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Investigators seek cause of New York commuter train crash
Reuters(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 hospitalized Friday night...Tags: Railway Transportation, Government, Executive Branch, Metropolitan Transportation Authority, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut)
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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: Transportation Industry, Norwalk (Fairfield, Connecticut), Fairfield (Fairfield, Connecticut), New York City, Amtrak
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US Airways plane makes unusual belly landing at Newark airport
ReutersNEWARK, New Jersey (Reuters) - A US Airways flight made an emergency landing on its belly at Newark Liberty International Airport early on Saturday after the plane's landing gear failed to deploy, but no one was injured, airline and government officials...Tags: Transportation Industry, Federal Aviation Administration, Air and Space Accidents, Air Transportation Industry, Bombardier Incorporated
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Commuters Face Nightmare As Search Begins for Cause of Metro-North Crash
The Hartford Courant— Three people remain in critical condition after a the collision of two Metro-North trains near the Fairfield-Bridgeport line Friday night, and commuters face a week of headaches with service blocked between New Haven and South Norwalk. More than...Tags: Grand Central Terminal, Motorvehicle Accidents, Executive Branch, Government, U.S. Department of Transportation
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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: Metro-North Railroad, Union Pacific Corporation, Railway Transportation, U.S. Congress, South Norwalk
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Passengers in Wall Street ferry crash file 37 lawsuits
ReutersBy Lisa Barron May 17 (Reuters) - Passengers aboard a high-speed commuter ferry that crashed while docking near Wall Street in January have filed 37 lawsuits against boat owner Seastreak LLC, seeking as much as $45 million each. The 37 claims were filed...Tags: Transportation Industry
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Letters to the editor: Drunken driving, Ramirez, and conspiracy theories
On Tuesday, the National Transportation Safety Board proposed lowering the legal limit for a driver's blood alcohol from .08 percent to .05 percent. This is about two beers in an hour for a 155-pound woman. While one can argue whether or not that is too...Tags: Immigration, Marco Rubio, Health Care Reform (2009), Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Government
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More than 20 injured as commuter trains collide outside N.Y.
NEW YORK -- A train derailment and collision during evening rush hour injured 20 to 25 people, but none of the injuries are life-threatening, police in Fairfield, Conn., said Friday as emergency workers began scouring the mangled wreckage blocking the...
Tags: Transportation Industry, Grand Central Terminal, Fairfield (Fairfield, Connecticut), Amtrak, Transportation Accidents
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Official: NTSB proposes lowering blood alcohol limit on drunk driving laws
Autoblog.comFiled under: Government/Legal, Safety In an effort to reduce the number of alcohol-impaired driving crashes, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released a set of recommendations, 19 in total, calling for more stringent laws and... -
LETTER: Any Drinking Is Impairment
The National Transportation Safety Board wants to lower the blood alcohol limit for driving under the influence in an attempt to cut down on driving fatalities [May 15, Page 1, "Feds: Lower DUI Limit"]. An individual usually consumes alcohol to feel the...Tags: Transportation Industry
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Lowering the limit: Yea or nay?
Change of SubjectBy Jessica Reynolds The National Transportation Safety Board wants the legal blood alcohol limit lowered to 0.05 percent, down from the current level of 0.08 percent, according to Reuters. As the story explains, blood alcohol limits are set by each...... -
Alarmed by deaths, regulators urge states to lower drunk driving limit
WASHINGTON -- With drunk driving still a stubborn national problem that accounts for one-third of all traffic deaths, federal safety regulators on Tuesday called on states to take a dramatic step: lower the legal limit for drivers’ blood-alcohol...
Tags: Transportation Industry, Carrollton, U.S. Congress, Car Safety Tips and Advice, Criminals
May 18, 2013
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May 18, 2013
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May 17, 2013
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May 18, 2013
|Story| Orlando Sentinel
May 17, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
May 16, 2013
|Blog| Autoblog.com
May 16, 2013
|Story| Hartford Courant
May 14, 2013
| Chicago Tribune
May 14, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
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