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fromStreetsblog
3 months ago
Public health

Rail Advocates Say Brightline's Shocking Safety Numbers Are Part of a Bigger Problem - Streetsblog USA

fromStreetsblog
3 months ago
Public health

Rail Advocates Say Brightline's Shocking Safety Numbers Are Part of a Bigger Problem - Streetsblog USA

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UK news
fromwww.bbc.com
3 weeks ago

Trespasser who caused rail rush-hour chaos jailed

A trespasser at Clapham Junction cut power, delayed or cancelled 38 trains for over 57 hours of cumulative delay and was jailed for eight weeks.
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California
fromPadailypost
1 month ago

Opinion: A surprising fact about deaths on the Caltrain tracks

Rail fatalities on Caltrain in 2024 affected all ages, with only a minority being teenagers, and many rail deaths are suicides historically.
fromenglish.elpais.com
2 months ago

Mexico's Maya Train: More than 60 workplace deaths, route changes and corruption allegations

A mistake in the automated track switches. An anomaly that should not have happened in the design of the railway system. This is how Oscar David Lozano, Director General of Mexico's Maya Train, explained the track incident during the morning press conference, which caused a minor derailment of two train cars at the Izamal station in Yucatan on Tuesday afternoon.
World news
Miami
fromMiami Herald
3 months ago

Killer Train: U.S. transportation chief commits to reducing Brightline deaths

Brightline trains have killed 182 people since 2017, necessitating urgent safety improvements.
San Francisco
fromABC7 San Francisco
5 months ago

Caltrain says AI technology preventing collisions, keeping people safer at Burlingame rail crossing

Caltrain has installed RailSentry technology at Burlingame's most dangerous crossing to improve safety and potentially reduce long-term costs.
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