Federal investigators haven't named a cause of the derailment, but they and other officials familiar with the investigation said the probe was focused on a broken rail joint found in the wreckage after the accident.
Federal officials have narrowed their probe into the cause of a May 17 derailment and train crash in Connecticut, saying a cracked rail joint where the first train slid off the tracks had been repaired by maintenance workers last month.
WSJ: Probe of Metro-North Derailment in Connecticut Focuses on Rail
Even airlines are getting in on the act, with Franco-Dutch carrier Air France-KLM currently in talks with Veolia Environnement's transport subsidiary over a possible joint venture in rail.
Even airlines are getting in on the act, with Franco-Dutch carrier Air France-KLM (other-otc: AFLYY - news - people ) currently in talks with Veolia Environnement (nyse: VE - news - people )'s transport subsidiary over a possible joint venture in rail.
In March, Kinder Morgan (NYSE:KMP) and Martin Midstream Partners (NASDAQ:MMLP) announced a joint venture to build a rail terminal serving the Permian Basin, according to news releases.
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South West Trains said it had launched a joint 10-point plan with Network Rail to tackle the drop in performance and fall in customer satisfaction in response to the survey.
The NTSB would not clarify Friday whether the April repair to the rail involved the mending or the replacement of the cracked steel joint bar.
WSJ: Probe of Metro-North Derailment in Connecticut Focuses on Rail
The bid to have the bridge recognised was put forward by the UK government following a joint project with the Scottish Government, partnering with Network Rail, Transport Scotland and Historic Scotland.
That joint had been a point of chronic trouble since a rail was replaced there in February, according to an attorney representing workers on the two Metro-North trains that crashed.
WSJ: Probe of Metro-North Derailment in Connecticut Focuses on Rail
General Electric is part of several announced deals, including a project to expand high-speed rail in the U.S. using Chinese technology and a joint effort with Shenhua Gasification to building clean energy generators.
Today's joint Cameron and Clegg visit and announcement of extra funding for rail investment is designed to show that their agreed destination remains cutting the deficit.
The call for the joint inquiry came as the government prepared to announce a raft of new rail safety regulations in the wake of the Paddington disaster.
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