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RPT-ANALYSIS-Quebec rail disaster shines critical light on oil-by-rail boom
2013-07-08 05:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: The deadly train derailment in Quebec this weekend is set to bring intense scrutiny to the dramatic growth in North America of shipping crude oil by rail, a century-old practice unexpectedly revived by the surge in shale oil production. At least five people were killed, and another 40 are missing, after a train carrying 73 tank cars of North Dakota crude rolled driverless down a hill into the heart of Lac-Megantic, Quebec, where it derailed and exploded, leveling the town center. It was the latest...
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Analysis: Quebec rail disaster shines critical lig...
2013-07-08 02:40:06| Railroads - Topix.net
The deadly train derailment in Quebec this weekend is set to bring intense scrutiny to the dramatic growth in North America of shipping crude oil by rail, a century-old practice unexpectedly revived by the surge in shale oil production.
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Siemens Rail Automation to Recruit over 150 New Employees
2013-07-05 16:48:00| Railway Technology
Following the acquisition of Invensys Rail by Siemens in May this year, Siemens Rail Automation has launched an ambitious recruitment drive in the UK to attract over 150 new skilled employees to the company across a range of disciplines.
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Siemens Rail Automation Wins Final Phase of Kolssbanen Signalling Contract
2013-07-05 11:31:00| Railway Technology
Siemens Rail Automation, formerly Invensys Rail, has been awarded a 3.2 million signalling contract by Norwegian infrastructure owner Sporveien Oslo AS, for Phase 3B of the Kolssbanen line extension on Oslo's T-bane network at Hauger.
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Arriva wins two-year rail operation contract in Poland
2013-07-04 01:00:00| Railway Technology
Deutsche Bahn subsidiary Arriva has secured a two-year contract worth 22m to operate trains in the Kujawsko-Pomorskie Voivodship in northern Poland, serving around 50 railway stations.
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