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Alstom has signed a deal with the government of Iraq to build a high speed rail link connecting Baghdad and Basra: Basra is approximately 450km (280 miles) south-east of Baghdad and the proposed line would involve a 650km network, Alstom says. The line would handle speeds of up to 250km/h (155 mph). The deal is [...]
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Wellington police and BNSF authorities are investigating the death of an elderly woman after she is hit by a train.
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Footage of the smoldering Amtrak train cars.: Footage of the smoldering Amtrak train cars. Amtrak passenger Jim Bickley sent this cell phone photograph of a train and vehicle collision in Churchill County to KXTV-TV Sacramento.
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Footage of the smoldering Amtrak train cars.: Footage of the smoldering Amtrak train cars. Amtrak passenger cars sit still smouldering after the train was struck by a semi truck on Friday.
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