Investigators focus on ‘anomalies’ in track circuit near area of fatal DC train crashWASHINGTON — Investigators are focusing on a stretch of track near the site of a deadly commuter train crash after finding abnormalities Wednesday in vital equipment that detects passing trains and transmits speed and stop commands. Transit bus, car collide in Southern California; 10 injured include bus passengers, bystandersPASADENA, Calif. — A fire official says 10 people were injured when a public transit bus collided with a car and rammed into obstacles on a Southern California street. Nation’s subways use cars without crash standards, rely on old trains like those in accidentWASHINGTON — Millions of passengers in cities across the U.S. ride old subway cars like the ones that crumpled in the deadly crash in the nation’s capital. The largest transit systems depend on such cars for more than one-third of their fleets, despite safety concerns expressed by federal investigators more than three years ago. DC transit train crashes into rear of another train, killing 9, injuring scores of othersWASHINGTON — The District of Columbia Fire Department has raised the death toll to nine in Monday’s collision of two Metrorail trains. DC transit train crashes into rear of another train, killing 6, injuring scores of othersWASHINGTON — One Metro transit train smashed into the rear of another at the height of the capital city’s Monday evening rush hour, killing at least six people and injuring scores of others as the front end of the trailing train jackknifed violently into the air and fell atop the first. DC Metro train smashes into another from behind, killing 6 in city’s worst transit accidentWASHINGTON — One Metro transit train smashed into the rear of another at the height of the capital city’s Monday evening rush hour, killing at least six people and injuring scores of others as the front end of the trailing train jackknifed violently into the air and fell atop the first. DC Metro train smashes into another from behind; 6 killed in city’s worst transit accidentWASHINGTON — One Metro transit train smashed into the rear of another at the height of the capital city’s Monday evening rush hour, killing at least six people and injuring scores of others as the front end of the trailing train jackknifed violently into the air and fell atop the first. DC Metro train smashes into another from behind; six killed in city’s worst transit accidentWASHINGTON — One Metro transit train smashed into the rear of another at the height of the capital city’s Monday evening rush hour, killing at least six people and injuring scores of others as the front end of the trailing train jackknifed violently into the air and fell atop the first. DC transit train crashes into rear of another train, killing 6, wounding scores of othersWASHINGTON — One Metro transit train smashed into the rear of another at the height of the capital city’s Monday evening rush hour, killing at least six people and injuring scores of others as the front end of the trailing train jackknifed violently into the air and fell atop the first. DC Metro train smashes into another from behind; four killed in city’s worst transit accidentWASHINGTON — One Metro transit train smashed into the rear of another at the height of the capital city’s Monday evening rush hour, killing at least four people and injuring scores of others as cars of the trailing train jackknifed violently into the air and fell atop the first. Two dead, others severely injured in collision on Washington’s Metro rail lineWASHINGTON — Two Metro transit trains collided at the height of the Monday evening rush hour, killing at least two people and severely injuring others as cars of one train jackknifed into the air and fell atop the other. District of Columbia fire spokesman Alan Etter said crews were cutting apart the trains to get people out in what he described as a “mass casualty event.” One dead, others severely injured in collision on Washington’s Metro rail lineWASHINGTON — At least one person was killed Monday in a rush-hour collision between two Metro transit trains in northeast Washington. Administration, congressman collide on how to remake federal highway, transit programsWASHINGTON — The Obama administration and the House’s top Democrat on transportation policy agree on the need to improve highways, cut traffic congestion and get people out of their cars by providing better transportation alternatives. London subway strike ends, but disruption continuesLONDON — A two-day subway strike that delayed millions of Londoners’ journeys into work ended Thursday evening as the two sides agreed to restart talks. 4-month-old boy dies after being left in car outside California transit stationEL CERRITO, Calif. — Authorities are investigating the death of a 4-month-old boy found unconscious after his father left him in a car outside a California transit station. Londoners face huge commuter headache as subway workers go on strikeLONDON — London’s sprawling subway network started to shut down Tuesday evening as union workers walked off the job in a dispute over pay. STIMULUS WATCH: New orders stabilize bus industry, but how to measure success in saved jobs?WASHINGTON — Washington is paying hundreds of millions of dollars to build new, cleaner-burning buses, but don’t scour the want ads looking for a burst of job openings soon at major manufacturers or suppliers. Bay Area transit officer testifies in station shooting, says fellow cop thought victim had gunOAKLAND, Calif. — A Bay Area transit police officer said right after fatally shooting a man on an Oakland train platform that he thought the man “was going for a gun,” a fellow officer testified Wednesday. Mass. transit authority banning driver cell phones after crash blamed on text-messagingBOSTON — Massachusetts transportation officials announced Wednesday they were immediately banning nearly all mass-transit drivers in Boston from using or even carrying cell phones or other personal digital assistants after a text-messaging trolley driver caused a crash last week that injured nearly 50 people. After crash, Mass. transit chief to ban train and bus operators from bringing cells on boardBOSTON — The head of the Boston-area transit authority says he’ll ban all operators of trains and buses from even carrying a cell phone on board. NY commuters, businesses unimpressed with Albany’s last-minute deal to rescue mass transitNEW YORK — Commuters, cab drivers and transit advocates said Wednesday they were unimpressed and disgusted with a proposed financial bailout deal for the nation’s largest mass transit system, even though many expressed relief that the base subway fare would only increase by 25 cents. Report: Biggest rail transit systems need $50B for modernization, $5.9B for annual maintenanceWASHINGTON — More than one-third of the trains, equipment and facilities of the nation’s seven largest rail transit agencies are near the end of their useful life or past that point, the government said Thursday. Many have components that are defective or may be critically damaged. Report: Biggest rail transit systems need $50B for modernization, $5.9B for annual maintenanceWASHINGTON — More than one-third of the trains, equipment and facilities of the nation’s seven largest rail transit agencies are near or past their useful life, and many have components that are defective or may be critically damaged, the government said Thursday. Report: Biggest rail transit systems need $50B for modernization, $5.9B for annual maintenanceWASHINGTON — More than one-third of the trains, equipment and facilities of the nation’s seven largest rail transit agencies are near the end of their useful life or past that point, the government said Thursday. Many have components that are defective or may be critically damaged. |
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