Delhi-Mumbai train traffic hit after derailmentOctober 14th, 2009 AGRA - Several trains on the busy Delhi-Mumbai corridor were delayed for several hours Wednesday when a goods train derailed at the Jadui station near here. Five bogies of the goods train derailed at 4.45 a.m.
UN humanitarian chief says Indonesia death toll rises to 1,100October 1st, 2009 UN: Indonesia death toll rises to 1,100UNITED NATIONS — The U.N.'s humanitarian chief said Thursday the powerful earthquakes that struck Indonesia have killed at least 1,100 people. John Holmes said the latest figures "suggest the death toll has risen already to 1,100" and that there are "many hundreds of injured people as well" because of Wednesday's 7.6-magnitude earthquake, which originated in the sea off Sumatra island.
Railways to start special train to promote GamesSeptember 14th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Indian Railways will launch a special train to promote the Commonwealth Games 2010, Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee said here Monday. The ministry of railways will join hands with the ministries of communication and IT and youth affairs and sports to launch the train, which will travel across the country to "glorify" the Games and promote sportsmanship among the youth, Banerjee told reporters.
Kushinagar Express derails, five injuredAugust 19th, 2009 LUCKNOW - At least five passengers were injured when four coaches of the Kushinagar Express train from Mumbai derailed Wednesday in Uttar Pradesh's Basti district, officials said. "The derailment took place this (Wednesday) morning at the Odwara railway station," Government Railway Police (GRP) inspector Kishori Prasad told IANS over phone from Basti, some 300 km from Lucknow.
Islamabad-Istanbul train link from Aug 14August 5th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - A freight train link between Islamabad and Istanbul via Tehran is to be launched Aug 14, Pakistan's independence day. The train will run from Islamabad's Margala Station to Istanbul's Haydarpasa Station via Tehran Station, APP news agency reported, quoting railway officials here.
Death toll in Italian train derailment rises to 22, railways suspend convoysJuly 3rd, 2009 Italian train derailment death toll rises to 22ROME — The death toll from a train explosion in Tuscany rose to 22 Friday after three injured people died in hospital, Italian officials said. The Civil Protection said about a dozen of the injured remained in serious condition.
Death toll in Italian train derailment rises to 20, railways suspend convoysJuly 3rd, 2009 Italian train derailment death toll rises to 20ROME — Italian officials say the death toll from a train explosion in Tuscany has risen to 20 after a woman died overnight in the hospital. The Civil Protection said Friday some 15 injured are still in serious condition.
Italy's train derailment death toll rises to 19; gov't will investigate safety rulesJuly 2nd, 2009 Italy's train derailment death toll rises to 19ROME — Italian officials say the death toll from a train explosion in Tuscany has risen to 19, with 25 people injured. Premier Silvio Berlusconi says 11 of the injured are in very serious condition.
Death toll of Italy's train derailment rises to 16 as 2 children die in hospitalsJuly 1st, 2009 Italian train derailment death toll at 16ROME — Two children have died after suffering severe burns in an explosion that followed a train derailment in northern Italy, bringing the death toll to 16, officials said Wednesday. A 3-year old girl died at the Bambin Gesu hospital in Rome, said hospital official Marco Magheri.
Reports: Death toll of Italy's train derailment rises to 16 as 2 children die in hospitalsJuly 1st, 2009 Report: Italian train derailment death toll at 16ROME — News reports say two children have died after suffering severe burns in an explosion that followed a train derailment in northern Italy, raising the death toll to 16. The ANSA news agency and Sky Italia said Wednesday that a 3-year old girl died overnight in a Rome hospital, while a 2-year old boy died in a Florence hospital.
1 female dead from fiery train derailment northwest of ChicagoJune 20th, 2009 1 dead from train derailment northwest of ChicagoROCKFORD, Ill. — Authorities say one person is dead after a fiery freight train derailment northwest of Chicago.
1 dead after fiery freight train derailment northwest of Chicago, area residents evacuatedJune 20th, 2009 1 killed when freight train derails in IllinoisROCKFORD, Ill. — A freight train hauling ethanol derailed and its tankers exploded, killing one person and triggering a fire that continued to burn early Saturday.
All-night evacuation over in Texas after train derailment spills hazardous chemicalsJune 17th, 2009 Evacuations ordered in Texas train spillSCHULENBURG, Texas — Some residents of a Texas community had to spend the night away from their homes while crews contained hazardous chemicals from a derailed train. Two rail cars containing chlorine were among 22 freight cars of a Union Pacific freight train that derailed late Monday two miles outside Schulenberg in Fayette County.
Death toll from Mexican day care fire rises to 46 with death of 3-year-old boyJune 13th, 2009 Death toll from Mexican day care fire rises to 46MEXICO CITY — A health official says the death toll from a day care center fire in northern Mexico has risen to 46 following the death of a toddler. Sonora state Health Secretary Raymundo Lopez Vocovich says the 3-year-old boy died Friday at a hospital in the central city of Guadalajara.
Railways will carry forward Lalu Prasad's projects: MinisterJune 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - The railways ministry will carry forward the projects taken up by the former minister, Lalu Prasad, including the ambitious bullet train proposal, Minister of State for Railways K.H. Muniyappa said here Monday.