A passenger train collided with an oncoming freight train, causing a fiery crash on Wednesday in northern Greece.

Source: https://www.deseret.com/2023/2/28/23619822/greece-train-crash

Charles, in a message of condolence, sent his “thoughts, prayers and heartfelt sympathy” to those affected by the head-on collision, involving a passenger train and freight train, which killed 43 people.

Source: https://www.ardrossanherald.com/news/national/23358394.king-expresses-shock-sadness-greeces-deadliest-train-crash/?ref=rss

Eight rail employees were among those killed in the crash, including the two drivers of the freight train and the two drivers of the passenger train, according to Greek Railroad Workers Union President Yannis Nitsas.

Source: https://nypost.com/2023/02/28/fiery-greece-train-collision-kills-26-injures-at-least-85/

For a number of years, the classy passenger train running from Colorado Springs to Chicago on the Rock Island railroad was called the Rocky Mountain Rocket.

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Investigators said a signaling failure might have been the cause of the disaster, in which a passenger train hit a freight train, derailing on the tracks before being hit by another passenger train coming in the opposite direction on a parallel track.

Source: https://www.denverpost.com/2023/06/05/as-india-grieves-train-crash-that-killed-275-relatives-try-to-identify-bodies-of-loved-ones/

Investigators said a signaling failure might have been the cause of the disaster, in which a passenger train hit a freight train, derailing on the tracks before being hit by another passenger train coming in the opposite direction on a parallel track.

Source: https://www.denverpost.com/2023/06/05/as-india-grieves-train-crash-that-killed-275-relatives-try-to-identify-bodies-of-loved-ones/

“Simultaneously,” according to the report, a passenger train from Bengaluru to Kolkata, the Yesvantpur-Howrah Express, with 1,039 passengers, was headed in the opposite direction — on the track that the three dislocated coaches lay.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/03/world/asia/india-train-crash.html

TEMPE, Greece (AP) — A passenger train in Greece carrying hundreds of people collided with an oncoming freight train in a fiery wreck in the country's north early Wednesday, killing 29 and injuring at least 85, officials said.

Source: https://www.gjsentinel.com/news/us/ap-news-in-brief-at-12-04-a-m-est/article_acf1cbf4-2e1c-5185-9c38-2ed9a8bdd005.html

The 1981 derailment of a passenger train in the Indian state of Bihar that killed an estimated 750 people is believed to be the deadliest rail accident in the country’s history.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/03/world/asia/india-rail-crash-history.html

The crash was not caused by the unexpected presence of the snow fighter the passenger train collided with, she added.

Source: https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/transportation/ct-biz-cta-yellow-line-crash-braking-system-20231119-juslk642evbczjpg3nkdtimaci-story.html

The first passenger train passed through the Gotthard tunnel since a crash.

Source: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/first-passenger-train-safely-through-st-gotthard-tunnel/48851532?utm_campaign=swi-rss&utm_source=multiple&utm_medium=rss&utm_content=o

The four-carriage passenger train was carrying about 50 passengers at the time of the crash.

Source: https://abc7news.com/netherlands-train-crash-the-hague-carriages-into-field/13083148/

The inaugural test of privately-owned high-speed passenger train service in the United States is set to kick off this Friday, as Florida’s Brightline launches its trains between Miami and Orlando, boasting speeds of up to 125 mph (200 kph).

Source: https://www.chiangraitimes.com/news/brightlines-launches-in-florida/

The passenger train was carrying 342 travelers and 10 crew, while two crew were on the cargo train, according to Hellenic Train data.

Source: https://greekreporter.com/2023/03/01/greeks-donate-blood-victims-rail-disaster/

The passenger train was carrying more than 350 when it collided with a freight train near the city of Larissa and many of the victims are believed to be students returning from a long holiday weekend.

Source: https://balita.com/dfa-no-filipino-casualty-in-greece-train-crash/

There were more than 350 people on board the passenger train, many of them going back to the northern town of Thessaloniki from the capital Athens after a long holiday weekend.

Source: https://cyprus-mail.com/2023/03/03/families-of-greece-train-crash-victims-grieve-as-protests-grow/