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Officials warn of commuter chaos from Connecticut derailment
ReutersBy Richard Weizel BRIDGEPORT, Conn., May 19 (Reuters) - Thousands of Connecticut commuters should brace for travel chaos on Monday as Metro-North workers repair damage on the United States' busiest rail line caused by the collision of two trains,...Tags: Fairfield (Fairfield, Connecticut), New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Disasters and Accidents, Dannel P. Malloy , Grand Central Terminal
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REFILE-Officials warn of commuter chaos from Connecticut derailment
Reuters(Removes repeated material) By Richard Weizel BRIDGEPORT, Conn., May 19 (Reuters) - Thousands of Connecticut commuters should brace for travel chaos on Monday as Metro-North workers repair damage on the United States' busiest rail line caused by the...Tags: Fairfield (Fairfield, Connecticut), New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Disasters and Accidents, Dannel P. Malloy , Grand Central Terminal
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MARC gets a boost
Last week presented the sort of opportunity that elected officials crave. As Gov. Martin O'Malley signed the gas tax increase into law, he announced a slew of new Maryland transportation projects — $1.2 billion in all — that can now move...
Tags: Metra, Martin O'Malley, Tour Operations Industry, Energy Saving, Penn Line
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Pawlenty blisters Obama, pitches tax cuts in Chicago speech
Clout StUPDATED by Rick Pearson at 2:27 p.m. to correct Pawlenty quote on spending cuts, Internet. Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty delivered the first major speech of his Republican presidential campaign today in President Barack Obama's hometown, blistering... -
Heavy Traffic But Metro-North Commuting Plan Going Smoothly So Far
The Hartford Courant— The plan to move thousands of workers around crippled rail lines in Bridgeport was going smoothly during the early part of Monday's commute. A derailment and crash on Friday evening injured more than 70 people and damaged rail lines. Gov. Dannel...Tags: Hamden (New Haven, Connecticut), New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Metro-North Railroad, Dannel P. Malloy , Grand Central Terminal
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Damaged trains being removed from wreck site
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — Commuter trains damaged in a crash in Connecticut were being removed Sunday in the first step to making repairs and restoring service, the agency that runs Metro-North said. Aaron Donovan, spokesman for the Metropolitan...
Tags: Metropolitan Transportation Authority, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Disasters and Accidents, Waterbury, Metro-North Railroad
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Metra: Rock Island District service resumes after Amtrak derailment
Metra service on the Rock Island District line resumed this afternoon after an Amtrak train derailment block the Metra tracks at 16th Street, according to Metra. Metra trains were not allowed to enter or exit the LaSalle Street station due to the...
Tags: Metra, Transportation Accidents, Railway Accidents
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Investigators examine fractured rail in Connecticut train crash
ReutersBRIDGEPORT, Connecticut (Reuters) - A fractured segment of track has been found on the rail line of a Metro-North passenger train from New York that derailed in Connecticut and struck another commuter train, injuring more than 70 people, investigators...Tags: Metropolitan Transportation Authority, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Disasters and Accidents, Dannel P. Malloy , Government
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Sesenta heridos al colisionar dos trenes de pasajeros en Connecticut
ReutersPor Michelle McLoughlin FAIRFIELD, Connecticut, 18 may (Reuters) - Sesenta personas han resultado heridas cuando un tren de pasajeros con rumbo al este procedente de Nueva York descarriló cerca del suburbio de Fairfield, en Connecticut, tras...Tags: Fairfield (Fairfield, Connecticut), New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Sharon
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Investigators seek cause of New York commuter train crash
ReutersBy Greg McCune May 18 (Reuters) - Federal investigators on Saturday searched for the cause of a rush-hour train crash in Connecticut that injured dozens of people commuting home from New York City, three of them critically. More than 60 people were...Tags: Railway Transportation, Fairfield (Fairfield, Connecticut), New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Transportation Accidents, Dannel P. Malloy
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Amtrak crash limits service between New York and Boston
Amtrak service between New York and Boston was limited Saturday as investigators gathered evidence from Friday's collision between two Metro-North Railroad commuter trains in. The crash involving about 700 passengers in Bridgeport, Conn., injured...Tags: Metropolitan Transportation Authority, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Disasters and Accidents, Washington, DC, Metro-North Railroad
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Investigators probe Connecticut train crash
Federal investigators gathered Saturday at the site of the Connecticut train crash that left dozens of commuters injured Friday evening. Eight people remained hospitalized, three in critical condition, officials said. As many as 70 people were injured...
Tags: Fairfield (Fairfield, Connecticut), Bill Finch, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Transportation Accidents, Railway Accidents
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