A window crack on a Tokaido Shinkansen bullet train from Tokyo to Osaka forced a temporary slowdown, the operator said late Saturday. A steel plate on communications equipment in a tunnel in central ...

"was the train encountering a rail break that occurred when a mismatched thermite weld failed; the thermite weld cracked near the rail's base because the welder, for unknown reasons, likely did ...

NAGOYA--Passengers in a Tokaido Shinkansen car bound for Shin-Osaka from Tokyo on March 15 were moved to another car after a ...

The rail sheared where it broke. "The integrity of the rail and what caused the rail to crack are under investigation." He explained that the area of track where the accident happened was normally ...

A Tube train derailment that caused travel chaos for thousands of travellers was probably caused by a cracked rail, London Underground has said. Passengers described hearing "a big bang" and ...

The MTA says it consistently inspects the rails for repairs and debris, using its track geometry car. The rollers on the car can detect cracks in the rails and high-level cameras look for debris ...

Villager Sunil's alert prevents disaster on railway tracks near Gudur station, Howrah Express delayed briefly. Operations resume smoothly.