”train” News

Five await sentence over Securitas cash heist

LONDON (AFP) - Five men are due to be sentenced Tuesday after they were convicted of stealing 53 million pounds from a Securitas depot in Kent.
01 30 2008 12:11AM (...more)

Dozens hurt in Chicago train collision

CHICAGO - Investigators studying the collision of an Amtrak train and a freight train that injured dozens of people, some seriously, planned to interview crew members Saturday in efforts to learn how both trains ended up on the same track at the same time.
12 2 2007 2:42AM (...more)

6 hurt as LA commuter train, car collide

LOS ANGELES - A sport utility vehicle broadsided an MTA commuter train during the Friday morning rush hour, causing a fire and injuring six people in the second Gold Line crash in two weeks, authorities said.
09 22 2007 3:46AM (...more)

Commuter train collides with freight train in LA

LOS ANGELES - A Metrolink commuter train collided with a freight train Friday, toppling one of the passenger cars onto its side.
09 13 2008 4:27PM (...more)

Train Chartering's Private Train for Health and Care Organisation Bupa

Train Chartering has operated a private charter First Class train on behalf of Kuoni Events for 200 delegates from Bupa who travelled to a corporate convention. The route was Reading to Manchester , return. Passengers enjoyed steward-served, chef-prepared fine dining during both journeys.
06 24 2008 3:07AM (...more)

Investigators probe Chicago train crash

CHICAGO - Federal transportation officials said Saturday their main priority as they investigate a train collision on Chicago's South Side is to figure out why both trains were on the same track at the same time.
12 2 2007 2:08PM (...more)

Feds: Technology could have prevented train crash

LOS ANGELES - Federal officials blamed railroads Monday for refusing their requests to install an expensive safety feature on all U.S. tracks that many say could have prevented Southern California's deadly commuter train crash.
09 16 2008 1:57PM (...more)

Colorado train finds new life as Pa. tourist train

STRASBURG, Pa. - Just keep chugging, and you could become a star.
09 23 2008 1:09PM (...more)

Amtrak, freight trains collide in Ill.

CHICAGO - An Amtrak train plowed into the back of a freight train Friday on the south side of the city, seriously injuring five Amtrak employees in an engine car that hurtled to a stop atop a crushed boxcar. Most of the 187 passengers walked away.
12 1 2007 5:02AM (...more)

Death toll from California train crash rises to 25

LOS ANGELES (AFP) - The death toll from California 's tragic train collision stood at 25 early Sunday after friends and colleagues of a school teacher, who was on board an ill-fated commuter train, confirmed his death in the hospital.
09 15 2008 7:15AM (...more)