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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: Bridgeport (Fairfield, Connecticut), Transportation Industry, Dannel P. Malloy , Transportation Accidents, Railway Accidents
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Commuter plane makes emergency landing on belly in Newark
A commuter plane with 31 passengers aboard was forced to make an emergency belly landing in Newark, N.J., early Saturday morning when the aircraft’s landing gear failed to fully deploy. After circling Newark Liberty International Airport several...
Tags: Transportation Industry, Transportation Accidents, U.S. Airways, Air and Space 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: Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Bridgeport (Fairfield, Connecticut), New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Disasters and Accidents, Bill Finch
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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: Bill Finch, Transportation Industry, South Norwalk, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Transportation Accidents
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More than 20 injured as commuter trains collide outside N.Y.
NEW YORK --Â 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: Transportation Industry, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Transportation Accidents, Amtrak, Railway Accidents
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Alarmed by deaths, regulators urge states to lower drunk driving limit
WASHINGTON -- With drunk driving still a stubborn national problem that accounts for one-third of all traffic deaths, federal safety regulators on Tuesday called on states to take a dramatic step: lower the legal limit for drivers’ blood-alcohol...
Tags: Carrollton, Criminals, Car Safety Tips and Advice, Transportation Industry, Highway Transportation
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Talk back: Should states lower DUI threshold to 0.05%?
Federal safety regulators proposed Tuesday that the legal limit for drivers’ blood-alcohol content be lowered from 0.08% to at least 0.05%. Drunk driving is a national problem that accounts for one-third of all traffic deaths, The Times Richard...
Tags: Carrollton, Criminals, Transportation Industry, Car Safety Tips and Advice
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$2.25-billion penalty recommended in San Bruno blast
Utility giant Pacific Gas & Electric should pay a record $2.25-billion penalty for a 2010 natural gas explosion in San Bruno that killed eight people and devastated a neighborhood, regulators recommended Monday. If approved by the California Public...
Tags: Transportation Industry, Movies, Entertainment, Punishment, Fines
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Body of pilot found in plane wreckage after midair collision
The body of a pilot who died in a plane crash after a midair collision has been found in the mangled wreckage of his aircraft, authorities said Monday night. The plane plummeted into a rugged area of the Santa Monica Mountains after colliding moments...
Tags: Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, Transportation Industry, Federal Aviation Administration, Golf, Transportation Accidents
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Plane crash may be related to forced landing of other aircraft
A plane crash in the Santa Monica Mountains on Monday afternoon may be connected to an incident in which a small plane made a forced landing in Westlake Village about the same time, authorities said. The crash of the plane in rugged terrain near...
Tags: Transportation Industry, Golf, Media Industry, Transportation Accidents, Back Pain
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Survivors of mid-air collision interviewed by NTSB
Federal investigators said Tuesday they were interviewing three certified flight instructors aboard a plane involved in a mid-air collision with another plane over Ventura County to learn more about what caused the accident. Howard Plagens, a safety...
Tags: Transportation Industry, Starbucks Corp., Golf, Transportation Accidents, Air and Space Accidents
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Investigators scour Santa Monica Mountains plane crash site
National Transportation Safety Board investigators were at the scene Tuesday of a crash resulting from a mid-air collision over the Santa Monica Mountains. The collision of two small planes sent one of the aircraft plummeting into the mountains, killing...
Tags: Transportation Industry, Federal Aviation Administration, Golf, Transportation Accidents, Air Transportation Industry
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