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California Gov. Gavin Newsom answers a reporter's question as he leaves a news conference where he signed an executive order to withdraw most of the National Guard troops from the nation's southern border and changing their mission, during a Capitol news conference Monday, Feb. 11, 2019, in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
ASSOCIATED PRESS
POLITICS
Gavin Newsom To Scale Back, Not Abandon, California's High-Speed Rail
By Lydia O'Connor
"Let’s be real. The project, as currently planned, would cost too much and take too long," the governor said of bullet train plans.
A freight train collision in Georgetown Kentucky late Sunday night left four people injured
Georgetown Police Department
U.S. NEWS
Freight Train Collision In Kentucky Sends 4 To Hospital
By Nina Golgowski
A fire that resulted from the crash led to an evacuation of nearby homes.
Сleveland, USA - August 4, 2014: The AMTRAK Capitol Limited passenger train eastbound at Cleveland, Ohio on August 4, 2014. The train was involved in a minor collision with a Norfolk Southern freight train several hours earlier. No injuries were reported.
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U.S. NEWS
Majority Of U.S. Commuter Railroads May Not Meet Deadline To Install Anti-Crash Technology
The technology automatically stops a train to prevent a derailment or crash but it is in operation on only 24 percent of tracks owned by passenger railways.
Super Bowl BLM protest
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U.S. NEWS
Black Lives Matter Protesters Arrested Blocking Transit To Super Bowl
By Mary Papenfuss
Police removed at least 17 demonstrators standing on tracks or locking themselves to a station platform to protest police brutality.
OMAHA, NE - MARCH 23: Amtrak's California Zephyr stops at a station during its daily 2,438-mile trip to Emeryville/San Francisco from Chicago that takes roughly 52 hours on March 23, 2017 in Omaha, United States. President Trump has proposed a national budget that would terminate federal support for Amtrak's long distance train services, which would affect the California Zephyr and other long distance rail lines run by Amtrak. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
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CRIME
White Supremacist Charged With Terrorism After Alleged Attempt To Derail Train
By Carla Herreria
The FBI found weapons hidden in his Missouri home after he pulled the brake on an Amtrak train while armed.
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WORLD NEWS
14 Dead, Hundreds Injured In Fiery South Africa Train Crash
The train struck a lorry, derailed and burst into flames.
London, England - May 29, 2015: Euston station Virgin Trains. Virgin Pendolino in the railway station at the paltform. next to a second train. Decorated with the union flag
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WOMEN
UK Train Company Answers Sexism Complaint With Even More Sexism
By Lee Moran
"Stunned."
U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks after signing sweeping tax overhaul legislation into law in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, U.S. December 22, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
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WORLD NEWS
Israel Wants To Build 'Trump Station' Near The Western Wall
By Jeffrey Heller, Reuters
Israel wants to name a train station after the U.S. president to thank him for recognizing Jerusalem as its capital.
The scene of a portion of the Interstate I-5 highway after an Amtrak high speed train derailled from an overpass early December 18, 2017 near the city of Tacoma, Washington state. 'Multiple' people were killed when the Amtrak passenger train derailed, sending cars flying off a bridge and onto a busy interstate, officials said. The train, which was carrying 78 passengers and five crew, was part of a newly expanded faster rail service along the route linking Seattle and Portland, Oregon -- featuring new locomotives. / AFP PHOTO / Kathryn ELSESSER (Photo credit should read KATHRYN ELSESSER/AFP/Getty Images)
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U.S. NEWS
Derailed Amtrak Train Was Going 80 MPH In 30 MPH Zone
By Hayley Miller
The crash over a Washington state highway killed at least three people.
Rescue personnel and equipment are seen at the scene where an Amtrak passenger train derailed on a bridge over interstate highway I-5 in DuPont, Washington, U.S. December 18, 2017. REUTERS/Steve Dipaola
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POLITICS
Tuesday's Morning Email: Congress Stalled Technology That May Have Prevented Washington Amtrak Derailment
By Lauren Weber
Which killed three and injured over 100.
The scene where an Amtrak passenger train derailed on a bridge over interstate highway I-5 in DuPont, Washington, U.S. December 18, 2017. REUTERS/Steve Dipaola
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POLITICS
Congress Delayed Key Safeguard That May Have Prevented Washington Train Derailment
By Igor Bobic
The Amtrak train that crashed Monday was not using a new technology that can stop accidents before they occur.
Washington State Patrol
U.S. NEWS
Amtrak Derailment Over Washington State Highway Kills Multiple People
By Hayley Miller
The train hurtled off an overpass during its inaugural run of a new high-speed service route.
Port Authority Police watch as people evacuate after a reported explosion at the Port Authority Bus Terminal on December 11, 2017 in New York. New York police said Monday that they were investigating an explosion of 'unknown origin' in busy downtown Manhattan, and that people were being evacuated. Media reports said at least one person had been detained after the blast near the Port Authority transit terminal, close to Times Square.Early media reports said the blast came from a pipe bomb, and that several people were injured. / AFP PHOTO / Bryan R. Smith (Photo credit should read BRYAN R. SMITH/AFP/Getty Images)
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U.S. NEWS
How New York Guards Against Terror On Its Subway
By Nick Robins-Early
Unlike the case in many other major cities, its transit system has largely avoided extremist attacks.
NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 29: A Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) subway conductor prepares to leave a station on June 29, 2017 in New York City. Following a series of breakdowns, delays and political fingerpointing, New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo has declared a state of emergency for the subway system on Thursday and said he would sign an executive order to accelerate efforts to improve service. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
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POLITICS
New York City’s Subways Need Congestion Pricing Now
By Steven Cohen, Contributor
Professor in the Practice of Public Affairs, Columbia Universi...
In a major, thorough and truly important piece of investigative reporting, Brian M. Rosenthal, Emma G. Fitzsimmons and Michael
TRAVEL
7 Reasons Why Japan Is Amazing For Solo Female Travelers
By Melissa Douglas, Contributor
Freelance Travel Writer and Editor at www.highheelsandabackpac...
With mouth-watering gyoza, flavourful okonomiyaki, and spicy curry hot pots, Japanese food extends far beyond sushi and you
NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 05: Passengers ride in a subway car two days after a man was pushed to his death in front of a train on December 5, 2012 in New York City. The incident was caught by a photographer and has since raised questions as to why someone didn't help the man before the train struck him. The New York City subway system, with 468 stations in operation, is the most extensive public transportation system in the world. It is also one of the world's oldest public transit systems, with the first underground line of the subway opening on October 27, 1904. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
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QUEER VOICES
NYC Transport Replaces ‘Ladies And Gentlemen’ With Gender-Neutral Announcements
By Alanna Vagianos
More of this, please.
Commuters crowd into the metro at Chatelet station in Paris November 19, 2007 during a nationwide strike by French SNCF railway workers to protest against a pensions reform. French transport unions will on Monday vote whether to end a strike over pensions reforms which has dragged on for six days and caused commuters misery. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes (FRANCE)
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IMPACT
Women Around The World Are Harassed And Abused On Public Transportation
By Laura Paddison
A global report says many women can't use transport "without the fear of being victimized."
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U.S. NEWS
The Railroad Put This Montana Town On The Map. But It Left Behind A Toxic Legacy.
By Chris D'Angelo and Scott McMillion
Contaminants have tainted the groundwater under Livingston, now a hub for arts and tourism, for decades.
A partnership between The Montana Quarterly and HuffPost
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TRAVEL
8 Places To Stay For An Authentic Oktoberfest Experience
By Booking.com, Contributor
A HuffPost Brand Forum partner; the global leader in connectin...
With an average of over six million visitors each year, it’s no surprise that Oktoberfest is the world’s largest folk festival
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WEIRD NEWS
Daredevil Hangs On To Speeding Train By A Windshield Wiper
By Ron Dicker
"Pure stupidity."
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