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Deadly Belgian Rail Crash Renews Safety Calls

by Teri Schultz, NPR
February 18, 2010

While many people blasted the Belgian rail authority for the crash, its director blamed the European Union for being slow to come up with common international standards. Current EU standards require only high-speed international trains to have the latest safety technology to deal with the 20 different systems in operation throughout the 27 EU states.

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  • Morning Edition, February 18, 2010
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