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The driverless freight train: as imagined in Germany
2017-06-21 10:00:00| Railway Technology
Researchers from the German Aerospace Centre have developed concepts for what they are calling the freight trains of the future. What makes these trains different to current models?
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11 freight train cars derail in east-central Kansas
2016-01-05 19:07:57| Railroads - Topix.net
Union Pacific Railroad said in a written statement that 11 of the train's 166 cars jumped the tracks around 5 p.m. Monday near the Linn County town of Parker.
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Freight Train Strikes, Kills Man in Carlsbad
2015-11-13 01:00:27| Railroads - Topix.net
The man was lying near the tracks and somehow rolled onto the path of a Burlington Northern Santa Fe train. The man was seen lying near the tracks in the vicinity of Oak and Washington avenues but rolled into the path of an approaching northbound Burlington Northern Santa Fe train around 2 a.m., according to sheriff's Deputy Amber Reeves.
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Union Pacific Freight Train Derails in Texas on Flooded Tracks
2015-10-24 19:12:02| Railroads - Topix.net
A Union Pacific freight train carrying cement derailed in Texas on Saturday as flood waters covered the tracks about 55 miles south of Dallas, putting locomotives and some of its rail cars on their side, according to a company spokesman and TV footage. The two crew members operating the train swam to safety after the derailment, Jeff DeGraff, a Union Pacific Railroad spokesman, told CNN.
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LIRR Ronkonkoma service suspended after freight train derails
2015-09-15 21:24:58| Railroads - Topix.net
Service remains suspended in both directions through Hicksville Station due to a freight train derailment on Sept 15, 2015. Photo Credit: MTA A freight train carrying construction material derailed just west of the Hicksville train station Tuesday afternoon, limiting passenger rail service to one track, authorities said.
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