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Study: Derailment risk rises with the number of cars in a freight train - Trains
Trains.com· 7 days agoThe risk of derailment increases with freight train length, according to an academic study published...
Faster alerts for California megaquakes: Early-warning system gets major upgrade
LA Times via AOL· 3 hours agoAn upgrade to California's earthquake early-warning system using GPS data will allow more timely...
Today in History: June 2, Queen Elizabeth II is crowned at age 27
seattlepi.com· 3 days agoToday is Sunday, June 2, the 154th day of 2024. On June 2, 1953, Queen Elizabeth II was crowned at age 27 at a ceremony in London’s Westminster Abbey, 16 months after the ...
In Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula, a hidden underground world is under threat by the Maya Train
The Hill· 6 days agoRays of sunlight slice through pools of crystal water as clusters of fish cast shadows on the...
Today in History: June 2, Elizabeth II becomes queen of England - The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe· 3 days agoIn 1852, 14-year-old George McNeill, who had worked at the Woolen Company in Amesbury since he was 10, organized the children working in the mill into a guild. In 1924, Congress passed, and ...