Spain, train and rail fracture
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In just a few tragic days since two high-speed trains collided in this southern region of Spain, with the loss of 45 lives, it has felt that Spain's much-vaunted rail system has been thrown into a sudden, deep crisis.
The death toll from the train crash in southern Spain continues to rise as officials are left perplexed by the cause, but rule out sabotage.
SEPTA Regional Rail riders experienced significant delays — at times, 30 minutes to an hour — at the peak of morning rush hour on Tuesday morning, after a train pulled electrical wires down. A West Trenton Line train struck overhead electrical wires near Wayne Junction train station in the Nicetown section of Philadelphia at 7:45 a.
BARCELONA, Spain -- The deadly train wreck in southern Spain has cast a pall over one of the nation’s symbols of success. The collision Sunday killed at least 40 people and injured dozens more, according to officials as of Monday night.
Spanish police said Monday that at least 40 people died and 159 were injured in a high-speed train collision in southern Spain.
An investigation into last weekend's high-speed train collision in Spain that killed 45 people suggests the track was cracked before the catastrophe, according to a preliminary report published on Friday.
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Córdoba train crash cause revealed after 42 killed and 150 injured as 'fracture' reported
A major train crash in Spain that saw 42 people killed and 150 injured has seen a preliminary report from the Railway Accident Investigation Commission (CIAF) reveal a 'fracture' in the rail