BARCELONA, Spain — The deadly train wreck in southern Spain has cast a pall over one of the nation’s symbols of success. The collision Sunday killed at least…
Read more Deadly wreck is the first blight on Spain’s leading high-speed rail serviceBANGKOK — Thailand’s construction industry is under intense scrutiny following a series of high-profile deadly accidents. These include a crane falling onto a moving passenger train this past…
Read more Why Thailand’s deadly construction accidents are sparking outrage and scrutinyVALHALLA, N.Y. — A more than $182 million settlement has been reached with victims of a deadly 2015 collision between a train and an SUV at a suburban…
Read more $182M settlement reached in 2015 commuter train crossing crash that killed 6BELGRADE, Serbia — Serbia’s protesting university students on Sunday collected signatures throughout the country for their request for an early parliamentary election that they hope would oust the…
Read more Protesting students in Serbia urge support for early election they hope will oust VucicNEW YORK — NEW YORK (AP) — Ka’Von Wooden loved trains. The 15-year-old had an encyclopedic knowledge of New York City’s subway system and dreamed of becoming a…
Read more Kids in New York keep dying while ‘subway surfing’ on top of trains. Can they be stopped?FILE – Cleophus Cooksey Jr., accused of killing eight people over a three-week span in late 2017, listens during his trial in Maricopa County Superior Court, May 5,…
Read more Man accused of 8 fatal shootings in Phoenix area faces jury verdict following murder trialLISBON, Portugal — Details started to emerge about the people who were killed when a streetcar in Portugal’s capital derailed, as the first investigative report examining what caused…
Read more A preliminary report on Lisbon’s streetcar tragedy is expected FridayOMAHA, Neb. — The Transportation Department is going to train 163 track inspectors to dramatically increase the number of people who know how to spot critical problems with…
Read more Federal government to markedly increase number of inspectors trained to spot rail bridge concernsSome are well-worn warnings as familiar as the changing of seasons. Others are slow burns that end with a bang. Still others are just plain eerie. Stories of…
Read more It’s spooky season. Here are some scary stories from around the world you probably haven’t heardWASHINGTON — Two weeks out from Election Day, the crisis in the Middle East is looming over the race for the White House, with one candidate struggling to…
Read more Mideast conflict looms over US presidential race as Harris, Trump jostle for an edgeBERLIN (AP) — Officials are investigating why a concrete bridge partially collapsed in eastern Germany early Wednesday, disrupting a major traffic artery in Dresden and interrupting the heating…
Read more A partial bridge collapse in eastern Germany disrupts traffic. No one was injuredWHITEWATER TOWNSHIP, Ohio (AP) — An evacuation order remained in effect Wednesday for residents in an Ohio community as crews continued to work at the scene of a…
Read more Evacuation order remains in effect for Ohio town where dangerous chemical leak occurredNorfolk Southern said Wednesday it has fired CEO Alan Shaw for having an inappropriate relationship with a subordinate. His ouster comes after two difficult years in the top…
Read more Norfolk Southern fires CEO Alan Shaw for an inappropriate relationship with an employeeThe CSX worker who discovered his friend run over by a pair of remote-control locomotives in a railyard last year sees a simple solution to preventing similar deaths…
Read more Rail worker’s death in Ohio railyard highlights union questions about remote control trainsThe CSX worker who discovered his friend run over by a pair of remote-control locomotives in a railyard last year sees a simple solution to preventing similar deaths…
Read more Rail worker’s death in Ohio railyard highlights union questions about remote control trainsBILLINGS, Mont. — A health clinic in a Montana town that was polluted with deadly asbestos will ask a federal appeals court on Wednesday to reverse almost $6…
Read more Montana asbestos clinic seeks to reverse $6M in fines, penalties over false claimsBILLINGS, Mont. — A health clinic in a Montana town that was polluted with deadly asbestos will ask a federal appeals court on Wednesday to reverse almost $6…
Read more Montana asbestos clinic seeks to reverse $6M in fines, penalties over false claimsThe Associated Press Today is Wednesday, July 24, the 206th day of 2024. There are 160 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On July 24,…
Read more Today in History: July 24, Apollo 11 returns home from the moonEnflamed railcars carrying hazardous material were mostly extinguished Saturday, a day after they derailed in a remote area of North Dakota. Officials said Friday no one had been…
Read more Fiery railcars with hazardous material mostly contained after derailment in North DakotaRail cars carrying hazardous material that derailed early Friday were still burning more than 12 hours later in a remote area of North Dakota, but officials said no…
Read more Rail cars carrying hazardous material derail and catch fire in North Dakota
