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Washington Post
12 hours ago
- Washington Post
Fearful of Iranian missiles, many sleep in Israel's underground train stations
RAMAT GAN, Israel — Aziza Melech felt her body relax for the first time in days when she settled onto her inflatable mattress in an underground station of Israel's light rail system on a recent evening. For the next few hours, at least, the 34-year-old event planner wouldn't need to run every time a siren warning of Iranian missiles sounded .
Yahoo
7 days ago
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Crash blocks all lanes on MLK Jr. Way South, disrupts Link light rail
A collision late Friday night blocked all lanes of Martin Luther King Jr. Way South at South Dakota Street and disrupted Sound Transit light rail service, according to the Seattle Department of Transportation and Sound Transit. The crash was first reported around 10:38 p.m., initially blocking northbound lanes and the southbound right lane. SDOT later confirmed that the collision was blocking all lanes in both directions and urged drivers to avoid the area and expect delays. The crash also blocked the tracks used by Sound Transit's 1 Line (Link Light Rail), prompting service delays in both directions. Sound Transit said trains would be delayed 'until further notice' and encouraged riders to plan for extra travel time or use alternative transportation. Officials did not specify when the scene would be cleared or when normal train service would resume. There was no immediate information about injuries or how many vehicles were involved. The 1 Line connects Northgate to Angle Lake and is a major transportation option for commuters and travelers through central and south Seattle.
CTV News
12-06-2025
- Business
- CTV News
O-Train eastern extension expected to open to transit riders by end of 2025, staff say
Passengers will be riding the O-Train into Orléans by the end of the year, but there is no firm date on when the Line 1 extension will open as construction continues in Ottawa's east end. The Transit Committee received an update on construction on Stage 2 of the light rail transit system on Thursday, including work to extend Line 1 from Blair Station to Trim Station. 'Overall, we're making good progress, but it's important that we take our time and follow all the necessary steps to ensure we have a successful launch, as we recently experienced with Lines 2 and 4,' Richard Holder, director of rail construction, told councillors. 'Trial running is anticipated to begin in the fall and the system is projected to open to the public in Q4 2025.' A presentation to councillors showed handover to the city is expected in the July to September period, with trial running and trial operations scheduled for October to December. The pathway to passenger service includes five to 10 days of pre-trial running work, followed by a minimum 21 days of trial running. The pre-trial work and trial running will be conducted once OC Transpo and its partners reach substantial competition. The trial running period will 'exercise and evaluate the performance' of the system's infrastructure, vehicles, operating and maintenance personnel and operating procedures, according to staff. Montreal Road A look at the Montreal Station platform on the new O-Train Line 1. (OC Transpo/report) Coun. Tim Tierney said he's not optimistic the LRT line will open by the end of this year. 'Very exciting news. Of course, promise less, deliver more,' Tierney joked. 'Definitely, towards the end of the year, we'll see something - train testing will take place. Most likely it will be fare revenue, you're saying probably Q4, I'm not going to say that. I've been spit-balling with some colleagues, I'm thinking it's probably going to be February 2026. If it's earlier, that's gravy.' Tierney calls the LRT a 'game changer' for the east end. Trim Station An overhead view of the new Trim Road LRT Station in Ottawa's east end. (OC Transpo/report) A report for the Transit Committee says major activities to complete include software upgrades and operator training for the fleet, and staff say 'work is progressing' on the training program, staffing and recruitment and maintenance readiness. The hiring of new Electric Rail Operators and familiarization training are underway, and training on Stage 2 is expected to begin in late July. The western extension of the O-Train Line 1 from Tunney's Pasture to Moodie Drive and Algonquin College is expected to open to the public in 2027.
The Guardian
06-06-2025
- The Guardian
Should Sydney's light rail carriages be modified after second death in two years?
For the second time in two years, a pedestrian has died after being struck by a tram on Sydney's light rail. New South Wales police said they found a man under a tram carriage in Surry Hills on Thursday afternoon. Paramedics treated him at the scene, but he died. Police said initial inquiries showed the man was attempting to cross the light rail track between two carriages when the tram began moving and trapped him. In May 2023, a teenage girl died after attempting to cross a street in Sydney's CBD between two tram carriages. She became trapped underneath one of them when the tram started moving, suffering fatal injuries. Sign up for Guardian Australia's breaking news email That two similar deaths occurred just two years apart meant police, the premier, and transport bureaucrats fielded questions from the media this week over whether the light rail network, and the trams themselves, should be made safer. Dr Geoffrey Clinton, a senior lecturer in transport management at the University of Sydney, said it was 'probably wise' for the government to investigate additional safety measures to stop people from attempting to climb over them. Sydney's light rail network uses a few different tram models – what bureaucrats call 'rolling stock'. What they have in common is that they typically have separate carriages that are coupled together to form a longer vehicle, unlike trams in Melbourne, which have only one carriage. Many of the trams now have 'danger' signs on the joinery between the carriages, warning people not to try to climb over them. Clinton said the state government or the network's private operator, Transdev, could consider additional signage. 'Or even something like a net between the two carriages to discourage people from trying to clamber through,' he said. He posed the idea of running the trams twice as frequently with only one carriage, making them half as long, but said it didn't 'seem like a feasible solution'. '[That] would very expensive to do and wouldn't add to the capacity of the network, but it would double the labour cost,' he said. The transport minister, John Graham, declined to comment. A Transport for New South Wales (TfNSW) spokesperson said the man's death was 'extremely distressing'. The NSW police inspector, Anderson Lessing, on Thursday said that after speaking to witnesses and reviewing CCTV, it appeared the man had stepped between the tram carriages off the platform at the light rail stop on Devonshire Street. 'There's obviously risk involved, but it comes back to personal responsibility when you do cross the tram line, and it's that balance that we have to get right,' he said. Sign up to Breaking News Australia Get the most important news as it breaks after newsletter promotion The TfNSW coordinator-general, Howard Collins, expressed his condolences to the man's family and first responders. He said the Office of the National Rail Safety Regulator (ONRSR) would work with Transdev to establish whether any safety recommendations could be made or whether the death was 'a case of really unfortunate misadventure'. The ONRSR also reviewed the 2023 light rail death. On Friday, there was some confusion between the government and Transdev over whether the operator had received a report from the regulator. ONRSR later confirmed its investigation reports were not released to operators. The Australian Transport Safety Bureau and NSW Office of Transport Safety Investigations said they had not reviewed the 2023 death and would not to review Thursday's one either. '[We] have reviewed the initial available information and determined that, as in the 2023 occurrence … it is unlikely an independent transport safety investigation would identify any new or unknown transport safety factor that could prevent an incident of this nature from occurring in the future,' a spokesperson said. The premier, Chris Minns, said he was sorry for the man and his family, but he wouldn't be drawn on whether the government was considering any safety upgrades. 'The safety regulator's in place,' he said. 'It's obviously the case that whenever there's a terrible event like this, a terrible incident, they conduct an investigation.' Terry Lee-Williams, a transport planning strategist, said it was 'awful that somebody died', but overall, Sydney's light rail network was safe and 'actually quite a low speed system'. One suggestion for improving safety could be replacing the trams with the concertina-like ones used in Melbourne, he said, but this would be costly. He said Sydney's trams were a 'standard design' and similar to those operated in many European countries. 'You don't see much of the Melbourne-style trams around the world because they're less accessible,' he said. 'Sydney has very narrow, windy streets.'
BBC News
05-06-2025
- Health
- BBC News
Headlines: Summer swims, cancer recovery and rugby stars
Here's our daily pick of stories from across local websites in the West of England, and interesting content from social media. Our pick of local website stories A tram or light rail link to Bristol Airport could be introduced as part of a £750m investment into the West of England's transport networks. It is currently the only airport in the country which is not connected to a mass transit is opposition to BT's plan to remove a phone box on Burnham seafront, with councillors saying its close proximity to the sea could help save lives in an emergency.A six-year-old boy from Swindon has rung the hospital bell to mark the end of treatment following a two-year cancer diagnosis. Tommy celebrated by taking the bell to school and showing it to his classmates.A school swimming pool near Stroud officially reopens this Sunday after a fundraiser gathered nearly £60k to fix the cracked foundations, caused by heatwave temperatures. Our top three from yesterday What to watch on social media Paul Bliss, the club chairman at Weston-super-Mare AFC, has stepped down after 39 years at the helm. He is credited for "steering the club away from near bankruptcy".A bike shed outside a listed building in Bath is encroaching halfway onto the pavement. Residents have criticised the installation as showing a "lack of consideration" for parents with prams and those with mobility scrum-half Tomos Williams has been named Premiership Player of the Season after a standout debut campaign with Gloucester Rugby.
