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One Family Mourning the Loss of a Father and Son Killed after a Dump Truck Collides with Train near Seymour
Reporter and PhotographerSeymour, Mo. - Around 8:20 Monday morning, someone called 911 to report a crash involving a dump truck and a train on Oak Lawn Road near Seymour A coroner pronounced driver 34-year-old Chad Lee and his father 58-year-old Gary Lee dead at the scene. An...Tags: Motorvehicle Accidents, Disasters and Accidents, Transportation Accidents
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Metro-North To Resume Full Service Wednesday, Partial Service Tuesday
The Hartford Courant— Traffic was heavy again Tuesday morning as commuters endured one more day without rail service from Bridgeport into New York. At least one backup plan — commuters boarding buses to get to a train — was working, albeit slowly. There...Tags: Dannel P. Malloy , Railway Transportation, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Amtrak, Middletown
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Connecticut rail delays continue, seen repaired by Wednesday
ReutersWESTPORT, Connecticut (Reuters) - Connecticut rail commuters endured crowded and rerouted rides in to work on Monday, as Metro-North worked to repair the busiest U.S. rail line after a two-train collision and derailment injured more than 70 people late...Tags: Connecticut Department of Transportation, Politics, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Executive Branch, Stamford
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Commutes long, slow after Connecticut train derailment
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut commuters endured slow trips to work Monday following last week's train collision that that injured 72 people and disrupted rail service into New York City. It took Gary Maddin of Milford an hour to make what...
Tags: New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Milford (New Haven, Connecticut), Stamford, Transportation Accidents, Motorvehicle Accidents
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Connecticut gov tells commuters to work from home this week while crash repaired
ReutersBy Richard Weizel and Edith Honan MILFORD, Conn./NEW YORK, May 20 (Reuters) - Thousands of Connecticut commuters faced delays and crowded trains on Monday as Metro-North workers scrambled to repair damage on the United States' busiest rail line, caused...Tags: Connecticut Department of Transportation, Politics, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Executive Branch, Stamford
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Conn. commuters cope with tough week after train crash
Commuters on Monday grappled with the inconvenience of their morning ritual after a deadly train collision in Connecticut last week, but the traffic nightmare that some had predicted did not materialize. Special shuttle buses and telecommuting took some...Tags: Connecticut Department of Transportation, New York City, Dannel P. Malloy , Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut)
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Officials warn of commuter chaos from Connecticut derailment
ReutersBy Richard Weizel BRIDGEPORT, Conn., May 19 (Reuters) - Thousands of Connecticut commuters should brace for travel chaos on Monday as Metro-North workers repair damage on the United States' busiest rail line caused by the collision of two trains,...Tags: Connecticut Department of Transportation, Traffic, Politics, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Executive Branch
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NTSB: Trains were moving 70 mph before Connecticut collision
About 30,000 commuters in Connecticut and New York braced for a sluggish trek to work on Monday -- and for the rest of the week -- as officials continued to investigate why two trains slammed into each other in Bridgeport, Conn., on Friday evening. An...
Tags: Connecticut Department of Transportation, New York City, Dannel P. Malloy , Disasters and Accidents, Transportation Industry
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REFILE-Officials warn of commuter chaos from Connecticut derailment
Reuters(Removes repeated material) By Richard Weizel BRIDGEPORT, Conn., May 19 (Reuters) - Thousands of Connecticut commuters should brace for travel chaos on Monday as Metro-North workers repair damage on the United States' busiest rail line caused by the...Tags: Connecticut Department of Transportation, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Stamford, Transportation Accidents, Dannel P. Malloy
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Damaged trains being removed from wreck site
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — Commuter trains damaged in a crash in Connecticut were being removed Sunday in the first step to making repairs and restoring service, the agency that runs Metro-North said. Aaron Donovan, spokesman for the Metropolitan...
Tags: Connecticut Department of Transportation, Metropolitan Transportation Authority, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Transportation Industry, Transportation Accidents
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Metra: Rock Island District service resumes after Amtrak derailment
Metra service on the Rock Island District line resumed this afternoon after an Amtrak train derailment block the Metra tracks at 16th Street, according to Metra. Metra trains were not allowed to enter or exit the LaSalle Street station due to the...
Tags: Amtrak, Metra, Transportation Accidents
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