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Railway Probe After 50-Coach Runaway Train's 70-km Journey Without Driver
Indian Railways said Monday it had ordered an investigation after a runaway freight train loaded with gravel travelled 70 km (43 miles) without a driver.
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Indian Railways Conducts Test Run Of Its Longest Freight Train Carrying 27,000 Tonnes Of Coal
The Railways conducted a test run of the 3.5-km-long freight train, Super Vasuki, with 295 loaded wagons carrying over 27,000 tonnes of coal between Korba in Chhattisgarh and Rajnandgao in Nagpur on August 15.
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Self-Driving Truck Company Aurora Launches Pilot With Uber Freight
Aurora said it began autonomously transporting loads for Uber Freight customers between Dallas and Houston.
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Railways Records Highest Ever Freight Load Of 114.8 Metric Tonne In May
Indian Railways' freight made the highest ever loading of 114.8 Metric Tonne (MT) for the month of May and earned Rs 11,604.94 crore from freight loading, said the Ministry of Railways on Tuesday.
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Over 200 Rakes Of Freight Stranded Due To "Rail Roko" Protest In Punjab
The "rail roko" protest in Punjab is causing severe disruption in the supply of essential commodities to and from the state, with more than 200 loaded rakes of freight being stranded across railway zones and many power plants on the verge of being shut down due to a shortage of coal, railway officials said on Wednesday.
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"June Loading Is Almost Back To Normal": Railways Official
The railways' freight loading which had suffered a huge dent during the lockdown period has shown improvement with the national transporter registering more than 90 per cent loading in June so far, as compared to the same period last year, a senior official said.
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Railways To Fine Freight Clients For "Undue Delay" In Moving Essentials
The Railways has decided to fine its freight clients for "undue delay" in loading and unloading their goods as it wants more rakes to be available for moving essential items across the country during the lockdown period.
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Mini Cooper SE Electric Teased Towing An Aircraft
The Mini Cooper SE slipped straight into the role of an aircraft tug, setting off to the loading point towing a Boeing 777F freight aircraft with an unladen weight of some 150 tons.
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Volvo Shows Off Self-Driving, Electric Truck With No Cab
Volvo said the new self-driving electric truck should help respond to the boom in e-commerce and a shortage of freight drivers.
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First Direct London-China Freight Train Completes 12,000-Kilometre Run
The first freight train to link China directly to the UK arrived in the eastern Chinese city of Yiwu Saturday after covering over 12,000-kilometres (7,500 miles), making it the second-longest route in the world.
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Railways to Come up With Time Table for Freight Operation
Aiming at a paradigm shift in the freight operations, Indian Railways will come out with a Time Table for goods train movement, a first for the public transporter, to attract more loadings and improve the delivery schedule.
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Whole town evacuated after train accident leads to fire
A freight train loaded with ethanol crashed and exploded Friday, sending up bright orange flames and plumes of smoke that could be seen miles away and forcing the evacuation of a small town in northern Illinois.
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Railway Probe After 50-Coach Runaway Train's 70-km Journey Without Driver
Indian Railways said Monday it had ordered an investigation after a runaway freight train loaded with gravel travelled 70 km (43 miles) without a driver.
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Indian Railways Conducts Test Run Of Its Longest Freight Train Carrying 27,000 Tonnes Of Coal
The Railways conducted a test run of the 3.5-km-long freight train, Super Vasuki, with 295 loaded wagons carrying over 27,000 tonnes of coal between Korba in Chhattisgarh and Rajnandgao in Nagpur on August 15.
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Self-Driving Truck Company Aurora Launches Pilot With Uber Freight
Aurora said it began autonomously transporting loads for Uber Freight customers between Dallas and Houston.
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Railways Records Highest Ever Freight Load Of 114.8 Metric Tonne In May
Indian Railways' freight made the highest ever loading of 114.8 Metric Tonne (MT) for the month of May and earned Rs 11,604.94 crore from freight loading, said the Ministry of Railways on Tuesday.
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Over 200 Rakes Of Freight Stranded Due To "Rail Roko" Protest In Punjab
The "rail roko" protest in Punjab is causing severe disruption in the supply of essential commodities to and from the state, with more than 200 loaded rakes of freight being stranded across railway zones and many power plants on the verge of being shut down due to a shortage of coal, railway officials said on Wednesday.
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"June Loading Is Almost Back To Normal": Railways Official
The railways' freight loading which had suffered a huge dent during the lockdown period has shown improvement with the national transporter registering more than 90 per cent loading in June so far, as compared to the same period last year, a senior official said.
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Railways To Fine Freight Clients For "Undue Delay" In Moving Essentials
The Railways has decided to fine its freight clients for "undue delay" in loading and unloading their goods as it wants more rakes to be available for moving essential items across the country during the lockdown period.
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Mini Cooper SE Electric Teased Towing An Aircraft
The Mini Cooper SE slipped straight into the role of an aircraft tug, setting off to the loading point towing a Boeing 777F freight aircraft with an unladen weight of some 150 tons.
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Volvo Shows Off Self-Driving, Electric Truck With No Cab
Volvo said the new self-driving electric truck should help respond to the boom in e-commerce and a shortage of freight drivers.
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First Direct London-China Freight Train Completes 12,000-Kilometre Run
The first freight train to link China directly to the UK arrived in the eastern Chinese city of Yiwu Saturday after covering over 12,000-kilometres (7,500 miles), making it the second-longest route in the world.
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Railways to Come up With Time Table for Freight Operation
Aiming at a paradigm shift in the freight operations, Indian Railways will come out with a Time Table for goods train movement, a first for the public transporter, to attract more loadings and improve the delivery schedule.
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Whole town evacuated after train accident leads to fire
A freight train loaded with ethanol crashed and exploded Friday, sending up bright orange flames and plumes of smoke that could be seen miles away and forcing the evacuation of a small town in northern Illinois.
