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Open-Air Viewing Carriages Return to KiwiRail

July 16, 2019 Railfanning.org News Wire
Passengers on KiwiRail’s Great Journeys of New Zealand tourism services can once again be able to enjoy the open-air viewing carriages.

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Great Journeys of New Zealand Closes Outdoor Viewing Carriages

March 17, 2019 Railfanning.org News Wire
Following an increased number of potential safety incidents, Great Journeys of New Zealand has temporarily closed the outdoor viewing carriages on its trains.

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KiwiRail Set to Resume Passenger Trains Between Picton and Christchurch

November 26, 2018 Railfanning.org News Wire
The service resumes two years after the service was put on hold because of the devastating Kaikoura earthquake.

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New Zealand Refurbishing Aging Electric Locomotives on North Island Main Trunk Line

November 19, 2018 Railfanning.org News Wire
Refurbishing KiwiRail’s aging electric locomotives on the North Island Main Trunk line will provide additional capacity as rail continues its freight growth.

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KiwiRail: New Freight Hub Will Ready Manawatu-Whanganui Region for Growth

November 15, 2018 Railfanning.org News Wire
A new freight hub near Palmerston North in New Zealand will prepare the Manawatu-Whanganui region for the coming freight growth.

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Two Dozen Killed After Derailment in Turkey

July 9, 2018 Railfanning.org News Wire
The train was traveling from Edirne to Istanbul.

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Report: MTA’s Capital Project Delivery Process is Broken

February 8, 2018 Railfanning.org News Wire
The cost of building new subways and commuter rail is more than twice as high in New York City compared other major cities, including London, Paris and Los Angeles.

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Dozen Killed in South Africa Train Crash

January 4, 2018 Railfanning.org News Wire
A dozen people were killed and 268 injured after a passenger train collided with a truck in South Africa, the BBC reported.

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New Trains Coming Soon to Docklands Light Railway in London

May 18, 2017 Railfanning.org News Wire
Officials at the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) in London are planning for new trains that will increase capacity by more than 30 percent, be more reliable and provide customers with real-time information, air-conditioning and mobile device charging points.

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23 Killed in Train Crash in Southern Italy

July 12, 2016 Todd DeFeo
At least 23 people were killed when two trains collided on a stretch of single track in Southern Italy, according to published reports. The trains collided at about 11:30 a.m. local time between the towns of Andria and Corato in the Puglia region.

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