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Canada Orders Speed Limits on Trains After Canadian Pacific Railway Fire

OTTAWA/WINNIPEG, Manitoba – Canada said on Thursday it would impose temporary speed limits on trains hauling dangerous goods after a Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. crude oil train derailed and caught fire. The accident, which happened in the early hours of …

CSX to Increase Train Speeds Along Georgia, Alabama Route

A railroad company says its freight trains will soon begin traveling at faster speeds through southern Georgia and portions of eastern Alabama. WALB-TV reports that CSX Transportation plans to increase maximum speeds from 25 mph (40 kph) to 40 mph …

Series of Train Derailments Worries Canada’s Transport Minister

A series of train derailments in northern Ontario is cause for concern for Canada’s transport minister, a spokesman said on Monday, as fires continued to burn where Canadian National Railway Co train carrying oil went off the tracks on the …