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Dec 31 2011 - Woman injured in collision with train
HOPEWELL - A 66-year-old woman was injured in an accident involving a train near Elm Street and Arlington Road in Hopewell on Wednesday around 1:15 p.m. Police say that the woman was travelling east on Elm Street when her vehicle was struck in the left |
Dec 31 2011 - Slay-suicide horror in Maspeth
Slay-suicide horror in Maspeth A woman died yesterday after her boyfriend slashed her throat in their Maspeth apartment, stabbed her stepson, then jumped in front of an LIRR train, authorities said. Maureen Biermann, 43, died at Wyckoff Heights Hospital. Her attacker, James Peck, 33, died on the tracks. Biermann’s stepson, 22, was in stable condition. [...] |
Dec 31 2011 - Safety concerns ground bus that served Albany, other cities
Safety concerns ground bus that served Albany, other cities In September 2010, a Megabus driver missed a turn late at night and failed to clear a low railroad bridge near Syracuse, N.Y., after missing 12 warning signs, some with flashing lights, before the bus slammed into a low bridge, killing four people and seriously injuring others. The driver is charged with negligent homicide, while at ... |
Dec 31 2011 - 2011 in Review – Working To Feed Others One Penny At A Time
Also in September, Thousands of students returned to school. Members of the Oswego Fire Department held a memorial to honor the victims of Sept. 11, 2001. And, law enforcement agencies gathered in Oswego to train with high-tech equipment to detect radiological material before it can be used in a weapon by would-be terrorists. Continue reading → |
Dec 31 2011 - Christmas Day bridge crossing major milestone
— As Christmas approached in the winter of 1871, residents in the Three Forks area were watching with anticipation for a very important arrival. It wasn’t Santa Claus they were expecting, however; it was the Missouri-Kansas & Texas Railroad. |
Dec 31 2011 - Railroad baby Muskogee 140 today
— The Railroad Act that passed Congress in 1866 was intended to provide incentives for railroads to be built into the heartland of America. Before then, railroads were short lines between two population centers where there was a ready market for shipping goods and for passenger service. |
Dec 31 2011 - Trails committee updates commissioners
LEXINGTON – The Johnson Lake Trails Committee unveiled its plans for continued building around the lake Friday at the Dawson County Board of Commissioners’ meeting. |
Dec 31 2011 - Big music acts to dazzle Manila
American rapper Pitbull, pop rock band Train and singer-songwriter Richard Marx were the last foreign acts that staged sold out shows in Manila for 2011. And as the Philippine capital continues to rise as one of the most preferred concert destinations in Asia, a lineup of big names on the international music scene is set to make the concert circuit much more alive. |
Dec 31 2011 - SEPTA adds trains for New Year's Eve
Those traveling to Philadelphia's Penn's Landing and New York City's Times Square to ring in 2012 can take advantage of extended SEPTA late night Regional Rail service to get home from the celebration |
Dec 31 2011 - George Hohmann: What I want for Christmas
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- This Christmas I wish: * Someone would publish state maps that show when blackberries and raspberries are ripe, just like the fall foliage maps that are routinely published each autumn. * Dogs could be trained to sniff out ginseng.... |
Dec 31 2011 - Wishes for a New Year
This year I wish: â– Someone would publish state maps that show when blackberries and raspberries are ripe, just like the fall foliage maps that are routinely published each autumn. â– Dogs could be trained to sniff out ginseng. â– No Charleston ci... |
Dec 31 2011 - Midwest officials explore passenger rail expansion
Expanding passenger rail service through Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas would cost the federal and state governments hundreds of millions of dollars, according to a recently released study that looked at several proposals for the region. |
Dec 31 2011 - Amtrak hits truck, kills Oconomowoc man
An Oconomowoc man was killed when an Amtrak train hit his truck at a Jefferson County railroad crossing Thursday, according to the Sheriff's Department and the national passenger railroad. |
Dec 31 2011 - Chinese train can hit 310 mph, was inspired by ancient sword
For those of you business people who commute regularly by train, there is word from China about a new engine that is shattering speed records and promising to get you to your destination in considerably less time. Pictured above is the modified CRH-380A train, built by Sifang Locomotive & Rolling Stock Co., that is shattering [...] |
Dec 31 2011 - Train kills Ritzville woman - Fri, 30 Dec 2011 PST
A 38-year-old Ritzville woman was struck by an Amtrak train and killed Wednesday night. Angela Ann Leon was walking across the Burlington Northern-Santa Fe main line around 10:25 p.m. She was about 100 feet east of the Adams Street crossing when she was hit by the eastbound train, which was traveling 50 mph, the Ritzville Police Department said. |
Dec 31 2011 - Top 5 Sports Stories of 2011
As the New Year approaches, and The Sports Train prepares for its annual review of the year in sports, I reflect on the top stories of 2011. While much of the news that captured the attention of fans was positive, there were also several big stories that negatively stole headlines. |
Dec 31 2011 - Spokane man killed on tracks at Pasco
PASCO, Wash. (AP) -- The man found dead on the railroad tracks near the Amtrak station in Pasco has been identified as 39-year-old Ricky Mash of Spokane. Â Â The Franklin County coroner told KNDU Mash was hit by a train and he did have an Amtrak ticket. Â Â His body was spotted Thursday night by a railroad worker. Â |
Dec 31 2011 - Southern Coast
Public health officials have announced Maine’s first case of seasonal influenza as they continue to monitor an unusual strain associated with pigs that sickened two children in October. |
Dec 31 2011 - Child Injured in Car vs. Train Collision
Authorities are investigating a car-train collision that injured a child this morning.. The Tennessee Highway Patrol says the collision happened in Polk County, at the intersection of Delano Road at Needle Eye Lane north of Benton. |
Dec 31 2011 - Commuter fare hikes to take effect Jan. 1
Does Alan Rivera think Metro-North Railroad deserves 5ÂĽ percent more of his money next year? He only has to point to last winter, when the weather knocked much of the railroad's aging fleet out of service, making for an unbearable commute. |
Dec 31 2011 - This day in history
On this day in 1895, the first Toronto, Hamilton and Buffalo Railway train ran between Hamilton and Welland. |
Dec 31 2011 - Head-Roc’s Mouth: Soul Train New Year’s Eve 2012
I am sure the U Street Corridor on up to Adams Morgan will be jam-packed with party goers this New Year’s Eve. For folks looking for a bit less congestion and authentically funky good time that won’t break your pockets, then the “Soul Train” New Year's Eve 2012 party at Ras Hall is just what you are looking for. |
Dec 31 2011 - Take the right steps to train for a marathon
The new year offers the chance to train for your favorite 26.2-mile course. Here's some advice from Olympic distance runner Kara Goucher and other experts to get you off on the right foot. |
Dec 31 2011 - Palin Jumps Aboard the Tebow Train
NFL quarterback Tim Tebow can add another fan to the list: political pundit Sarah Palin. Palin gave a symbolic wink and a nod in Tebow’s direction when she said she respects what the young Denver Broncos player stands for. |
Dec 31 2011 - Operation Lifesaver: Officer on a Train
State and local police agencies were making rounds, inside a train for a unique patrol duty. Police officers got a chance to get a bird’s eye view of traffic, while on board a train. |
Dec 31 2011 - Grant County ports detail 2012 goals, projects
Grain silos and railroad cars created a backdrop for Pacific Coast Canola's groundbreaking event in Warden in September for a new plant. The plant's construction is a big project in Warden this year. |
Dec 31 2011 - Railroad repairs inconvenience boaters
JACKSONVILLE, Fla.-- Railroad repairs will be derailing people's plans along the Saint Johns river for awhile. Crews need to fix the drawbridge over the saint johns river near the Jacksonville... |
Dec 30 2011 - E-Train Pulls into Flyers' Winter Classic Station: Fan Reaction
The National Hockey League's Winter Classic has many story lines, one of them is the Alumni game between the Philadelphia Flyers and the New York Rangers legends. Chief among all returnees is Eric Lindros, whose eight-year career in Philadelphia was more than memorable. |
Dec 30 2011 - Go Train Service Starts Between Kitchener, Guelph, and Toronto
Commuters in southwestern Ontario have a new option for getting to Toronto. Â Â Â GO train service kicks off Monday between Waterloo Region and Toronto. Â Â Â Initially, the service will see two trains leave the Kitchener station every weekday morning, while two trains will return from Union Station in the afternoon. Â Â Â The first train leaves Kitchener at 5:52 a.m., stops in Guelph, then times ... |
Dec 30 2011 - New Haven Line fares go up Sunday
New Haven Line rail commuters will face higher fares in the New Year. The increase, which is about 5%, affects all riders who buy tickets to or from Connecticut stations on the New Haven Line and its spur lines. |
Dec 30 2011 - Marysville police dog takes sniff out of crime
Tommy hasn't let success go to his head.Since coming on board with the Marysville Police Department in December 2007, the 90-pound Belgian Malinois - trained to detect the odors of cocaine base, cocaine powder, methamphetamines, marijuana and heroin - has been racking up assist numbers... |
Dec 30 2011 - Who, exactly, is driving this train?
Prior to Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority control and start of Dulles Rail Phase 1 construction, Dulles Toll Road gross toll revenues averaged less than $70 million annually from 2006 to 2008 period. |
Dec 30 2011 - Fight against high-speed project dominates 2011
A lot of stories came and went in 2011, but one really dominated local news coverage with dozens of headlines: the California high-speed rail project. And it’s only going to heat up in 2012. A volatile mix of Sacramento politics, growing local opposition and the state’s budget deficit is combining to create the conditions for an epic battle over the future of a project that seems to grow more ... |
Dec 30 2011 - Railroad Earth Practices Their Countdown
Last night Railroad Earth performed the first of three shows at Denver’s Ogden Theater. Opening with “Seven Story Mountain,” the group performed two sets which also included a special look ahead to Saturday night. |
Dec 30 2011 - Gadsden Purchase
Date of Event: Friday, December 30, 2011 Year: 1853 Teaser: U.S. Minister to Mexico, James Gadsden, finalizes the purchase of land in southern New Mexico and Arizona for $15 million. After acquiring territory following the Mexican-American War, American railroad companies wanted a southern route, and President Franklin Pierce agreed to purchase the necessary land from Mexico. More » |
Dec 30 2011 - Dontrelle Willis & 10 Players You Won't Believe Still Have MLB Contracts
Over the last 20 months, Dontrelle Willis has been a member of five different organizations, spending 2010 with the Detroit Tigers, Arizona Diamondbacks and San Francisco Giants, 2011 with the Cincinnati Reds and recently signing with the Philadelphia Phillies this winter. I’m sure many of you didn’t even know the 29-year-old D-Train was still pitching. Every now and then, a player resurfaces ... |
Dec 30 2011 - Ackman wants ex-CN CEO to run Canadian Pacific: source
NEW YORK/TORONTO (Reuters) - Activist investor Bill Ackman wants Hunter Harrison, the retired chief executive of Canadian National Railway, to help engineer a turnaround at Canadian Pacific Railway, a source familiar with the situation said on Friday. Ackman, whose hedge fund, Pershing Square Capital, has built up a 14.2 percent stake in CP, has suggested to the company's board that Harrison ... |
Dec 30 2011 - Canadian Pacific Jumps on Reports Ackman Wants CEO Change
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Shares of Canadian Pacific Railway rose Friday following multiple media reports that activist shareholder Bill Ackman wants to replace the company's chief executive officer. Citing sources familiar with the situation, The Globe and Mail said Ackman is pressing for Canadian Pacific's board to replace current CEO Frederic Green with Hunter Harrison, the former CEO of ... |
Dec 30 2011 - Iowa’s campaign trail runs through Pizza Ranch
MOUNT PLEASANT, Iowa (MCT) — Iowa is not, as many Republican presidential hopefuls are finding out, just the land of mom-and-pop coffee shops, quaint town squares and golden farm fields. It’s also the home of Pizza Ranch. |
Dec 30 2011 - Electro-Motive workers maintain grim vigil
Electro-Motive workers have mounted a grim round-the-clock vigil at their London train-locomotive plant, fearful they could be locked out by New Year's Day. The standoff could become a pivotal battle for industrial unions, one veteran factory worker said.[...] |
Dec 30 2011 - Gore Mountain snow train ready for service
SARATOGA SPRINGS -- It's been almost 70 years since the Gore Mountain snow train made its last run to North Creek, New York. Beginning today that train is ready for service again. It takes passengers from Saratoga Springs to North Creek. Once there, train passengers can take a bus to Gore Mountain. |
Dec 30 2011 - Bringing Christmas to downtown
Santa is giving the reindeer the day off Saturday, and will arrive in downtown Kokomo on a train. His arrival at 4:15 p.m. kicks off the annual “Light Up Your Holidays” celebration on the courthouse square, which culminates in the illumination of the courthouse lights at 6 p.m. |
Dec 30 2011 - November drilling permits increase
The number of drilling permits issued by the Railroad Commission were up statewide and in North Texas in November, according to the monthly report from the RRC. |
Dec 30 2011 - Railroad station nears the end of the line
Railroad station nears the end of the line express-news Copyright 2011 express-news. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 12:37Â a.m., Wednesday, December 28, 2011 After years of futile efforts by locals to save it, the Sanderson train depot will likely soon be demolished by Union Pacific. Few locals seem to care. |
Dec 30 2011 - Funding loss doesn't derail train layover facility
BRUNSWICK, Maine (AP) -- The Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority is moving ahead with plans to build a layover and maintenance facility for the Amtrak Downeaster in Brunswick, despite the loss of a federal grant that would have paid for the project. |
Dec 30 2011 - Localities in China pile up debt
A copy of Manhattan, complete with Rockefeller and Lincoln centers and what passes for the Hudson River, is under construction an hours train ride from Beijing. And like New York City in the 1970s, it may need a bailout.Debt accumulated by companies financ... |
Dec 30 2011 - CCTV hope in stabbed guard probe
Police hope CCTV images will help them trace two men wanted in connection with the stabbing of a ticket inspector on a train travelling from Essex to London. |
Dec 30 2011 - Injured man found near rail line
Transport police are trying to find out how a man came to be found badly injured by the side of a railway line in Swansea. |
Dec 30 2011 - Dead Train Victim Being Sued For Flying Body Parts Injury
A 58-year old woman in Illinois has won an appeals court ruling that will allow her to sue a dead teen who was hit by an Amtrak train. The 18-year-old was in Chicago when he ran out in front of a train in an attempt to catch another train, the teen did not see the [...] Dead Train Victim Being Sued For Flying Body Parts Injury is a post from: The Inquisitr |
Dec 30 2011 - Railroading: A ticket back in time
The only way to catch a train is to miss the train before, unless you are in a nostalgic mood and willing to travel on trains that are yours purely for fun and entertainment. This year Santa has returned to the Strasburg Rail Road aboard America’s oldest short-line train, a designated heritage site. Here is an opportunity to “steam” through Amish country. Founded during the first term of ... |
Dec 30 2011 - DERPART MfG Reisen and truvle Announce New Travel Partnership
DERPART MfG Reisen adopts the truvle trail-blazing e-confirmation for their travel customers – making waves in the international travel world!Atlanta, Georgia (PRWEB) December 11, 2011 In a move continuing to build momentum in the interactive e-ticket world, truvle (http://www.truvle.com) and DERPART MfG Reisen (http://www.travelinspector.de),have announced an agreement in part to begin ... |
Dec 30 2011 - Homeless train horror
A drunken homeless man was seriously injured yesterday when he fell between the cars of a subway train while in the middle of a tirade against a fellow passenger.Jason Snyder, 40, was sleeping across three seats on the second car of a jampacked downtown No. 1 train at about... |
Dec 30 2011 - ROBERT DILLON: Borders should be sealed until illegal immigration issue solved
In 1945 most of America's young working-age personnel were in the military, fighting a war for our existence. Apparently the United States government and the Santa Fe Railroad made a working agreement with the government of Mexico to allow a certain number of workers from that country to help the United States in the war effort. |
Dec 30 2011 - More, faster, passenger trains ahead for Winona
Adding high-speed rail to the existing River Route running through Winona will cost less to construct, have a faster running time to Chicago, and will cost hundreds of thousands of dollars less to maintain than options running through Rochester or other routes, according to preliminary studies from federal and state transportation officials. |
Dec 29 2011 - Dance of a lifetime
Spending their Christmas vacation in the dance studio will pay off for 10 local teens who are performing live with musical act Train during halftime of the Orange Bowl. |
Dec 29 2011 - 2011 year in review: From unbelievable to unthinkable
By Tom Jones, Times Staff Writer Friday, December 23, 2011 Best night of the year Some call Sept. 28 the greatest night in baseball history. Tied for the wild card on the final night of the season, the Rays and Red Sox staged an incredibly dramatic chain of events in St. Petersburg and Baltimore. The Rays trailed the Yankees 7-0 in the eighth while the Red Sox took a 3-2 lead against the Orioles ... |
Dec 29 2011 - Night life, night train finally connect in L.A.
The Red Line subway linking downtown and Hollywood, with its thriving club scene, draws hipsters who yearn to be cosmopolitan and are drawn to the renegade. Fans of classical music ride the line to concerts too. An hour before the clock struck midnight, two young women got off the Metro Red Line subway at Hollywood and Vine and melted into a crowd dressed in the bondage gear that passes for ball ... |
Dec 29 2011 - Still no Marseilles council decision on Lincoln Street crossing
Once again, as they did last month, members of the Marseilles City Council Wednesday night tabled a resolution which would have permanently closed the railroad crossing near La Salle and Lincoln streets. Due to work on rail replacements, the |
Dec 29 2011 - Chemical spill probe on derailed train
THE company that operates a train that derailed in Northern Territory floodwaters is investigating the damage and the chance of a chemical spill. |
Dec 29 2011 - Derailed train contained toxic chemical
THE company that operates a train that derailed in Northern Territory floodwaters is investigating the damage as environmental authorities focus on a possible chemical spill. |
Dec 29 2011 - Genesee & Wyoming Update on Cyclone Grant
Genesee & Wyoming Inc. today reported that a train operated by its subsidiary Genesee & Wyoming Australia Pty Ltd derailed in the vicinity of the Edith River bridge approximately 40 km north of Katherine, Northern Territory, at approximately 5:45 a.m. |
Dec 29 2011 - Genesee & Wyoming Update on Derailed Train
GREENWICH, CT--December 28, 2011: Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (GWI) today reported that a train operated by its subsidiary Genesee & Wyoming Australia Pty Ltd (GWA) derailed in the vicinity of the Edith River bridge approximately 40 km north of Katherine, Northern Territory, at approximately 5:45 a.m. local time December 27. |
Dec 29 2011 - Schedule Your LIRR Trip With â€Train Time’ Service
The MTA Long Island Rail Road launched a pilot of LIRR Train Time, a digital service that provides real-time train arrival status to customers using mobile devices or desktop computers. read more |
Dec 29 2011 - Late trains offered for New Year’s revelers
Late trains offered for New Year’s revelers By Lee Davidson The Salt Lake Tribune Published Dec 29, 2011 01:20PM MDT TRAX and FrontRunner are offering some late trains to help New Year’s revelers. Trains on Saturday, New Year’s Eve, will run on a regular Saturday schedule with additional late trains until after midnight. The last blue line train to Sandy leaves Salt Lake Central station at 12:52 ... |
Dec 29 2011 - Pedestrians hurt in train-truck crash settle suit
PLEASANTVILLE — Three pedestrians injured when a slow-moving cargo train hit a tow truck at a southern New Jersey railroad crossing in 2008 have received settlements totaling $1 million. |
Dec 29 2011 - Dec. 30, 1895
On this day in 1895, the first Toronto, Hamilton and Buffalo Railway train ran between Hamilton and Welland. |
Dec 29 2011 - MTA Police search for robbery suspects
The Maryland Transit Administration Police are asking for the public's help in finding two suspects who attempted to rob someone on a Light Rail train. |
Dec 29 2011 - MARC train delays on two lines
Maryland Area Regional Commuter train passengers on the Brunswick and Camden lines may experience delays this morning. According to the Maryland Transit Administration, Brunswick Line passengers may experience 10- to 20-minute delays between Silver Spring and Union Station. Camden Line passengers may experience 20- to 30-minute delays through Greenbelt. Read full article >> |
Dec 29 2011 - Denver Broncos' Tebow train suddenly off track
After back-to-back losses, including his four-turnover performance at Buffalo, the Denver QB is eager to excel. Then there are days like Saturday in Orchard Park, N.Y., where Tebow and the Broncos lost 40-14 to the Buffalo Bills. |
Dec 29 2011 - Blind man missing for 2 weeks spotted in NJ
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Charlotte-Mecklenburg police announced Thursday evening a blind man who had been missing for nearly two weeks was spotted in New Jersery recently. Mitchell Smith was taking a train to Birmingham, Alabama on December 16. According to police, he got off the train in Charlotte and didn't return when it left for Alabama. His D.C. area family had not heard from him since but Smith ... |
Dec 29 2011 - Tips for holiday travel in South Fla.
Millions of Americans will go by plane, train and automobile this holiday season. We have some tips to make it a safe and simple journey. |
Dec 29 2011 - Beloved pop artist James Rizzi dies at age 61
James Rizzi applied his playful, cartoon-like art style to unusual projects worldwide, from Volkswagen Beetles and Japanese train ads to cow sculptures in New York and the front page of a German newspaper. |
Dec 29 2011 - Radio tower rescuers specialize in unique emergencies
Working hundreds of feet above ground in an emergency is not a task many willingly sign up to do, but it's just one of the crises for which the Southwest Florida Urban Search and Rescue Task Force is trained. |
Dec 29 2011 - Tampa entertainment calendar Dec. 30 - Jan. 5
Times staff Thursday, December 29, 2011 DANIEL WALLACE | Times (2010) 30 Today Holiday FantaSea: The Florida Aquarium turns into a winter wonderland with snow flurries, diving elves and train rides. From 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Florida Aquarium, 701 Channelside Drive. $16.95 to $21.95. Call (813) 273-4000. Wild Wonderland: The zoo closes at 5 p.m. and reopens at 7 for the annual evening ... |
Dec 29 2011 - Free & Cheap in New York: Thurs., Dec. 29Â
BACK TO HIS ROOTS. Groove to the sounds and beats of the Roots’ Questlove. He will headline “Bowl Train,” a salute to soul, at Brooklyn Bowl. With a vinyl collection that soars past 50,000 records, the night’s resident deejay, who’s seen on “ Late Night With Jimmy Fallon ,” will play a mix of hip hop, house and ’80s hits. 10:30 p.m. $5-$8. 61 Wythe Ave., Brooklyn. (718) 963-3369. |
Dec 29 2011 - Moran Industries bids $12.5 million for local rail lines
WATSONTOWN - John Moran, of Moran Industries, is offering to pay eight Central Pennsylvania counties $12.5 million for a short-line rail system, only weeks after the idea of privatizing the network was made public by Northumberland County commissioners. |
Dec 29 2011 - Glued to earplugs, two students crushed by train
Ghaziabad, Dec 1: The widespread habit of listening to music while walking cost two teenagers their lives here Thursday. The cousins, who were walking on a railway track, could not hear the train coming from behind them as they were glued to their headphones, police said. |
Dec 29 2011 - New Haven Line rail commuters will face higher fares in the New Year.
New Haven Line rail commuters will face higher fares in the New Year. The increase, which is about 5%, affects all riders who buy tickets to or from Connecticut stations on the New Haven Line and its spur lines. The state Department of Transportation approved the fare hike as a way to help balance Connecticut's budget. The money is not guaranteed to go toward transit spending. |
Dec 29 2011 - New Haven Line fares to increase starting Sunday
New Haven Line rail commuters will face higher fares in the New Year. Follow us on Twitter • Keep up on Facebook The increase, which is about 5%, affects all riders who buy tickets to or from Connecticut stations on the New Haven Line and its spur lines. The state Department of Transportation approved the fare hike as a way to help balance Connecticut’s budget. The money is not guaranteed to go ... |
Dec 29 2011 - EPA grant greens Queens locomotives
Two fuel-efficient locomotives will roll through Queens in 2013 with technology designed to reduce pollution and lower costs for local businesses that use freight trains to move goods. With a $2 million grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency , two conventional locomotives will be overhauled to use low-emissions diesel technology, the city Economic Development Corp. announced last ... |
Dec 29 2011 - Fatal Subway Fall In The Bronx
Police say a man was struck and killed by a subway train after he fell onto the tracks in the Bronx early Sunday morning. |
Dec 29 2011 - RR Hall of Fame chuggin’ along
The National Railroad Hall of Fame is on track to move to its next phase early next year with the completion of the philanthropic market study’s confidential interview phase. The final report is expected to go to the Hall of Fame’s board of directors in early 2012. Part I of the philanthropic study began in May 2010 with receptions in Washington, D.C.; Fort Worth, Texas; Chicago; and Peoria. In ... |
Dec 29 2011 - Girl Rescued From Oncoming Train
A child was rescued from almost certain death, on Christmas, near the community of Hershey in western Nebraska. Union Pacfic confirms one of their crews snatched the child off the tracks as another train approached. |
Dec 29 2011 - Does extra prep time doom Oregon?
Oregon clearly was in trouble. Its opponent had all summer to prepare for the Ducks gimmicky offense, and we all know what that means. The defense could train its eyes. It could memorize the Ducks' feints and misdirection and personnel groupings. The scheme would become second-nature. Heck, stopping the Ducks' fancypants offense would be easy. Then Oregon beat New Mexico 72-0 to open the 2010 ... |
Dec 29 2011 - Obama workers toil in Iowa, as GOP roars
DES MOINES, Iowa - One presidential campaign claims an impressive effort in Iowa this year: eight offices opened, 350,000 phone calls to potential supporters and 1,280 events to recruit and train volunteers. |
Dec 29 2011 - AP: In Iowa, Obama toils while GOP roars
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — One presidential campaign claims an impressive effort in Iowa this year: eight offices opened, 350,000 phone calls to potential supporters and 1,280 events to recruit and train volunteers. |
Dec 29 2011 - In Iowa, Obama toils while GOP roars
DES MOINES, Iowa — One presidential campaign claims an impressive effort in Iowa this year: eight offices opened, 350,000 phone calls to potential supporters and 1,280 events to recruit and train volunteers. |
Dec 29 2011 - Obama campaign toils in Iowa
DES MOINES, Iowa -- One presidential campaign claims an impressive effort in Iowa this year: eight offices opened, 350,000 phone calls to potential supporters and 1,280 events to recruit and train volunteers. |
Dec 29 2011 - In Iowa, Obama team toils quietly amid GOP uproar
One presidential campaign claims an impressive effort in Iowa this year: eight offices opened, 350,000 phone calls to potential supporters and 1,280 events to recruit and train volunteers. It's not Mitt Romney or Newt Gingrich or Ron Paul. |
Dec 29 2011 - Obama team toils to win in Iowa again
Des Moines, Iowa — One presidential campaign claims an impressive effort in Iowa this year: Eight offices opened, 350,000 phone calls to potential supporters and 1,280 events to recruit and train volunteers. |
Dec 29 2011 - Union's Adu to train with Spanish club
Daniel Stern, a shopping center developer and manager, said he had heard that a ... The 50% tax credits, up to $200 for a couple giving $400, end this week, along ... |
Dec 29 2011 - Fort Frances Man Struck, Killed by Train
FORT FRANCES, Ont. - A pedestrian died when he was struck by a train early Sunday morning. According to Ontario Provincial Police, the incident happened at 2:13 a.m. at the Canadian National Railway's main yard in Fort Frances, just west of the area known as the Volunteer Bureau. |
Dec 29 2011 - Konkan Railway to run additional winter special trains
Panaji, Dec 28 : The Konkan Railway, in co-ordination with the Central Railway and Northern Railway, will run additional winter special New Year special trains on its route between Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CSTM)-Madgaom and Nizamuddin-Ernakulam in order to cater to extra rush of passengers. |
Dec 29 2011 - Godhra train carnage convict jumps parole
Godhra, Dec 28 : Shaukat Abdulla Badam, who was sentenced to life imprisonment in Godhra train carnage case of 2002, has reportedly jumped parole and disappeared, police said today, after a manhunt was launched for him. |
Dec 29 2011 - Grant to help Susquehanna Trail
A $321,000 state grant to the Susquehanna Warrior Trail Council will fund a three-mile addition to the existing 10-mile trail in southern Luzerne County. Julie McMonagle, president of the council, said the nonprofit organization received the grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources in mid-December. |
Dec 29 2011 - Police train at EPC during holiday break
The halls of East Poinsett County (EPC) High School rang with the sounds of simulated shots last week as officers with the Lepanto Police Department and the Poinsett County Sheriff's Department went... |
Dec 29 2011 - Goetz thug dead
Exactly 27 years to the day after Bernhard Goetz — famous in New York lore as the “Subway Vigilante’’ — shot four young men he thought were threatening him on a train, one of them killed himself by swallowing prescription pills in a low-rent Bronx motel, authorities said. James Ramseur, 45, was... |
Dec 29 2011 - One of Bernhard Goetz's victims kills self on anniversary of subway shoot
Exactly 27 years to the day after Bernhard Goetz — famous in New York lore as the “Subway Vigilante’’ — shot four young men he thought were threatening him on a train, one of them killed himself by swallowing prescription pills in a low-rent Bronx motel, authorities said. James Ramseur, 45, was... |
Dec 29 2011 - Schenectady Museum Train Exhibit
The Canadian pacific holiday train arrived in Schenectady County Sunday night. Schenectady fire leaves some homeless. |
Dec 29 2011 - Coroner: Don't drink and drive
The Harrison County Coroner says that new details emerging in the car-train accident that killed a mobile man indicate that the victim was extremely intoxicated.  Now, the circumstances surrounding this tragic accident have officials asking, just what will it take to stop drunk driving?  |
Dec 29 2011 - Popular train vouchers expiring
The largest corporate incentive package ever in Cincinnati has, like the company that received it,... - 5:28 pm |
Dec 29 2011 - Moody's upgrades KCS
Moody's Investors Service, the credit rating agency group, has raised US-based railroad company Kansas City Southern's (KCS) rating from Ba2 to Ba1 with an outlook of stable. It held sister company, Kansas City Southern Railway Co (KCSR) at Ba2, also with a stable outlook. |
Dec 29 2011 - Snow Train rolls this Friday
SARATOGA SPRINGS — Reviving a winter experience that dates back to the 1930s, Saratoga & North Creek Railway will soon be taking people into the heart of the Adirondacks aboard the Snow Train. |
Dec 29 2011 - A glance at Novato in 2011
The year 2011 began with the investigation of a street-gang shooting near Safeway, followed by the murder trail of Frank Souza and the discovery of Dale Smith’s body, which was buried in his own backyard. Other interesting topics included new Novato City Council office locations, SmartMeters and vacancies along Grant Avenue. Novato residents also witnessed the election of officials, the ... |
Dec 29 2011 - Phase 2 of Sounder Station project set
A second platform for the Mukilteo Sounder Station is scheduled for construction next year, which will allow for easier train commutes.... |
Dec 29 2011 - 2011 -- the year in review
A 19-year-old man's guilty plea to a double murder, a benefit for a native Nevadan catastrophically injured in a train accident and announcements of the Conservation and Grassland Farmers of the Year Awards were prominent in March 2011 news. |
Dec 29 2011 - Attempts to save Sanderson depot fall short
Attempts to save Sanderson depot fall short Houston Chronicle Copyright 2011 Houston Chronicle. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 08:31Â p.m., Wednesday, December 28, 2011 SANDERSON - With Chinese crews laying track from the West and mostly Irish working from the East, the two rail gangs met about 50 miles east of here in ... |
Dec 29 2011 - CU-Boulder police train for 'active harmer' scenario
The guns were fake, but the adrenaline was real as three new recruits to the University of Colorado Police Department moved in formation through the doors of the Environmental Health and Safety building, then up the stairs and through a lobby, in pursuit of an imagined shooter somewhere in the facility. |
Dec 29 2011 - Subway riders stuck in train during blizzard sue NYCT
NEW YORK CITY — Subway riders trapped on an snowbound elevated A train in Queens during a blizzard last year are suing the New York City Transit Authority for unspecified damages, according to an AP report in The Chicago Tribune. |
Dec 29 2011 - Court: UP not liable for drug trafficking
World-Herald News Service Union Pacific's trains may have carried drug traffickers' carefully hidden packages of heroin, cocaine and marijuana across the border from Mexico to the United States, but the Omaha-based railroad won't be held responsible - or be forced to pay nearly $38 million in fines. |
Dec 29 2011 - Bombardier secures train deal and ÂŁ80m subsidy
The Government has provided ÂŁ80m of funding towards a new ÂŁ189m train order for Bombardier, whose Derby factory was put at risk by the loss of a ÂŁ1.4bn rail contract to German rival Siemens. |
Dec 29 2011 - Hacking 'threat to train network'
Hackers could attack the train network and disrupt services because of a shift to new signalling technology, a security expert has warned. |
Dec 29 2011 - Metra train strikes unoccupied vehicle near West Chicago
A Metra train struck an unoccupied vehicle Thursday morning following a crash in near west suburban West Chicago.Union Pacific West line Train No. 12 struck a vehicle at Roosevelt Road just west of the West Chicago station about 5:30 a.m., Metra spokesman Michael Gillis said.The train struck an unoccupied vehicle that had been pushed onto the tracks during an earlier crash on Roosevelt Road ... |
Dec 29 2011 - Blind man, missing for weeks, might be in NC
Mitchell Malik Smith boarded an Amtrak train on Dec. 16 from Washington, D.C., headed to his home in Alabama. But he never arrived, and as the days go by, his family is more and more worried. |
Dec 29 2011 - Local train expert to speak today at Model Train Festival in Tacoma
A local railroad historian and 43-year employee of the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard will give a presentation today and Thursday on the history of the Great Northern Railroad in Washington state during the Model Train Festival at the Washington State History Museum. |
Dec 29 2011 - Tom Powers: A night at the Opry with the Wild
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - There was hope followed by heartbreak, pain and sorrow. I swear to God if a train had rolled down center ice, the Wild would have found themselves smack in the middle of the ultimate country song. |
Dec 29 2011 - Chinese netizens criticize train crash report
Chinese Internet users accused the government Thursday of failing to take responsibility for a deadly bullet train crash after it said 54 officials were to blame but none would face criminal charges. |
Dec 29 2011 - Camarillo whites not horsing around in Rose Parade
For decades, they graced the streets of Pasadena each January, completing the 5 ½-mile Rose Parade route as their silver saddles gleamed in the sunlight. With each trained stride, they'd lift their hooves in one perfect movement. Step by step, they'd trot along Orange Grove to Colorado Boulevard, then to Sierra Madre Boulevard and finally to Paloma Street. |
Dec 29 2011 - Pop artist James Rizzi dies at 61
James Rizzi applied his playful, cartoon-like art style to unusual projects worldwide, from Volkswagen Beetles and Japanese train ads to cow sculptures in New York and the front page of a German newspaper. |
Dec 29 2011 - Metro-North sees weekend travel jump
STAMFORD -- After celebrating Christmas together, Regina Lopez took her visiting parents by train to visit New York City Monday to see the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree. |
Dec 29 2011 - Beloved pop artist James Rizzi dies at 61
James Rizzi applied his playful, cartoon-like art style to unusual projects worldwide, from Volkswagen Beetles and Japanese train ads to cow sculptures in New York and the front page of a German newspaper. |
Dec 29 2011 - A train ride to the North Pole
What better way is there to celebrate the spirit of Christmas than to board a train to the North Pole? It's something I've always wanted to do… well, since watching the movie The Polar Express last Christmas season year with my then 2-year-old grandson, Finn. So, this year, while visiting my family in Montana for Christmas , I booked my daughter, Lesa, Finn, and myself on the North Pole ... |
Dec 29 2011 - Hudson Touts BRT as New Trend for MATA
The head of the Memphis Area Transit Authority hesitates to even bring up the idea of light rail as he talks to audiences about the changes to come to... |
Dec 29 2011 - Local company on the right track
AUBURN — A regional railway company will soon be expanding its facilities in Auburn in an effort to keep pace with the county’s blossoming rail commerce. |
Dec 28 2011 - Baltimore Orioles: Grading Each of GM Dan Duquette's Offseason Moves
In becoming the new general manager of the Baltimore Orioles earlier this offseason, Dan Duquette took on a task few would embrace and even fewer would succeed in. Since the time of him being named to the position, the Orioles front office hasn't made any huge moves thus far. Duquette is too busy worrying about acquiring depth to help fuel this train-wreck of an organization. He can't sign big ... |
Dec 28 2011 - U.S. & World News More>>
Bolivia's president says he hopes to build a new railway linking his country to Peru that would facilitate exports to Asia. More>> |
Dec 28 2011 - BRUCE MCLAREN: The rail American
Nov. 2 was a sort of typical day in San Angelo, if that is an appropriate way to look at sunshine, 79 degrees and brisk winds. My wife and I were on our way to Mathis Field to catch an afternoon flight to Dallas, continuing on to Chicago, the Windy City, to be passengers on three trains in a unique exploration of the western part of our country. |
Dec 28 2011 - Train show in Tucson
The Southern Arizona VA Health Care System, 3601 S. Sixth Ave., is hosting the Tucson Garden Railway Society of Tucson today through Friday. |
Dec 28 2011 - Train-switching system said vulnerable
BERLIN, Dec. 28 (UPI) -- A shift to a mobile digital communications technology for train-switching could expose European rail networks to hackers, a security expert says. |
Dec 28 2011 - Man killed in railcar accident
HITCHCOCK, Texas (AP) - Galveston County authorities say a man has been found dead after apparently being decapitated by a railroad car. An autopsy has been ordered on the body located Monday night along a rail line near Hitchcock. Some employees of Fort Worth-based BNSF Railway discovered the body. |
Dec 28 2011 - Decapitated Body Identified as Teen
Fingerprints have been used to identify a Galveston County teenager found dead after apparently being decapitated by a railroad car. |
Dec 28 2011 - Port to meet on rail line
GALVESTON ÂÂ The Port of GalvestonÂs governing board today will convene a special meeting to consider key points of a proposed agreement. |
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