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Crude trains keep rolling
2013-08-04 15:04:24| Railroads - Topix.net
Canada's two big railroads and oil producers are pressing ahead with plans to increase the use steel-wheels-on-steel-rails to move crude even as the small Quebec town of Lac-Megantic reels from what can go wrong with a crude-laden train.
SNCF exercises order option for 40 additional Alstom Euroduplex trains
2013-07-30 01:00:00| Railway Technology
French rail operator SNCF has exercised its option with Alstom for the delivery of 40 Euroduplex high-speed trains, as part of a framework agreement signed by both firms in June 2007.
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DCA to design interior for Hitachi's super express trains
2013-07-29 01:00:00| Railway Technology
UK-based product design consultancy DCA Design International is designing the interiors of its new Super Express Trains, supplied by Hitachi Rail Europe, as part of the government's 5.8bn Intercity Express Programme (IEP).
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Schumer asks DOT to investigate how climate change is affecting trains
2013-07-22 21:10:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Hill: Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Monday asked the Department of Transportation to look into heat-related problems for Northeastern trains and subways, saying high temperatures from global climate change could be causing derailments. It is clear that high temperatures have a devastating effect on our transit system, Schumer said Monday. We need to look at ways to mitigate that, just as we are doing with storms and floods. Schumer said this months heat wave has created issues for New York...
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Crude on the tracks: Oil spills from trains skyrocket
2013-07-20 22:26:38| Railroads - Topix.net
As more oil is being shipped by train across North America, more oil is being spilled from trains.
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