International Business News - Train http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif An autopsy shows the Metrolink engineer involved in a train collision that killed 25 people in September was not on drugs or medication before he ran a red light that could have prevented the crash in Los Angeles. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081203/autopsy-train-engineer-not-on-drugs-before-crash.htm Wed, 03 Dec 2008 22:20:41 EST A bomb exploded in a train coach in India's insurgency-hit northeast on Tuesday, killing at least three people and injuring another 29, a state government official said. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/187325-india-train-blast.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081202/official-bomb-blast-kills-3-wounds-29-in-india.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081202/official-bomb-blast-kills-3-wounds-29-in-india.htm Tue, 02 Dec 2008 10:58:45 EST An Indian official says a bomb blast in a train has killed at least two people and wounded 30 in India's insurgency-hit northeast. District Magistrate M.C. Sahu says the blast occurred Tuesday morning in one of the coaches just after the train arrived at Diphu railroad station, about 200 miles (300 kilometers) south of Gauhati, the capital of Assam state. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081201/official-bomb-blast-kills-2-wounds-30-in-india.htm Mon, 01 Dec 2008 22:59:53 EST A passenger train smashed into a sedan that drove into its path in central Florida on Friday night, killing three people in the car, authorities said. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081129/3-dead-after-car-drives-into-path-of-train-in-fla.htm Sat, 29 Nov 2008 00:56:55 EST A passenger train smashed into a sedan that drove into its path in central Florida on Friday night, killing three people in the car, authorities said. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081128/3-dead-after-car-drives-into-path-of-train-in-fla.htm Fri, 28 Nov 2008 22:50:26 EST Chile is setting out to revive a train line that gives neigboring Bolivia a cargo route to the sea. The Port Authority of Arica says it is seeking bids on restoring 206 kilometers (124 miles) of railroad from the coastal town of Arica to the Bolivian border. The line continues on to Bolivia's capital of La Paz. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081125/chile-to-restore-train-to-bolivia.htm Tue, 25 Nov 2008 09:19:16 EST Officials say a freight train has derailed along a rural highway in the Texas Panhandle but there are no reports of injuries or spills of any hazardous materials. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081122/trail-derails-along-highway-in-texas-panhandle.htm Sat, 22 Nov 2008 12:32:06 EST A man who mentioned the White House and other landmarks before boarding a Washington-bound commuter train with an assault rifle was captured Wednesday after breaking an ankle while running from two officers, police said. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081119/baltimore-police-armed-man-mentioned-white-house.htm Wed, 19 Nov 2008 21:00:19 EST The Metra commuter rail agency will pay $11 million to settle two wrongful death lawsuits stemming from a 2005 derailment, under a settlement approved by a judge Wednesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081112/11-million-settlements-in-chicago-train-deaths.htm Wed, 12 Nov 2008 16:05:08 EST Officials say a car driven by a 76-year-old man was struck by a commuter train in a Massachusetts tunnel. The man was walking and talking after the crash but later died. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081103/driver-dies-after-collision-with-ma-commuter-train.htm Mon, 03 Nov 2008 22:48:26 EST A Chicago commuter train engineer has resigned a day before Metra was to begin a hearing into allegations that he let a teenager operate a train. Metra spokeswoman Judy Pardonnet (PAR'-dohn-nay) says the engineer submitted his resignation Monday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081103/engineer-resigns-allegedly-let-teen-operate-train.htm Mon, 03 Nov 2008 21:52:35 EST The Southern California Regional Rail Authority has filed a federal lawsuit asking a judge to determine whether its contractor can be held responsible for the deadly collision of one of its Metrolink commuter trains and a freight train. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081025/rail-agency-sues-contractor-over-la-collision.htm Sat, 25 Oct 2008 01:25:51 EDT The Southern California Regional Rail Authority has filed a lawsuit against a contractor stemming from the deadly collision of one of its Metrolink commuter trains and a freight train on Sept. 12. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081024/rail-agency-sues-contractor-over-la-collision.htm Fri, 24 Oct 2008 17:18:52 EDT Transportation officials in Chicago say they first learned about allegations that an 18-year-old operated a commuter train after the teen apparently put pictures of the unauthorized ride on his MySpace page. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081024/chicago-train-teen-puts-alleged-trip-on-myspace.htm Fri, 24 Oct 2008 14:56:28 EDT Two major railroad freight companies operating in Southern California say they will install new federally required systems at least three years before the deadline. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081009/new-safety-controls-planned-for-la-rails-by-2012.htm Thu, 09 Oct 2008 08:03:08 EDT Two major railroad freight companies operating in Southern California say they will install new federally required systems at least three years before the deadline. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081008/new-safety-controls-planned-for-la-rails-by-2012.htm Wed, 08 Oct 2008 20:59:54 EDT No injuries or spills are reported in a train derailment near Dyersville in eastern Iowa. Police say a locomotive and five rail cars hauling ethanol derailed at the VeraSun Energy Corp. ethanol refinery plant around 6:30 a.m. Wednesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081008/train-hauling-ethanol-derails-in-dyersville-iowa.htm Wed, 08 Oct 2008 12:51:13 EDT A local passenger train ran into the back of an long-distance train Monday near Budapest, killing four people and injuring 26. National Rescue Service spokesman Pal Gyorfi said two women and one man died at the scene and at least eight other passengers were seriously hurt, some with life-threatening injuries. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/146200-hungary-train-crash.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081006/hungary-4-dead-26-injured-in-train-collision.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081006/hungary-4-dead-26-injured-in-train-collision.htm Mon, 06 Oct 2008 12:33:16 EDT Federal regulators issued an emergency order Thursday banning use of cell phones and other electronic devices by rail workers, a day after investigators said a commuter-train engineer was text messaging moments before a deadly crash last month. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081003/railroad-regulators-issue-emergency-cell-phone-ban.htm Fri, 03 Oct 2008 10:37:56 EDT Federal regulators issued an emergency order Thursday banning use of cell phones and other electronic devices by rail workers, a day after investigators said a commuter-train engineer was text messaging moments before a deadly crash last month. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/144265-train-collision.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081002/train-engineer-texted-22-seconds-before-la-crash.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081002/train-engineer-texted-22-seconds-before-la-crash.htm Thu, 02 Oct 2008 23:16:40 EDT