On Oct. 12, 1948 , the campaign train of Tom Dewey, the Republican nominee against President Harry Truman, pulled into Beaucoup, Ill., where, from the rear platform, he would speak to about 1,000 people. Before he began, the engineer mistakenly caused the train to lurch a few feet backward, frightening some but injuring none. Read full article > >

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Hundreds of people were injured Tuesday when a subway train slammed into the rear of another train in a sprawling transit line that had opened just last year in Shanghai.

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A Shanghai subway train has hit the rear end of another train, injuring at least 200 passengers, train company officials say.

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More than 850 people are injured, three critically, in a rush-hour train crash in South African township of Soweto in Johannesburg.

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A woman dies in a fire in a toilet on a rush hour train travelling from Northampton to London.

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The popular David Bowie single “Golden Years” will soon find new life — as an iPhone application. First released in November 1975, the song reached number 10 on the domestic charts after Bowie got drunk and performed it live on Soul Train . At the time, Bowie was one of the few white artists to appear on the show. After it peaked in popularity here, “Golden Years” climbed to number 8 in the U.K. Hoping to capitalize on the song’s success, more than a dozen professional artists covered “Golden Years.” And now, 36 years later, aspiring musicians and karaoke aficionados the world over will be able to make their own versions. The application, which is scheduled to debut on June 6, will break “Golden Years” down into its most basic parts. It “will feature eight stem files: Bowie’s lead vocal, 12-string guitar, bass, drums, guitar, harmonium, percussion (including blocks, congas, claps) and backing vocals,” according to Music Radar . Using those files, app customers (£1.23) will be able to create remixes of the song. Timed to coincide with the debut of the iPhone application, “Golden Years” will be re-released as an EP available as a CD, 12-inch or digital download. The new EP will include the original song version as well as four new remixes created by DJs Anthony Valadez, Jeremy Sole, Chris Douridas and Eric J. Lawrence. “EMI claims that each remix was heard by Bowie himself — though it is not known whether he liked them,” the Guardian reported.

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A court in the Indian state of Gujarat convicts 31 people of the train attack in the town of Godhra in 2002, that sparked deadly riots across the state.

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Rail travel is at its highest peacetime level since the 1920s, according to the Association of Train Operating Companies (Atoc).

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We expect news to be kinda slow this week as we transition to 2011, so we thought it might be fun to talk about all the cool gifts you received this holiday season. Naturally we want to know about your movie-related gifts, like cool new DVDs and Blu-rays, or maybe something a tad more funky, like Star Wars-related pancake cut-outs. We’ll keep this one short in order to let you chime in. Coolest movie-related gift that I received would have to be How to Train Your Dragon on Blu-ray, which was one of my favorite films of 2010. What made the gift even better was that it came with the opportunity to watch it with my young daughter, who absolutely loved every minute of it.

Travellers are facing an average rail fare rise of 6.2% in the new year, according to figures from the Association of Train Operating Companies.

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A train crash in Indonesia has killed at least 36 people and injured 40 more, while some bodies are still trapped in the mangled cars. A train originating in Jakarta smashed into another train sitting at the Petarukan station, most likely due to an…

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Police confirm that 31 people have been killed after a train traveling from Semarang to Jakarta was struck from behind by another train early Saturday in Central Java.

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Dozens killed in Indonesia train crash

A Tube train was sent into the path of another train during Wednesday morning’s rush hour, it emerges.

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The cartoon form of Ed Begley Jr. nearly died last night while guest starring in an episode of “The Simpsons” when his “Ed Begley Solar Car” was nearly hit by a train during a solar eclipse. He was saved due to fact that the train happened to be an “Ed Begley Solar Train”.

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Totes and rucksacks handmade in Portland from canvas sailcloth Not long after learning the art of custom canvas for sailboats and yachts with his dad, Portlander Nick Everett started designing and crafting one-off bags and clothing for friends from the material. When Jordan Saylor of Portland-based menswear boutique Vanport Outfitters . The new brand draws on Americana with a West Coast feeling—durable yet relaxed. The company uses no synthetic materials, and skilled craftsmen hand-make each item in Portland, constructing each item from start to finish, including all cutting, sewing and hardware installation. Despite intricate tailoring, the line remains surprisingly affordable, with the beach sling—perfect for those tired of the ubiquitous raffia beach tote—retailing for $98. Vanport Outfitters sells from Le Train Bleu , with prices spanning $75-475. You can also view the line of products or contact Everett for customized orders at the

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