One dead, 50 injured in Bihar train accidentOctober 7th, 2009 PATNA - A passenger was killed and at least 50 injured when the Amritsar-Katihar Amarpali Express express train derailed in Bihar, police said Thursday. The engine and seven bogies of the train derailed late Wednesday between the Pasraha and Gauchari railway stations near Naugachia, about 160 km from here.
Three die after being hit by train in JharkhandSeptember 23rd, 2009 RANCHI - Three people died after they were hit by a train in Palamau district of Jharkhand early Wednesday morning, police said. According to police, the incident took place between Chiyachi and Ketaki railway stations in Palamau district, around 180 km from here, when the three were crossing the railway track.
60 injured in US light-rail collisionJuly 19th, 2009 WASINGTON - At least 60 people were injured when two light-rail trains collided at a station in San Francisco Saturday, local media reported. One train slammed into the back of another train standing at a platform at about 3 p.m., the CBS 5 television news reported.
17 cars from a coal train derail near Atlanta; tracks damaged but no injuries reportedJuly 1st, 2009 Coal train derails near Atlanta, no one hurtUNION CITY, Ga. — Seventeen cars from a coal train have derailed and tipped over in Georgia.
Officials say a 6-car commuter train collides with another train, killing at least one near DCJune 23rd, 2009 Train derails near Maryland-DC line, killing oneWASHINGTON — Authorities say a six-car train has collided with another train near the Washington and Maryland border, killing at least one person. Washington fire spokesman Alan Etter says at least one person was killed, and this is developing into a "mass casualty event."
He said crews are cutting apart the trains to get people out.
5 DC metro crash victims identified; 4 were passengers, 1 was train operatorJune 23rd, 2009 5 of those killed in DC metro crash identifiedWASHINGTON — Officials are identifying five of the victims killed in a subway train crash in Washington, D.C. Metro officials said at a special board meeting Tuesday that four passengers ranging in age from 23 to 64 were killed when a train barreling down the tracks hit a stopped train a day earlier.
DC transit train crashes into rear of another train, killing 9, injuring scores of othersJune 23rd, 2009 DC transit train smashes into another, killing 9WASHINGTON — The District of Columbia Fire Department has raised the death toll to nine in Monday's collision of two Metrorail trains. A release on the department's Web site says rescue workers located three more bodies in the wreckage late Monday night.
Driver of DC Metro train that hit stopped train remembered as employee who was proud of jobJune 23rd, 2009 Driver of DC train that hit stopped cars loved jobSPRINGFIELD, Va. — The Metro train operator who was driving the cars that barreled into a stopped train is being remembered as an employee who was proud of her job.
DC transit union leader says any comment on cause of train crash would be prematureJune 23rd, 2009 DC train union head: Too soon to talk crash causeWASHINGTON — The head of the transit workers' union in the nation's capital says any comments about the cause of a train accident that killed nine people would be premature and irresponsible. The president of the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 689 said Tuesday that it is important that steps are taken to avoid any future tragedy.
DC Metro chief: First train stopped, second 'plowed into it'June 23rd, 2009 DC Metro chief: First train stopped, second hit itWASHINGTON — The general manager of the Washington Metro says the two-train collision occurred when one train stopped at a platform near the Fort Totten station, and a second train hit it from behind. John Catoe told reporters Monday that for reasons we do not know the second train plowed into the back of that train.
Metro officials say 6-car commuter train collides with another train, derails near WashingtonJune 22nd, 2009 6-car train derails near Maryland-DC lineWASHINGTON — Metro officials say a six-car train has collided with another train and derailed near the Washington, D.C., and Maryland border. Spokeswoman Taryn McNeil says the collision happened about 5 p.m.
Fresh violence in Punjab after sect leader dies in Vienna (Lead)May 25th, 2009 JALANDHAR/VIENNA - Train bogies were torched at the Jalandhar Cantt station, a key highway blocked and vehicles and shops set afire as large parts of Punjab came to a standstill Monday after news that a top leader of the Dera Sachh Khand sect had died of his injuries following a clash in a Vienna gurdwara. Armed with sticks, swords, bricks and stones, protestors of the sect, who are from the Dalit Sikh community and followers of Guru Ravidass, came out in large numbers in Punjab's Doaba belt and tension spread in Jalandhar, Phagwara, Hoshiarpur and Nawanshahr towns.
Federal investigators find no mechanical problems with trolley that crashed in BostonMay 10th, 2009 No mechanical problems seen in Mass. trolley crashBOSTON — A spokesman for the National Transportation Safety Board says no mechanical problems have been found on a Boston train that crashed into another Friday, injuring about 50 people.
Amtrak train kills NJ dentist fishing from a trestle in Adirondack region of NYMay 1st, 2009 NJ dentist killed by train in NY while fishingPORT KENT, N.Y. — State police say a New Jersey dentist was struck and killed by an Amtrak train as he fished from a trestle in northern New York.
6 killed, 11 injured in train crash in southern IndiaApril 29th, 2009 6 killed in train crash in southern IndiaNEW DELHI — Two men seized the controls of a passenger train in southern India and rammed it into another train Wednesday, killing themselves and four passengers, news reports said. Another 11 people were injured when the men, who were not authorized to operate the electric train, drove it into a goods train at Vyasarpadi Jeeva station on the outskirts of Chennai, the capital of Tamil Nadu state, Press Trust of India news agency reported, quoting railway officials.
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