Topic: Rail Transportation
South Korea's homegrown bullet trains make debut
AFP Asian Edition
South Korea's locally built bullet trains made their debut Tuesday, six years after the country introduced high-speed trains based on French technology. State rail operator KORAIL said the new models, which can reach up to 350 kilometres (217 miles) per hour, began service linking Seoul with Busan in the ...
Ca. fire from derailed train out, evacuations over
AP News
Stubborn fire from derailed central California train out, evacuation orders for 7 homes liftedFirefighters late Sunday put out a stubborn fire sparked by a freight train derailment in central California, allowing residents evacuated because of a toxic cloud to return home, officials said. The blaze burned for nearly 24 hours ...
Ca. train derails, toxic cloud forces evacuations
AP News
Train derails near Bakersfield, toxic cloud forces evacuations as stubborn blaze continuesSeveral homes in central California remained evacuated Sunday after the car of a freight train that derailed at a tunnel entrance near a small town burned and choked the area with thick, black smoke. A day after the derailment ...
Train derails, toxic cloud forces evacuations
AP News
Train derails near Bakersfield, Calif., toxic cloud forces evacuationsA freight train has derailed near Bakersfield and one of its cars caught fire and forced the evacuation of several nearby homes. Kern County Fire Department spokesman Sean Collins says there were no serious injuries in the derailment at 9:30 p ...
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