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More than 30 people were killed and dozens injured when the crane collapsed onto an express train carrying nearly 200 people, Thai officials said.
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Victoria Craw, Washington Post, 14 Jan. 2026
One of the four teen-agers shot by Bernie Goetz receives aid on the 2 express train.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
There’s an express train from Zurich to Interlaken Ost that takes just under two hours.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 7 Dec. 2025
The collision of an express train with a passenger train on Sunday evening sent 79 passengers to the hospital, with 13 people still hospitalized.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 10 Nov. 2025
FanDuel paid $80,000 to restore SEPTA’s sports express train service to help shuttle thousands of people to the Eagles’ game.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
FanDuel, a popular online gambling company, threw them a Hail Mary by offering to restore express train service for the Philadelphia Eagles’ season opener against National Football League (NFL) division rivals, the Dallas Cowboys, on Thursday.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
An express train travel time of less than half an hour to D.C. is achievable right now.
—Gerald Neily, Baltimore Sun, 19 Aug. 2025
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Victoria Craw, Washington Post, 14 Jan. 2026
One of the four teen-agers shot by Bernie Goetz receives aid on the 2 express train.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
There’s an express train from Zurich to Interlaken Ost that takes just under two hours.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 7 Dec. 2025
The collision of an express train with a passenger train on Sunday evening sent 79 passengers to the hospital, with 13 people still hospitalized.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 10 Nov. 2025
FanDuel paid $80,000 to restore SEPTA’s sports express train service to help shuttle thousands of people to the Eagles’ game.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
FanDuel, a popular online gambling company, threw them a Hail Mary by offering to restore express train service for the Philadelphia Eagles’ season opener against National Football League (NFL) division rivals, the Dallas Cowboys, on Thursday.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
An express train travel time of less than half an hour to D.C. is achievable right now.
—Gerald Neily, Baltimore Sun, 19 Aug. 2025
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“Express train.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/express%20train. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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