The recent rail accident in Ohio is raising questions about who should be responsible for the aftermath of derailments. Residents impacted by a 10-year-old rail tragedy in Canada still want answers.
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As they return to classes, a survey finds nearly half of female tertiary students in Melbourne don’t feel safe using public transport at night. And 79% have been sexually harassed or victimised.
The recent B.C. train derailment raises questions about whether any lessons have been learned from the Lac-Mégantic disaster of 2013.
As the Lac Mégantic rail disaster trial begins, here’s how technology can help prevent a repeat of the tragedy that killed 47 people.
The New Jersey Transit train that crashed in Hoboken didn’t have a mandated auto-stopping safety system. Why not?
Investigators will be probing what caused a train collision in Germany and while ‘human error’ will be a key line of enquiry, having humans in the system is a good thing.
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