About every three hours, a person or vehicle is hit by a train. Since 1997, more than 7200 pedestrians have been killed, and 6400 injured by trains in the United States. It is now the leading cause of railway death in the county. Now, bear in mind that these individuals are ‘trespassing’ on railroad...
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In America 75 mph passes for high speed rail. That’s the average speed for the Acela, the only high speed rail line in the United States. The Acela does have a maximum speed of 150 mp, but is rarely able to approach it on the creaky, old tracks of the Northeast corridor. Despite much...
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Once upon a time, not so long ago, both the bald eagle and American passenger rail were endangered. Both have recovered, but an Amtrak train hit an unfortunate eagle near Aberdeen, Maryland recently. The bird was feeding on a deer carcass when it was struck and killed by the train. Several hours later...
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