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Freight train collision in Missouri leaves 7 injured
ST. LOUIS, Mo., May 25 (Reuters) - Two freight trains collided at a rail intersection in rural southeastern Missouri on Saturday, triggering the collapse of a highway overpass when at least a dozen rail cars derailed and struck a support pillar,...
Tags: Transportation Accidents, Motorvehicle Accidents, CBS Corp., National Transportation Safety Board, Railway Accidents
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Memorial Day weekend forecast: Cool, chance of rain late Monday
There'll be some sun this Memorial Day weekend, but it won't be perfect beach weather, forecasters say. And there's even a chance of rain at the tail end of the three-day break. The National Weather Service said temperatures will reach the 70s in most...
Tags: Memorial Day, Los Angeles International Airport, Holidays, Human Interest, National Weather Service
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Freight trains collide in Missouri, overpass collapses, 7 injured
Seven people were injured when two freight trains collided in rural southeastern Missouri early Saturday morning, causing a highway overpass to collapse, officials said. None of the injuries were life-threatening, Lisa Scherer, a dispatcher for the...
Tags: National Transportation Safety Board, Union Pacific Corporation, St. Louis
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Washington bridge collapse: Truck hit support beam, officials say
A bridge that collapsed in Washington state and sent two cars plunging into the Skagit River, raising concerns about the safety of the nation's aging infrastructure, was knocked down by a truck that crashed into at least one girder, officials said on...
Tags: Manufacturing and Engineering, Heavy Engineering, National Transportation Safety Board, Washington, DC, Disasters and Accidents
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Chinese tourists' spending in the U.S. takes off
Minutes after arriving by bus at an outlet mall in Cabazon, a dozen or so Chinese tourists hustled out to buy luggage that they planned to stuff with high-end clothes, shoes and bags. But not Guoshing Cui, a Samsung supervisor from Guangzhou. He made...
Tags: Tour Operations Industry, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Antonio Villaraigosa, Arts and Culture, Trips and Vacations
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Plant a tree, save the Amazon
Viridian, a Connecticut-based clean energy company, is taking travelers to plant trees in the Amazon. On May 2, two Viridian employees and 28 volunteer travelers visited the Mamori region of the Brazilian Amazon on the company’s fourth trip to...
Tags: Trips and Vacations, Travel, Brazil
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Bridge collapses in Washington state, sending cars into river
OLYMPIA, Washington (Reuters) - Part of a four-lane freeway bridge over a river in rural Washington state collapsed on Thursday, sending vehicles and drivers tumbling into the frigid water, authorities said. Two of the three people rescued from the river...
Tags: Executive Branch, Hypothermia, Barbara Williams, National Transportation Safety Board, Government
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Truck strike may have caused Washington state bridge collapse, officials says
ReutersBy Jonathan Kaminsky OLYMPIA, Wash., May 24 (Reuters) - A colliding truck may have triggered the collapse on Thursday of part of a four-lane freeway bridge that sent vehicles and drivers tumbling into a frigid river in Washington state, officials said....Tags: Vancouver (Canada), Executive Branch, Hypothermia, Barbara Williams, National Transportation Safety Board
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UPDATE 4-Truck crash caused Washington state bridge collapse -officials
Reuters(Rewrites with details on preliminary cause. Changes dateline, previously OLYMPIA) By Elaine Porterfield MOUNT VERNON, Wash., May 24 (Reuters) - A bridge collapse that sent cars and drivers plunging into the frigid Skagit River in Washington state,...Tags: Manufacturing and Engineering, Heavy Engineering, National Transportation Safety Board, Disasters and Accidents, Washington, DC
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Delta strengthens its hand in battle for NY travel market with $1.4 billion JFK terminal
AP Airlines WriterNEW YORK (AP) — Delta's formula for winning over New York travelers is simple: floor-to-ceiling windows, abundant power outlets and a burger joint with a cult-like following. The airline opened a sprawling $1.4 billion terminal at Kennedy Airport...Tags: Restaurant and Catering Industry, Kennedy Airport, Trips and Vacations, Hudson River, United Air Lines
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Rail Crash A Warning: Get System Up To Snuff
The Hartford CourantLast week's derailment and collision of two Metro-North trains in Fairfield left dozens injured, tens of thousands inconvenienced and taxpayers footing the bill for millions of dollars in repairs. It also proved just how fragile our rail network is, as...Tags: Manufacturing and Engineering, Darien (Fairfield, Connecticut), Amtrak, Heavy Engineering, National Transportation Safety Board
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Passenger Injured In Train Crash Sues Metro-North
The Hartford CourantA Mystic woman injured in last week's train crash in Bridgeport filed suit Friday against the Metro-North Railroad. The federal lawsuit filed by Elizabeth and Peter Sorensen states that the railroad company's negligence caused the crash. The lawsuit,...Tags: Grand Central Terminal, National Transportation Safety Board, Science and Technology, Railway Accidents, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut)
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