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Jan 31 2012 - Holmes-Winn and Kirby Train with U19 Field Hockey National Team
You might think that first semester exams offer head coaches a chance to relax and maybe take a vacation since their student-athletes are otherwise occupied; however for head field hockey coach Kristen Holmes-Winn went to San Diego for a week, but despite the Southern California setting, it wasn't for vacation. |
Jan 31 2012 - Long Branch train accident victim keeps hand, thanks to doctor
Susan Galicia, 39, vividly remembers the day in April of last year when her son, Michael Villafuerte, failed to return to their home in the Elberon section of Long Branch after school. "I knew it wasn't like him," she said of Michael, then 15, who was alw |
Jan 31 2012 - McKees Rocks project gets $4.1 million
An Emsworth property developer said Monday it plans to start construction this year on a 100,000-square-foot industrial building at a former railroad site in McKees Rocks after the project received $4.1 million in state money. |
Jan 31 2012 - the Rail
1st Calvary Division Association to meet |
Jan 31 2012 - Port of Tacoma open; Terminal 7 closed
Port of Tacoma is operating with reduced staff, but port-operated Terminal 7 is closed today because of snowfall.Rail service is operating as normal at the North Intermodal Yard and Union Pacific's domestic service in the South Intermodal Yard. Port maintenance crews are plowing rail yards and terminals, and spreading sand and de-icer as necessary. ... |
Jan 31 2012 - Heavy snows cause "moose emergency" concern in Alaska
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - Heavy snows in parts of Alaska are taking a deadly toll on moose as deep snowdrifts force the animals into hazardous detours on plowed roads and railroad tracks, officials said on Tuesday, prompting one group to seek declaration of a "moose emergency." The ambling animals are then being killed in increasing numbers in high-speed rail and road collisions, state and ... |
Jan 31 2012 - Train strikes, kills student on tracks
HURRICANE, W.Va. - A Putnam County teenager was struck and killed by a train about a quarter-mile from his high school Tuesday afternoon.Authorities did not immediately release the victims name, but friends identified him as Jacob Ball, 16, a junior at... |
Jan 31 2012 - Railroad working on transload site
Thousands of tons of plastic pellets and animal feed will begin flowing to local companies on the Wisconsin & Southern Railroad in the coming year, the railroad told The Gazette. |
Jan 31 2012 - Readington's Stanton Station Country Store closing after 26 years
READINGTON TWP. -- Barbara Larsen, proprietor of Stanton Station Country Store, has been selling gifts, greeting cards, candles and mostly handcrafted items for more than two dozen years. The store is alongside railroad tracks on Stanton Station Road, just west of Route 31. In mid-February the store will close and Barbara is having a sale to deplete the inventory. |
Jan 31 2012 - Railroads to invest $13 billion this year, hire 15,000 workers
In a positive sign for the U.S. economy, the nation's major railroads will invest a record $13 billion in various infrastructure upgrades this year, including a vital freight corridor that links Southern California's seaports to Texas and the Southwest. That's according to an industry group that represents Amtrak and the nation's biggest rail freight lines. |
Jan 31 2012 - HRT officials think Tide's two incidents on Friday are unrelated
NORFOLK – Service with the Tide light rail is back to normal after a derailment and another technical problem in the very same day. A train derailed near Brambleton and 2nd Street Friday evening. Earlier the same day, a section of tracks between the Newtown and Ballentine stations was out of service because of an electrical problem. An investigation into what caused both incidents is underway ... |
Jan 31 2012 - Calumet County responders train for ice rescues
MENASHA Wind whipped around members of the Calumet County Dive and Rescue Team as they pulled one another from a retention pond near Lake Winnebago Saturday during the first practice session the team has had since it became operational Nov. 1. |
Jan 31 2012 - PATH system reports record ridership, despite fare hike
Jersey Journal file photoPhotos shows the interior of a new PATH train.Officials say the train system experienced record ridership last, despite a fare hike. In spite of a 25 cents per ride fare increase that took effect in September, the... |
Jan 31 2012 - Railroad worker ruptures oil line
Workers with Union Pacific are cleaning up after 80 barrels of oil spilled in south Arkansas when a contractor for the railroad accidentally ruptured an oil line. |
Jan 31 2012 - Man falls from rail bridge
WATERLOO, Iowa - Crews with Waterloo Fire Rescue took a man to the hospital after he fell from a downtown bridge Thursday night. |
Jan 31 2012 - Railroads Pushing to Repeal Safety Laws
Four years ago, 25 people died and 135 injured in the Metrolink head-on train accident in Chatsworth resulting from an engineer who was texting and failed to see a red signal after pulling away from Chatsworth Station. This fatal accident spurred the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008, which mandated a $13 billion project; nearly the entire cost to be covered by the railroad companies. The law ... |
Jan 31 2012 - Week in Review: 01/29/2012
Taxpayers to pay ex-employee $80K; Police await tests in deaths of family; County may take miniature train; and more. |
Jan 31 2012 - SAWDC's vision of a workforce meets needs of employers (Wayman)
Workforce development has become a common subject of discussion among chambers of commerce and other economic development organizations. The importance of a trained workforce with a superior work ethic is obvious to any and all that understand anything about business and what it takes to succeed in today's ultra-competitive world. |
Jan 31 2012 - Record Amount of Coal Exported
Norfolk Southern Railroad says it has a set a record for loading the largest volume of coal at its Lamberts Point Pier in Norfolk. |
Jan 31 2012 - French warships in Libya to train navy, demine oil ports
TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Two French warships arrived at Tripoli's port on Tuesday carrying navy crewmen who will train the Libyan navy and help demine oil ports, a Libyan defence ministry official said. Foreign states are worried about the Libyan interim government's capacity to secure its Mediterranean coast, which could be used as a gateway into Europe for arms traffickers, al Qaeda insurgents and ... |
Jan 31 2012 - Switching tracks
About $1 million has been raised since 2006 for a railroad museum intended to be a tourist draw for the Santa Fe Building at 900 S. Polk St. in downtown Amarillo, but the project has been delayed and may move to another location. |
Jan 31 2012 - Train Hits Tractor-Trailer; No One Hurt
The Carroll County Sheriff's Office says a train hit a tractor-trailer that was crossing the tracks when the flashing signals were operating. No one was injured. |
Jan 31 2012 - Train hits tractor-trailer in Md.; no one hurt
The Associated Press The Associated Press WESTMINSTER, Md. The Carroll County Sheriff's Office says a train hit a tractor-trailer that was crossing the tracks when the flashing signals were operating. No one was injured. Officials say it happened about 11 a.m. Monday on Hahn Road on Westminster. Authorities say the 15-car Maryland Midland Railroad train struck the rear of the trailer driven by ... |
Jan 31 2012 - MetroLink maintenance may cause minor delays this week
(KMOV.com) -- Some MetroLink riders may experience delays this week as engineers inspect overhead wires for their train service. Starting on Monday, January 23rd and continuing through Friday the 27th. The affected route will be between the Belleville and Swansea stations in Illinois. Red Line passengers may encounter 5 minute delays. Blue Line service will not be affected. For more on ... |
Jan 31 2012 - Johnstown natives’ train town depicts life the ’40s and ’50s
For Jack and Jewell McCreary, growing up in Johnstown meant street cars, five-and-dime stores, nickel popsicles, barbershops. And trains. Now retired in southern New York, the McCrearys have in their home a model train city that celebrates life in the 1940s and ’50s, and features many sites from their youth in and around Johnstown. |
Jan 31 2012 - Activist recalls bloody train incident, nonviolent life in new book
On Sept. 1, 1987, one of the most dedicated peace activists in the nation sat down with friends on the train tracks outside the Concord Naval Weapons Station near the Bay Area in California to block a U.S. Navy Munitions train loaded with weapons bound for Nicaragua and El Salvador. |
Jan 31 2012 - Riders spur NFTA to rethink cutbacks
Metro Bus and Rail riders are overwhelmingly telling transit officials they prefer a fare hike this spring to drastic cutbacks in service. Now the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority is revisiting the possibility of charging an extra quarter to ride the bus and subway. |
Jan 31 2012 - Madera County joins bullet train opponents
The ranks of local government agencies in the central San Joaquin Valley that have turned their backs on California’s proposed high-speed rail system is growing. The latest to join the chorus is Madera County, where the Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 last week to reverse its earlier conditional support. Supervisors cited a rising price tag, a growing lack of confidence in the state High-Speed ... |
Jan 31 2012 - A real Peyton Place
Welcome to Indianapolis, a city that is about to have a huge identity crisis. To jaded Northeasterners, Indianapolis is little more than a railroad crossing in a cornfield, an afterthought in the grand scheme of things. |
Jan 31 2012 - Rise in disabled rail passengers
A record number of people with disabilities are using the railways, figures from the Association of Train Operating Companies (Atoc) suggest. |
Jan 31 2012 - Get fit the Djokovic way (it is as hard as it sounds)
Four years ago, Andy Roddick publicly mocked Novak Djokovic's physical frailty. Here, suggested the American to a chuckling audience of tennis reporters in New York, was a fine tennis player but one too ready to raise the white flag when the going got tough. |
Jan 31 2012 - DCTA Shows-Off New Rail Cars
The Denton County Transportation Authority has unveiled the first of several next-generation rail cars. |
Jan 31 2012 - Train, vehicle collide Sunday afternoon
A report of a collision between a vehicle and a passing CSX train in the 400 block of North Perkins Street was received at the Rushville dispatch center shortly before 2:30 p.m. Sunday. |
Jan 31 2012 - Architect's Dream: To Extend L Train To United Nations
"It seems weird at first," architect David Wright told DNAInfo. "It would work really well for NYC subway riders by connecting virtually all subway lines and adding connections only makes travel easier." [ more › ] |
Jan 31 2012 - Radio veterans in NYC share ties to Cheshire (video)
Before most folks get out of bed on a given day, a former Cheshire resident and a current one climb into cars and/or a Metro-North train for a predawn trek to report the news on-air in the No. 1 market in the country, New York City. The two don’t know each other, but they do have a connection or three. |
Jan 31 2012 - Weston trails yield stars
It might just look like a few flakes sprawled out across a couple seasonally weathered fairways at the Leo... |
Jan 31 2012 - Officials: Man jumped from railroad bridge to avoid train
Wait for trains and do not attempt to beat approaching trains. Pedestrians should only cross the tracks at designated railroad crossings. Never walk between the rails in other areas that are not designated railroad crossings. |
Jan 31 2012 - Christie under fire over comments on gay marriage, civil rights
At a news conference Monday at the Trenton train station, Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., speaks about a recent comment by Gov. Chris Christie on the fight for civil rights in the South. Christie wants the issue of gay marriage put to a public vote. He says his comments have been misconstrued. |
Jan 31 2012 - San Antonio Cosmetic Dentist Announces Smile Train Donations for February’s National Children’s
While few in the United States have ever seen the unrepaired and disfiguring results of cleft lips and palates, in underdeveloped countries the deformity dooms children to a life sentence of being an outcast, without hope of education or employment. In recognition of February’s National Children’s Dental Health Month, San Antonio cosmetic dentist Dr. Edward Camacho, DDS, announces that he will ... |
Jan 31 2012 - Man injured by train in Carbondale "improving"
CARBONDALE - A 19-year-old man seriously injured when he fell while trying to jump onto a train early Saturday morning has been identified and his medical condition is described as "improving." |
Jan 31 2012 - Intel and UNFPA to Boost Health Workers’ Skills Around the World
Collaboration will provide technological infrastructure to train midwives and health workers in selected developing countriesUnited Nations, New York/Santa Clara, California (PRWEB) January 30, 2012 The high number of unnecessary deaths during pregnancy and childbirth is unacceptable for Intel Corporation and UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund.In an effort to combat that statistic, Intel ... |
Jan 31 2012 - Toddler, 2 adults killed in SUV/train crash
Investigators were trying to determine what motivated the driver of an SUV to ignore a downed crossing arm and flashing lights and pull the vehicle into the path of an oncoming commuter train in Sacramento |
Jan 31 2012 - APNewsBreak: Calif. rail crash is system's worst
(01-30) 18:53 PST Sacramento, Calif. (AP) -- The collision between a Sacramento commuter train and an SUV that killed three people over the weekend is the worst accident in the 25-year history of the capital city's... |
Jan 31 2012 - High-speed rail hodge-podge: Letters to the Editor for Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012
There's no doubt that America's infrastructure is becoming an embarrassment. Communist China continues to build a large and incredibly ambitious high-speed rail network for its populace, thanks in large part to corporate America shipping jobs and money every time we buy something made in China. -- Howard Barr, Santa Clarita |
Jan 30 2012 - Buffett’s Burlington Northern Among Pipeline Winners
By Jim Efstathiou Jr. - (Corrects location of Canadian National in 18th paragraph.) Warren Buffett ’s Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC is among U.S. and Canadian railroads that stand to benefit from the Obama administration’s decision to reject TransCanada Corp. (TRP) ’s Keystone XL oil pipeline permit. |
Jan 30 2012 - Tampa Union Station rail yard, 1963 and 2012
A freight train chugs away from Tampa Union Station in the 1963 "then" photo. When the station opened in 1912, most of the city's streets weren't paved, and horse-drawn hacks were used for limousine service outside the station. Rail was the preferred method to move both people and freight through the '20s, '30s and '40s, slowly losing favor to the automobile, truck and plane. |
Jan 30 2012 - Schumer On High Speed Rail: Got Funding; Get A Plan
Washington DC/Bergen, N.Y. – With millions secured, $58 million dedicated to creating Buffalo to Rochester high-speed rail link languishes-- as plans stall--as CSX, Amtrak, the NYS Department of Transportation and... |
Jan 30 2012 - In Zurich West, Feeding the Hip and the Hungry
FOR much of the past century, the Zurich West neighborhood was best known for its industry, churning out water turbines, electric motors and even ships in the area between the Limmat River and the railway tracks behind the main train station. Then, as manufacturers moved away, contemporary art galleries, museums and design shops sprouted amid abandoned factories in the mid-1990s, creating a ... |
Jan 30 2012 - UPDATE 2-Cheniere eyes expansion after KOGAS LNG deal
* KOGAS to buy 3.5 mtpa from Cheniere for 20 years * Deal marks completion of Sabine Pass sales * Company considers two more trains at Sabine * Plans already shaping up for Corpus Christi (Adds details) ... |
Jan 30 2012 - Railroads Get 5 More Years to Add Crash Systems in Proposal
Railroads including Warren Buffett’s Burlington Northern Santa Fe would get five more years to install crash-avoidance technology -- a project estimated to cost about $12 billion -- under a proposal by the U.S. House transportation committee. |
Jan 30 2012 - Coroner Admits To Stealing Body Parts To Train Dog
(news.yahoo.com) The medical examiner for Oneida County in northern Wisconsin was released on a $5,000 signature bond on Thursday after she was arrested for allegedly stealing a human body part obtained from an autopsy to train her dog. |
Jan 30 2012 - First lady praises academic institutions for dedication to America's warriors
As part of a White House effort to ensure that America's military heroes receive care worthy of their service, the UCLA Health System and the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA have pledged to mobilize their uniquely integrated missions in education, research and clinical care to help train physicians to meet the special needs of veterans, active service members and their families. |
Jan 30 2012 - TRC: Water Supply Adequate to Support Eagle Ford Activity
Enough water appears to exist in South Texas' Carrizo Wilcox aquifer to support hydraulic fracturing and other oil and gas drilling activity in the Eagle Ford shale play, the Texas Railroad Commission (TRC) reported Thursday. |
Jan 30 2012 - In brief: Questions remain in SUV-train collision - Mon, 30 Jan 2012 PST
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Investigators on Sunday were trying to determine what motivated the driver of a sport utility vehicle to ignore a downed crossing arm and flashing lights and pull the vehicle into the path of an oncoming commuter train in Sacramento. Three died after the Saturday afternoon collision south of downtown, including a 21-month-old boy. |
Jan 30 2012 - Kenneth Allen Maylath, broadcaster
He had been host of 'Conference Call' on WFBR and volunteered at B&O Railroad Museum Kenneth Allen Maylath, a veteran Baltimore broadcaster who had been host of "Conference Call" on WFBR-AM and was later news director at WCBM-AM, died Saturday of sepsis at Franklin Square Hospital Center. |
Jan 30 2012 - Woman walks into light rail train in downtown Baltimore
Hospitalized in serious condition A woman was seriously injured Monday evening when she walked into the side of a moving light rail train at Lombard and Howard streets, just west of Baltimore's downtown, officials said. |
Jan 30 2012 - Transportation official: MBTA customers prefer fare hikes to service cuts
As Transportation Secretary Richard Davey sees it, commuters faced with sharp increases in the cost of rail, bus and subway rides, as well as the elimination of bus routes, ferry service, weekend commuter rail and weekend E Line subway access, have settled on a theme. “The chorus I’m hearing is, ‘I would rather pay more but not cut the service,’” Davey told the News Service on Thursday at the ... |
Jan 30 2012 - Transportation official: MBTA riders prefer fare hikes to service cuts
As Transportation Secretary Richard Davey sees it, commuters faced with sharp increases in the cost of rail, bus and subway rides, as well as the elimination of bus routes, ferry service, weekend commuter rail and weekend E Line subway access, have settled on a theme. “The chorus I’m hearing is, ‘I would rather pay more but not cut the service,’” Davey told the News Service on Thursday at the ... |
Jan 30 2012 - Davey: Feedback shows MBTA riders prefer fare hikes to service cuts
As Transportation Secretary Richard Davey sees it, commuters faced with sharp increases in the cost of rail, bus and subway rides, as well as the elimination of bus routes, ferry service, weekend commuter rail and weekend E Line subway access, have settled on a theme. “The chorus I’m hearing is, ‘I would rather pay more but not cut the service,’” Davey told the News Service on Thursday at the ... |
Jan 30 2012 - Train Versus Car Victim Talks to News 3
Stuck on the tracks...a train coming....the car stalls. News 3 spoke to a woman today to find out what she did moments before a train slammed into her car. |
Jan 30 2012 - Bethesda house named national historic site
Rachel Baye The Riley/Bolten House, a historic structure in the Josiah Henson Special Park in North Bethesda, has been added to the National Park Service's registry of historic places. Built between 1800 and 1815, the house once stood at the center of a 260-acre farm where Rev. Josiah Henson lived and worked as a slave from 1795 to 1830. Henson escaped through the Underground Railroad, and his ... |
Jan 30 2012 - Groundbreaking for SunRail
After years of planning and wrangling, officials from four counties gathered on Friday in Altamonte Springs to drive in ceremonial spikes for the 61 mile commuter train. |
Jan 30 2012 - Model Railroad Show and Marketplace, Largest Regional Event for Hobbyists, Train Buffs, Collectors,
The Great Scale Model Train Show http://www.gsmts.com is an immersion into the all American hobby of model railroading that continues to captivate generations of train buffs, hobbyists, collectors, kids of all ages. This show is the largest regional exhibition and marketplace of its kind, sprawling over 160,000 square feet of spectacular operating layouts, clinics and demonstrations, hundreds ... |
Jan 30 2012 - Bluegrass band releases CD
The Half Bad Bluegrass Band released its third CD, “Live: Rails, Rivers & Rogues,” Saturday. During all of the live recording sessions on the album, the band compiled an extensive collection of fan favorites, which were performed in the truest sense “live.” |
Jan 30 2012 - Local historian to talk about railroads
Local railroad historian Kevin McCready will present a talk at the Hockaday Museum of Art on Thursday, Jan. 12, at 4:30 p.m. to kick off the C. David Swanson: Sweat & Steel exhibition, which celebrates the men and women who made the railroads run in Montana. |
Jan 30 2012 - Rihanna enjoys working out at 2am
Washington, Jan 18 : Rihanna enjoys working out at 2am and has her fitness expert on call at any time of the day in case she wants to train. |
Jan 30 2012 - Railway's concerns pose new threat to Red Line plan
Boosters of the proposed commuter train line between Charlotte and Mt. Mourne, still reeling over harsh criticism of the project from Iredell County commissioners, have suffered another blow – this one from the railroad itself. |
Jan 30 2012 - Program Aims for More Nursing Education — North Carolina Public Radio WUNC
A new nursing program at East Carolina University and four area community colleges aims to train new nurses in their home communities. The goal is to increase the number of nurses with bachelor's degrees - to meet the growing demand for highly-trained clinicians and administrators. |
Jan 30 2012 - Rail task force labels worst crossings
A planning group has identified the 15 worst rail crossings in Northwest Indiana and is exploring funding sources for at-grade separations at the crossings.Those separations likely would take the form of bridges over the crossings, said Thomas Vander Woude, regional planner with the Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission.Vander Woude said a group of stakeholders, including railroad ... |
Jan 30 2012 - Disputed coal mine project revived on Texas border
The Associated Press The Associated Press SAN ANTONIO A two-decade old plan to mine tons of low-quality coal in South Texas for Mexican power plants has been revived. The San Antonio Express-News (http://bit.ly/zLYw6e) reports a Texas Railroad Commissioner will begin hearing evidence Monday on an application by the Dos Republicas Coal Partnership to strip-mine coal just north of Eagle Pass ... |
Jan 30 2012 - Remembering death trains
A few days before Christmas , 89-year-old World War II veteran Grier Taylor of Batesburg-Leesville got an unexpected telephone call. |
Jan 30 2012 - Two Trails Added to Oregon's Scenic Bikeways List
SALEM, Ore. -- The state of Oregon has approved two new scenic bikeways -- one in Bend and one in Cottage Grove. Two more routes have been added to the list of Oregon scenic bikeways. In Cottage Grove, the Covered Bridges Scenic Bikeway caters to riders of all ages. The 36-mile route has several covered bridges, including the only covered railroad bridge west of the Mississippi River. The Twin ... |
Jan 30 2012 - Google Maps Out a New Way to Plan British Train Travel
LONDON, January 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --Google and thetrainline.com come together to help customers plan train travel across BritainTravelling across Britain by train just became easier, with the launch ... |
Jan 30 2012 - TSA's train, subway checks raise privacy questions
Attention train passengers, truckers and subway commuters: The TSA isn't just at airports. Privacy groups complain the TSA's "VIPR" security teams have been "flying under the radar" for years. |
Jan 30 2012 - Did You Know... Railroad Companies Are Fighting Safety Improvements?
According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, some 40% of railroad accidents are caused by human error. Starting in 1990, to mitigate these human error accidents, the NTSB put a new system called “Positive Train Control” or PTC on its Most Wanted List of Transportation Safety Improvements. Positive Train Control is a system that will automatically apply the brakes on trains that are about ... |
Jan 30 2012 - Sacramento train hit SUV that drove onto tracks
Investigators on Sunday were trying to determine what motivated the driver of a sport utility vehicle to ignore a crossing arm and flashing lights and pull the vehicle into the path of an oncoming commuter train in... |
Jan 30 2012 - Nation Dispatches
SACRAMENTO, Calif. Investigators Sunday were trying to determine what motivated the driver of a sport utility vehicle to ignore a downed crossing arm and flashing lights and pull into the path of an oncoming commuter train. |
Jan 30 2012 - Historic 'governor' stopped here in 1865
Sometimes to hunt for serious heavy metal related to the town of Colfax you have to take a trip to Sacramento. There, at the California State Railroad Museum, you will find the Gov. Stanford - a ... |
Jan 30 2012 - Don Martine Is Inducted into The California Hotel & Lodging Association Hall of Fame
The California Hotel & Lodging Association (CH&LA) inducted Don Martine, owner of the Martine Inn in Pacific Grove, CA into the CH&LA Hall of Fame Monday night in Sacramento at the California State Railroad Museum.Sacramento, CA (PRWEB) January 30, 2012 The California Hotel & Lodging Association (CH&LA) inducted Don Martine, owner of the Martine Inn in Pacific Grove, CA into the CH&LA Hall of ... |
Jan 30 2012 - Japanese National Team trains in Elk Grove
Masayuki Watanabe is Elk Grove’s gymnastics gem. A veteran gymnast and a seasoned coach, Watanabe trained the United States Women’s National Team in vaulting, propelling them to No. 1 in the world. That accolade gained Watanabe and his unique technique worldwide attention. |
Jan 30 2012 - Police focus on SUV in fatal Sacramento train crash
SACRAMENTO Investigators on Sunday were trying to determine what motivated the driver of a sport utility vehicle to ignore a downed crossing arm and flashing lights and pull the vehicle into the path of an oncoming commuter train in Sacramento. |
Jan 30 2012 - Waste-by-rail may be delayed
For more than two decades, local trash engineers have been planning for the day when the Puente Hills Landfill near Hacienda Heights would close, and thousands of tons of municipal garbage would ride the rails to Imperial County. But the $450 million trash train, also known as waste-by-rail, is being derailed by a sluggish economy. |
Jan 30 2012 - Man killed in train-truck collision
The body of a man killed in a Saturday collision with an Amtrak train will be sent for autopsy, Yazoo County Coroner Ricky Shivers said Sunday. |
Jan 30 2012 - 86-year-old OK after stalled car hit by train
An 86-year-old College Station woman whose car stalled at a railroad crossing as a train was coming Sunday escaped moments before the engine hit her Cadillac. Police shut down the intersection of Wellborn Road and eastbound Holleman Drive West for ... |
Jan 30 2012 - Train like a cave man
Ancestral exercise, which for many people includes a diet component heavy on meats and vegetables and forsaking dairy and grain, slowly has crept into the mainstream in recent years. |
Jan 30 2012 - Super Bowl 2012, Giants Vs. Patriots: The New York Giants Are Jersey's Team, According To Gover
Poor New Jersey. Feeling left out of the Super Bowl hullabaloo between New York and Massachusetts, Governor Doug Christie piped up on "Meet The Press" last week to remind everyone that the New York Giants have much more in common with the Jersey Shore than the Big Apple . "The only thing New York about the Giants is the ‘NY' on their helmets. They train in New Jersey, they play in New Jersey and ... |
Jan 30 2012 - Boat hotel at Rockaway Beach, New York
At newly hip Rockaway Beach, an hour by train from Manhattan, the Boatel, a floating hotel of old cruisers, is drawing crowds Across a narrow stretch of water from New York's JFK airport, underneath the international flight path, I am reclining on the deck of a rather rustic boat, and sipping cabernet sauvignon from a plastic beaker. Every few minutes, the deafening growl of a jumbo jet cuts ... |
Jan 30 2012 - Express Children's Theatre presents "Freedom Train"
In this inspiring tale of survival, Lettie and her son, Solly, travel from slavery in East Texas to the freedom that awaits them in Mexico. Their perilous journey takes them from a life of fear to one |
Jan 29 2012 - 10 Killed in Florida Highway Pileup
At least 10 people are killed and at least 18 injured, according to Florida Highway Patrol, after a series of crashes along Florida's Interstate 75, leaving behind piles of twisted metal, smoking vehicles. PHOTOS: Florida Highway Pileup Crash Between Light-Rail Train, SUV Kills 4 |
Jan 29 2012 - Schumer on how to crackdown on drugged drivers
Two U.S. senators are proposing that federal grants be used for research and to train police to identify the rising number of drivers operating under the influence of drugs. |
Jan 29 2012 - Police seek help identifying drugged drivers
Sens. Charles Schumer of New York, left, and Mark Pryor of Arkansas said Sunday federal funding in a pending transportation bill should be used to train police in identifying drugged drivers. |
Jan 29 2012 - Hager House, railroad museum schedules on hold
The City of Hagerstown’s Parks and Recreation Department is going through some changes, and officials say the goal is to provide more interactive activities for people locally. The recreation department is planning to have six adult sports leagues this spring, but the operating details of other attractions, such as the historic Jonathan Hager House and Railroad Museum at City Park are still ... |
Jan 29 2012 - AG: Record number of voting rights inquiries
PETE YOST Associated Press WASHINGTON Attorney General Eric Holder said Thursday the Justice Department opened a record number of more than 100 new investigations into possible voting rights discrimination across the country last year. During an appearance at the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center in Cincinnati, Holder praised the federal government's aggressive enforcement efforts ... |
Jan 29 2012 - Rail cars staying put with hopes of future use
Why do the CORP (Central Oregon & Pacific Railroad) railroad guys keep dozens of unused, rusting rail cars sitting on the sidings in Ashland? I would think that the cars have some use somewhere and that they'd no longer be a public nuisance as they currently appear to be. Not to mention that they seem to be an eyesore. Might the railroad folks consider collecting their rusting cars and taking ... |
Jan 29 2012 - Rail cars are gone, but more may come
By now I expect you have heard that those "center beam" rail cars (discussed in Thursday's Since You Asked column) left Ashland on Jan. 17. And, all the residents of Ashland are now able to trespass through the rail yard. |
Jan 29 2012 - Hometownstations.com-WLIO- Lima, OH News Weather SportsW. Pa. man charged with stealing railroad tr
ALIQUIPPA, Pa. (AP) - Police say a western Pennsylvania man attempted to steal several hundred feet of railroad track to sell as scrap metal. The Beaver County Times ( http://bit.ly/vZxiC6 ) reports Saturday that 30-year-old Raymond Blaze Lambing was using cutting torches, a Bobcat tractor and a rolling dumpster to remove rails in Aliquippa, about 25 miles northwest of Pittsburgh, when police ... |
Jan 29 2012 - Vehicle Pileup in Thick Haze Kills 9 in Florida
At least 9 are killed in crashes along stretch of highway, with visibility so poor rescuers could only hear victims Colo. Teen Struck, Killed by Vehicle After Jumping From Moving Car Crash Between Light-Rail Train, SUV Kills 4 |
Jan 29 2012 - Portland Pie Co. to open in downtown Nashua Thursday, Feb. 2
NASHUA – Portland Pie Co. will open its Nashua doors in a week, just in time for the Super Bowl. The 14-year-old local restaurant chain, a Maine-based company, will open a newly renovated Railroad Square building on Thursday, Feb. 2, according to a company spokeswoman. The restaurant will hire 50 people to be able to serve up the signature gourmet pies from the former Cattleman’s Sandwich Shop ... |
Jan 29 2012 - Cheyenne's new brew crew
CHEYENNE — From its founding as a rip-roaring railroad boom town, Cheyenne has always had a thirst for alcohol. But when it comes to what they toss back, the city’s residents haven’t usually been too snooty. |
Jan 29 2012 - MORE INFO
The Southern Illinois Train Club meets at 7 p.m. on the third Thursday of each month at Pizza and Pasta Express in Carbondale. |
Jan 29 2012 - Large-scale model train hobbyists are on the same track
Many people remember a childhood with an electric train set. Perhaps it was an HO-scale layout on a sheet of plywood in the basement or a brand-new Lionel set first discovered under the Christmas tree. While most of those train sets have been long-since put away, some Southern Illinoisans' fondness for model railroading has grown, both in levels of interest and in the size of their trains. |
Jan 29 2012 - Police statement on teen-train incident released
On 01-28-12 at 2:50 a.m. the City of Carbondale Police Department responded to the 1100 block of South Illinois Avenue in reference to a report of a pedestrian being struck by a train. |
Jan 29 2012 - Nuke Technician Shortage Is On The Horizon
Idaho State University is racing to train the next generation of nuclear technicians before time runs out. A recent study says half the current workforce is on the verge of retirement. |
Jan 29 2012 - Space and time : Study shows wait for rail parking getting longer
In Greenwich, the Board of Selectmen approved a 20 percent hike in December for parking at the Greenwich train station and commuter lots in Riverside, Cos Cob, and Old Greenwich, a move partly aimed at making it easier to obtain a permit and fill up parking lots, Greenwich Parking Director Alan Corry said. |
Jan 29 2012 - Norfolk Southern's letter about the Red Line
Here is Norfolk Southern Railway official John Edwards' Jan. 16 letter to NC DOT's Paul Morris, detailing Edwards' concerns about the proposed Red Line commuter train project between Charlotte and Mt. Mourne: |
Jan 29 2012 - The Grey – review
The Wright brothers would never have guessed that a few months after Edwin S Porter's The Great Train Robbery created the western in New Jersey in 1903 they would be providing the conditions for another popular genre by making the first people-carrying powered flight down the coast in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Their invention made possible the aerial disaster movie by which aeroplanes crash in ... |
Jan 29 2012 - Commuter rail could soon be a costly ticket to ride
MetroWest residents might soon think twice about taking a Friday night trip to Fenway Park on the commuter rail, or even about accepting a job in Boston. That’s because as part of its plan to get out of the red, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority said it will likely raise commuter rail fares about 40 percent and eliminate weekend and late night service. |
Jan 29 2012 - Police seek help on drugged driving
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- Two U.S. senators are proposing that federal grants be used for research and to train police to identify the rising number of drivers operating under the influence of drugs. |
Jan 29 2012 - Train, Car Collide At Arkansas Railroad Crossing
(AP) - Authorities say a train has collided with a vehicle in White County. KTHV-TV reports that police received a call at 6 a.m. Saturday of an abandoned vehicle on the railroad crossing in Beebe. |
Jan 29 2012 - Police focus on SUV in fatal N. Calif. train crash
Investigators on Sunday were trying to determine what motivated the driver of a sport utility vehicle to ignore a downed crossing arm and flashing lights and pull the vehicle into the path of an oncoming commuter train in Sacramento. |
Jan 29 2012 - Around Us
AMARILLO - About $1 million has been raised since 2006 for a railroad museum intended to be a tourist draw for the Santa Fe Building at 900 S. Polk St. in downtown Amarillo, but the project has been d |
Jan 29 2012 - UNT Gets $1.2 Million Grant
UNT receives $1.2 million grant to implement a program that trains doctoral candidates for leadership position in special education. |
Jan 29 2012 - Off the Rails?
Residents blame flood damage on Albany and Eastern; company stands by its decision to replace wooden culverts |
Jan 29 2012 - BNSF opens $35M railcar service facility in ND
BNSF Railway has opened a $35 million railcar service facility in Minot, N.D. The facility was built in part to accommodate the needs of increased rail traffic from crude oil loading sites in western North Dakota's booming oil patch. Gov. Jack Dalrymple says dependable rail service also is critical to the state's farmers. |
Jan 29 2012 - BNSF opens $35M railcar service facility in Minot
MINOT, N.D. (AP) — BNSF Railway has opened a $35 million railcar service facility in Minot. The facility was built in part to accommodate the needs of increased rail traffic from crude oil loading sites in western North Dakota's booming oil patch. |
Jan 29 2012 - BNSF Opens $30 Million Expansion in Minot
BNSF railway has just completed construction of a new car shop and inspection tracks in Minot. The railway says the expansion is to meet the growing freight volume in North Dakota. |
Jan 29 2012 - BNSF opens car shop
BNSF Railway officials and local leaders celebrated on Thursday afternoon the railroad's opening of a new car shop and two 9,200-foot inspection tracks at Gavin Yard, east of Minot. |
Jan 29 2012 - Toward a safer Fern Ridge Corridor
VENETA — It’s hemmed in by a reservoir and a railroad, it’s poorly lit at night, and while it’s not the most dangerous stretch of highway in the state, the Fern Ridge Corridor of Highway 126 has an above average number of collisions per year, about 20. Veneta resident Karen … |
Jan 29 2012 - Portland boy arrested with loaded gun on train
Portland transit police have arrested an 11-year-old boy who displayed a loaded gun during a dispute on a light rail train. Officers responded Thursday night to learn that a group of boys and girls had a dispute with another passenger after one of the boys bumped into her baby stroller when they boarded the train. Police Lt. Robert King says that during the argument with the baby's mother, an 11 ... |
Jan 29 2012 - Senators pushing for drugged driving research
Two senators, including New York's Sen. Charles Schumer, are proposing that federal grants be used for research and to train police to identify the rising number of drivers operating under the influence of drugs... |
Jan 29 2012 - Maryland officers train to detect impairment in motorist
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Jan 29 2012 - Maryland officers train to detect impairment in motorists
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Jan 29 2012 - Growing season
What you see now: A 170-foot bridge that will support a former Kings Island monorail train appears to be bursting out of a big Jungle Jim’s sign. “People think we’re moving the (train) from Fairfield over here. That’s not true. We’re just bringing over one of the spare trains we have,” Adams said. |
Jan 29 2012 - Travel briefs
The Walkway Over the Hudson, a former railroad bridge that is now a scenic recreational trail in New York, is getting a long-sought link to the Dutchess Rail Trail. |
Jan 29 2012 - Palo Alto cop chosen to coach US Olympic badminton team
A Palo Alto police officer was selected to represent the United States in an emerging sport -- badminton. Officials announced Friday that Ben Lee, a Palo Alto police officer, will be the United States badminton coach for the London Olympics. About 200 athletes train at the California Badminton Academy in Fremont, and its reputation was enhanced after the announcement was made. "When I got the ... |
Jan 29 2012 - Glaciers no obstacle for railroad along Copper River
Home of the trans-Alaska pipeline, Alaska has been the setting for a few epic engineering battles rendered against nature. The Million Dollar Bridge, spanning the lower Copper River, is a reminder of another improbable Alaska construction project. |
Jan 29 2012 - SUV hits light-rail train in Sacramento, killing 3
An SUV ignored flashing warning lights and veered around a rail crossing arm moments before it collided with a light-rail train, killing two adults and an 18-month-old boy in the vehicle, authorities said. |
Jan 29 2012 - Sacramento SUV-light rail train leaves 3 dead
Two adults and an 18-month-old boy died when their SUV collided with a light-rail train in Sacramento, moments after the vehicle's driver ignored flashing warning lights and veered around a rail crossing arm, authorities say. |
Jan 29 2012 - Railroad brought tourists to the Keys
MARATHON, Fla. — Florida is marking the centennial of Henry Flagler’s Over-Sea Railroad, which first steamed through the Florida Keys on Jan. 22, 1912, carrying residents and tourists from Miami through the once-isolated island chain to Key West. |
Jan 29 2012 - Trail Dust: A look inside state's historic opera houses
In New Mexico's middle territorial period, a curious phenomenon appeared in the entertainment line. Businessmen began opening opera houses in large towns and small. As one newspaper put it, "They brought culture to us all." |
Jan 29 2012 - Price jumps in food, transportation, other daily living costs hitting consumers’ wallets
Want to go somewhere? Whether by plane, train or automobile, it’s costing you more. Feeling hungry? Some grocery prices are enough to make you sick. But don’t get too ill; the medical co-pays will hurt.Own a house, its value has plummeted. But, surprise! Your homeowner’s insurance premium hasn’t. And what you’re paying for water and sewer service now could make you cry.The prices on a wide range ... |
Jan 29 2012 - John Henry: Railroading the Mentally Ill
They took John Henry to the White House, And buried him in the san’, And every locomotive come roarin’ by, Says there lays that steel drivin’ man . . . |
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