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The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority continues systemwide construction and installation of its new fare collection system.

Carlos Gutiérrez Hita, Universidad Miguel Hernández A tragic accident on the high-speed train line between Andalusia and Madrid has exposed the urgent need to upgrade Spain’s railway system. At 19:45 on Sunday, January 18, a modern Iryo high-speed train collided with a Renfe train at the switch (turnout) leading into Adamuz station in Córdoba province, Andalusia. The Iryo 6189 service, travelling from Málaga to Madrid, had registered for the track change, but the current information is that the last three carriages literally jumped over the diverted switch that gives access to the track adjacent to the platform, leaving the main

The Federal Railroad Administration has determined that the two Ohio Rail Development Commission-sponsored corridors must perform additional work as part of the federal agency’s Step 2 process.