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Coventry's light rail technology a 'game-changer'
The technology used in the Very Light Rail (VLR) system in Coventry could be a game-changer for the city's coffers, according to the…
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Tragic chapter on the trains sends rail superpower Spain into crisis
"Since the high-speed line was built, 30-something years ago, we never had any problems, it worked perfectly and was fantastic," says…
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Rail fracture possible cause of deadly Spanish train accident
An official investigation commission has identified a rail fracture as a possible cause of the devastating train accident in southern…
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Loved ones of victims reeling after high-speed rail crash in southern Spain
Eduardo Morán, a doctor at Córdoba's Reina Sofía Hospital, suspected it was serious. He and his wife, also a medic, had been asked to head…
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One missing as deaths from Spain rail crash hit 42, speed limits cut
The confirmed death toll from the high-speed train crash in southern Spain rose to 42 on Tuesday, according to the regional government of…
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Trump threatens Insurrection Act as protesters, politicians rail against ICE raids in Minneapolis
Another ICE-involved shooting has put Minneapolis on edge, left a federal officer and a migrant hospitalized and drawn a new warning from…
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Two Ukrainians working for Russia behind rail sabotage, Polish PM says
Two Ukrainian citizens who have long worked for Russian intelligence have been identified as the suspects behind two acts of sabotage on…
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Poland says blast on rail line to Ukraine 'unprecedented act of sabotage'
Poland's prime minister has said an explosion on a railway line leading to the Ukraine border this weekend was caused by "an unprecedented…
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Polish prime minister says weekend rail line explosion near Warsaw was act of 'sabotage'
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A railway line bringing passenger trains into Warsaw from southeastern Poland on Sunday was sabotage, the prime…
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Angola looks for $4.5B in funding for Lobito Corridor rail extension
The Angolan government is seeking $4.5 billion in funding for an extension of the Lobito Corridor railway project to reach Zambia’s…
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After China's high-speed rail investment, Indonesia wants more. What about debt?
On Bali, an island thick with beach tourists, surfing instructor Amri Anjulius is holding out for a 60km (37.3-mile) urban subway to…
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Austria and Italy mark breakthrough on key Alpine rail corridor
Austria and Italy on Thursday celebrated a key milestone in the construction of the Brenner Base Tunnel, a rail link aimed at reducing…
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Jerusalem man sprays 'Holocaust in Gaza' message at light rail station, arrested
The man was previously arrested for spraying the same phrase around Jerusalem twice before. After being arrested twice before, a…
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Marmon Rail launches ProTecht mobile solution for tank car cleaning
Marmon Rail has launched ProTecht, a mobile and autonomous tank car cleaning system. This system is operational in the US and Canada,…
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Ukraine Repeatedly Targets Key Rail Line Deep Inside Russia With Drone Strikes
Ukrainian drones struck a railway station in the city of Salsk in the Rostov region overnight, the third time in as many days that this…
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California’s High-Speed Rail to Nowhere
There was no reason for the feds to pour good money after bad supporting a preposterous project that doesn’t have any national…
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Video shows alternative high speed rail concept for US
High-speed rail projects across the United States are facing high budgets, lengthy timelines, and increasing skepticism from the federal…
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House Republicans Just Touched the Third Rail
The main vehicle for the House GOP’s Medicaid cuts is to require Medicaid recipients to get a job. That’s pretty ironic, because the…
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Germany's Vossloh to supply rail fastening systems in China deal
A View of the administrative offices of Vossloh Locomotives. Vossloh said its Chinese subsidiary Vossloh Fastening Systems China has been…
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Cable theft in Spain delays thousands of high-speed rail passengers
MADRID (AP) — Thousands of rail passengers in Spain were hit with delays after the cable used in the signaling system of the high-speed…
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Malaysia plans cargo rail link to Bangkok to boost trade
Malaysia is planning to start a direct rail cargo service between its capital Kuala Lumpur and Bangkok in neighbouring Thailand this year…
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German rail warns individual freight wagon service unprofitable
Sigrid Evelyn Nikutta, Member of the Board of Management for Freight Transport at Deutsche Bahn AG and Chairwoman of the Board of…
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Texas high-speed rail: New project details revealed
A Texas committee that convened Monday to discuss the prohibition of public funds for the state's high-speed rail project revealed new…
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Brightline Brought High-Speed Rail to Florida. Can the Public Sector Follow?
Firemen from Highland Beach, Fla., were heading to a conference in Miami, a money manager to his office in Boca Raton. Families with young…