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May 31 2011 - Space program trains teachers, loans classroom equipment
The NASA IV & V facility in Fairmont will host an education workshop this weekend for elementary and middle school educators across the state. The program will certify them to use space-related equipment for their classrooms. |
May 31 2011 - Driver dies after pickup hit by train
DONALDSONVILLE, La. (AP) - A man seriously injured when his pickup was struck by a train in Ascension Parish has died. Louisiana State Police say 31-year-old Jeremy Brassett, of Prairieville, was pronounced dead Sunday following the accident on La. 70 at La. 3089. |
May 31 2011 - Three Rivers cleans up after tornado
It sounded like a train and lasted for about two minutes. When it was over, downed trees covered roads, houses, sheds and cars. The tornado that blew through Three Rivers on Sunday was loud and unexpected, said Tara Rhoda, whose property on Wilbur Road now features a large, uprooted tree. |
May 31 2011 - Train derailment closes Amherst street
A South Amherst street will be closed at least 24 hours while heavy equipment is brought in to clear a seven car freight train derailment. |
May 31 2011 - Dam, aqueduct would block high-speed rail through Palmdale
Seven years after the California High Speed Rail Authority crossed the Grapevine off the map for its $43 billion Anaheim to San Francisco bullet train, engineering and environmental review work near Palmdale has made... |
May 31 2011 - Who Will Board 'The Herman Cain Train'?
ABC News' Katie Slaman reports: Herman Cain’s campaign released a new music video Tuesday called “The Herman Cain Train,” touting the GOP presidential candidate’s business experience as well as his tea party support. The video begins with a country singer... |
May 31 2011 - Heat to slow commuter rail today
Though summer is still three weeks away, passengers on the Framingham/Worcester commuter rail line will face delays today because of the warm weather. |
May 31 2011 - WestConn business grad students win national award
DANBURY -- Four business graduate students at Western Connecticut State University won a national competition to design an institute to train volunteer advocates for the American Association of Retired Persons . MBA students Rachid Chtioui , Kthleen Lindenmayer, Thomas Loughman and Stacey Miller won the top prize and a $10,000 award to WestConn's Ancell School of Business in the AARP/ IW Group ... |
May 31 2011 - 2011 BNSF Special Begins 7,000-mile Rail Journey through 11 Cities in Four States
BNSF Railway will begin operating the 2011 BNSF Special in Emporia, Kan., Friday, June 3, 2011, beginning a three-week, 7,000-mile journey through portions of Kansas, Texas, New Mexico and Colorado, visiting 11 cities along the route. |
May 31 2011 - Teen driver killed in rollover accident in Willcox
WILLCOX - A 16-year-old girl died yesterday after the vehicle she was driving rolled over when she lost control on an unlevel dirt roadway. The Cochise County Sheriff's Office confirms that Sara Broeder, 16, was found deceased at the intersection of Arizona Street and Railroad Avenue in Willcox. |
May 31 2011 - Achieving universal broadband: Five steps in the right direction
Whether riding on the Amtrak train in the northeast corridor or sitting at home in Elko, Nevada, nothing is more frustrating than waiting on a slow Internet connection to check email or surf the web. For African Americans and Hispanics who use their cell phones to access the Internet more than any other group, traffic jams on the cellular onramp to what we used to call the information ... |
May 31 2011 - Freedom Riders hit the road again, 50 years after US civil rights milestone
Civil rights activists who helped to end segregation at bus and train stations reunite in Jackson, Mississippi It was just like the old days, when Mississippi was burning. Freedom Riders were back on Greyhound buses – and police cars with blue lights flashing and sirens blaring were waiting for them. This time, 50 years on, there was nothing to be scared of. Mississippi was welcoming the civil ... |
May 31 2011 - Hatfield body found
The ex-boyfriend of a murdered Red Cross worker has been found dead near a railway line. Detectives launched a manhunt for 35-year-old Martin Collett after the body of Angela Hoyt, 34, was discovered at her home in Glebeland in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, last Tuesday. |
May 31 2011 - Man wanted over murder found dead
The former boyfriend of a murdered Red Cross worker, who was wanted over her death, is found dead near a railway line. |
May 31 2011 - Del McCoury Sits in with Railroad Earth
Railroad Earth played two shows at Cumberland, MD’s DelFest this past weekend. During Friday’s late night set in the DelFest Music Hall, Ronnie McCoury emerged to play mandolin on “Head” a few songs into Railroad Earth’s set. |
May 31 2011 - Va. Beach-based SEALs tasked with taking out bin Laden
VIRGINIA BEACH The team of highly trained commandos who pulled off one of the most spectacularly successful special operations in modern military history – the killing of Osama bin Laden – was born out of a painful defeat. |
May 31 2011 - California High-Speed Rail Authority, Spanish train officials to meet
California’s high-speed rail officials will recieve a tutorial this week on running the fast-moving train lines from representatives of Spain, a country with the second-largest high-speed rail network in the world. On Thursday, the California High-Speed Rail Authority will receive an informal presentation from Spanish officials on best practices for running a high-speed rail system. Since 2003 ... |
May 31 2011 - Montford Pointers, Nation's 1st Black Marines, Honored
Many people have heard of the Tuskegee Airmen, but few have heard of the Montford Point Marines. They're America's first African-American Marines, but were made to train apart from whites in a separate part of Camp LeJeune, North Carolina called Montford Point. |
May 31 2011 - Does this paper seem off-center?
While you’re waiting for spring to arrive, here’s some May trivia to help make you forget that it’s nearly 10 weeks overdue: Question: It’s nice to have the port-a-potty back at the Spencer Butte trail head, but why does it disappear in the winter? Answer: “In the ideal world, the … |
May 31 2011 - No set plan for dilapidated 'Murmur' trestle
A train trestle where an Athens man fell to his death last week has been considered unsafe for years, and it will be several more years before it is repaired or replaced. |
May 31 2011 - Spectators enjoy Seymour’s parade
SEYMOUR — Blue skies and warm temperatures greeted spectators Sunday at Seymour’s Memorial Day Parade. The festivities started with an opening ceremony at 11 a.m. at the reviewing stand near the train station on Main Street, and the parade kicked off in French Memorial Park, made its way down Main Street and ended at the Community Center at 20 Pine Street. Many bands and veterans groups took ... |
May 31 2011 - Man struck by train
NEW TECUMSETH -- An Alliston man is dead after being struck by a train Sunday evening on a local rail bridge. Nottawasaga OPP responded to a call from Canadian Pacific (CP) Railway employees shortly before 6 p.m.[...] |
May 31 2011 - State's high-speed rail draws Spaniards' attention
Despite the hammering California's high-speed rail project has taken lately, outside players appear to be as interested in it as ever. Spanish trade officials and executives from Spain's high-speed rail network are in... |
May 31 2011 - Power outages shut down railroad
The Union Pacific Railroad was shut down for four hours overnight in Grand Island as a late Memorial Day storm knocked power lines down across the railroad tracks. |
May 31 2011 - Drilling permits climb in April
The number of drilling permits issued statewide — and in North Texas — climbed in April, according to the monthly report from the Railroad Commission of Texas. |
May 31 2011 - Eastern Access highlights summer road work
The final leg of work on the long-awaited completion of Brandon's Eastern Access Route is poised to begin. A tender for the work required to construct both a west and east leg of highway at the train tracks along Veterans Way will be advertised next week, with work to begin as soon as possible. |
May 31 2011 - Railroad revitalization proposed from Kosciusko to Durant
KOSCIUSKO — Traveling the tracks from Kosciusko to Durant by foot, it does not take long before the gray railroad slag turns to weeds. The tracks are severely overgrown, even in the Kosciusko city limits. The rails were put down in 1897, but the line has been dormant for more than 20 years. |
May 31 2011 - CCSU Wins Grant To Aid Poor, Female And Minority Students
Second Round Of Federal Funding Follow Your Town News On The Courant's New Britain Facebook Page After landing a $600,000 grant, Central Connecticut State University will be able to continue aggressively recruiting and retaining minorities, women and disadvantaged students to train in the math and science fields. |
May 31 2011 - MBTA registers overall boost in ridership
Ridership on the MBTA system climbed last month to its highest number since September 2008, with more than 1.3 million people riding the bus, subway, and commuter rail every weekday. |
May 31 2011 - Boys' Tennis Playoffs: Eagles can't stop Rebels once again
PAWTUCKET — Four times in the last five seasons the Barrington High School boys’ tennis team has attempted to derail the freight train that is South Kingstown, but on each of those occasions it’s been the Eagles who have been bounced from the tracks. |
May 31 2011 - Columbia leaders eye CATS as transit model
Transit advocates are drafting a plan to build a hub in the Vista that would connect riders to Charlotte by rail and double as an uptown terminal, upgrading the Columbia-area's anemic bus system. |
May 31 2011 - Wanted: on-the-ground weather watchers in Sault and Area
What's the weather like in your neighbourhood? That's what Environment Canada (EC) wants to know and it is willing to help train local residents to recognize strange or harmful weather patterns to ensure things are safer for the public.[...] |
May 31 2011 - Early Beatles photos to be auctioned
NEW YORK — It was 1964. Beatlemania ruled. Two days after their momentous debut on “The Ed Sullivan Show,” the Fab Four boarded a train from New York for Washington, D.C., for their first U.S. concert. |
May 31 2011 - Big dreams of urban travel
Transit advocates are drafting a plan to build a hub in the Vista that would connect riders to Charlotte by rail and double as an uptown terminal that would upgrade the Columbia-area’s anemic bus system. |
May 31 2011 - Railroad revitalization proposed
KOSCIUSKO, Miss. (AP) - Traveling the tracks from Kosciusko to Durant by foot, it does not take long before the gray railroad slag turns to weeds. The tracks are severely overgrown, even in the Kosciusko city limits. |
May 31 2011 - Snakes on a train terrify passengers in Vietnam
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Railway officials have discovered snakes on a train in Vietnam — highly venomous king cobras in bags under a seat. Railroad official Pham Quynh says passengers were terrified when four cloth bags containing the writhing cobras were spotted Friday. |
May 31 2011 - Utah motorcyclists rally in 5th Annual Ride to the Spike!
Utah motorcyclists rally in 5th Annual Ride to the Spike! The Salt Lake Tribune Published May 22, 2011 02:02PM MDT Motorcyclists converged on Golden Spike Harley Davidson in Riverdale Sunday for the Ride to the Spike! The rally departed Riverdale for the Golden Spike National Historic Site, 50 miles away, where replicas of the Central Pacific Railroad’s Jupiter and Union Pacific’s No. 119 were ... |
May 31 2011 - Reading L.A.: David Brodsly's 'L.A. Freeway'
As far as polarizing subjects in Los Angeles go, freeways have long ranked near the top, perhaps trailing only Shaq-Kobe and the question of where the Eastside really begins. Most of us love to complain about our freeways -- about... |
May 31 2011 - Quiet car service on NJ Transit trains expands to Hoboken
HOBOKEN — Starting Wednesday, NJ Transit rush-hour commuters to and from Hoboken can enjoy the popular Quiet Commute program by riding in train cars free of cell phones and loud talking. It is the final phase of the program that... |
May 31 2011 - Chisum looks ahead to Railroad Commission
AUSTIN - State Rep. Warren Chisum - who announced three months ago that he would seek a seat in the three-member Texas Railroad Commission - can go on with his original two-possibility plan the Legislature put on hold for seven weeks. Summary: AUSTIN - State Rep. Warren Chisum - who announced three months ago that he would seek a seat in the three-member Texas Railroad Commission - can go on ... |
May 31 2011 - Striving to prevent suicide by train
MANSFIELD - Steve Vale has to walk only 45 seconds beyond his driveway to get to the train tracks where his daughter killed herself 17 months ago. |
May 31 2011 - Metrolink crossing to get $6-million upgrade
The Doran Street crossing in Glendale has been identified as the riskiest intersection in the commuter line system. Metrolink is preparing to make $6 million in safety improvements to a Glendale railroad crossing that has been identified as the riskiest intersection in the commuter line's system. |
May 31 2011 - Preparation for A-train in home stretch
As the June 20 start date looms, Denton County Transportation Authority officials are entering the final stages of preparation for the A-train. |
May 31 2011 - Broadway St. NE railroad crossing malfunctions
A railroad crossing traffic control device broke about 8 p.m. Monday in North Salem on Broadway NE, preventing vehicles from crossing it in either direction. A city official at the scene said the device had malfunctioned with the guard arms down and that a technician was being called to fix the device. How long the crossing would be impassable was not known. The Broadway NE intersection was the ... |
May 31 2011 - Woman killed by train
CHP: Tulelake resident ‘made no obvious attempt’ to move car off tracks |
May 31 2011 - River Friendship Bicycle Tour for Autism begins
Steven Dubois is riding from New Orleans to Itasca. Granite Falls, Minn. — Steven Dubois is prepped and ready for his approximately 2,500 mile “River Friendship Bicycle Tour” along the Mississippi River Trail (MRT). |
May 30 2011 - Know some women of railroading?
Women of the Union Pacific will be honored at the 2011 Rail Fest Sept. 16-18. A book commemorating the history of women who have worked or are working at Bailey Yard will be available at the train display museum at the southeast corner of Cody Park. |
May 30 2011 - Del Mar OKs quieter train horn
A quieter train-horn alert system can be built, the Del Mar City Council has decided. The only thing missing is the $378,317 needed. |
May 30 2011 - Five killed in Alaska small plane crash
A light plane crashed on Friday onto railroad tracks near a small Alaska airport, killing all five people aboard, Federal Aviation Administration and city officials said. |
May 30 2011 - 2 Rail Security Breaches Cause Scares
Two terrifying rail security breaches reportedly occurred within hours of each other in New York as authorities remained on alert for an al Qaeda attack. |
May 30 2011 - Environmental Groups Appeal Railroad Herbicide Spraying
Sue Deyoe, KTNA – Talkeetna In 2006, after the Alaska Railroad applied for a permit to spray herbicides along the railroad and public outcry ensued, the Department of Environmental Conservation denied the permit. In 2008, the Railroad authorized a study on small sections of track and then reapplied to DEC for a permit. Since that [...] |
May 30 2011 - Aid for train driver, police after death
The driver of a train that hit and killed a pedestrian yesterday has been stood down and offered counselling to help cope with the experience.Police who attended the scene have also been offered support.The victim died after... |
May 30 2011 - Program tailors hospice care to traumatized veterans
A new national program, We Honor Veterans, offers terminally ill veterans honor and emotional healing in their final days. The program trains hospice workers to serve dying veterans by helping them die peacefully and with pride in their service. |
May 30 2011 - Railroads And The Web
There has been increased talk about the Railroad industry of late. A major reason for this chatter results from the Obama Administration's vision to give 80 percent of Americans access to high-speed rail within 25 years. |
May 30 2011 - California High Speed Rail Authority, Spanish train officials to meet
California’s high-speed rail officials will get a tutorial this week on running the fast-moving train lines from representatives of Spain, a country with the second-largest high-speed rail network in the world. On Thursday, the California High Speed Rail Authority is expected to enter into a memorandum of understanding with officials from Spain to share information about best practices for ... |
May 30 2011 - John E. Pollock Fund donates $900 to Camp Fire
FREMONT -- Camp Fire recently received a check for $900 from the John E. Pollock Fund, which has a long history of supporting Camp Fire's efforts to educate and train young adults. |
May 30 2011 - County acquires portion of UP rail line
After years of effort, Carver County officials were able to come to an acquisition agreement for about five miles of the Union Pacific Rail Line. |
May 30 2011 - County purchases UP Rail Line
After years of effort, Carver County officials were able to come to an acquisition agreement for about five miles of the Union Pacific Rail Line. |
May 30 2011 - Pedestrian dead in Illinois after train incident
Associated Press - May 30, 2011 11:14 AM ET COLLINSVILLE, Ill. (AP) - Authorities in southwestern Illinois say a male pedestrian is dead after he was struck and killed by a train. |
May 30 2011 - Organic frozen-food maker Amy's expanding in Oregon
Chief Operating Officer Scott Reed told the Mail Tribune that Amy's is consolidating raw materials and finished goods storage at the 50-acre site. The construction will allow the company to ship directly by rail from its own campus by adding a spur to the adjacent rail line. |
May 30 2011 - Katy Trail bridge at Rocheport reopens
COLUMBIA — The Katy Trail bridge over Moniteau Creek near Rocheport reopened Friday after closure for repairs. John Zondca, mayor of Rocheport and owner of the Rocheport General Store, was excited about the renovated bridge, which connects Rocheport with Boonville and points west. “It looks magnificent,” Zondca said. “The entire community is excited for it to be opened.” The bridge was ... |
May 30 2011 - Train Kills North Valley Man
California Highway Patrol says a man was killed by an Amtrak train in Merced County. Investigators say the victim was crossing the tracks just south of Highway 140 in Planada when he ran into the train. |
May 30 2011 - Pascack riders will take the bus
SPRING VALLEY — Pascack Valley Line riders who take off-peak trains should prepare for weeks of disruptions due to construction. |
May 30 2011 - Town councilman elected 10 times, served 40 years
Thomas Austell has lived in the tiny town of Earl almost all of his life. He married, had children and farmed the land around the town. He remembers when Earl was called Earl Station and how the trains, filled with passengers and freight, whistled... |
May 30 2011 - Tunnel Battle Costs NJ $1 Million So Far
Gov. Chris Christie legal battle with the federal government over whether the state owes $271 million for abandoning a train tunnel under the Hudson has so far cost the state more than a $1 million. |
May 30 2011 - Legionella found in train toilets
Traces of bacteria linked to the potentially fatal Legionnaires' disease are found in toilet tanks on two Scottish trains. |
May 30 2011 - Lewiston, Maine
AUBURN — Out for a ride on Hotel Road on Monday, Jude Cyr's bike tire caught on railroad tracks and sent him sprawling. Bloody and shaken, he told someone his name before passing out. |
May 30 2011 - No Headline
RUSSELL, Ky. -- After a decade of dormancy, Railroad Days in Russell, Ky., will make a return. |
May 30 2011 - Man hit by train in Collinsville, Illinois
(KMOV) – A man was struck and killed by a train early Sunday morning in Collinsville, Illinois. Authorities say the incident happened around midnight, when the man, whose identity has not yet been released, was walking on the railroad tracks near Mulberry Road. It is not clear how fast the train was traveling when the man was hit. No further information has been released at this time. |
May 30 2011 - WUNDERLICH: Congress making soothing music
The gravy train is running off the tracks and you’ll be able hear the moaning of animal rightists and environmental extremists from Washington to Whackoville, as a substantial source of their income becomes extinct. |
May 30 2011 - Railroad Talks With Armenia Held
Iranian contractors are prepared to build the 500-km railroad linking Iran and Armenia, said acting minister of roads and transportation. |
May 30 2011 - Kewanee’s Memorial Day services are Monday
The Kewanee Veterans Council will sponsor the annual Memorial Day ceremonies Monday in Veterans Park. A parade of veterans will form at 9:45 a.m. at Pleasant View Cemetery and march to the park for the ceremonies, which start at 10:15 a.m. In case of rain, there will be no parade and the ceremonies will be held at the American Legion post, 1509 Railroad Ave. The ceremonies will open with a ... |
May 30 2011 - FIRST IN PRINT: Stories exclusively in today’s Bulletin
Every day, The Bulletin publishes stories you can find only in our print edition. In today’s edition: Norwich mayor urges proactive approach to railroad expansion Rail line from New London to Brattleboro, Vt., discussed at Norwich Community Development Corp. meeting. Children raise, release butterflies Preschoolers in Killingly’s Head Start program release butterflies they raised as a project to ... |
May 30 2011 - Robin Scott-Elliot: Fifa is in the crisis – not that they realise it
The excitement was tangible. Cup final day in Switzerland and hundreds of FC Sion fans festooned in red and white packed the main hall of Basle station, anthems booming over the concourse. Outside, riot police sweated in their vans. There was no sign of a disturbance. But an hour's train ride away, in the hills above Zurich, the scene was less peaceful. |
May 30 2011 - Bin Hammam withdraws from Fifa race
Mohamed Bin Hammam has pulled out of the Fifa presidential race amid Government calls for the election to be suspended. Related Stories More train delays amid line chaos Yorkshire Dales set for zombie film Intrigue as Cole 'snubs' X Factor Fox: Nato vital to protect Libyans Fifa duo suspended amid 'bribe' row |
May 30 2011 - EDA Approves Federal Grant for Team Track
The U.S. Commerce Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) has given final approval to a $973,551 grant for the city of Washington which will help finance construction of a new industrial “team track” rail siding off of West Main Street. |
May 29 2011 - Glacier Peak's Bastian, White finish 6-7 in 1,600
TACOMA -- A year ago Glacier Peak's Jeff Bastian and Sean White made a decision after the Class 3A state track meet. The seniors decided they would train together, and though White didn't compete in the 2010 meet, they made the commitment to run together in 2011. |
May 29 2011 - Road to The Kentucky Derby
Jan. 15 -- Sham, Santa Anita, 1 1/16 miles (Tapizar, Clubhouse Ride, Anthony's Cross) Jan. 22 -- Lecomte, Fair Grounds, 1 mile (Wilkinson, Pants On Fire, Action Ready) Jan. 30 -- Holy Bull, Gulfstream, 1 mile (Dialed In, Sweet Ducky, Gourmet Dinner) Feb. 5 -- Whirlaway, Aqueduct, 1 1/16 miles (Toby's Corner, J J's Lucky Train, Preachintothedevil) Feb. 12 -- El Camino Real Derby, Golden Gate, 1 1 ... |
May 29 2011 - New temperature-control system will improve Railroad Museum of Pa.
After 35 years, Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania has discovered a way to heat and cool its cavernous Rolling Stock Hall:Let Mother Earth do it.Workers are drilling what will total about 125 wells 500 feet to 600 feet into the ground around the museum, including under its parking lot, as a new geother... |
May 29 2011 - NSW to slash train fares
Train fares are to be slashed by up to $240 a year, the NSW government has announced. |
May 29 2011 - Loretto studies Railway/St. John Street improvements
The Loretto City Council, Tuesday, May 10, directed City Engineer Chad Isakson to continue work on a feasibility study for improvements to Railway and St. John Streets, which, if completed, would be assessed to benefiting property owners. |
May 29 2011 - Train hits car, injuring a mom and 7-year-old child
MILFORD - A mother and her child, 7, were taken to the hospital today after their car collided with a train along Herbert Street where there is a crossing on private property, WTNH is reporting. |
May 29 2011 - Take a leisurely ride along the Weiser River Trail
You can celebrate National Trails Day on Saturday, June 4, by participating in the Friends of the Weiser River Trail annual bicycle event. Transportation, a T-shirt and lunch are included in the registration fee. Ride 8, 18 or 28 miles on the northern section of the longest nonmotorized multiple-use rail trail in Idaho. |
May 29 2011 - Volunteers perform restoration on locomotive
By Mark Brown N.C. Transportation Museum SPENCER — The new cosmetic restoration of a classic steam locomotive was unveiled at the N.C. Transportation Museum in a ceremony May 21. The Southern Railway No. 542 has more than a century&rs ... |
May 29 2011 - Railroad repairs hampered by weather
The summer season for the historic Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad kicked off this weekend. But the long-awaited reopening of the tourist train's full route remains on hold. |
May 29 2011 - Railroad worker discovers remains
Police haven’t closed the case of a 14-year-old murder and continue to look for clues to solve it. Constance “Connie” Melissa Pender, 35 at the time of her death, was f ... |
May 29 2011 - Grapevine route emerges as cost saver for high-speed rail
John Cox The Grapevine, despite its reputation for radiator-bursting climbs, is emerging by default as the least expensive option for routing high-speed trains between Bakersfield and the Los Angeles Basin, according to preliminary plans and analyses commissioned by the state. Planners had a number of reasons to avoid the Grapevine when it was written out of the project in 2005. But more ... |
May 29 2011 - High Line's getting one 'el' of a boost
When the High Line opened in 2009, the elevated oasis was hailed as Manhattan’s biggest gift of green space since the creation of Central Park in 1857. The abandoned railroad trestle, which stretches about 1.5 miles between Gansevoort and 34th Streets along Manhattan’s West Side, was long... |
May 29 2011 - Tunnel fight costs NJ $1M so far
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Gov. Chris Christie legal battle with the federal government over whether the state owes $271 million for abandoning a train tunnel under the Hudson has so far cost the state more than a $1 million. |
May 29 2011 - Travel Bookshelf:
From iconic spots in Maine to quiet spots in London, and markets of New England to railway maps of the world, here are four books to help plan your travels. |
May 29 2011 - Japan to Build Maglev Train Line Between Tokyo and Osaka
Japan has embarked on what promises to be the longest and most expensive maglev train project in history. Construction is scheduled to start in 2014 on a line that is planned to eventually connect Tokyo with Osaka, via Nagoya, according to Japan Today. |
May 29 2011 - The Gem of Central New Jersey
One of the state’s first real major infrastructure projects, the Delaware & Raritan Canal was built just early enough to be successful. With the railroads fast on its heels, the canal was completed in 1834 and served as the state’s first superhighway. |
May 29 2011 - You are on your own
Just consider this the all-day, all-night open line. As I mentioned, I'm in Kansas City, one of my favorite cities in part because of old memories of riding the train up from Louisiana with my dad every summer to watch the Kansas City A's. The video is a small taste of Darcus Gates, singing an appropriate song last night in the Blue Room , part of the American Jazz Museum (many tables encase ... |
May 29 2011 - Center for immigrants wins $50,000 prize
When highly trained immigrants with job experience arrive in the United States, they may find themselves blocked from carrying on in their chosen professions |
May 29 2011 - More train delays amid line chaos
Train passengers have faced a second day of bank holiday weekend disruption as damaged overhead power lines caused lengthy delays. |
May 29 2011 - Ahoskie attorney disbarred
AHOSKIE – A local attorney here has voluntarily surrendered his license to practice law after admitting he had misappropriated entrusted funds. Larry S. Overton, who operated his law practice at North Railroad Street in downtown Ahoskie, has been disbarred by the North Carolina State Bar. |
May 29 2011 - Rail projects top $83 billion in U.S., Canada
For the second straight year, the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) tops METRO 's Top Rail Projects survey with $14 billion in total projects. Meanwhile, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's New York City Transit jump up a spot, though, still comes in at a distant second with $9.4 billion in projects. |
May 29 2011 - PLACES: Tobacco Valley Historical Village
Established in 1971 when the Fewkes general store, Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church and the train depot were relocated from the old town of Rexford before it was flooded by Lake Koocanusa, the Tobacco Valley Historical Village is home to the historic county library, Iowa Flats one-room school house, a hand hewn log home complete with furnishings, a Great Northern caboose and a fire ... |
May 29 2011 - Train fares fall again
TRAIN fares will be slashed by up to $240 a year - more than double what commuters were expecting after RailCorp found it could deliver more savings. |
May 29 2011 - Shoreline gains national status for kayaking
Paddling and pedaling events to mark celebration This week, 75 miles of Lake Michigan’s coastline from the north side of Chicago to New Buffalo will gain national recognition as a trail for sea kayakers. |
May 29 2011 - Planners ponder ways to get people out of cars
Wider sidewalks with awnings, more buffered cycling lanes and a boost in bus and train capacity were among the ideas pitched Wednesday as ways to get more cars off Vancouver's streets. |
May 29 2011 - Train mows down four children in Punjab
Four children, who were picking polythene bags from a railway bridge, were crushed by a speeding train in this Punjab town Friday, police said. |
May 29 2011 - McComb told trains not speeding in town
McCOMB -- Federal railroad inspectors found that trains have not exceeded the speed limit while traveling through McComb, village officials said Thursday. |
May 29 2011 - Train ride out to sea
The Busselton Jetty reopened in February after a $27 million refurbishment - and it's well worth a visit on a trip down south. |
May 29 2011 - Tom Humphrey: Assembly receives post-session awards
The Republican railroad stayed mostly on the tracks during the legislative session that ended last weekend, delivering boxcar loads of conservative agenda items, thanks to the new super majority. |
May 29 2011 - Amtrak, 15 states to get $2B
WASHINGTON — Amtrak and rail projects in 15 states are being awarded the $2 billion that Florida lost after the governor canceled plans for high-speed train service, the Department of Transportation said Monday. |
May 29 2011 - Maryland trooper killed in crash
LAUREL, Md., May 21 (UPI) -- A Maryland State Police trooper was killed Saturday when his cruiser collided with a parked tractor-trailer rig on Interstate 95, authorities said. |
May 29 2011 - All aboard for memorable ride on the C&TSCRR
The Friends of the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad will hold its 2011 Moonlight Train Ride the evening of July 16, marking the 20th year the group has gathered for this annual event. |
May 29 2011 - Getting commuters out of the car and onto the bike
Coleman Bird of Chevy Chase registers his bike with help from Montgomery County police officer Jamie Medlin at a Bike to Work Day pit-stop along the Capital Crescent Trail in Bethesda on Friday. Bird is an occasional bike commuter to his job with the Justice Department in Washington, D.C. |
May 29 2011 - Border Agents Killed by Train Remembered
Border Patrol agents killed in the line of duty were remembered in Yuma on Thursday. Agents Hector Clark and Eduardo Rojas Jr. were killed last week when they were hit by an oncoming train along Interstate-8, near Gila Bend. |
May 29 2011 - East Coast train services resume
Train services on the East Coast Main Line resume a day after overhead power cable damage caused major disruption for thousands of passengers. |
May 29 2011 - Chugiak plane crash kills all five members of family aboard
Five members of a family, including three children, were killed Friday when a small plane crashed and burned on railroad tracks near the Birchwood Airport in Chugiak, officials said. Police said the five all came from the same family: pilot Lonn Greiner, 46, of Eagle River, his three children and his 69-year-old mother, Carolyn Greiner. |
May 29 2011 - Future Tech: A Car Smart Enough to *Prevent* Traffic Jams | DISCOVER
Image: Brian Stauffer For millions of drivers, those in-car navigation systems inspire something close to full-on techno love. Unless, of course, you’re one of those people who have followed the devices into rivers , onto train tracks , down impassable wilderness trails, or right into another country . Even if you’re not, you should be annoyed that your fancy navigation system cannot solve one ... |
May 29 2011 - Firefighters train with live fire inside a trailer
MONROE CITY, Mo. (WGEM) -- Most tri-state communities rely on volunteers to man their local fire departments. But in northeast Missouri, those volunteers are now getting trained like professionals with a special piece of equipment. |
May 29 2011 - Pet of the week
Daniel is a 2-year-old neutered male cream-and-white domestic shorthair cat. He came to the shelter as a stray. He is a nice cat, very affectionate, and purrs like a freight train. He loves to head-butt, and likes to be held and patted. He would be fine in any home. |
May 29 2011 - Gainesville's Bivins gets invite to Nike camp
Gainesville High School cornerback Chris Bivins has had a good spring and it's paying off on the recruiting trail. Bivins got the biggest news yet when he was invited to an elite Nike camp this summer. |
May 29 2011 - Kirk Morrison Could Be the Answer (again) at Linebacker for Jacksonville Jaguars
Kirk Morrison is in Oakland, waiting for his opportunity. As he trains in the offseason during the NFL lockout, the Jaguars linebacker can’t wait to get back on the field. The question, however, is whether Morrison will be in Jaguar teal this coming season (if there is a season) or will another city become his new home. In a May 4 article in the Florida Times-Union , Morrison said he relishes ... |
May 29 2011 - Cheekwoods gardens open for free Monday
A train that tootles through a representation of Tennessee is a special summer exhibit at Cheekwood. / Tennessean/File The naive sculptures of Tennessee artist William Edmondson are on display at Cheekwood. |
May 29 2011 - Hangout Day 1: Widespread Panic Guests, Warren Haynes Collaborations, MMJ Debuts
Gulf Shores, AL’s second annual Hangout Music Festival kicked off Friday afternoon. The festival’s opening day boasted numerous festival scene staples, including headliner Widespread Panic, My Morning Jacket, Warren Haynes Band, STS9, Umphrey’ s McGee, Bassnectar, Grace Potter & the Nocturnals, Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe, Railroad Earth and Greensky Bluegrass, among many others. |
May 29 2011 - Eastern Connecticut derailments raise safety fears
Three train derailments in Eastern Connecticut in 2010 have led to sanctions against Providence and Worcester Railroad Co.’s use of the tracks and lingering concerns among some town leaders where the accidents occurred. |
May 28 2011 - Lawmaker: Take Northeast Corridor From Amtrak
Congress would take away Amtrak's popular Northeast corridor train service and invite private investors to bid for the right to develop high-speed rail under a plan outlined by a key House Republican on Thursday. |
May 28 2011 - Railroad work to close highway
CULBERTSON, Nebraska -- The Nebraska, Kansas, Colorado Railway is scheduled to begin work Tuesday on the replacement of the railroad grade crossings on U.S. Highways 6 and 34 west of Culbertson. |
May 28 2011 - Special train from Howrah to Ajmer train for Urs
The Eastern Railway will run a pair of special trains between Howrah in West Bengal and Ajmer in Rajasthan to clear the extra rush of passengers during next month's Urs, held in honour of Sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti. |
May 28 2011 - Train official: Stinky pile contained grain
MUNCIE -- A communications official with Norfolk Southern said on Thursday that one of its trains left a putrid pile of grain -- and not human waste -- laying in the middle of its tracks on the west side of Muncie last week. |
May 28 2011 - Man hit by train during platform brawl
A teenager is fighting for his life after smashing his head on a passing train during a fight at Cabramatta station in Sydney's south-west. |
May 28 2011 - Flagpole dedicated at memorial to Hagerstown Buffalo Soldier
His supply train surrounded by Indians, Capt. John S. Loud circled the wagons and looked for someone to get an urgent message to his commanding officer. Two Indian scouts refused to carry the message through the gauntlet, but Cpl. William Othello Wilson stepped forward and volunteered. With a volley of rifle fire from his fellow cavalrymen, Wilson took off on horseback with the Sioux in pursuit ... |
May 28 2011 - Our MEGA movie guide to summer's 26 hottest sci-fi flicks
It's summer movie time and we've got sequels, prequels, reboots and even a few originals coming at you. While we're hopeful this will be the best summer movie season EVER, we've put together a guide that explores our hopes and fears about what's to come. Well, that and we've scrounged up movie trailers for all but two of the 26 movies below. |
May 28 2011 - Henson Robinson Zoo adding kiddie train
The Henson Robinson Zoo will start offering rides Monday on an electric-powered kiddie train that can haul up to 18 children in its three passenger cars. |
May 28 2011 - Lake Havasu Todays News Herald
A woman boarded an Amtrak train in Oakland, Calif., last Saturday night and proceeded to talk loudly on her cellphone for much of the rest of her 16-hour voyage. Repeated pleas from her fellow passengers — and the conductor — to be quiet fell on, um, deaf ears. |
May 28 2011 - It was a train wreck of an event
In 1906, on a mile-long stretch of track where the L.A. Coliseum now stands, promoters hurtled two giant locomotives toward each other. As the engineers leaped to safety, the climactic moment came. Even for Los Angeles, the accident scene drew an unusually large number of gawkers — and the accident hadn't even happened yet. |
May 28 2011 - North Georgians to renovate rail passenger car
Associated Press - May 3, 2011 3:24 PM ET DALTON, Ga. (AP) - Dalton city council members have accepted a donated railroad passenger car, and officials are now considering uses for it. |
May 28 2011 - Garden railroads picking up steam in Dalton
G-scale model train hobbyists from across the country will travel to Dalton, Ga., this weekend for the Southeast Garden Railroad Show, one of just five such shows held in the country. |
May 28 2011 - Dalton to celebrate Train Day May 14
While the rest of the nation celebrates Train Day on Saturday, Dalton will celebrate it a week later on May 14. But Dalton Area Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) Executive Director Brett Huske said the celebration will be worth the wait. |
May 28 2011 - Dalton to celebrate Train Day Saturday
In celebration of trains, Dalton will be celebrating “Train Day” on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Dalton Freight Depot. In addition, the 100th birthday of the Freight Depot will be recognized during the festivities. |
May 28 2011 - Railroad upgrade could boost airport
CSX Corp.’s plan to invest $160 million to upgrade the freight-handling capacity of rail networks that connect East Coast ports with the Midwest can benefit from a plan to extend rail service to an air freight terminal at Dayton International Airport, local officials said. To include rail in a mix that already includes the capability to handle cargo deliveries by air or by truck from the nearby ... |
May 28 2011 - Vail Daily columnist Warren Miller: Aspen's $10 homes
Even before the good old days got under way, Ward Baker and I struggled over 11,000-foot-high Loveland Pass in a 1937 Buick convertible Phaeton towing a then-revolutionary teardrop trailer. Fortunately, we had a gallon jug of fresh Copyright 2011 Vail Daily. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Vail Daily Vail ... |
May 28 2011 - New Port Richey celebrates completion of Railroad Square streetscape project
NEW PORT RICHEY The mid-afternoon sun radiating off the asphalt surface of Nebraska Street helped keep the hoopla to a minimum, but there was a sense of quiet celebration Tuesday as city officials broke out the gold scissors for a ribbon cutting marking the completion of the Railroad Square streetsc |
May 28 2011 - Rail Trail honored nationally
At 28 miles long but only 100 feet wide, it has to be one of Utah's most unusual state parks.It contains no lakes, no golf courses, no campgrounds. |
May 28 2011 - Metro lowers performance goals
Metro has lowered its internal standards for on-time performance of rail service, buses and escalators. Officials said during a Metro committee meeting Thursday that changes to procedures governing train operations, worsening traffic on bus routes and a backlog of necessary maintenance and repairs to escalators are behind a decision to ... |
May 28 2011 - 13 Bristol Bay residents train as fly fishing guides
Thirteen young area residents considering careers as sport fish guiding will embark on an eight-day adventure on Sunday as participants in the third annual Bristol Bay Fly Fishing and Guide Academy at an upscale fishing lodge near King Salmon. |
May 28 2011 - $1B for full GO Rail service to Niagara
ST. CATHARINES — Extending GO commuter rail service all the way to Niagara Falls would cost close to $1 billion, according to a newly released consultant's report. GO Transit has been studying the potential of expanding commuter rail service to Niagara Falls from Burlington since late 2009.[...] |
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