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  • January 2008

    • Clueless Driver Follows GPS Directions Onto Train Tracks

      Journal News (NY)  |  Jan 4, 08 10:05 AM CST

      Clueless Driver Follows GPS Directions Onto Train Tracks

      (Newser) - When the GPS in his rental car told him to turn right as was driving over a railroad crossing, a New York area driver obediently followed directions—right onto the tracks. The car got stuck and he abandoned it minutes before a train slammed into it. No one was hurt, but the driver will be billed for the damages. More »

  • December 2007

    • Deadly Pakistan Train Crash

      CNN  |  Dec 19, 07 4:10 AM CST

      Deadly Pakistan Train Crash

      (Newser) - At least 41 people were killed early today when the Karachi Express derailed, and Pakistani rescue workers were scrambling to pull survivors from the twisted wreckage, CNN reports. Over 135 people were injured when 12 of the train's 17 cars overturned. Over a thousand people were on the train, many of them heading home for the Eid holiday. More »

    • India Train Bomb Kills 5

      Reuters  |  Dec 13, 07 5:37 AM CST

      India Train Bomb Kills 5

      (Newser) - At least five passengers were killed early today when a bomb exploded beneath a packed passenger train in trouble-wracked northeast India, AP reports. The bomb tore through the luggage car of the Rajdhani Express traveling to New Delhi from Assam state.  A little known militant group claimed responsibility for the attack.   More »

    • Pollution Fight Gains Star Power

      Advertising Age  |  Dec 11, 07 7:45 PM CST

      Pollution Fight Gains Star Power

      (Newser) - It's a push for green living, but with a uniquely Hollywood twist. The powerful William Morris talent agency has joined forces with stodgy government entities such as Amtrak and LA's public transportation system to push the eco-friendly benefits of mass transit. Advertising Age profiles the work in Hollywood of Kevin Murray, a former state senator who forged the unusual alliance. More »

    • Historic Train Crosses Korean Border

      Bloomberg  |  Dec 11, 07 3:25 AM CST

      Historic Train Crosses Korean Border

      (Newser) - The historic first of what will be a regular schedule of freight trains crossed the border from South Korea to North Korea today, marking a major leap forward in the countries' reunification process and a step toward what could be a hugely profitable railway system. The link is part of a plan to narrow the gap between the economies of the prosperous South and impoverished North. More »

  • November 2007

    • 30 Hurt in Amtrak Crash

      Chicago Tribune  |  Nov 30, 07 7:26 PM CST

      30 Hurt in Amtrak Crash

      (Newser) - Five were critically injured when an Amtrak passenger train rammed a stopped freight train in Chicago today, the Chicago Tribune reports. Nine more were seriously hurt, including five Amtrak workers, and another 30 suffered minor injuries. Officials, who freed some workers from the locomotive with hydraulic cutting tools, expect the toll will rise to 50 by the end of the day. More »

    • Sabotage Cripples French Trains

      Financial Times (UK)  |  Nov 21, 07 6:53 AM CST

      Sabotage Cripples French Trains

      (Newser) - France's transit strike turned ugly in its second week, as widespread sabotage to the country's high-speed rail network created huge delays to already crippled services. The Financial Times reports that while the majority of railway workers are now back on the job pending negotiations, fires and damaged cables have prevented the national rail service from returning to normal. More »

    • Strikes Hit German Commuters

      Daily Telegraph (UK)  |  Nov 16, 07 6:00 AM CST

      Strikes Hit German Commuters

      (Newser) - France isn't the only country suffering a railway strike this week. In Germany, millions of commuters are stranded as a dispute over pay hikes enters its third day. The strike, which began on freight services, has now expanded to commuter trains, reports the Telegraph . It's the most serious strike in Germany's history and comes at a critical moment for Chancellor Angela Merkel's increasingly fractious government coalition. More »

    • Korea Chiefs to Launch Border-Busting Railway

      Associated Press  |  Nov 16, 07 2:10 AM CST

      Korea Chiefs to Launch Border-Busting Railway

      (Newser) - In their latest step toward closer ties, the leaders of North and South Korea have agreed to establish a cross-border train system to strengthen economic connections. Beginning in December freight trains will follow a 16-mile track through the heavily patrolled border frontier to a joint industrial complex in North Korea's Kaesong. Two dozen South Korean companies employ some 20,000 North Koreans in the factory complex. More »

    • Transit Strike Cripples France

      Bloomberg  |  Nov 14, 07 10:19 AM CST

      Transit Strike Cripples France

      (Newser) - In France, the biggest strike since Nicolas Sarkozy's election paralyzed transportation services from national rail to the Paris metro today. Massive traffic jams, long waits for the few subway trains running, and fleets of bicycles were in evidence in the first day of what is seen as a critical showdown between Sarkozy and the public unions whose early-retirement privileges he wants to trim. More »

    • French Rail Workers Strike

      BBC  |  Nov 13, 07 8:02 PM CST

      French Rail Workers Strike

      (Newser) - French rail workers tested Sarkozy's mettle today by walking off the job in defense of their pensions, the BBC reports. Only 90 of France's 700 high-speed trains will run tomorrow and subway service in Paris will be dead, according to the metro operator. "Tomorrow is going to be a hellish day for travelers and perhaps for many days beyond that," said one official. More »

  • October 2007

    • French Support for Strike Wanes on Day 2

      AFP  |  Oct 19, 07 12:15 PM CDT

      French Support for Strike Wanes on Day 2

      (Newser) - French union leaders hailed yesterday's transit strike as a major success, with 75% participation, AFP reports, and many smaller unions were still holding out today. But the government won't budge on proposed pension reform, and public support waned as commuters faced a second day of the job action and tomorrow's Rugby World Cup final loomed, the AP reports. More »

  • August 2007

    • Amtrak Offers $100 Booze Bonus

      Associated Press  |  Aug 2, 07 6:26 AM CDT

      Amtrak Offers $100 Booze Bonus

      (Newser) - Amtrak is trying to lure high-end customers by offering $100 in free drinks to passengers who book luxury berths on certain overnight trips. The GrandLuxe trips, which start at $789,  feature gourmet meals—which already include free wine—and personal butler service. More »

  • May 2007

    • Train Will Reunite Koreas—Briefly

      CBC (Canada)  |  May 11, 07 3:25 PM CDT

      Train Will Reunite Koreas&mdash;Briefly

      (Newser) - North and South Korea agreed today to allow the first train crossing of their heavily guarded border in over half a century. Two tracks have been reconnected for the test run on Thursday, the first time rail service has linked the countries since the middle of the Korean War. More »

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South Korean tourists watch a train running on the rail, which two Koreas hope to reconnect as part of an agreement reached at a historic summit of Kim Dae-jung and Kim Jong Il in 2000, at the Imjingak...   (Associated Press)
A pigeon is seen early Thursday Oct. 18, 2007, at the empty Gare de Lyon train station in Paris. A public transport strike billed as France's biggest in years was in full swing, with commuters forced...   (Associated Press)
A skycap stands next to an Amtrak train waiting for passengers a platform in New York's Penn Station, in this file photo of Nov. 17, 2005. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)   (Associated Press)
Amtrak police officers Douglas Davison, left, and Keith Goerz, demonstrate the equipment they will carry as part of new security sweeps that will be effective this week at Union Station, in Washington...   (Associated Press)
A high-speed AVE train, on its first journey between Madrid and Barcelona, arrives in Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2008. After years of delays, the first high-speed trains linking Madrid and...   (AP Photo)
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