Train Crash
Philadelphia train may have been hit by projectile before wreck
World
May 16, 2015
Philadelphia train may have been hit by projectile before wreck
The Amtrak train that derailed in Philadelphia and a separate commuter train in the vicinity may have been hit by…
US investigators wait to interview engineer of derailed Amtrak train
World
May 14, 2015
US investigators wait to interview engineer of derailed Amtrak train
Federal investigators probing the deadly Amtrak derailment in Philadelphia were waiting to interview the train's engineer, whose attorney said on…
Government to investigate Abbaseya subway crash
Egypt
April 27, 2015
Government to investigate Abbaseya subway crash
Minister of Transportation Hani Dahi decided on Monday to form a technical committee to investigate the causes of the subway…
Railway facilities are ‘truly collapsed’: deputy PM
Egypt
November 24, 2013
Railway facilities are ‘truly collapsed’: deputy PM
Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs Ziad Bahaa Eddin said the state is facing many challenges in various fields, including…
FJP demands dismissing Beblawy government over train crash
Egypt
November 18, 2013
FJP demands dismissing Beblawy government over train crash
The Freedom and Justice Party, the political arm of the Muslim Brotherhood, demanded the dismissal of Hazem al-Beblawy's government following…
Truck driver broke through railway barrier: Railway Authority
Egypt
November 18, 2013
Truck driver broke through railway barrier: Railway Authority
Egypt's Railway Authority has blamed the drivers of a truck and minibus responsible for a train crash which left 27…
Transport officials to face trial, driver acquitted in fatal train crash
Egypt
April 18, 2013
Transport officials to face trial, driver acquitted in fatal train crash
The Qalyub Court of Misdemeanors referred former Transport Minister Mohamed al-Matiny and all National Railway Authority officials to a criminal…
Qandil: Government will develop 900 new train crossings
Egypt
January 19, 2013
Qandil: Government will develop 900 new train crossings
Prime Minister Hesham Qandil said Saturday that the government will take responsibility for the country's railways and will develop 900…
Wednesday’s papers: The blame game
Egypt
January 16, 2013
Wednesday’s papers: The blame game
The local press Wednesday attempts to determine culpability for the devastating train wreck that killed 19 police conscripts and injured…
Central Security recruit recounts deadly train wreck
Egypt
January 16, 2013
Central Security recruit recounts deadly train wreck
A 12-car train carrying hundreds of Central Security Forces conscripts left Upper Egypt for Cairo on Monday afternoon. Before midnight,…