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At Least 65 people Killed in Train Wreck Blamed on Maoist Rebels

May 28, 2010 Voice of America

In eastern India at least 65 people were killed and more than 200 injured when a high speed train derailed and collided with another train. Officials say they suspect sabotage by Maoist rebels caused the derailment.

Park in the Sky Opens in New York

July 12, 2009 Voice of America

An old railroad line in New York City is back in use. It doesn’t deliver livestock anymore, it delivers pleasure to thousands of people every day and stimulates economic development in a few New York neighborhoods.

Train Crash Kills at Least 14 in Western Italy

July 1, 2009 Voice of America

Fourteen people have been killed and 50 injured after a freight train carrying liquefied natural gas derailed and exploded in northern Italy. The freight cars jumped the tracks and crashed into several homes, setting off an inferno in Tuscan seaside town of Viareggio.

DC Train Crash Investigators Focus on Automated System

June 25, 2009 Voice of America

Investigators looking into Monday’s subway accident in Washington are examining the automated system that was apparently in control of the train that crashed into another train, killing nine people.

Death Toll Reaches 25 in Deadly California Train Crash, Human Error Suspected

September 14, 2008 Voice of America

Officials of the California commuter rail system Metrolink say Friday’s deadly train crash outside Los Angeles, which killed 25 people and injured 135, was caused by an engineer who failed to stop at a signal.

At least 17 Dead, up to 135 Injured in Los Angeles Train Collision

September 13, 2008 Voice of America

At least 17 people were killed, and as many as 135 people were injured when a crowded commuter train collided with a freight train outside Los Angeles Friday.

Euro-Asian Countries Agree to Improve Transport Links

February 28, 2008 Voice of America

Transport Ministers from 19 European and Asian countries have agreed to continue work on developing transport links they say will act as an economic boon to the whole region.

China Begins Slow Recovery From Snow Disaster

February 6, 2008 Voice of America

Roads, railways and air traffic are slowly returning to normal in China, where the worst snowstorms in 50 years have stranded millions of travelers trying to get home for this week’s Lunar New Year holiday.

Regular North-South Korean Train Route Opens

December 11, 2007 Voice of America

Regular cargo train service has resumed between the divided Koreas for the first time in more than half a century. South Korea plans to send tons of supplies into North Korea by rail on a daily basis.

Two Koreas Say Train Service May Resume ‘By End Of Year’

November 15, 2007 Voice of America

North and South Korea have not had regular train service across their heavily armed border in more than half a century — but that may be about to change within weeks. Prime Ministers from the two Koreas say they are finalizing the details to reestablish at least one railway route before the end of the year.