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GOP train crash: Railroad crossing safety arms face scrutiny

  • February 2, 2018
  • Google Alert - railway, railroad, crossing, canada
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The lead investigator for the National Transportation Safety Board said it's too early to say whether the safety arms at a rural Virginia crossing were working when a train carrying GOP members of Congress slammed into a trash truck, killing…

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Train whistle issue sounds off

  • February 1, 2018
  • Google Alert - transport canada railway crossings
  • News

“The rules that governor all train operations in Canada and endorsed by Transport Canada. I agree with you there is technology that could maybe not eliminate but reduce the amount of whistling. That discussion has to occur with the regulator.”…

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Train carrying GOP lawmakers strikes trash truck; 1 killed

  • February 1, 2018
  • Google Alert - railway, railroad, crossing, canada
  • News

We all hung on to whatever we had.” He said he looked out the window and saw a big pile of garbage, and it appeared the train had pushed the truck for a few hundred yards. Authorities gave no details…

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Refugees crossing into BC on the rise, immigration group says

  • February 1, 2018
  • Google Alert - railway, railroad, crossing, canada
  • News

Chris Friesen of the ISS calls it “the underground railroad.” ... Last summer, over 7,000 asylum seekers entered Quebec through irregular border crossings. ... Omar, who arrived in New York last November, and stayed for five days before travelling to…

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7 Investigates: State lawmakers re-introduce ‘Wisconsin Rail Safety Act’

  • January 31, 2018
  • Google Alert - railway, railroad, crossing, canada
  • News

While down in Watertown, a Canadian Pacific train spilled hundreds of thousands of gallons of crude oil. The original bill had union, local ... Yet, the recent increase in rail traffic has led to heightened safety concerns in our community…

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