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The situation in East Palestine, Ohio, was much different with hazardous chemicals spilling from ruptured tank cars and officials deciding to blow open five other tank cars filled with vinyl chloride because they feared they might explode.... The conductor walked back and confirmed the problem with a wax stick that’s designed to melt anytime the temperature is above 169 degrees Fahrenheit.... Norfolk Southern’s CEO Alan Shaw emphasized those steps while testifying on Congress and apologizing f

The situation in East Palestine, Ohio, was much different with hazardous chemicals spilling from ruptured tank cars and officials deciding to blow open five other tank cars filled with vinyl chloride because they feared they might explode.... The conductor walked back and confirmed the problem with a wax stick that's designed to melt anytime the temperature is above 169 degrees Fahrenheit.... Norfolk Southern’s CEO Alan Shaw emphasized those steps while testifying on Congress and apologizing f

THIS is the shocking moment reckless parents sat their toddler daughter on a busy railway track to pose for a photo. The little girl could be seen sat in the middle of tracks in Gwynedd, North Wales, wearing pink wellies.... 4 The toddler can be seen sitting on a busy level crossing Credit: WNS Her family then took a photo of the youngster on the level crossing, which sees trains whizz past at 55mph. Other people were also snapped posing for a picture on the same tracks. Rail bosses have now sl

Scotland has come “ through the worst ” of the Omicron variant, Health Secretary Humza Yousaf has said.On Sunday, 24 people were in intensive care with Covid-19, the lowest figure since July, with 958 people in hospital – the fewest since early January.In recent weeks, measures put in place to stem the rise of the Omicron variant – which included the closing of nightclubs and reintroduction of social distancing between groups in leisure and hospitality premises – were eased after ministers judge

SINGAPORE – The Bukit Panjang LRT( BPLRT) will end train services one hour earlier at 10. 30pm from Thursdays to Sundays, from Nov 14 to Oct 31, 2025. The early end to train services is to facilitate the upgrading of the BPLRT’s signalling system, and the testing of the new and retrofitted light-rail vehicles, the Land Transport Authority( LTA) and rail operator SMRT said on Nov 1. Train services will run as per normal and will not end earlier on public holidays, they added. The announcement com

You have people doing reduced hours, but at the same rate, just calculated as pro rata." We have something called test train operators, which are a handful of train drivers who can drive most trains and cross over different lines, they do more specialist work, but they're very few in number." They earn ￡75, 000 and can earn up to ￡100, 000 with overtime.... It is very difficult to become a test train operator as you have to know multiple rolling stocks inside out and pretty much be able to driv

SINGAPORE – Public transport operator SMRT has formed a working group comprising representatives from the company, the Land Transport Authority( LTA) and the National Transport Workers’ Union( NTWU) to review the safety and reliability of its rail network. The move comes in the wake of a recent spate of service disruptions that have afflicted rail lines run by SMRT, including one of the worst breakdowns to hit Singapore’s MRT system in its 37-year history, which crippled the East-West Line( EWL)

In a 2021 report on the Joplin derailment, it attributed 592 U.S. derailments over a decade-long timespan to “ track geometry, ” which includes the distance between the rails and their horizontal and vertical alignment.... It would require a major investment to add detectors to every locomotive, although the Association of American Railroads trade group couldn’t immediately provide an estimate of how much each sensor costs.... But attorney Jeff Goodman, who represented family members of the th

In a 2021 report on the Joplin derailment, it attributed 592 U.S. derailments over a decade-long timespan to “ track geometry, ” which includes the distance between the rails and their horizontal and vertical alignment.... It would require a major investment to add detectors to every locomotive, although the Association of American Railroads trade group couldn’t immediately provide an estimate of how much each sensor costs.... But attorney Jeff Goodman, who represented family members of the th