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Last update: 5 hours agoBangkok Rail-Crossing Shock: Thailand’s Transport Ministry has ordered urgent investigations and compensation after a freight train slammed into a Bangkok Mass Transit Authority bus near the Makkasan crossing, killing 8 and injuring 32; PM Anutin visited the scene, while preliminary reports point to severe traffic congestion trapping the bus and a delayed/failed barrier lowering, and Thai police have now charged the train driver with negligence. Long Island Transit Fallout: New Yorkers brace for a third day of the LIRR strike, with the MTA rolling out free peak-hour shuttles to keep commuters moving. Delhi Capacity Push: DMRC will add 24 extra train trips every Monday from May 18, plus more station staffing and scanners, to shift riders away from private vehicles. South Africa Funding Worry: Cape Town’s MyCiTi BRT expansion faces uncertainty as national grant reforms could threaten jobs, fares, and the planned Cape Flats rollout. Elsewhere on the Move: Kazakhstan’s Astana light rail begins operation, while Amtrak’s first next-gen Airo trainset arrives in Seattle to kick off a wider U.S. rail upgrade.
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