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DC Metro crash victims to be honored with plaque
The nine people killed in a Metrorail crash in June 2009 in northeast Washington will be honored with a plaque near the crash site next month.District of Columbia Mayor Vincent Gray will join relatives of crash victims, first responders and the chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board to unveil the plaque on June 22.The crash was the deadliest in the transit system's history. A malfunctioning

30 freight train cars derail in high winds in Ill.
Authorities in north-central Illinois say they're investigating the possibility that high winds caused a freight train to derail, damaging about 30 rail cars.

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Train derails in Punjab, 25 injured
Rohtak, May 6 (IBNS) At least 25 people were injured when eight coaches of Mumbai-Ferozpur Punjab Mail jumped the tracks early Sunday near Punjab's Rohtak.

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Freight train derails, catches fire in NE Indiana
The state environmental agency says a freight train that derailed and caught fire in rural northeastern Indiana was hauling hazardous substances.

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Excessive speed caused Canada train derailment
A Canadian Via Rail passenger train was going four times the normal speed when it derailed this week, killing three railroad employees and injuring 45 passengers, investigators said Thursday.

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Too early to speculate on Canada rail crash cause

Officials recovered the data recorder Monday from a train that crashed into a building west of Toronto killing three engineers but said it was too early to speculate on the cause of the accident.

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