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Mexico Train Derailment Piles Pressure on Sheinbaum Over Safety of Megaprojects

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Mexico Train Derailment Piles Pressure on Sheinbaum Over Safety of Megaprojects

Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum deferred questions on Tuesday about the record of a passenger train that derailed over the weekend, killing 13 people and injuring 98 others, the latest in a series of accidents that have put pressure on her government to improve the safety of flagship projects. The conductor of the train, who survived, […]

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Deadly Train Derailment in Mexico Hits Priority Rail Project

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Deadly Train Derailment in Mexico Hits Priority Rail Project

A train derailment in southern Mexico that killed 13 and injured dozens more is presenting President Claudia Sheinbaum with a fresh test to hold her government accountable. The Sunday accident hit a major rail line that was revamped and operated by the Navy under a government initiative to boost cargo and passenger transit. Both were

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Norfolk Southern Revives Plans for Firefighter Training Near Site of Ohio Derailment

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Norfolk Southern Revives Plans for Firefighter Training Near Site of Ohio Derailment

Norfolk Southern railroad worked with the state of Ohio and Youngstown State University to revive plans for a $20 million first responder training center near the site of the worst derailment in a decade in East Palestine, Ohio. Building a training center to help prepare firefighters to deal with a railroad disaster was quickly part

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Freight Railroads Fail to Join Federal Safety Program After Ohio Derailment

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Freight Railroads Fail to Join Federal Safety Program After Ohio Derailment

Two and a half years after a derailed train spewed toxic gases across eastern Ohio, none of the nation’s largest freight railroads have fulfilled promises to join a voluntary federal close call program designed to reduce rail hazards and prevent accidents. Two railroads — BNSF and Norfolk Southern — launched partial trials, but haven’t fully

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