Washington, Feb 27 (IANS) US lawmakers have reintroduced sweeping rail safety legislation three years after a toxic train derailment in Ohio, seeking tougher oversight of hazardous cargo, stricter inspections, and stronger protections for communities living along railway lines.The bipartisan Railway Safety Act of 2026 was unveiled this week by Senator John Fetterman and a group of Democratic and Republican colleagues. emergency.“It’s been three years since the toxic train derailment in East …
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Bhubaneswar, Feb 5 (IANS) A major rail tragedy was averted on Thursday morning when the MGR Chennai Central (MAS)– New Jalpaiguri (NJP) Express derailed near Jakhapura in Odisha’s Jajpur district.East Coast Railway (ECoR) sources said no major damage was reported as the train was moving at a very slow speed at the time of the incident.According to an official statement issued by the ECoR, “A minor derailment involving Train No. 22611 Chennai–New Jalpaiguri (MAS–NJP) Express occurred at 08:…
New Delhi, Jan 14 (IANS) A passenger train travelling from Bangkok to Thailand’s northeastern region met with a major accident on Wednesday after a construction crane collapsed onto one of its coaches, resulting in the deaths of at least 22 people and injuries to over 55 others, according to Thai police officials. The incident occurred at around 9:05 am in the Sikhio district of Nakhon Ratchasima province, located nearly 230 km northeast of the Thai capital. The train was en route to Ubon Ratc…