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Nov 30 2011 - Get the Scoop on the Fort Adams Festival of Lights in Newport Before itâs Too Late
Businesses, non-profit groups and even families can tell their stories by sponsoring and decorating a Christmas tree at the Fort Adams Festival of Lights. With 100 trees, Santa and a train, dozens of activities and refreshments, Saturday December 10 promises to be a great day hundreds will enjoy as part of Christmas in Newport. ... |
Nov 30 2011 - Coping with the commute
These streets will be closed 8:30-10:30 a.m. Saturday: South Peterson Avenue, from Frankfort Avenue to Grinstead Drive. Frankfort, from Stilz Avenue to the railroad tracks. South Galt Avenue, from Frankfort to Rowland Avenue. |
Nov 30 2011 - Falmouth Wants To Expand Train No-Whistle Zone
The town of Falmouth is moving to expand its no-whistle zone before the Amtrak Downeaster extends passenger train service from Portland to Freeport and Brunswick next year. |
Nov 30 2011 - Falmouth residents seek to avoid the whistles that come with more train traffic
FALMOUTH, Maine â The town of Falmouth is moving to expand its no-whistle zone before the Amtrak Downeaster extends passenger train service from Portland to Freeport and Brunswick next year. The Town Council heard this week from several residents who live near railroad crossings who support an expanded no-whistle zone. ... |
Nov 30 2011 - TVâs Togus the Cat to travel by train to promote Coats and Toys for Kids
For the second consecutive year, Maine Eastern Railroad will join with the News Center teams at WCSH-6 and WLBZ-2 for the annual Coats and Toys for Kids Day season kick-off with a special train on Saturday, Dec. 3. As an added treat, News Centerâs âStorm Centerâ celebrity, Togus the Cat, ... |
Nov 30 2011 - Falmouth seeks to expand train no-whistle zone
The town of Falmouth is moving to expand its no-whistle zone before the Amtrak Downeaster extends passenger train service from Portland to Freeport and Brunswick next year. |
Nov 30 2011 - Historic and quaint Fernandina Beach offers laid-back vacation
By Amy Wimmer Schwarb, Special to the Times Wednesday, November 30, 2011 A stroll through historic Fernandina Beach can begin where generations of visitors have started their tours of the graceful port town: at the waterfront train depot, the eastern terminus of Florida's first cross-state railroad. The depot is now home to the Amelia Island Tourist Development Council, where staffers and ... |
Nov 30 2011 - Elias: New high-speed rail vote upcoming, not likely
If there's one thing that's become completely clear about California's proposed system of bullet trains, it's this: If the project is ever built, it won't look much like what voters approved in 2008, when they OK'd almost $10 billion worth of bonds to help pay for it. |
Nov 30 2011 - Thomas D. Elias: Voters deserve second vote on rail system
If there's one thing that's become completely clear about California's proposed system of bullet trains, it's this: If the project is ever built, it won't look much like what voters approved in 2008, when they OK'd almost $10 billion worth of bonds to help pay for it. |
Nov 30 2011 - 1 dead after car collides with train
Police authorities have confirmed that one person has been killed after a car collided with a train on Nadeau Road near Wolverine Drive Wednesday afternoon. |
Nov 30 2011 - Texas family agency settles discrimination suit
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- A Texas agency has agreed to pay a former employee $60,000 to settle the man's claims that he was harassed and fired on the basis of race and gender discrimination. The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services also must train employees in its El Paso office on anti-discrimination and anti-harassment policies under terms of a settlement with the Justice Department ... |
Nov 30 2011 - CSX labor dispute could have implications in Hampton Roads
The rail line failed to reach agreement with three labor unions A major railroad that provides service to the Newport News coal terminal, the shipyard and the Port of Virginia failed to reach an agreement with three unions Tuesday, which could lead to a strike as early as next week. |
Nov 30 2011 - PATH Train Resumes Service
PATH train service has been restored between 33rd Street in Manhattan and Hoboken and Journal Square in New Jersey after an earlier police investigation. |
Nov 30 2011 - Record Number Of Riders Jumping On, T Says
An improving employment picture and better real-time bus and train information has led record numbers of commuters to ride the T, according to the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. |
Nov 30 2011 - Dreamliner, Volt, Bullet Train: Three Modern Miracles
DETROIT (TheStreet) -- The most amazing thing about our country in 2011 is that despite all the obstacles we create for ourselves, we occasionally get something done. In fact, at the moment, we are living through a period of development of three transportation miracles: the Volt, the Dreamliner and the California bullet train. These three miracles have much in common. They should help us to ... |
Nov 30 2011 - UTC coach John Shulman 'not proud' at 2-4
The Mocs' train to the top of the Southern Conference is running behind schedule. University of Tennessee at Chattanooga coach John Shulman said Monday that his team is not where he expected it to be heading into conference competition at Georgia Southern on Thursday. |
Nov 30 2011 - Model citizen
For 15 years, model train enthusiast has transformed his front yard into a bustling 1800s town. |
Nov 30 2011 - Rail access vital to developing trail to Freeport
The nonprofit Friends of the Riverfront will discuss more details of its plan to develop a 29-mile recreational trail from Pittsburgh to Freeport along the Allegheny River tomorrow in Harmar. |
Nov 30 2011 - No Train to BSC Championship Game
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (WIAT) - Even though the Alabama football team hasn't solidified their place in the National Championship Game, plenty of fans are already trying to make plans to travel to New Orleans. Matthew Conde, an Alabama student, purchased tickets to ride the Amtrak train as soon as Rammer Jammer began to play at the Auburn game. When we contacted him for an interview, he still ... |
Nov 30 2011 - Top News Headlines
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Immigration officials on Wednesday arrested a woman accused of bringing foreign students to train at her Southern California flight school on fraudulent visas and without government authorization. |
Nov 30 2011 - APNewsBreak: Woman accused of flight school fraud
AMY TAXIN Associated Press LOS ANGELES Immigration officials on Wednesday arrested a woman accused of bringing foreign students to train at her Southern California flight school on fraudulent visas and without government authorization. Karena Chuang, 28, was arrested Wednesday at a friend's house in Rancho Cucamonga and is charged with visa fraud for allegedly enrolling students from Egypt, Sri ... |
Nov 30 2011 - APNewsBreak: Woman accused of breaking visa rules for foreigners at Calif. flight school
LOS ANGELES â Immigration officials on Wednesday arrested a woman accused of bringing foreign students to train at her Southern California flight school on fraudulent visas and without government authorization. Karena Chuang, 28, was arrested Wednesday at a friendâs house in Rancho Cucamonga and is charged with visa fraud for allegedly enrolling students from Egypt, Sri Lanka and Taiwan at her ... |
Nov 30 2011 - Local miniature railroad club offering open houses for the rest of the year
Itâs all aboard as a miniature railroad club is opening its doors for the holiday season. It's full steam ahead at the miniature railroad club of York. The members are opening the club for most weekend days through early January for an open house. âIt's fun to have the shows so people can see what we do,â explained the clubâs superintendent, Ryan Thoman. âA lot of people come back a second time ... |
Nov 30 2011 - Is the Cain Train Off the Tracks?
COMMENTARY | Yet another woman has come forward to accuse Herman Cain of questionable conduct. This time it is 46-year-old Ginger White of Atlanta who claims to have had a 13-year affair with Cain, a married man. In an interview with Fox 5 in Atlanta, White said the affair ended just before Cain began his run for the Republican presidential nomination. Cain denied the affair before the story ... |
Nov 30 2011 - PATH Train Suspension
PATH train service has been suspended between 33rd Street in Manhattan and Hoboken and Journal Square in New Jersey because of a police investigation. |
Nov 30 2011 - AmtrakConnect: Internet Service on a Speeding Train
How difficult is it to provide high quality Internet service on a speeding Amtrak train? It turns out that it is a fairly complex task which has been in the works since 2007, according to Lenetta McCampbell, Senior On-Board systems for the railroad. Her job is to develop technology solutions for passenger and business applications ... |
Nov 30 2011 - Analyst: New Calif. rail plan doesn't meet rules
The state's legislative analyst says California's plan for a $98 billion high-speed rail system to connect Northern and Southern California does not comply with some parts of the 2008 ballot measure voters approved to provide the seed money, providing the latest obstacle for the embattled project. |
Nov 30 2011 - CSX Introduces Improved Carbon Calculator
  JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Nov. 29, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- As millions of Americans head to stores or make online purchases, CSX has launched an improved Carbon Calculator aimed at helping consumers and businesses better understand the key role freight rail plays in a... |
Nov 30 2011 - Public meeting on rehab of Virginia Ave. tunnel
The District Department of Transportation and Federal Highway Administration have invited the public to attend a second meeting to discuss plans to rehabilitate the Virginia Avenue Tunnel between Second and 11th streets SE. CSX Transportation wants to replace the tunnel, which is more than a century old and has become one of the biggest railroad choke points along the East Coast. But the plan ... |
Nov 30 2011 - CSX Launches Carbon Calculator - Analyst Blog
CSX Corporation ( CSX ) has introduced an improved Carbon Calculator to aid its customers in making supply chain decisions. The Calculator will compare carbon emissions by freight rail |
Nov 30 2011 - Rick Steves tells all about traversing Europe
Website: www.ricksteves.com/rail Lowdown: Good information about the tricks and tips of taking trains in Europe. Use this website and www.raileurope.com and you'll know all about European train travel. |
Nov 30 2011 - The Tube Shows you just can't miss this week
Cedric the Entertainer is host of the 2011 Soul Train Awards, an annual gala that celebrates R&B and hip-hop artists. This year's Legend Award honorees are Earth, Wind & Fire and Gladys Knight. 9 p.m., BET. |
Nov 30 2011 - BaltTech: Geek On A Train
The East Coast tech scene is a pretty silo'ed place. You obviously have entrepreneurs and investors up and down the coast, from Boston to New York to Baltimore to DC. But everybody usually seems to play in their own market, for the most part. |
Nov 30 2011 - Iraq War vet in coma after Ore. assault
A 24-year-old Iraq War veteran is reportedly in a coma following an assault at a Pendleton, Ore., railroad crossing that so traumatized a witness he has trouble recalling it. |
Nov 30 2011 - Iraq vet comatose after railroad-crossing clash
PENDLETON, Ore. â A 24-year-old Iraq War veteran is reportedly in a coma following an assault at a Pendleton, Ore., railroad crossing that so traumatized a witness he has trouble recalling it. |
Nov 30 2011 - Two-tour Iraq veteran in coma after road rage fight in Pendleton
A witness to the incident reports that Iraq War veteran Kenneth Pittman, 24, was in a line of cars at a railroad stop and honked his horn. The first driver got out, as did Pittman, and words were exchanged. Then the suspect punch Pittman one time and the blow dropped him to the ground. |
Nov 30 2011 - Open house at Kanawha Railroad Association
The Kanawha Valley Railroad Association will have its annual Holiday Open House starting today in conjunction with the Christmas lights at Coonskin Park. Open House will be from 6 to 9 p.m. every Thursday and Friday, noon to 9 p.m. Saturday and 1 to 6... |
Nov 30 2011 - Voters deserve second vote on rail system
IF there's one thing that's become completely clear about California's proposed system of bullet trains, it's this: If the project is ever built, it won't look much like what voters approved in 2008, when they OK'd almost $10 billion worth of bonds to help pay for it. |
Nov 30 2011 - Holiday train rolls into Springwater Twp. today
SPRINGWATER TWP. - Santa and Canadian folk singer Valdy will be riding into Springwater Township today onboard the CPR Holiday Train. The train, which will stop at Highway 26 and Anne Street North at 12:40 p.m.[...] |
Nov 30 2011 - Florida Eye Institute In Vero Beach is a Toys for Tots Drop-Off location
Florida Eye Institute is a designated Toys for Tots drop-off location this holiday season. Toys for Tots of Indian River Countyis working with the Economic Opportunity Council to collect and distribute new toys for area disadvantaged families and children. Donations can be made by dropping off new, unwrapped toys to area locations marked with the trademark red train logo. |
Nov 30 2011 - Adventure races mix a dash of danger with fun runs
The nation's latest athletic challenge phenomenon is a team experience that combines off-road trail running with physical obstacles that include everything from hay bale walls to cargo net trapezes. |
Nov 30 2011 - Cain loses local endorsement
Embed multimedia (photos, galleries, audio, map):Â Herman Cain visits New Hampshire As Herman Cain rethinks his presidential candidacy, some of his top New Hampshire supporters said yesterday they are also deciding whether it's time to get off the Cain Train. Cain, the former CEO of Godfather's Pizza, has soldiered on despite multiple allegations of past sexual harassment that followed his rise ... |
Nov 30 2011 - Train, snow plow collide near Lizton
A snow plow driver was taken by medical helicopter to St. VIncent Hospital in Indianapolis Wednesday morning after a train collided with the plow truck. Read more at www.WISHTV.com |
Nov 30 2011 - T opens talks on rail service
The MBTA board began discussions yesterday on the future of the nearly $300 million-a-year deal to run the Tâs commuter rail, responsible for moving 70,000 suburban workers in and out of Boston daily. |
Nov 30 2011 - 10 New Angel Investors Graduate From Pipeline Fellowship (Boston)
By A. Lauren Abele (COO, Pipeline Fellowship) Editor?s note: The Pipeline Fellowship hosts a 2011 Boston Pipeline Fellowship Conference on angel investing in Boston on Friday, December 2, 2011 ? Save 50% on tickets with discount code ?women2?. The Pipeline Fellowship, which trains women philanthropists to become angel investors, has announced its inaugural Boston class. ... |
Nov 30 2011 - Iowa Politics Insider: Cain train derailed?
Iowans, like Herman Cain himself, are reassessing if they want to continue to push his campaign forward in light of a new alleged sex scandal; Rick Perry made a phone call to 14,000 Iowans and some conservative groups decide against endorsing any presidential candidate. |
Nov 30 2011 - Historian: Tour better than slave trail
A local historian says adding Elizabeth City to a tour of Underground Railroad sites in North Carolina â not creating a separate water-based tourism attraction â would be the best way to recognize the cityâs role in the escape of hundreds of slaves to freedom. |
Nov 30 2011 - Dropping in on Little Cherry
Outdoor Adventures Coming in by different means Embed multimedia (photos, galleries, audio, map):Â baschpic 112011 Shifting gears is fundamental to enjoying the outdoors. For me, I gain fresh perspective on a mountain I've hiked by revisiting the summit from a trail I've yet to climb. Bicycling a loop from both directions is another example. And then there is visiting a familiar place by another ... |
Nov 30 2011 - Train hits unoccupied vehicle in Topton
A Norfolk Southern train struck an unoccupied car Tuesday night in Topton, officials said. The crash happened about 8:15 near Main Street and Center Avenue. No one was injured. |
Nov 30 2011 - Sold-out Polar Express trains bring nearly 6,000 to Elkins
ELKINS, W.Va. -- A 2004 Warner Bros. movie about a magical, North Pole-bound train is helping to bring nearly 6,000 visitors to Elkins during the next four weeks. The Durbin & Greenbrier Valley Railroad is one of 30 excursion railroads acr... |
Nov 30 2011 - Group predicts physician shortage in Wisconsin
The state needs to train or recruit an additional 100 physicians a year through 2030 to meet the projected demand for health care, according to a new Wisconsin Hospital Association report. |
Nov 30 2011 - Group focuses on train pollution
To Trainsong Neighborhood resident Jim Tiley, the difference is stark. Itâs one shiny new locomotive on the Eugene rail yard tracks sitting next to another locomotive thatâs half-blackened, he said. New locomotives are fitted with pollution control devices and anti-idling equipment. But an old puffer may sit idling on the ⊠|
Nov 30 2011 - Save Money on Holiday Travel by Riding Tri-Rail to Airports Across South Florida
South Floridaâs commuter rail service, Tri-Rail, offers direct access to all three South Florida airports. Most Tri-Rail stations also offer free parking, which means significant savings and reduced stress for Floridians who plan to travel this holiday season.Fort Lauderdale, Florida (PRWEB) November 30, 2011 Tri-Rail, South Floridaâs commuter rail with train service from Miami to Fort ... |
Nov 30 2011 - Funeral Set for LU Student Killed in Train Accident
Lynchburg, VA â The family of the Liberty University student killed in a train accident will receive family and friends this week in North Carolina. Hannah Williams' funeral is set for Tuesday. |
Nov 30 2011 - CDOT commissions $1.8 mil high speed rail study
(AP) â The Colorado Department of Transportation has commissioned a $1.8 million study to examine the feasibility of a high speed train to the mountains, which early estimates predict would cost $20 billion. Dan Gibbs, a commissioner in Summit County that would be benefit from the project, tells KCNC-TV (http://cbsloc.al/uFJMTK ) that the study will begin early next year. |
Nov 30 2011 - Man dies after driving into train
A man died Saturday afternoon after intentionally driving his station wagon into an eastbound train at 33 Road, according to the Mesa County Sheriffâs Department. The man, believed to be about 50 and whose name hasnât been released, was driving north on 33 Road at about 1:40 p.m. when he crashed through construction barriers at Lombardy Lane and sped toward the railroad tracks, according to the ... |
Nov 30 2011 - 20 Question Tuesday: Dave Walters
After a great career at the University of Texas and winning Olympic gold in Beijing, Dave Walters decided after graduation to head to USC and train under coach Dave Salo for the run-up to the 2012 Olympic Trials. |
Nov 30 2011 - RBNY Fan Take: Tim Ream to Train with West Brom & Bolton in December
New York Red Bulls defender Tim Ream had a rather rough 2011. He'll be looking to put such troubles in the past by ending the year overseas. The New York Red Bulls and other sources, such as Mirror Football, have confirmed that Tim Ream will train with two English Premier... |
Nov 30 2011 - Delay in railroad work irks Sylvania
Upset by delayed repairs to a railroad crossing on busy Monroe Street in the heart of downtown Sylvania, city officials have accused the railroad of underhandedness. |
Nov 30 2011 - Santa Train tickets sell out fast.
VRE's Santa Train tickets are sold out It took all of 12 minutes for the Virginia Railway Express Santa Train tickets to sell out online Monday.... |
Nov 30 2011 - Snow going on rails
Metro-North riders might have a better chance of catching a sleigh ride than a train home during the next big snowstorm. The MTA is mulling a plan that would allow them to quickly cut service on Metro-North during severe snowstorms, a preemptive measure following last yearâs woeful winter performance... |
Nov 30 2011 - Bullet train critics call for new vote
The new plan is more than double the price of the original $45 billion project sold to voters in 2008. And it only covers the first phase of the project, stopping in Anaheim instead of stretching south to San Diego. |
Nov 30 2011 - Bullet train funding plan faulted
The Legislative Analyst's Office says the financing plan does not fulfill key requirements of the ballot measure voters approved to authorize the project. The funding plan for the California bullet train does not comply with key provisions of a ballot measure that voters approved to authorize the project and $9 billion in state bonds to help finance it, according to a report released Tuesday. |
Nov 30 2011 - Trail users criticize tunnel plans
Leigh Giangreco Examiner Archives Trail tunnel rebuilding called 'financially unfeasible' (11-16-11) The Montgomery County Planning Board asked the state to study moving the Purple Line's proposed Bethesda station to accommodate a popular trail that goes through a tunnel under Wisconsin Avenue. About two dozen Montgomery County residents on Thursday criticized suggestions to make users of a ... |
Nov 30 2011 - Streetcar route to Sugar House gets form and function
Streetcar route to Sugar House gets form and function By Derek P. Jensen The Salt Lake Tribune Published Nov 21, 2011 10:00AM MDT Fast-tracked by federal cash, the Sugar House streetcar should not simply connect Sugar House to 130 miles of Wasatch Front rail transit, but also operate as a âzipperâ that seams together burgeoning neighborhood districts on both sides of the two-mile line. That is ... |
Nov 30 2011 - LeBron James: Statistical Predictions for LeBron's Career Defining 11-12 Season
Christmas came early this year for NBA fans. Â With the great news of the NBA lockout coming to an end yesterday, what better way to celebrate than to get the wheels of the prediction train moving? LeBron James had an underwhelming year in 2010-2011. It was underwhelming because of the hype and lofty expectations he put on himself when he made the decision to take his talents to south beach ... |
Nov 29 2011 - Families Learn Loved Ones Bodies Switched after Death
Robert Mitchell's enormous family, 16 living siblings in all, gathered in Denver, Colorado from around the country for his viewing and funeral, not knowing he'd already been cremated and buried at Fort Logan National Cemetery under another man's name. He had battled cancer after a long career on the railroad. His family describes him as a man with a magnetic personality who could talk, and laugh ... |
Nov 29 2011 - Itâs Metro-âWestâ
The $7 billion plan to bring the LIRR into Grand Central might relieve crowding at Penn Station by so much that Metro-North service will finally be expanded to the West Side of Manhattan. Plans to bring Metro-North trains directly into Penn Station have been kicking around for decades, but officials... |
Nov 29 2011 - To Afghanistan, on the slow train
Call it the ultimate in military logistics. As land routes from Pakistan into Afghanistan are cut, sabotaged or otherwise interrupted, the U.S. military has developed alternative railroad routes that make the Orient Express look like a branch line. |
Nov 29 2011 - âQuick Startâ for Great Dane
Bulloch Countyâs newest manufacturing business Great Dane Trailers, along with the Georgia Quick Start program and Ogeechee Technical College, announced plans Tuesday to help train the companyâs projected 400 new employees. |
Nov 29 2011 - Jose Antonio Vargas: How Do You Define American? Share Your Story
Illegal immigration is not just about undocumented immigrants like me who contribute to society and pay taxes. It's also about countless American citizens -- from principals to pastors, coaches to classmates, all members of the 21st Century Underground Railroad -- who are forced to deal with a broken immigration system that our government has consistently failed to fix. Using new technologies ... |
Nov 29 2011 - Gazette.Net: Lets talk about the Purple Line
Everybodyâs talking about the Purple Line. If you want more information about the planned 16-mile light rail line, come to an informational open house on Monday. |
Nov 29 2011 - Backers press for Purple Line funding
Lawmakers and community leaders from Montgomery and Prince Georgeâs counties planned to join University of Maryland officials Tuesday evening to call for state funding of a proposed 16-mile Purple Line . Purple Line supporters said they would ask the General Assembly to raise the state gas tax and dedicate some of that revenue to designing and building a Purple Line light rail link between ... |
Nov 29 2011 - Montgomery planners seeks ways to keep trail inside tunnel when Purple Line is built
The Montgomery County Planning Board asked Maryland transit officials Thursday to consider moving a Bethesda station for a future Purple Line to try to better accommodate a popular biking and running trail in a tunnel beneath Wisconsin Avenue. Board members said the stateâs latest estimate that it would cost $40.5 million to rebuild the trail inside the tunnel would make it too expensive ... |
Nov 29 2011 - P.G. officials push for light rail to Charles County
Ben Giles Examiner Staff Writer Follow Him @ben_giles Prince George's and Charles county officials want a light rail project connecting the two counties to be one of Maryland's top transportation priorities, but the project may have trouble gaining the state's attention and dollars. An 18.8-mile light rail line along the Route 5 corridor in Southern Maryland would extend rail transportation ... |
Nov 29 2011 - Concerts, decorations, Santa visits add to holiday fun in Valley
Churches, park districts and community organizations throughout the Fox Valley have special programs planned for the Christmas season. Among the activities are:AuroraPolar Express Rides: Ride the Polar Express train from 2 to 5 p.m. on Dec. 3, 4, 10 and 11 at Blackberry Farm, 100 Barnes Road. 630-892-1550 or www.foxvalleyparkdistrict.org.Music of the Season: Wesley United Methodist Church, 14 ... |
Nov 29 2011 - Whitecaps FC Striker Omar Salgado to Train with Fulham FC
VANCOUVER, BC - Vancouver Whitecaps FC striker Omar Salgado will join English Premier League (EPL) side Fulham Football Club today as a guest player. Salgado will primarily train with Fulham's reserve side from Thursday, November 17, to Sunday, December 4. |
Nov 29 2011 - Trucking company says Amtrak at fault for crash that killed 5
The trucking company sued after one of its drivers slammed into an Amtrak train east of Reno in June said in court documents that Amtrak and Union Pacific Railroad, owner of the rails, were responsible for the crash that killed five, including the driver. |
Nov 29 2011 - Woman who was raped at train station killed in hit-and-run
The 69-year-old Northwest Indiana woman raped at a South Shore station this summer died Monday after being hit by a car that didnât stop in Gary on Sunday night.Patricia Watson died at Christ Hospital in Oak Lawn, where she was taken after suffering massive trauma from the crash.Watson had left a restaurant and was crossing a four-lane road when a gray Buick traveling northbound hit her, police ... |
Nov 29 2011 - Scuba divers locate mysterious sunken boat
Laboriously searching the cold, dark depths of Crowsnest Lake for a derailed train that rests on the lake bottom, a scuba dive teamâcomprised of Pincher Creek and Pass diversârecently stumbled upon and salvaged a sunken fishing boat.[...] |
Nov 29 2011 - Model railroaders plan open house
Southern Indiana Model Railroad Association will stage a fall open house from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday. SIMRA meets in the basement of Trinity United Methodist Church, 333 S. Chestnut St., Seymour. The open house and membership drive is designed to... |
Nov 29 2011 - Trains rolling into library
Southern Indiana Model Railroad Association will present its annual Holiday Model Train Show from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and from 1:15 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Sunday at the Seymour Library. The public is invited for a free weekend of holiday railroad... |
Nov 29 2011 - Kirby: Trains versus people always a deadly proposition
Kirby: Trains versus people always a deadly proposition By Robert Kirby Tribune Columnist Published Nov 29, 2011 03:46PM MDT A century ago, Utah was at the peak of its railroad history. Much of what the state consumed arrived over the iron road and into the freight yards of Ogden and Salt Lake City. Before there were automobiles, most urbanites commuted on street cars. And until air travel ... |
Nov 29 2011 - Railroad facilitated growth in Tucumcari
During the territorial days, the Tucumcari Commercial Club printed a folder to advertise the town and to make a few predictions for the future. Obviously, the club was an active civic organization whose major purpose was to create interest among the... |
Nov 29 2011 - Iron Horse Park allowed to stay
Iron Horse Park will be staying right where it is for the foreseeable future. City council decided Monday to allow the Alberta Train Model Engineering Society to continue occupying the site, which has become a popular park for residents. |
Nov 29 2011 - Jeff Davis seeks new high-speed rail loader bids
JENNINGS, La. (AP) - Since the original bids came in almost $1.7 million over budget, the Jefferson Davis Parish Police Jury is seeking a second round of bids for a proposed $2.2 million high-speed rail loading facility at Lacassine. Bids will be opened Dec. 19, the American Press reported (bit.ly/ve22I4). Officials said the cost of materials had increased nearly 40 percent from the time the ... |
Nov 29 2011 - Woman who was raped at train shelter killed in Gary hit-and-run
The 69-year-old Northwest Indiana woman raped at a South Shore station this summer died Monday after being hit by a car that didnât stop in Gary Sunday night.Patricia Watson died at Christ Hospital in Oak Lawn, where she was taken after suffering massive trauma from the crash.Watson had left a restaurant and was crossing a four-lane road when a gray Buick traveling northbound hit her, police ... |
Nov 29 2011 - Hectic Day Of Travel Draws To A Close
Millions of Americans arrived at their destinations Wednesday after hitting the roads, rails, and skies during one of the busiest travel days of the year. |
Nov 29 2011 - GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain to stop in West Chester
DETROIT, MI - OCTOBER 21: Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain speaks while unveiling his 'Opportunity Zone' economic plan in front of the Michigan Central Station, an abandoned train depot, October 21, 2011 in Detroit, Michigan. |
Nov 29 2011 - CSX train derails in Hyattsville
A CSX freight train derailed around 2:42 p.m. in the 2900 block of 52nd Avenue in an industrial park in Hyattsville, according to Prince Georgeâs authorities. There were no reported injuries, officials said. Fire department spokesman Mark Brady said the locomotive âhit a derailer on a side track, which triggered an intentional derailment and resulting in âa small diesel fuel spill.â Such ... |
Nov 29 2011 - Kansas company buying Wisconsin & Southern Railroad
A Kansas company is buying the Wisconsin & Southern Railroad Co. Watco Transportation Services of Pittsburg, Kan., said Tuesday it will acquire controlling ownership of the Milwaukee-based rail company. |
Nov 29 2011 - Chatelain: Blackshirts burned in big moment
Blackshirts, huh. They took the field with 8:48 left Saturday, trailing 21-18. They had momentum â the offense had just scored. They had the crowd behind them. Their job was simple: one stop. Get the ball back to red-hot... |
Nov 29 2011 - In Brief - November 1, 2011
WESTERNPORT â The railroad crossing at Washington Street in Westernport will be closed Wednesday from 7:30 a.m to 4 p.m. for repair work, according to the town of Westernport. |
Nov 29 2011 - Railroad repairs in New Iberia tomorrow
Beginning Wednesday, November 30, LA 88 between LA 182 and the railroad track in New Iberia will be closed for railroad repairs. This closure will begin at 7:00 a.m. and is scheduled to reopen at 2:00 p.m. that same day, weather permitting. The detour will consist of US 90 to LA 88. |
Nov 29 2011 - FTA chief signs $900 million in Houston rail grants
FTA chief signs $900 million in Houston rail grants HOUSTON CHRONICLE Copyright 2011 HOUSTON CHRONICLE. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 08:55Â p.m., Monday, November 28, 2011 Houston's light rail project achieved a milestone Monday with the signing of $900 million in grant agreements by the head of the Federal Transit ... |
Nov 29 2011 - Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath tunnels to success in Summit County
BARBERTON: It took patience â lots of patience â to win approval for the final section of the Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail in Summit County. Metro Parks, Serving Summit County, negotiated for five years with the Akron Barberton Cluster Railway to get permission to build a tunnel under its active rail line. |
Nov 29 2011 - Norfolk Southern to tear down bridge
A railroad company says it plans to tear down a 19th-century bridge that spans part of the upstate New York park thatâs known as the âGrand Canyon of the East.â |
Nov 29 2011 - 'Santa' springs for electric train for 3-year-old
From the e-mails and voice mails: After reading my Thanksgiving Day column about Joshua Hagerty, a 3-year-old train-loving boy with skin condition called ecotodermal dysplasias, Robert Zimmerman of Modesto decided he wants to help. |
Nov 29 2011 - Is this the end of the line for the Cain Train?
Herman Cain will try again to right his listing ship Tuesday in a speech at Hillsdale College in Michigan, even as he is dogged by yet more allegations of sexual improprietyâthis time from an Atlanta woman who claims she had a 13-year affair with Cain. |
Nov 29 2011 - Subway delays plague today's commute
As if the first day back to work after a holiday weekend isnât hard enough! Many New Yorkers still groggy from eating too much turkey were greeted with the underground commute from hell this morning, with delays on several subway lines slowing service to a crawl. L train riders... |
Nov 29 2011 - Metro-North to cut service in winter
Metro-North and Connecticut transportation officials plan to cut rail service if extreme winter weather requires measures to protect rail cars. |
Nov 29 2011 - Metro-North Extreme Weather Plan
Metro-North and Connecticut transportation officials plan to cut rail service if extreme winter weather requires measures to protect rail cars. Â |
Nov 29 2011 - New train station set to open Dec. 5
Governor Dannel Malloy will join First Selectman Mike Tetreau, Connecticut Department of Transportation Commissioner James P. Redeker and Kurt Wittek of Blackrock Realty LLC at a ribbon cutting ceremony Friday, Dec. 2, at 1:30 p.m., marking the official Dec. 5 opening of the Fairfield Metro train station, bordering Black Rock. |
Nov 29 2011 - DC Rider 1.0
DC Rider is an app from the Washington Post Express built for Metro- riding Washingtonians. Find out when the next train... |
Nov 29 2011 - Monday Redux: Bubba backslides on his finishing ability
With two victories in 2011, Bubba Watson emerged as a PGA Tour force and seemingly left behind his chronic inability to close out tournaments. But Steve Elling says Watson's Round 4 train wreck Sunday looked eerily familiar. |
Nov 29 2011 - Solvents Used in Railroad Industry Linked To Parkinson's Disease
TCE, PERC and CCL4 just sound bad for a person. Given their full chemical names of trichloroethylene, perchloroethylene and carbon tetrachloride, the widely used solvents prove no healthier than would be imagined. A study reported in the November 14, 2011, issue of the Annals of Neurology has linked workplace exposure to the chemicals to increased risk for developing Parkinson's disease. TCE had ... |
Nov 29 2011 - St. Frances' Tevon Saddler has high-major hopes
A typical weekday for Tevon Saddler starts at 6:30 a.m. in his Aberdeen home, continues with a train ride to Baltimore, then a bus ride from Penn Station to East Chase St., followed by a day of books and basketball at St. Frances, and finally a train ride back to Harford County where he arrives home between 8 and 9 p.m. |
Nov 29 2011 - Recruiting: St. Frances' Tevon Saddler has high-major hopes
A typical weekday for Tevon Saddler starts at 6:30 a.m. in his Aberdeen home, continues with a train ride to Baltimore, then a bus ride from Penn Station to East Chase St., followed by a day of books and basketball at St. Frances, and finally a train ride back to Harford County where he arrives home between 8 and 9 p.m. |
Nov 29 2011 - Andrew Marantz: Steve Morena and voting machines in New York.
The M train terminates in Middle Village, a Queens neighborhood that is twenty-five-per-cent cemetery. Approximately ten thousand Italian-Americans live in Middle Village; a few thousand more, from Geraldine Ferraro to John Gotti, rest there eternally. Between All Faiths Cemetery and Mount Olivet Cemetery is the Metro . . . (Subscription required.) |
Nov 29 2011 - Park at Sea-Tac Airport; take Link Light Rail to Apple Cup Saturday
Apple Cup fans heading to the game this weekend are invited to take advantage of a half-price parking discount at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport connecting with Link Light Rail to CenturyLink Field. The offer is valid for game day parking in Terminal Direct at the Sea-Tac Airport garage including Seahawk games and looking ahead to next year as the UW Huskies play their home season at ... |
Nov 29 2011 - Puyallup's parking changes make commutes longer, drivers lament
Mike Ruff used to catch the Sounder train in downtown Puyallup and ride it to work in Seattle. The 32-year-old, who lives in the East Pierce city, would park his car on the street near the station. Now, Ruff says, new parking rules in Puyallup added about 40 minutes round-trip to his commute. |
Nov 29 2011 - Why the FRA is Bad for America, in 10 Seconds
A lot of words have been written about how horribly FRA safety regulations cripple US main line passenger railway budgets (and you should read them!), but it's also important to remember that even as a safety regulator, the FRA fails. You have to see it to believe it: As the twentieth [...] |
Nov 29 2011 - Former Conrail cop to get hearing on claim he was misadvised by attorney
TOMS RIVER â Raymond Maldon, who has served prison terms for sexual assault cases in Ocean and Union counties, claimed in an appeal that he would not have pleaded guilty to sexual contact charges in Ocean County had he known he could have been civilly committed to a psychiatric hospital upon serving his prison term. |
Nov 29 2011 - It's a tents situation
CALL IT OCCUPY Philly Homeless Camp, Part II. A self-described homeless advocate has created a tent encampment on a hilly, wooded section of the old Conrail yard in Port Richmond, just east of Richmond Street and north of Cumberland, sandwiched between the Delaware River and I-95. |
Nov 29 2011 - High-speed rail deserves a careful consideration
The late Floyd Hudgins, a colorful and often controversial state senator, once proposed the idea of a high-speed passenger rail line between Atlanta and Columbus. The chuckles from his colleagues and constituents could be heard all the way down a perpetually under-construction I-185 to Columbus. |
Nov 29 2011 - Bulgaria's Railway Strike Enters Day 5
The effective mass strike of workers at the troubled State-owned Railway Company BDZ Holding is continuing Monday for the fifth consecutive day. Passenger and freight trains will be halted between 8 am and 4 pm. The strike is termless.... |
Nov 29 2011 - Day 6 for Bulgaria's Railways Worker Strike
The effective mass strike of workers at the troubled State-owned Railway Company BDZ Holding is continuing Tuesday for the sixth consecutive day. Passenger and freight trains will be halted between 8 am and 4 pm. The strike is termless.... |
Nov 29 2011 - NJ Transit train stuck in tunnel between Weehawken and NYC
A New Jersey Transit train lost power and was stuck in the tunnel between Weehawken and Manhattan tonight for about a half hour. Jeff Welz, co-director of North Hudson Regional Fire & Rescue, which along with the New York City Fire Department was alerted to the incident, said there were no injuries reported to his organization. |
Nov 29 2011 - Trestle safe; no work planned
A track-based survey crew rolled along the Martinez stretch of the BNSF railroad this week, checking for observable structural flaws. But that doesnât mean that BNSF officials plan on painting the rusting metal trestle that spans Alhambra Avenue at Highway 4 anytime soon. Spokesperson Lena Kent confirmed Wednesday that a survey crew performed âroutine inspection,â in Martinez this week. âNo ... |
Nov 29 2011 - Rail conflicts spark provincial review
Ontario denies rail transit has been put at risk after one in three municipal councillors backed out of the largest public works project undertaken here. |
Nov 29 2011 - Metra train hits car at grade crossing
An inbound Metra train on the North Central Service Line was stopped north of O'Hare this morning after it hit a car at a Des Plaines grade-crossing, a spokeswoman for the commuter agency said. |
Nov 29 2011 - Caltrain strikes, kills pedestrian in Palo Alto
A man was struck and killed by a Caltrain Baby Bullet in Palo Alto on Saturday. It is the 14th fatality on Caltrain tracks this year. The incident happened at 10:56 a.m. when a northbound train struck the individual at the California Avenue station, Caltrain said. It was not scheduled to stop at that station. About 320 passengers were aboard the train. At 12:19, they were transferred to another ... |
Nov 29 2011 - Port Jervis line service resumes
NEW YORK â The Metro-North Railroad says service is resuming along the Port Jervis line as it continues to repair damage from Hurricane Irene. The line will start running trains again this morning. It serves about 2,300 riders a day in Rockland and Orange counties. |
Nov 29 2011 - Post-Irene NY rail service resumes to Port Jervis
NEW YORK (AP) â The Metro-North Railroad says service is resuming along the Port Jervis line as it continues to repair damage from Hurricane Irene. The line will start running trains again Monday morning. It serves about 2,300 riders a day in Rockland and Orange counties. |
Nov 29 2011 - Chesco again bars atheists' tree from display
The holiday display on the lawn of the historic courthouse in West Chester is a nod to inclusiveness, what with a Santa Claus, a Christmas tree, a toy train, a creche, and a menorah. |
Nov 29 2011 - Metro Center ribbon cutting
Governor Dannel Malloy will join First Selectman Mike Tetreau, Connecticut Department of Transportation Commissioner James P. Redeker and Kurt Wittek of Blackrock Realty LLC at a ribbon cutting ceremony Friday, Dec. 2, at 1:30 p.m., marking the official Dec. 5 opening of the town's newest train station, Fairfield Metro. |
Nov 29 2011 - Police log
VANDALISM: A house at 348 E. Queen St. was reportedly damaged about 6:15 p.m. Sunday when someone threw a rock from the elevated railroad tracks nearby, according to Chambersburg Police. |
Nov 29 2011 - Noteworthy
Railroad display to open Dec. 9SHAMOKIN - The Lower Anthracite Model Railroad Club, located on the second floor of the former American Legion Building, 210 E. Independence St., above the public library, will open Dec. 9.A holiday tradition for three ge |
Nov 29 2011 - Someone Elseâs Children
Christopher Benfey R.B. Bontencou, Courtesey of Stanley B. Burns, MD Charles H. Greenfield (left), wounded April 2, 1865 at Petersberg, VA; A. Smith (center), wounded April 16, 1864 at Southside Railroad; P. Ferris (right), gunshot wound, left leg My wife and I have two sons, aged eighteen and twenty-two. Both have registered for the Selective Service, as the law requires. (âOur objective is to ... |
Nov 29 2011 - Ben E. King and Pioneers For A Cure Release 'Now Let Me Fly' on iTunes and Amazon to Fight Cancer
Legendary singer and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame member helps cancer research, cancer treatment and cancer care with reggae arrangement of song from Underground Railroad. Proceeds to benefit St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.New York, NY (PRWEB) November 29, 2011 Pioneers For A Cure - Songs To Fight Cancer is pleased to announce the iTunes release of the song 'Now Let Me Fly' by legendary R&B ... |
Nov 29 2011 - Metro Transit's Holidazzling deal: free rides | Cityscape by Steven Dornfeld
metrocouncil.org The Metro Transit Twinkle Bus, added to the parade a few years ago, has been retired. Metro Transit has a Holidazzling deal for you: Plan to attend the Target Holidazzle Parade in downtown Minneapolis on Saturday, Dec. 10, or Saturday, Dec. 17, and travel to and from downtown via transit for free. The free-ride offer is available on Metro Transit buses and light rail trains from ... |
Nov 29 2011 - Car strikes TRAX train in Midvale
Car strikes TRAX train in Midvale By Sheena McFarland The Salt Lake Tribune Published Nov 28, 2011 12:02PM MDT The Utah Transit Authority is reporting that a car hit a TRAX train near 7500 South on Monday morning. At about 11:40 a.m., the car apparently ran through a gate and struck the southbound Blue Line train, which was headed to Sandy, said UTA spokesman Gerry Carpenter. Further details ... |
Nov 29 2011 - One Dead after Car/Train Collision Near KCMO
One person was killed after a freight train collided with a car outside Kansas City. The Kansas City Star reports that the train hit the car early yesterday (SUN) in Independence, Missouri. Police said the accident occurred when the driver of the car drove around a flashing railroad gate. |
Nov 29 2011 - Monday, November 28, 2011
The oldest of the M-2 rail cars that Metro North uses on its New Haven line are 39 years old, and they should have been retired about a decade ago. Breakdowns are frequent, particularly when it snows. This northbound M-2 train is near the Southport railroad station on Tuseday December 28, 2010. |
Nov 29 2011 - Metro-North to cut train service in extreme winter weather
STAMFORD, Conn. â Metro-North and Connecticut transportation officials plan to cut rail service if extreme winter weather requires measures to protect rail cars. Connecticut Hearst Newspapers report that draft plan calls for Metro-North to more quickly reduce or suspend service during blizzard-like conditions and improve communications about service changes. Judd Everhart... |
Nov 29 2011 - Buffett: European concerns, US housing woes linger
Check out the latest movie trailers! More>> OMAHA, Nebraska (AP) - Billionaire investor Warren Buffett says Europe's debt concerns and the anemic U.S. home construction business will still to hurt the economy even though many businesses are performing well. |
Nov 29 2011 - MTA Hopes to Implement Some of SEEDS Study Before 2015
By Claire Wall Do you remember when you could see a flicker of light at the end of the Long Island Rail Road tunnel? Well, according to those integrally linked to the future of transportation here on the East End, it may be faint, but itâs still there. Itâs been 10 years since local transportation experts banned together [...] |
Nov 29 2011 - Holiday Train carries helping spirit
FORT EDWARD -- The train pulls into the Fort Edward Train Station every year, bringing with it holiday cheer and awareness of local hunger. |
Nov 29 2011 - Heavy D - Heavy D And Earth, Wind & Fire Honoured At Soul Train
Late rapper Heavy D Gladys Knight and Earth Wind Fire were honoured with tributes at the Soul Train Awards while Cee Lo Green and Jill Scott were among the winners The ceremony took place in Atlanta Georgia on 17 November 11 and the show aired in... |
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