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University College London has asked the Surface Transportation Board for access to selected confidential rail shipment data covering 2000 through 2025 for research into rail-network utilization and congestion.

(Railfanning.org News Wire) — One person died Sunday evening in an incident involving a train at Te Awamutu railway station in New Zealand’s Waikato region, police say. Emergency services were called about 6:20 p.m., and the person died at the scene, according to Senior Sergeant John McCarthy. Police have not released the person’s identity or further details about what happened. They said they are supporting the person’s whānau, or extended family, along with the bystanders who tried to help before emergency crews arrived. Te Awamutu sits on the North Island Main Trunk, the country’s main freight and passenger corridor linking

The Atlanta City Council is scheduled to consider a resolution on Monday supporting light rail along the full 22-mile Atlanta Beltline and calling for a detailed plan for how the city could build and pay for the system.