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location: usa30th Dec
Train Derails In Oakland
A train derailment in Oakland Monday night didn't cause any damage, but it blocked traffic on Main Street.

According to Oakland police two Pan-Am box cars jumped the tracks while traveling through Oakland around 9:15 Monday night.

The boxcars did not tip over.

The cars were blocking traffic between Main Street and Oak Street.

Nobody was hurt, and there are no reports of damage....
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location: usa30th Dec
Train Delays Traffic For Nearly Two Hours
A train blocking Market Street (U.S. 136) isn’t anything new for people traveling through Crawfordsville.

However, when it blocks the road for one hour and 48 minutes, it draws some attention.

At around 1:40 p.m. on Tuesday, a CSX train stopped, and according to Crawfordsville Police Chief Kurt Knecht, the train had problems getting up a slope southeast of Crawfordsville.


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location: usa30th Dec
Plans Evolve For High-speed Rail From Minn To Ill.
Plans continue to evolve for a high-speed rail line from the Twin Cities to Chicago, as Minnesota officials study possible routes the rail could follow.

The state Department of Transportation is expected to release a report this week discussing sites that can be possible stops. The report will name several rail corridors that have been chosen for additional environmental analysis.

One option is expected to include...
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location: usa29th Dec
Car, Lrt Collide In Bloomington
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (WCCO) - A light-rail train and a small car were involved in a crash in Bloomington Monday afternoon.

Metro Transit said the crash happened near 34th Avenue and Interstate 494 just after noon.

According to Metro Transit, it appears a car leaving the eastbound exit ramp crossed the tracks and was struck by a train traveling northbound.

Authorities said the driver of the car did not...
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location: usa29th Dec
South Jersey Rail Line Postpones Fare Increase
South Jersey commuter rail passengers are getting a break from the Delaware River Port Authority.

The bistate agency announced Monday that it has postponed a 10 percent fare hike on its PATCO rail line that was scheduled to take effect in September 2010. The fare increase is now scheduled for January 2011.

PATCO Board Chairman John Estey said the agency hoped that the postponement would help reduce the burden on...
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location: usa29th Dec
Amtrak Service Resumes Wednesday
HUNTINGTON -- Lingering problems from the massive snowstorm that paralyzed parts of the Northeast over the weekend of Dec. 19-20 have caused problems for Amtrak's Cardinal for more than a week, but full service is expected to resume through Huntington and Ashland on Wednesday.

The storm buried CSX Transportation tracks through West Virginia's New River Gorge and knocked out electrical power to signals, preventing any...
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location: usa29th Dec
Vt. Passenger Rail Expansion Tied To Stimulus
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Vermont transportation officials should learn within the next few months whether they will receive a $73 million federal grant that could help expand passenger rail service from Rutland to Burlington.

The state of Vermont has applied for the federal stimulus funding to upgrade the railroad tracks along the western side of the state.

Vermont Transportation Agency rail chief Joe Flynn...
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location: usa26th Dec
Train Derails In Madisonville
HOPKINS COUNTY, KY – On Thursday Morning, December 24, iSurf News received a report of a possible train derailment off Nebo Road. When reporters arrived on the scene, they were met by several CSX Railroad officials.

The actual derailment occurred just off of Nebo Road on Rose Creek Road where the tracks crossed the highway. Rose Creek Road was closed for traffic during the incident. Several train cars were leaning at a...
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location: usa26th Dec
Rail Service To The City Of Snohomish
The Port of Seattle completed its long-anticipated purchase Monday of the 42-mile Eastside Rail Corridor that connects Snohomish to Renton.

This sets the stage for excursion rail service to the City of Snohomish to begin within six months. King County, Sound Transit, City of Redmond, Puget Sound Energy, and Cascade Water Alliance plan to acquire rights to the corridor from the Port of Seattle for local uses.

The...
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location: usa26th Dec
Metro-north Rolls Out 2 New Rail Cars
NEW HAVEN — There were smiles all around Thursday as Gov. M. Jodi Rell breathed in the “new-car smell” and got a tour of the first two rail cars delivered to Union Station of a fleet of 300 expected over the next five years.

“It’s a special day for us. We are very happy. They are absolutely beautiful. Wow,” Rell said as she walked through with state Department of Transportation officials...
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location: usa26th Dec
Minor Injuries Reported In Train Collision
TRENTON — Several Septa crew members were taken to St. Francis Medical Center tonight after a switching error caused two trains to collide at a low speed in the yard at the Trenton Transit Center.

The collision occured at approximately 7 p.m. Initial reports indicated that three were taken to the hospital while a fourth refused treatment at the scene.

According to a Septa spokesman, a train entering the yard...
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location: usa26th Dec
Light Rail Service In Rancho Cordova Running Again
RANCHO CORDOVA (AP) - Light rail service through the Sacramento suburb of Rancho Cordova is operating again after copper thieves forced the service to shut down for about 12 hours.

The Sacramento Regional Transit system's Gold Line resumed service around 5:55 p.m. Thursday after officials say copper wire was stolen near train crossings.

With sections of wire missing, transit workers say the first train passing...
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location: usa26th Dec
Thieves Disrupt Light Rail Service
RANCHO CORDOVA, Calif. - Regional Transit light rail service in Rancho Cordova was stopped Thursday after thieves stole some copper wiring from the system.

The theft, which took place along Kilgore Road and Folsom Boulevard in Rancho Cordova, disrupted service between the Hazel and Mather Field/Mill stations.

Passengers had to use bus bridges to get to their destinations.

Regional Transit said some...
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location: usa26th Dec
Broken Wheel Caused Red Line Derailment
A broken wheel caused a Red Line train leaving Alewife Station to derail Tuesday afternoon, MBTA officials said yesterday.

No one was injured during the mishap, which was set into motion after a portion of one of the train’s 48 wheels broke off during a previous trip between Andrew and Broadway stations in Southie the T found. Sixty-five riders were evacuated during the rush-hour accident.

“We...
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location: usa24th Dec
Commuter Train, Cars Collide In Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES -- A Metrolink commuter train collided Wednesday with a vehicle that had been hurled onto the tracks after being struck from behind by another vehicle, authorities said. Six people were injured, including two critically.

The chain-reaction crash was reported shortly after 7 a.m. in the eastern San Fernando Valley.

Four people in the two vehicles were injured and two were taken to hospitals in critical...
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location: usa24th Dec
Power Problems Causing Delays At New York Major Train Station
NEW YORK, Dec. 23 (Xinhua) -- Power problems of Amtrak, a government-owned corporation that provides intercity passenger train service in the United States, have halted trains and stranded commuters trying to get into or out of New York's Penn Station Wednesday morning.
    
Amtrak service is suspended due to a low-voltage problem that happened around 8:45 a.m. local time.
    
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location: usa24th Dec
Polar Express Continues Expedition In Palestine
PALESTINE — The Texas State Railroad continues its expedition to the North Pole on the Polar Express through Monday.

On selected dates, patrons can board the Polar Express for an unforgettable journey, departing the Palestine Depot.

Inspired by the award-winning book by Chris Van Allsburg, this classic holiday favorite comes to life as families take a ride to the North Pole. Read along with the story as the...
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location: usa23rd Dec
T Derailment Disrupts Service
BOSTON - A Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority train derailed Tuesday at a station in Cambridge.

The fourth car of a six-car train derailed shortly after 4 p.m. at the Alewife Station, according to Joe Pesaturo, of the MBTA. Sixty-five passengers were evacuated safely from the train, officials said.

"We left the station and the train jolted a little bit and kept going and jolted a little more. We were...
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location: usa23rd Dec
Train Derails, Spills Fuel In Bradenton
BRADENTON - A train derailed just north of U.S. 301 and Ninth Street East about 11 a.m. Tuesday, causing a diesel fuel spill of about 150 gallons, said Manatee County Public Safety Capt. Larry Leinhauser.

The six CSX train cars jumped the track on private CSX property near the Tropicana juice processing plant. The incident did not affect traffic.

The cause for the derailment is unknown. There were no injuries, but...
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location: usa23rd Dec
Amtrak Train Hits Car In N.c., 2 Killed
EFLAND, N.C. -- An Amtrak train heading from Charlotte to New York struck a car at a North Carolina railroad crossing, killing two people.

Highway Patrol spokesman Sgt. Jeff Gordon said the car was crossing tracks in the Orange County town of Efland on Tuesday morning. He said the woman driving was killed along with a 5-year-old boy who was thrown from the back seat.

Gordon said a 3-month-old girl was pulled from...
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