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Four killed as freight train collides with coach in Mississippi

A freight train has crashed into a coach in Biloxi, Mississippi, pushing the bus 300 feet down the tracks and leaving at least four people dead, authorities said.

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Two killed after train hits equipment on track near Philadelphia

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Fatal US crash train ‘moving too fast’

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Engineer 'can't recall train crash'

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Train crash driver: I nodded off

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Crash train was travelling 82mph around 30mph bend

US rail cross crash

A FREIGHT train, travelling at 60mph, smashed into a minivan at a crossing that lacked lights or gates, killing all four people in the vehicle.

Tue, 12 Apr, 2005

Amtrak set to be franchised out

A leading critic of America's passenger rail system, Amtrak, is proposing a radical restructuring that would break up the network.

Sat, 16 Feb, 2002