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December 1 – United States – A school bus carrying 39 students in Sandy, Utah pulls onto a railroad track crossing during a snowstorm. A Denver & Rio Grande Western freight train comprising more than 80 cars emerged from the storm, killing the bus driver and 23 students. [75]
The train derailed due to a track defect. RAR-01-02: March 15, 1999: City of New Orleans: Bourbonnais, Illinois: Grade crossing 11 122 The train struck a tractor-trailer at a grade crossing. RAR-02-01: February 5, 2001 Empire Service: Syracuse, New York: Train collision 0 62 The train collided with a CSX freight train. RAR-01-04: March 17, 2001 ...
The Downers Grove train wreck happened on April 3, 1947, at the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad station in Downers Grove, Illinois. The Twin Cities Zephyr, a high-speed inter-city passenger train, struck a tractor that had fallen from a freight train only seconds before. Three died and over thirty were injured in the wreck.
This article provides a list of operational and under construction (or approved) high-speed rail networks, listed by country or region. While the International Union of Railways defines high-speed rail as public transport by rail at speeds of at least 200 km/h (124 mph) for upgraded tracks and 250 km/h (155 mph) or faster for new tracks, this article lists all the systems and lines that ...
During one demonstration test a train of RoadRailers was broken down in the middle of an industrial street in Portland, Oregon which happened to have track in the street, demonstrating the flexibility of the system. Another note was that a RoadRailer train did not have a caboose, which at the time was still required for freight trains.
The New York and Atlantic Railway (NY&A) (reporting mark NYA) is a short line railroad on Long Island, within the southeastern portion of the U.S. state of New York.It was formed in 1997 to provide freight service over the tracks of the Long Island Rail Road, a public commuter rail agency which had decided to privatize its freight operations.
Harbor Freight Tools has announced that it will be opening a new store in Shrewsbury. According to a news release, the new store will be at 863 E. Forrest Avenue and is expected to open this winter.
The Freehold Secondary (also called the Freehold Industrial Track) is an active rail line in New Jersey, the tracks of which are owned by Conrail Shared Assets Operations (CSAO) and operated by the Delaware and Raritan River Railroad (DRR), a subsidiary of Chesapeake and Delaware, LLC. The active portion operates between Jamesburg and Lakewood ...