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Biden Names Buttigieg as Pick to Head Department of Transportation

December 15, 2020 Voice of America

President-elect Joe Biden has named Pete Buttigieg, one of his former rivals for the Democratic presidential nomination, as head of the Department of Transportation in his new administration, according to news accounts Tuesday.

Investigators: Landslide Caused Scotland Train Derailment

August 16, 2020 Voice of America

British investigators Friday confirmed that a landslide caused the fatal passenger train derailment in northeast Scotland that killed three people and injured six others this week.

Three Dead After Derailment in Scotland

August 12, 2020 Voice of America

Officials in Scotland said three people died Wednesday and at least six others were injured when a passenger train derailed near the northeastern city of Stonehaven.

Train Derailment Kills 4 in New York

December 1, 2013 Voice of America

A train carrying more than 100 passengers derailed in New York early Sunday, killing four people and injuring more than 60. Officials say 11 of the injured passengers were in critical condition.

Train Hits Vehicles in Egypt, Killing 24

November 19, 2013 Voice of America

Egyptian officials say a train has crashed into two vehicles south of Cairo, killing at least 24 people and wounding 28 others. The accident happened early Monday near Dhashur.

Train Bombing Kills 5 in SW Pakistan

October 22, 2013 Voice of America

A bomb has exploded on a railroad track in southwestern Pakistan, killing at least five people and wounding 10 others. Officials said Monday’s blast, in the Naseerabad district of Baluchistan province, derailed a train.

Design Unveiled for Futuristic Transport Hyperloop

August 14, 2013 Voice of America

Imagine being able to travel from San Francisco to Los Angeles in about 30 minutes — in half the time that it now takes to fly the nearly 650-kilometer distance. That is the idea announced Monday by entrepreneur Elon Musk.

Spanish Train Driver Charged With Homicide

July 30, 2013 Voice of America

The driver of a train that derailed Wednesday in northwestern Spain has been charged with 79 counts of reckless homicide. Francisco Jose Garzon was released on bail Sunday, after being questioned by a judge for two hours.

Swiss Train Crash Kills Driver, Injures 26

July 30, 2013 Voice of America

Two trains have collided head-on in western Switzerland, killing one train’s driver and injuring at least 26 passengers. Officials say 46 passengers were on board the trains when the accident happened late Monday in Granges-pres-Marnand. The cause of the collision was not immediately clear. Last week, 79 people were killed in a train crash in the Spanish city of Santiago de Compostela.

Spain Train Crash Driver Suspected of ‘Reckless Homicide’

July 29, 2013 Voice of America

Police are holding the engineer of the Spanish train that derailed at high speed this week on suspicion of reckless homicide. Interior Minister Jorge Fernández Díaz said Saturday there are “reasonable grounds” to believe that Francisco José Garzón Amo is responsible for the crash that killed 78 people.