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CBS News
2 days ago
- CBS News
Man on scooter dies after hit by SacRT light rail train in Sacramento
A man riding a scooter died after he was hit by a Sacramento light rail train on Monday afternoon, officials said. Sacramento Regional Transit said the man was riding a scooter in the area of 19th and T streets around 1:40 p.m. when he failed to heed the flashing warning signals, bells and lowered crossing arms. The oncoming train collided with the man, SacRT said. Officials said the man on the scooter was possibly wearing headphones. SacRT said the rail service is temporarily suspended between 13th Street and City College stations. The man's identification has not been released.
CTV News
26-06-2025
- Politics
- CTV News
Master rail plan comes with lofty ambitions, major questions
Calgary Watch The provincial government is exploring how to bring back regional rail service to Calgary—something that left our city decades ago.
New York Times
25-06-2025
- New York Times
Eurostar Trains Delayed and Canceled After Cable Theft
Eurostar, the high-speed train service that connects Britain with continental Europe, was facing a second consecutive day of severe delays after cables were stolen and two people were hit by a train near its station in Lille, France, the company said. The train operator said there were delays and last-minute cancellations on Wednesday after a 'cable theft' near the station in northern France, and advised passengers to cancel or postpone their trips. Eurostar was also forced to cancel routes on Tuesday, after two people died on its high-speed line between Lille and Paris. The problems come during a time of heightened fears about sabotage in Europe, and they follow several other major disruptions to European rail services because of cable theft or vandalism. In May, more than 10,000 passengers were stranded in Spain after cable was stolen. Last July, arsonists in France cut and burned cables for high-speed rail lines before the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics, targeting important signal stations in three different areas. Experts say that the unusually dense French rail network is especially vulnerable to sabotage, in part because it is so expansive. There was no immediate official indication as to the motivation behind the cable thefts. Aurelien Breeden contributed reporting.
BBC News
12-06-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Unclear when Northern's reduced Sunday rail service will end
A rail service says it is unclear when it will stop a reduced Sunday service it has been running since late last year. Northern has been running fewer services in north-west England every Sunday since 22 December 2024, because it has not been able to find enough conductors to work those firm's managing director Tricia Williams told a Transport for the North Meeting on Tuesday the reduced service was "not what we all want" but did offer customers "predictability".Northern said it was still negotiating with National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) over Sunday working. RMT confirmed discussions were ongoing. The firm has previously said the problem it faced on Sundays was it was contractually outside the working week for North West services include routes from Barrow and Windermere to Manchester Airport, and from Barrow to Williams said the reduced service currently relied on volunteers. "The success criteria for us is about achieving a truly seven-day railway," she said. She said the aim for the company was to ensure no more than 2% of services were being cancelled by the end of 2027 and that 90% of trains arrived within three minutes of said it was conducting "detailed discussions with Northern Trains to bring together working practices for conductors from three legacy companies into a single, modern agreement"."The talks aim to ensure consistency, reflect advances in technology, and support reliable services throughout the week", a spokesperson proposals would be subject to government approval, they follows Northern being issued a breach notice by the Department for Transport (DfT) in July 2024 for cancelling too many trains.
BBC News
10-06-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Network Rail urged to resolve Wrexham-London rail concerns
Network Rail has been urged to "resolve any outstanding concerns pragmatically", to get a direct rail link to London up and proposal for the service between Wrexham and the capital was put forward by the Wrexham, Shropshire and Midlands Railway last year, with up to five trains a day Rail has recently raised concerns about capacity on the line and its ability to accommodate that many trains Telford and Wrekin Council, whose area would benefit from the new service, said it was important for regional growth, connectivity, and sustainable travel and asked it to "move forward with the proposal". The Labour-run authority is also lobbying for the direct trains to stop at Wellington station and has asked Wrexham, Shropshire and Midlands Railway to confirm it will be a stop on the Carter, the leader of Telford and Wrekin Council, said: "This is a major opportunity to reconnect our borough with the capital, boost our economy, and offer people a real alternative to car travel."The service, which received support from the Prime Minister last month, would also serve passengers in Wrexham, Gobowen, Shrewsbury, Walsall and would replace a service which ceased operating in June 2024. Follow BBC Shropshire on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
