over New Oil Train Standards Pits Safety Against Cost

5:34pm June 22, 2015

by David Schaper

Against the backdrop of several fiery derailments, safety advocates are questioning whether new federal rules meant to prevent incidents go far enough. Opponents say the new rules are too costly.

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