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Stadler wins train orders in Azerbaijan and Italy
2015-05-18 01:00:00| Railway Technology
Azerbaijan Railways (ADY) has signed a 70m contract with Stadler Rail at the TransCaspian 2015 international transport and logistics exhibition in Baku, to deliver five 1,520mm-gauge Kiss double-deck electric multiple-units (EMUs).
Firefighters Train for Rail Line Chemical Spill
2015-05-16 14:07:24| Railroads - Topix.net
Firefighters underwent some very important training in downtown Rochester Friday afternoon. The HAZMAT team practiced responding to a chemical spill on the Canadian Pacific Railway rail line, with help from rail and Chlorine Institute officials.
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Environmental Groups Sue Over Oil Train Rules Cite Amtrak Crash
2015-05-15 15:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Huffington Post: Environmental groups are suing the Obama administration over recently announced rules for transporting oil by rail, arguing they allow unsafe tankers to remain on the tracks for a decade. Earthjustice filed the lawsuit in U.S. District Court's 9th Circuit Wednesday. It says new Department of Transportation rules fail to protect Americans from exploding trains. The groups tied what they see as shortcomings of the new rules to Tuesday's Amtrak passenger rail disaster in Philadelphia, which killed...
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Amtrak train catches fire in Milwaukee, US
2015-05-15 01:00:00| Railway Technology
An Amtrak train caught fire in Milwaukee, US, on Thursday, causing immediate evacuation of passengers on board.
U.S. green groups sue in challenge to oil train safety rules
2015-05-14 22:51:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Seven environmental groups filed a lawsuit on Thursday challenging safety rules issued earlier this month for trains carrying oil, arguing the regulations are too weak to protect the public. The groups, including the Sierra Club and Center for Biological Diversity, charge that the rules, issued on May 1, will allow industry to continue to use "unsafe tank cars" for up to 10 years and fail to set adequate speed limits for oil trains. "Were suing the administration because these rules wont protect...
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