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Feb 22 2012 - Winter work of yesteryear
LUMBERMEN Before the advent of the auto, the train or even the steamboat, trade in lumber loomed large in the economics of Canadian industry. In the early part of the last century, up to the 1870s, transportation was entirely by water, floating the logs to the sawmill.[...] |
Feb 22 2012 - Woman Faints, Falls Into Metro-North Tracks At Grand Central
A woman was rescued from the Metro-North tracks at Grand Central Terminal this morning. Authorities say that the 30-year-old "fainted and tumbled" into Track 28 after geting off a train that had arrived from Hartsdale around 8:30 a.m. [ more › ] |
Feb 22 2012 - Railroad Hopes For Siskiyou Summit
By Ron Brown SISKIYOU SUMMIT, Ore. -- After almost four years of no rail traffic moving over the Siskiyou Pass, an effort is underway now to get federal funding to re-open the line and restore rail service. Shippers, local counties, and railroad officials are working together to get a grant to pay for needed repairs and upgrades. The rails are rusty and covered with snow at the mouth of Historic ... |
Feb 22 2012 - 49 killed, 600 hurt in Argentina train crash
A packed train slammed into the end of the line in a Buenos Aires station, killing 49 people and injuring 600 commuters in Argentina's worst train accident in decades. |
Feb 22 2012 - 'Soul Train' host Don Cornelius dies of suicide
LOS ANGELES - Don Cornelius, creator of the long-running and pioneering TV dance show "Soul Train," shot himself to death Wednesday morning at his home, police said. He was 75. |
Feb 22 2012 - Born to fly
Ski jumping MV's Doyle state's best Embed multimedia (photos, galleries, audio, map): 022212 jump2 To keep her son Matt and the other kids safe, Kathleen Doyle decided it was best to send her 7-year-old down a ski jump. "He would be skiing with the school and he found every jump on the side of the trail. The other kids were following him and the parents were scared they were going to get hurt ... |
Feb 22 2012 - County engineer seeks bonding money for safer railroad crossings
Blue Earth County Engineer Al Forsberg said it’s been easy to find support for his proposal to improve the safety of railroad crossings statewide. The Association of Minnesota Counties, the Minnesota Inter-County Association and the Minnesota Transportation Alliance have lent their support. |
Feb 22 2012 - Schenectady man killed on railroad tracks
Schenectady man killed on railroad tracks Times Union Copyright 2012 Times Union. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 04:47 p.m., Wednesday, February 22, 2012 A 44-year-old Schenectady man died Wednesday morning after he was struck by an Amtrak train in Rochester, seconds after he was kicked off for being drunk and disruptive ... |
Feb 22 2012 - 'Tired of hurting' others, man stood in front of train
ORANGE - Keith Paul Abbott fell off the face of the earth about five years ago.The former football and wrestling star at Dreher High School in Columbia, S.C., had battled drug and alcohol addiction for years, leaving behind a path of wreckage that damaged friends and loved ones who had urged him... |
Feb 22 2012 - Preview: Soul Train Dance Party at the Texas Theatre
Yeah, I know there was that "attempt" at the World's Biggest Soul Train line a few weeks ago, but anyone who has ever fantasized about joining a Soul Train dance line or studied its intricacies knows intimacy is the key. In honor of Black History Month and to commemorate the untimely passing of S... |
Feb 22 2012 - Report from the Road: An Ambitious Plan to Train Ohio Workers for New Jobs
Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis and Dr. Jill Biden visit DG Medical on the Community College to Career Tour (CC2C). They will be stopping at locations in Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, and North Carolina to highlight the importance of community colleges in fostering careers.22 February 2012 Dr. Jill Biden and Labor Secretary Hilda Solis today kicked off a three-day “Community College to ... |
Feb 22 2012 - Police: Man carrying child killed by train in Ohio
Police in southwest Ohio say a man carrying a 4-year old child across railroad tracks has died after being hit by a train and the toddler has been taken to a hospital in serious condition. |
Feb 22 2012 - Louisiana community helps Fort Polk chefs train to win
FORT POLK -- Good food warms your heart and fills your belly, but learning how to do it well is the recipe for success. Whether the menu is sweet pastries or savory soups, several Fort Polk soldiers are learning how to make delicious food with help from culinary masters within the local community. For six weeks from January through February, cooks from the 1st Maneuver Enhancement Brigade and ... |
Feb 22 2012 - Woman in critical condition after being hit by train in Billings
BILLINGS- The 51-year-old Utah woman who was hit by a train in Billings on Wednesday morning is in critical condition at Billings Clinic. Witnesses say she apparently stepped out in front of the train at about 9:30 a.m. near the intersection of Laurel Road and Moore Lane. |
Feb 22 2012 - UPDATE: Billings pedestrian hit by train
BILLINGS - A 51-year-old Utah woman is in critical condition at Billings Clinic tonight after she apparently stepped out in front of a train heading through Billings. |
Feb 22 2012 - UPDATE: Pedestrian hit by train
A 51-year-old Utah woman who was hit by a train in Billings on Wednesday is in critical condition at Billings Clinic. |
Feb 22 2012 - Utah woman struck by train in Billings, Mont.
Utah woman struck by train in Billings, Mont. The Associated Press Published Feb 22, 2012 03:44PM MDT Billings, Mont. • Police in Billings are investigating after witnesses say a 51-year-old Utah woman appeared to have intentionally stepped in front of a freight train. Lt. Kevin Iffland tells The Billings Gazette (http://bit.ly/zkmRL7 ) the woman suffered life-threatening injuries when she was ... |
Feb 22 2012 - Significant impact expected from 44-mile Tanglefoot Trail
NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI — New Albany businessman Travis Wiseman says he’s ready to see rails converted to trails. Wiseman’s Union Appliance and Furniture in downtown New Albany sits next to what will be the start of the Rails to Trails project. |
Feb 22 2012 - State Program That Subsidizes Union Pacific and Other For-Profit Rail Companies May Get Bigger
WW recently brought you the story of the railroad company —Union Pacific—that brings in billions of profits but still needs (according to the state of Oregon) millions in public subsidies. In Kara Wilbeck's "Gravy Train," we learned how Union Pacific has availed itself of $24.7 million through ConnectOregon, a program funded through state lottery profits, to fix its rail lines through Oregon ... |
Feb 22 2012 - Schu-tennial celebrations
One hundred years ago, Frederick W. Schumacher made a deal with Jack Englehart. In exchange for a train station and the building of a town site, the Commissioner of the Temiskaming and Northern Ontario Railroad allowed the community’s founder to change the name of Aura Lake to Schumacher.[...] |
Feb 22 2012 - Growing pains at Branchville parking lot
Commuting in Ridgefield Six Metro-North trains leave the Branchville station each weekday morning. The earliest leaves at 5:52, the latest at 10:16. |
Feb 22 2012 - Argentina train crash 'kills 49'
A commuter train crash at a station in the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires, kills 49 people and leaves at least 600 injured, officials say. |
Feb 22 2012 - Man dragged by Amtrak train dies
A passenger ejected from a Chicago bound Amtrak train was dragged to his death after being kicked off for drunkenness. |
Feb 22 2012 - Study: More freight-rail access in Westminster
WESTMINSTER -- An independent study conducted in November indicates there are possible opportunities for freight-rail access in two other Westminster Business Park parcels as a result of the layover station for the proposed West Fitchburg |
Feb 22 2012 - NASA seeks volunteers to test menu for Mars mission
Researchers with support from NASA are looking for volunteers to help them determine the menu for a future trip to Mars. According to the website for the Cornell/University of Hawaii study, the goal is to simulate the living and working experience of astronauts on a real planetary mission and compare crew-cooked food to pre-prepared food. The six prime and two alternate crew members will train ... |
Feb 22 2012 - 49 killed, 550 injured as train slams into station in Argentina
A packed train slammed into the end of the line in Buenos Aires' busy Once station Wednesday, killing 49 people and injuring hundreds of morning commuters in Argentina's worst train accident in decade... Related Stories New York mayor defends monitoring of Muslim students on Web New York police built secret files on mosques in New Jersey French government phasing out use of term 'mademoiselle ... |
Feb 22 2012 - Train slams into station in Argentina, hundereds injured
A packed train slammed into the end of the line in Buenos Aires' busy Once station on Wednesday, injuring at least 340 morning commuters, Argentina's transportation secretary said. "There are people s... Related Stories Mother visits American condemned to die in Iran New York mayor defends monitoring of Muslim students on Web New York police built secret files on mosques in New Jersey French ... |
Feb 22 2012 - Argentine train slams into station, hundereds injured
A packed train slammed into the end of the line in Buenos Aires' busy Once station on Wednesday, injuring at least 340 morning commuters, Argentina's transportation secretary said. "There are people s... Related Stories Mother visits American condemned to die in Iran New York mayor defends monitoring of Muslim students on Web New York police built secret files on mosques in New Jersey French ... |
Feb 22 2012 - ‘Tired of hurting’ others, man stood in front of train
ORANGE - Keith Paul Abbott fell off the face of the earth about five years ago.The former football and wrestling star at Dreher High School in Columbia, S.C., had battled drug and alcohol addiction for years, leaving behind a path of wreckage that damaged friends and loved ones who had urged him... |
Feb 22 2012 - Train Crash in Buenos Aires Kills At Least 49
A 7-year-old boy was among the first of the 49 people confirmed killed in a train crash in Buenos Aires that also left at least 550 people injured, according to local media reports. |
Feb 22 2012 - 49 killed in Argentina train crash
A commuter train plowed into a barrier at a Buenos Aires station Wednesday, killing nearly 49 people and injuring hundreds, officials said. |
Feb 22 2012 - 1, 2, 3, 4 trucks trapped
Four tractor trailers became wedged under bridges and overpasses in four different cities on Wednesday. |
Feb 22 2012 - Area Record Highlights Feb. 17
HIGHLIGHTS McPherson police An officer cited K&O Railroad at 4:02 p.m. Thursday for blocking the 300 block of Old U.S Highway 81 for 42 minutes beginning at 2:04 p.m. |
Feb 22 2012 - Reminiscing can help an Alzheimer's patient remember past
Debbie Perry, 60, with her daughter is Laura Taylor, 25, shares memories when Laura was in eighth grade, the two of them went on a train trip from LA to British Columbia. Perry suffers from Alzheimer’s. They, through Banner Alzheimers’ Institute, made a video to record it. |
Feb 22 2012 - WWII gun traveling from Norfolk to Delaware park by train
LEWES, Del. (AP) -- A World War II gun that was once part of the heavy weaponry on the battleship USS Missouri will be making its way to Delaware. The 66-foot gun weighing a quarter-million pounds is scheduled to travel by train from Norfolk to Cape Henlopen State Park in Lewes, where it will join two similar Army guns. Park officials and a group of volunteers with the Fort Miles Historical ... |
Feb 22 2012 - Week in Review: 02/19/2012
Shooter receives 17-year sentence; Parks, lodge say no to train; TC L&P proceeds with substation; and more |
Feb 22 2012 - Shoestring Living: Learn to barter
A packed train slammed into the end of the line in Buenos Aires' busy Once station Wednesday, injuring at least 340 morning commuters, Argentina's transportation secretary said. |
Feb 22 2012 - Dulles Rail project may be in jeopardy, again
Ideology regarding labor unions could once again disrupt the fragile financing plan for one of the region's biggest transportation projects, the second phase of the Metrorail extension to Dulles International Airport. |
Feb 22 2012 - Sen. Inouye warns against missing chance for rail
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A recent poll showed 53 percent of people on Oahu want rail stopped and 43 percent want it to forge ahead. On Monday, U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii) once again threw his strong support behind the $5.3 billion project. |
Feb 22 2012 - Hawaii Sen. warns against missing chance for rail
HONOLULU — In response to a recent poll which showed 53% of people on Oahu want rail stopped and 43% want it to move ahead, Sen. Daniel Inouye voiced his support for the $5.3 billion rail project, Hawaii News Now reported. |
Feb 22 2012 - Woodbury town clock finally in place
WOODBURY — It took some time, but Woodbury’s town clock was finally installed in front of the Woodbury Train Station Cafe, after months of fundraising and anticipation. |
Feb 22 2012 - Mudslide halts Amtrak service near Everett
Amtrak Cascade service has been disrupted after a mudslide came down on tracks south of Everett. Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad said the tracks will be closed for the customary 48 hours after a slide for safety. Chartered buses will substitute for most Amtrak Cascades trains and for the Amtrak Empire Builder trains between Seattle and Everett until Friday morning. Trains south of ... |
Feb 22 2012 - Lehigh Co - Bridge Project on Tilghman St in Upper Macungie Twp
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced work will begin March 5 on two structurally deficient bridges located along Tilghman Street in Upper Macungie Township, Lehigh County. The project consists of replacing the superstructure (deck and beams) on the Tilghman Street Bridge over Norfolk Southern Railroad and the complete replacement of the Tilghman Street Bridge over ... |
Feb 22 2012 - AHR letter to Rusk, Palestine, authority on the railroad
Allen Harper, president of American Heritage Railways, sent a letter to the cities of Rusk and Palestine on Feb. 1 stating if a contract could not be renegotiated by Feb. 15, operations of the Texas State Railbord would cease and all employees would be furloughed. |
Feb 22 2012 - Company president: Railroad will continue to run
With “expectation for assistance” from local governing bodies, Allen Harper, American Heritage Railways president, said he expects Texas State Railroad operations to continue through the 2012 season. |
Feb 22 2012 - What Windows 8 means to Microsoft and to you
The headline really should be "What Windows 8 and Windows on ARM mean to Microsoft and to you" but that didn't ring right to my ears. But it more aptly describes the train of this analysis. Simply stated: Windows 8 is the riskiest release ever. Microsoft execs say they are "re-imagining" Windows. Believe them. But it's much more: Reinvention. If successful, Microsoft will be a very different ... |
Feb 22 2012 - City of Delaware shifts money to parkway
In 2005, the city of Delaware was adding 600 new houses per year and the city council identified a need for a bridge over the railroad tracks on Berlin Station Road to accommodate growing traffic. |
Feb 22 2012 - Sanborn gives BNSF an earful
“I’m tired of dog and pony shows,” said Potter Township Chairman Merle Swenson as he got up to leave 46 minutes into a meeting with the Barnes County Commission and representatives of the Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad company. |
Feb 22 2012 - Helicopters from Kentucky to train at Fort Carson
Expect to see a growing number of helicopters buzzing around Fort Carson and the nearby mountains beginning later this week.A brigade of helicopters from Fort Campbell, Ky., plan to train at Fort Carson before heading to Afghanistan later this year, according to a statement by Fort Carson.The... |
Feb 22 2012 - BLAUERT: A great trail starts at Lands End
From the southern tip of Baja California at Cabo San Lucas to the most westerly part of England in Cornwall, Lands End is a name that signifies land giving way to vast waters. |
Feb 22 2012 - Preliminary plans presented for Phoenix Avenue
Engineering firm Crafton Tull presented preliminary plans for an estimated $2.7 million overpass on Phoenix Avenue that will provide a north-to-south route over the Union Pacific railroad that crosses the avenue. |
Feb 22 2012 - County okays track upgrade by UP
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- All three Stoddard County Commissioners said they had no objections to engineering specifications submitted by Union Pacific Railroad to construct a second main track between... |
Feb 22 2012 - What's Happening
Sunsites-Pearce Heliport to be dedicated Friday The Sunsites-Pearce Medical Evacuation Heliport will be dedicated on Friday, February 24th at 11:00 a.m. at the heliport site. It is located just North of the old jail in Pearce near the intersection of Pearce Road and Ghost Town Trail. Perhaps one of your reporters would like to cover the event. The heliport will be dedicated to the Lifenet 12 ... |
Feb 22 2012 - Killer Linstinct: The onslaught of Linsanity
As a sports columnist, I try to write stories about people or events in the sports world that have slipped under the radar. I set out this week to write about Brandon Roy, what he meant to the Trail Blazers, and how his genuinely sad retirement didn't get the attention it deserved because we were in the middle of one of the craziest free-agent periods of all time. Thanks, lockout. But there's ... |
Feb 22 2012 - One killed in Amtrak train crash
An Amtrak train heading from Chicago to Port Huron struck a car west of Lansing on Thursday evening, killing the car's occupant and temporarily stranding about 120 train passengers. |
Feb 22 2012 - 'Missing child' wasn't in wrecked car
"Where is my baby?" Sarabeth Smith's cries startled police officers arriving at the Eaton Drive-Railroad Avenue-North Hillcrest Drive-East Lane Street intersection, where she had driven into a ditch... |
Feb 22 2012 - Car finds railroad tracks
Kevin Michael Williams, 5303 S. Alexander Rd., was cited for disregarding a stop sign after a 1995 Chevrolet Cavalier he was driving became stuck on CSX railroad tracks in Washington near the Daviess County Chamber of Commerce. Tri-County Towing removed the vehicle at 5:41 p.m. after CSX officials had been contacted. |
Feb 22 2012 - Will Bernard Announces New Album, Tour Dates
Guitarist Will Bernard will release his new album Outdoor Living on March 20 via Dreck to Disk/A-Train. The albums comes the follow-up to Bernard’s 2008 effort, Blue Plate Special , which featured the all-star trio consisting of Bernard, John Medeski and Stanton Moore. |
Feb 22 2012 - New Jersey Nets Fan Reminded Everyday of Move to Brooklyn
Nothing can be worse for a diehard sports fans than seeing the team they loved watching play their entire life leave their home state. Well, it's happening to me and I'm being reminded of the disappointing situation the minute I wake up. 3:00 a.m. Every morning, my alarm goes off nice and early in order to catch a 4:12 a.m. NJ Coast Line train heading northbound towards New York Penn Station ... |
Feb 22 2012 - No ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ for Oklahoma Guard
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — House Speaker Kris Steele on Monday derailed an Oklahoma lawmaker’s attempt to prevent gays from serving openly in the Oklahoma National Guard, drawing the ire of the bill’s au... |
Feb 22 2012 - Lawmaker tries to revive DADT for Okla. Guard
OKLAHOMA CITY — House Speaker Kris Steele on Monday derailed an Oklahoma lawmaker’s attempt to prevent gays from serving openly in the Oklahoma National Guard, drawing the ire of the bill’s author, who accused Steele of imposing “dictatorial rule” in the House. |
Feb 22 2012 - Ravalli Co. to pursue railroad grant, but needs questions answered
HAMILTON- Ravalli County commissioners will pay for the initial work on a grant to save railroad service to the Bitterroot. However, board members say there are major questions to overcome, such as finding hundreds of thousands of dollars to match any federal funds. |
Feb 22 2012 - Madison Police officer charged with DUI
A Madison Police officer is charged with DUI. Officer Efrem Adams was involved in wreck on Old Railroad-Bed Road. Officials say his car and flipped multiple times around 11:15 p.m. Sunday. |
Feb 22 2012 - David Kolb: So many Republicans, so few real differences
Does it matter which Republican wins the Michigan primary or, beyond that, the GOP nomination? Not in the slightest. Mitt, Rick, Newt, Ron – or even the Loser’s Parade of Bachmann, Perry, Trump and the conductor of the derailed Cain Train – they’re all the same. |
Feb 22 2012 - High-Speed Rail Construction Set for West Coast
Construction is slated to begin later this year in the route hosting the nation's most ambitious design for high-speed rail service - Los Angeles to San Francisco, according to The Daily |
Feb 22 2012 - Calif. HSR officials stick by ridership estimate
FRESNO, Calif. — California High-Speed Rail Authority board members say their estimates that passengers will take at least 29 million trips a year on high-speed trains between San Francisco and Los Angeles by 2040 are reasonable, Fresno Bee reported. |
Feb 22 2012 - KBI officers train in Kiowa County
Residents in Greensburg, Haviland and Mullinville might have noticed the large Kansas Bureau of Investigation assault van and groups of armored officers entering numerous county buildings last week. |
Feb 22 2012 - Focus on walkable cities
People interested in how cities can redevelop while encouraging public transit, passenger rail,bicycling and walking may want to keep Thursday morning open. That’s when John Robert Smith, president of Reconnecting America, a Washington, D.C.-based non- profit group that promotes public transit, and Christopher Leinberger, an expert on downtown redevelopment, will … |
Feb 22 2012 - Elburn. Kane studying Anderson Road bridge, extension pact
The Elburn Village Board and Kane County are hammering out an agreement for the construction and ultimate jurisdiction over the proposed Anderson Road extension and bridge over the Union Pacific railroad tracks in the village. |
Feb 22 2012 - Argentine train slams into station; 49 dead
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina -- Officials say a packed train has slammed into the end of the line in Buenos Aires' busy Once station, killing 49 people and injuring hundreds of morning commuters. |
Feb 22 2012 - Argentine train slams into station, 49 passengers die
Buenos Aires, Argentina— A packed train slammed into the end of the line in Buenos Aires' busy Once station Wednesday, killing 49 people and injuring hundreds of morning commuters in Argentina's worst train accident in decades. |
Feb 22 2012 - County to consider taking part in rail study
FORT WAYNE -- Allen County Commissioners are considering taking part in a study to provide passenger train service from Fort Wayne to northern Indiana and Chicago. |
Feb 22 2012 - Skokie Valley trail system gap
For most serious cyclists, a 6.8-mile ride is a warm up, but for northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin riders that distance may create unbridgeable gap in a popular multiuse trail system. Four suburb communities are unable to acquire the federal “rail-to-trail” funds that would be necessary to complete part of the Skokie Valley Trail System. This isn’t just a case of one section of trail left ... |
Feb 22 2012 - Argentine commuter train crashes, killing 49 people
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - A packed commuter train plowed into the buffers at a Buenos Aires station during Wednesday's morning rush hour, killing 49 people and injuring more than 600 in Argentina's worst rail accident in more than 30 years, officials said. Passengers told of chaos and panic as the impact of the collision propelled the second train car into the first carriage, trapping dozens of ... |
Feb 22 2012 - Sunoco project to create hundreds of construction jobs
Nederland, Texas - From Sunoco - Sunoco Logistics Partners L.P. (NYSE: SXL) today announced a proposal to construct additional railcar storage at its terminal in Nederland, Texas to facilitate the receipt of sweet crude oil from production centers in North Dakota. |
Feb 22 2012 - Spanish treasure to leave via US military base
TAMPA, Florida (AP) - The transfer of 17 tons (15,400kg) of shipwreck treasure wrested away from deep-sea explorers by the Spanish government will be made later this week from a United States (US) Air Force base in Florida, officials confirmed on Tuesday night. Related Stories Occupy in UK loses legal fight over St Paul's eviction Iraq eyes options in case Iran blocks Strait of Hormuz Train ... |
Feb 22 2012 - Train crash kills 49, injures 550
BUENOS AIRES, Feb. 22 (UPI) -- A commuter train crashed into a platform at a Buenos Aires train station Wednesday, killing at least 49 people and injuring 550, authorities said. |
Feb 22 2012 - 49 killed, 100s hurt in Argentina train crash
A packed train slammed into the end of the line in a Buenos Aires station, killing 49 people and injuring hundreds of commuters in Argentina's worst train accident in decades. |
Feb 22 2012 - Obama to detail $8 billion college to career plan
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama wants community colleges and businesses to work together to train 2 million workers in high-growth industries, and on Monday will request $8 billion to create a fund to encourage the effort. |
Feb 22 2012 - Today in History, Feb. 21, 2012
Today is Tuesday, Feb. 21, the 52nd day of 2012. There are 314 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On Feb. 21, 1912, a new phrase entered the American political lexicon as former President Theodore Roosevelt, traveling by train to the Oh |
Feb 22 2012 - Franklin Park pushes for land clean-up
Franklin Park officials would like to speed up the clean-up of a large and polluted industrial site that’s been going on since 2002. In the 1920s, the Joslyn Corp. began treating railroad ties and telephone poles with creosote, pentachlorophenol and copperchromium-arsenic on a 30-acre site bordered by Grand and Franklin avenues and Willow and Martens streets. Over the decades chemicals seeped ... |
Feb 22 2012 - Illinois lawmakers 'concerned' about GOP transportation bill
(MCT) — Fearing the loss of long-term funding for Chicago-area bus and train projects, Illinois congressmen on Tuesday said funding cuts in a major transportation bill being debated in Washington would hurt mass transit programs in Chicago. |
Feb 22 2012 - Train car to be moved today
The tender car from Engine No. 1023 in Schlanger Park will be moved to its new home at the Heart of the Heartlands railroad museum today. |
Feb 22 2012 - Lawyer blames rail officials at NY bus crash trial
The trial of a New Jersey bus driver charged with the deaths of four passengers in an upstate New York crash has opened with a defense lawyer blaming railroad and public officials for failing to fix a dangerously low overpass after numerous accidents. |
Feb 22 2012 - Hundreds hurt in train crash
A commuter train crashed in Buenos Aires on Wednesday and media reported that at least 40 had been killed, while officials said some 550 others had been injured. |
Feb 22 2012 - Argentine train crash kills 49 people, hurts 600
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - A packed commuter train plowed into the buffers at a Buenos Aires station during morning rush hour on Wednesday, killing at least 49 people and injuring more than 600 others, officials said. They said the train was unable to stop, presumably due to faulty brakes, and it slammed into the buffers inside the centrally located "Once" station. More than 800 passengers were ... |
Feb 22 2012 - Argentina train crashes into station, several killed
A packed commuter train slammed into barriers at a railway terminus in the Argentine capital Buenos Aires during rush hour Wednesday, leaving an unknown number of people dead, 550 injured, and dozens trapped in the wreckage. |
Feb 22 2012 - Argentine train slams into station, killing 49
A packed train slammed into the end of the line in Buenos Aires' busy Once station Wednesday, killing 49 people and injuring hundreds of morning commuters in Argentina's worst train accident in decades. |
Feb 22 2012 - Parking doubts shadow light rail
Englewood and Leonia officials say they support NJ Transit's plans to extend the northern branch of the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail system into their communities as long as the agency addresses parking and other concerns. |
Feb 22 2012 - 'Several' dead, 550 injured as train crashes into Argentina station platform
BUENOS AIRES -- Several people died and over 550 were injured when a train crashed into a busy railway station platform in Buenos Aires on Wednesday, the La Nacion newspaper reported, citing a senior city official. The official, Alberto Crescenti, did not disclose the number of fatalities. However, he said... |
Feb 22 2012 - York man charged after making fraudulent unemployment claims
The United States Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced Tuesday that Richard W. Diggins, Jr., 50 of York, was charged with making fraudulent claims against the United States in connection with unemployment insurance benefits. According to United States Attorney Peter J. Smith, Diggins was receiving unemployment insurance benefits from the Railroad Retirement Board ... |
Feb 22 2012 - Metro-North Riders Want Fare Hikes Spent on Trains
FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. – Advocates for Metro-North riders are asking that money raised by fare increases be spent on train services. Gov. Dan Malloy’s proposed budget for next fiscal year calls for $9.8 million in rail subsidies to be added to the Special Transportation Fund, which can be ... |
Feb 22 2012 - Hundreds injured in Buenos Aires train crash
Around 340 people were injured, some of them seriously, Wednesday when a train derailed and struck a railway station platform in Buenos Aires, transport and health officials said. |
Feb 22 2012 - Commission seeks feedback on rail-line lease
County residents along the state-owned Panhandle Rail Line, which runs through Newark and near Pataskala and Outville, can offer feedback on a proposed long-term lease of the rail line to the current operator, Genesee & Wyoming, from 2 to 4 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 14, at The Works museum, 55 S. First St. in Newark. |
Feb 22 2012 - Norfolk Southern: Red Line commuter project is flawed
CORNELIUS, N.C. – The proposed Red Line commuter rail project suffered another setback Tuesday, this time from the railroad which owns the tracks upon which the Red Line would operate. Norfolk Southern sent the North Carolina Department of Transportation a letter saying the railroad has followed the campaign to introduce the Red Line with both interest and concern and is ready to study it with ... |
Feb 22 2012 - CSX posts higher 4Q profit and revenue
Freight railroad operator CSX Corp. said Monday that fourth-quarter profit rose 6 percent as higher rates offset a decline in the volume of goods it shipped. |
Feb 22 2012 - Today In Sad Animal Stories: Lost Parrot, Dead Iguana And Otter Carcass
We're getting inundated with sad animals news today. First, the above photo was sent to us by Kendra Srebro, who tells us this iguana was "spotted on Vandervoort Place between Flushing and Thames. Its eyes were closed and it wasn't moving. I was running to get the train to work so I didn't have time to inspect further... I'm worried it is still alive and its consequential low body temperature ... |
Feb 22 2012 - Sheriff's takeover of transit police eyed
The officers patrolling Buffalo Niagara International Airport, Metro Bus and Metro Rail could soon be wearing the uniforms of the Erie County Sheriff's Office. |
Feb 22 2012 - Families flock to model train show in Pearl River
Jason Rubinstein of Mount Kisco holds his daughter Carlie, 20 months, at Sunday’s Model Train Show sponsored by the Bergen County Model Railroad Club and held at the Pearl River United Methodist Church. |
Feb 22 2012 - Railroad calls Red Line plan 'fatally flawed'
Norfolk Southern reiterated its opposition to the planned $452 million Red Line Regional Rail project Tuesday, calling it "fatally flawed" and based on invalid assumptions. |
Feb 22 2012 - Railroad deals another blow to Red Line
A Norfolk Southern official said Tuesday the railroad would like to work with backers of the proposed commuter train between Charlotte and Mt. Mourne, but that the current Red Line plan is “fatally flawed” and will not be supported by the railroad. |
Feb 22 2012 - China train maker plans to raise 7.1 bn yuan
One of China's biggest train makers said Wednesday it plans to raise 7.1 billion yuan ($1.1 billion) through a rights issue, after a fatal crash last year starved the sector of funds. |
Feb 22 2012 - Moving on, popular homeless camp "the point" to close
Union Pacific Railroad is in the final stages of its construction plan, that would cut off access to the point, where a collection of tents, blankets and wooden structures along the riverbank, make up a homeless community. |
Feb 22 2012 - Southern Oregon hopes for grants to improve rail tunnels
Shippers such as lumber mills in Southern Oregon are seeking millions in government grants to improve railroad tunnels and increase freight capacity in a region that state officials say is heavily dependent on trucks and planes. |
Feb 22 2012 - On The Money: Derailing The Bullet Train?
The cost of California’s bullet train is now projected to cost $100 billion – or more: Some California lawmakers say California voters should get a re-do on High Speed Rail, after approving $9 billion in bonds four years ago. |
Feb 22 2012 - Railroad deal signals more growth in St. James
L’Observateur ST. JAMES – The west bank of St. James Parish will soon be home to a $40 million railroad support yard as part of a $200 million expansion of the Union Pacific Railroad along the Mississippi River in south Louisiana. |
Feb 22 2012 - City, towns digging in over rail cut plans
Gloucester and Cape Ann town government leaders are responding to proposed cuts to Massachusetts Bay Commuter Rail service with a number of formal resolutions and letters, and by attending hearings and encouraging residents to contact the MBTA. |
Feb 22 2012 - Ideas abound for next 'Soul Train' act
Washington — Before the death of Don Cornelius stirred pangs of "Soul Train" nostalgia in the American public, a group of black entrepreneurs already had begun working to revive Cornelius' creation and carry it beyond the continued popularity of the show's dances and television reruns. |
Feb 22 2012 - Joe the Plumber Hops on Cain Train
Herman Cain has joined forces with Joe Wurzelbacher, aka "Joe the Plumber," of 2008 election fame to promote Cain's 9-9-9 tax plan. |
Feb 22 2012 - One killed in West Jordan train accident
One killed in West Jordan train accident The Salt Lake Tribune Published Feb 13, 2012 07:24PM MDT A person was hit and killed by a train Monday evening in West Jordan. Police reported that the fatal accident occurred near 8600 South and 3200 West around 7 p.m. Utah Transit Authority announced that an incident occurred on the Red Line, causing TRAX service to be shut down between 2700 West and ... |
Feb 22 2012 - Spare the Rod, Spoil the Child?
Is a book written by a Tennessee couple leading parents to kill? The book called, "To Train Up a Child," has been linked to the death of 3 children throughout the U.S. |
Feb 22 2012 - Event Round-up: Colorado Baby and Kidz Expo, BugaRhythm & More!
Saturday. It’s a smorgasbord of all things kiddie at the 9th annual Colorado Baby and Kidz Expo. The vendor booths are for the grownups (mostly), but the rest of the expo is a fun-fest for youngsters. Decorate cupcakes, join a foam-sword battle, meet animals in the petting zoo, go bowling or ride a mini-train—the expo [...] |
Feb 22 2012 - Congress Approves Durbin Provision to Encourage Partnerships Between Air and Rail Travel
A provision, authored by U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL), requiring the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to study ways to increase coordination between air and passenger rail travel is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act which was approved today by the U.S. Senate. |
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