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1937 train derailment
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Conn. commuters cope with tough week after train crash
Commuters on Monday grappled with the inconvenience of their morning ritual after a deadly train collision in Connecticut last week, but the traffic nightmare that some had predicted did not materialize. Special shuttle buses and telecommuting took some...
Tags: Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Bridgeport (Fairfield, Connecticut), Highway Transportation, Stamford
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NTSB: Trains were moving 70 mph before Connecticut collision
About 30,000 commuters in Connecticut and New York braced for a sluggish trek to work on Monday -- and for the rest of the week -- as officials continued to investigate why two trains slammed into each other in Bridgeport, Conn., on Friday evening. An...
Tags: National Transportation Safety Board, Transportation Industry, Bridgeport (Fairfield, Connecticut), Connecticut Department of Transportation, Transportation Accidents
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Fractured rail possible cause of Connecticut train crash
Ruling out foul play, federal investigators were looking at a fractured rail as the possible cause of the Connecticut train crash that left dozens of commuters injured and is expected to disrupt travel in and out of New York City for weeks to come. Earl...
Tags: New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), South Norwalk, Bill Finch, Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Disasters and Accidents
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Investigators probe Connecticut train crash
Federal investigators gathered Saturday at the site of the Connecticut train crash that left dozens of commuters injured Friday evening. Eight people remained hospitalized, three in critical condition, officials said. As many as 70 people were injured...
Tags: National Transportation Safety Board, Transportation Industry, Amtrak, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), South Norwalk
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Two commuter trains collide, derail in Connecticut
NEW YORK -- Two commuter trains collided in Connecticut during rush hour Friday after a Manhattan-bound train derailed and hit the second train, officials said. Some cars of the second train also derailed in the incident near Fairfield, about 50 miles...Tags: New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Metro-North Railroad, Transportation Accidents
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More than 20 injured as commuter trains collide outside N.Y.
NEW YORK -- A train derailment and collision during evening rush hour injured 20 to 25 people, but none of the injuries are life-threatening, police in Fairfield, Conn., said Friday as emergency workers began scouring the mangled wreckage blocking the...
Tags: National Transportation Safety Board, Transportation Industry, Amtrak, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Transportation Accidents
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Tunisian man charged in terrorist case
NEW YORK — A Tunisian citizen who prosecutors say radicalized one of the men accused of plotting to derail a Toronto-to-New York passenger train tried to obtain a U.S. work visa so he could help carry out terrorist attacks in this country, law...Tags: Interior Policy, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Trials, FBI
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Midland police won't charge truck driver in Texas train crash
In the wake of last month's deadly Texas train crash, the Midland Police Department does not plan to file charges against the man who drove a parade float carrying 12 veterans and their wives onto railroad tracks, a city spokeswoman said Friday. The...
Tags: National Transportation Safety Board, Transportation Industry, Motorvehicle Accidents, Injuries and Wounds, Transportation Accidents
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30 to 40 hurt as Amtrak train, big rig collide in Central Valley
L.A. NOWA big rig careened into a southbound Amtrak train Monday in California's Central Valley, injuring 30 to 40 people as three cars derailed.... -
More than 40 hurt when truck, Amtrak train collide
L.A. NOWPassengers aboard an Amtrak train described a chaotic scene when it was hit by a big rig Monday in California's Central Valley, injuring more than 40 people. Three cars derailed. Passengers said they felt the impact and then saw a...... -
Dozens injured in Metro Blue Line train collision with bus
L.A. NOWAbout 48 people suffered mostly minor injuries Monday morning when a Metro Blue line train and a transit bus collided near downtown Los Angeles....
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