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Ellen Wyoming DeLoy recalls a train conductor who looked out for her safety.

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How a train conductor saved a graduate student from potential danger

On this week's My Unsung Hero, Ellen Wyoming DeLoy tells the story of a train conductor who saved her from potential danger.

March 10, 2025
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  • Autumn Barnes
Head Elf Waffles McSnowflake poses with the new pink pig train Penny.

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The Pink Pig rolls again! Iconic Atlanta holiday ride returns for the Georgia Festival of Trees

A holiday tradition will return this year to celebrate the season. The Georgia Festival of Trees opens later this month in Duluth with a very special guest.

November 13, 2024
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  • Amanda Andrews
MARTA train stopped at the aiport station. A yellow tactile line can be seen on the edge of the platform and new gray tiling.

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Hartsfield-Jackson Airport train station reopens after six-week renovation closure

After six weeks of renovation, the MARTA station at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport reopened to the public on Monday, May 20.

May 20, 2024
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  • Amanda Andrews
A high speed Brightline train pulls into the station in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. in September. Federal spending could establish similar rail service between Atlanta and Charlotte.

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Federal cash for trains includes promises to plan for Georgia lines

Billions of dollars in spending for passenger rail announced Friday by the Biden administration includes the possibility of high-speed rail between Atlanta and Charlotte, N.C.

December 11, 2023
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  • Grant Blankenship
Local residents examine damaged cars of a passenger train which was derailed near Nawabshah, Pakistan. Railway officials say some passengers were killed and dozens more injured when a train derailed near the town of Nawabshah.

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The injury toll climbs from a train derailment in Pakistan that has left dozens dead

Ten cars of a Rawalpindi-bound train derailed and some overturned, near the Pakistani town of Nawabshah, trapping many passengers, said a senior railway official.

August 06, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
Emergency personnel search for survivors after a raised subway track collapsed Monday night in Mexico City.

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Mexico City Metro Train Derails, Killing At Least 23 And Injuring Dozens

The subway train derailment occurred on Line 12 at Olivos Station in Mexico City. Photos from the scene show two train cars dangling precariously from the elevated track.

May 04, 2021
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  • Jaclyn Diaz and
  • Scott Neuman
A massive sculpture of a whale's tail keeps a metro train aloft Monday after it shot through a stop block at De Akkers station in Spijkenisse, Netherlands. No injuries were reported.

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Saved By The Whale: Dutch Train Runs Off Elevated Tracks, Is Caught By Statue's Tail

An 18-year-old sculpture caught a metro train after it crushed barriers at the end of the tracks early Monday.

November 02, 2020
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By:
  • Reese Oxner

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