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Storms flood roads, cause train derailment in Texas
2015-10-24 23:18:02| Railroads - Topix.net
A Union Pacific freight train derailed before dawn today near Corsicana, about 50 miles south of Dallas, because a creek overflowed and washed away the tracks. A railroad spokesman said the two crew members swam to safety and nobody was hurt.
Union Pacific Freight Train Derails in Texas on Flooded Tracks
2015-10-24 19:12:02| Railroads - Topix.net
A Union Pacific freight train carrying cement derailed in Texas on Saturday as flood waters covered the tracks about 55 miles south of Dallas, putting locomotives and some of its rail cars on their side, according to a company spokesman and TV footage. The two crew members operating the train swam to safety after the derailment, Jeff DeGraff, a Union Pacific Railroad spokesman, told CNN.
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Woman struck by train in Southport identified as Milford resident
2015-10-23 21:10:24| Railroads - Topix.net
A 41-year-old Milford woman has been identified as the person struck and killed by a train Tuesday at the Southport Railroad Station, according to the Connecticut Post . "Jennifer Battista was identified Thursday afternoon as the victim in the continuing investigation into the incident by Metropolitan Transportation Authority police, according to Aaron Donovan, an MTA spoksman," the Post reports.
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Japan offers to fund Indias $15bn bullet train project
2015-10-23 11:11:00| Railway Technology
Japan has reportedly offered to finance Indias first bullet train project between the western cities of Ahmedabad and Mumbai, a distance of 505km.
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Two local girl scouts bring Holiday Train to Wauwatosa
2015-10-21 08:13:31| Railroads - Topix.net
The willpower of two young Wauwatosa Girl Scouts is strong enough to stop a train, at least for a few minutes. Thanks to the hard work of 12-year-old Girl Scouts Michela Miller and Madison Sveum, the Canadian Pacific Holiday Train will stop in Wauwatosa on Dec. 4. Last winter, Miller and Sveum, both of Troop 1185 , were huddled together while standing near the train tracks in Wauwatosa.
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