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NEWS ABOUT: commuter train

commuter train stories: 5 news summaries

 Japan Cops 
 Get Tough 
 on Subway 
 Gropers 

Tokyo launches 'groping prevention week'

Sep 18, 09 3:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - Japan has dispatched undercover police officers across Tokyo's commuter rail system to make sure men with wandering hands feel the strong arm of the law, the Guardian reports. Sexual harassment has long been a problem for Tokyo's subway, with two-thirds of young women saying they have been inappropriately touched while... More »

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Japan • Tokyo • groping • commuter train

Indians Dodge Harassment
in Women-Only Trains

'Ladies Specials' set up to tackle persistent harassment of women workers

Sep 16, 09 7:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - India's railway system has replaced women-only rail cars with entire women-only trains in an effort to battle sexual harassment, the New York Times reports. Groping and catcalling—known as "eve-teasing"—is endemic on India's commuter system, a trend analysts say shows the friction caused by the huge amount... More »

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India • women • sexual harassment • train • railway • eve teasing • commuter train

 Circuit Flaw 
 Suspected 
 in DC Crash 

Electronic 'anomalies' found, markings indicated driver hit emergency brakes

Jun 25, 09 2:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - Federal investigators believe an electronic problem may have caused Monday's deadly train crash in Washington DC, the Washington Post reports. Teesting has uncovered "anomalies" in a section of the Metro's automated control system, which senses train locations and sends speed commands, according to investigators. More »

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Washington DC • NTSB • Washington Metro • train crash • commuter train • subway accident

(AP) - The subway train that plowed into another stopped train yesterday, killing nine people and injuring scores of others in Washington, was part of an aging fleet that federal officials had sought to phase out because of safety concerns, an investigator said today. The Metrorail transit system kept the old trains... More »

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subway • NTSB • Washington Metro • train crash • National Transportation Safety Board • Washington, DC • commuter train • subway accident

(Newser) - A venerable New York law firm is scrambling to do damage control after passengers on an Acela train heard about planned layoffs before the associates targeted for downsizing, Above the Law reports. A Pillsbury Winthrop honcho "was talking so loudly that I think most people in the car were... More »

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New York City • layoffs • Washington DC • gaffe • corporate law firms • public spaces • Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman • mobile phones • Robert Robbins • Acela • commuter train • conversation

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