U.S. rail industry pushes White House to ease oil train safety rules – GlobalPost
U.S. rail industry pushes White House to ease oil train safety rulesGlobalPostECP brakes trigger all axles simultaneously rather than one at a time in current design. More than a dozen industry representatives made their case at the Washington meeting …
2014 jet accident rate lowest in history, IATA says – USA TODAY
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2014 jet accident rate lowest in history, IATA says
USA TODAY Despite two high profile crashes, the aviation industry recorded its safest year yet, according to the 2014 safety performance report issued by the International Air Transport Association on Monday. The report compiles data on “hull losses” and … World airline accident rate drops to record low in 2014Los Angeles Times Airline accident rate is lowest ever, report sayswtkr.com More Airline Deaths but Fewer Accidents, Report SaysNew York Times |
Second victim in Pike County fatal boating accident found by rangers – Atlanta Journal Constitution
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Second victim in Pike County fatal boating accident found by rangers
Atlanta Journal Constitution Rangers have located the second victim in a Monday boating accident in Pike County. The body of 34-year-old Joseph Brian Reese of Zebulon was found Tuesday using side-scan and sector-scan sonar, then turned over to the Pike County coroner, said Mark … Father and son, 3, die in boating accident at reservoir in Pike CountyExaminer.com Man’s body found after boating accident reservoir at Still Branch ReservoirThe Catoosa County News |
Friends, family mourn victims of fatal accident in northern Maine – Bangor Daily News
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Friends, family mourn victims of fatal accident in northern Maine
Bangor Daily News MADAWASKA, Maine — On Monday morning, Kim Lausier of Madawaska, who was 8 months pregnant, was heading south on Route 161 to a prenatal doctor’s appointment in Central Aroostook. In the SUV with her was her husband, Robert Lausier, 53, … |
Western Springs to study cameras at railroad crossings – Chicago Tribune
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Western Springs to study cameras at railroad crossings
Chicago Tribune The village hosted a presentation Monday from RedSpeed Illinois, the company that operates the village’s red-light cameras, on the use of cameras to patrol the railroad crossing on Wolf Road. … And the village did not have specific accident data at … |
Spate of derailments deepens fear of oil train disaster – Fresno Bee
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Spate of derailments deepens fear of oil train disaster
Fresno Bee On Thursday, 21 cars of a 105-car Burlington Northern-Santa Fe train hauling oil from the Bakken region of North Dakota derailed about 3 miles outside Galena, Illinois, a town of about 3,000 in the state’s northwest corner. On Saturday, a 94-car … |
Minn. Lawmakers Point to Accidents to Make Case for Rail Upgrades – WDIO-TV
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Minn. Lawmakers Point to Accidents to Make Case for Rail Upgrades
WDIO-TV Scott Dibble, a Minneapolis Democrat, says it’s “sheer dumb luck” no similar accidents have happened in Minnesota. Seven or more … Flames shoot into a sky after a train carrying Bakken crude oil derailed near Galena, Illinois, on March 5. KCRG-TV … |
Spate of derailments deepens fear of oil train disaster – Philly.com
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Spate of derailments deepens fear of oil train disaster
Philly.com On Thursday, 21 cars of a 105-car Burlington Northern-Santa Fe train hauling oil from the Bakken region of North Dakota derailed about 3 miles outside Galena, Illinois, a town of about 3,000 in the state’s northwest corner. On Saturday, a 94-car … Spate of oil train derailments raises safety concernsWashington Post Derailments of trains carrying crude oil raise safety concernsGalesburg Register-Mail |
Five-vehicle accident closes four lanes of eastbound Interstate 70 before Peoria – FOX31 Denver
FOX31 DenverFive-vehicle accident closes four lanes of eastbound Interstate 70 before PeoriaFOX31 DenverFive-vehicle accident closes four lanes of eastbound Interstate 70 before Peoria. Posted 10:14 am, March 10, 2015, by Chuck Hickey, Updated at 11:07…
Spate of oil train derailments raises safety concerns – Charlotte Observer
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Spate of oil train derailments raises safety concerns
Charlotte Observer On Thursday, 21 cars of a 105-car Burlington Northern-Santa Fe train hauling oil from the Bakken region of North Dakota derailed about 3 miles outside Galena, Illinois, a town of about 3,000 in the state’s northwest corner. On Saturday, a 94-car … |
