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US rail travel: the background to another tragedy

  • December 18, 2017
  • Google Alert - railway, railroad, crossing, canada
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It was Cascades passenger train number 501, which left Seattle at 6am local time and was due in Portland, Oregon at 9.20am. The incident .... Rohingya refugee Amina Khatun, 55, rests at the bank of the Naf river after crossing…

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Amtrak train plunges onto busy highway near Seattle, killing at least six and injuring many

  • December 18, 2017
  • Google Alert - railway, railroad, crossing, canada
  • News

In a radio transmission immediately after the accident, the conductor can be heard saying the train was coming around a corner and was crossing a bridge that passed over Interstate 5 when it derailed. Dispatch audio also indicated that the…

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Amtrak train derailment onto highway south of Seattle leaves at least 3 dead

  • December 18, 2017
  • Google Alert - railway, railroad, crossing, canada
  • News

Don Anderson, mayor of Lakewood, Wash., a city along the new route, predicted a deadly crash, albeit one involving a fast-moving train hitting a car or pedestrian at a grade-crossing. At a recent public meeting, he called on state planners…

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Washington derailment: Multiple deaths as Amtrak passenger train falls off track onto busy motorway

  • December 18, 2017
  • Google Alert - railway, railroad, crossing, canada
  • News

An Amtrak train derailed on an overpass in Washington State, killing multiple passengers, and is hanging over a major highway. Deaths and injuries .... Rohingya refugee Amina Khatun, 55, rests at the bank of the Naf river after crossing it…

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No winning ticket for Saturday night’s $9 million Lotto 649 jackpot

  • December 17, 2017
  • Google Alert - railway, railroad, crossing, canada
  • News

Hopkinson declined to officially identify the victims, but statements from Apotex and politicians across the country on Friday named the Shermans as the deceased. .... Canadian Pacific Rail CEO Hunter Harrison addresses the company's annual meeting in Calgary on May…

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