|
Railroads by State
|
| Train News Archives, September 2011 |
|
30 2011 - Man killed by Metra train in Naperville
A 67-year-old man died after being hit by a Metra train just east of the Burlington Northern-Santa Fe line's Naperville station this evening, according to the agency and Naperville police. |
30 2011 - Simon Calder: Train operators need to make the going easier
No industry matches travel for the sheer breadth of swizzes, from bargain air fares that prove tantalisingly unavailable to New York hotel rates quoted exclusive of the three mandatory local taxes. Has Peter Lawton uncovered another? He is exercised about the Advance train fares on the East Coast Trains website: |
30 2011 - $1M fund aims to cut bear death toll
Railway officials and scientists have been brainstorming in Banff this week to think of new ways to reduce the number of bears killed by trains travelling through the mountains. |
30 2011 - Miami Dolphins: When is it time to “Suck for Luck?”
I’m not even gonna lie. I’ve considered accepting a ticket on Steve White’s “Suck for Luck” train. Before the season I thought that was CRAZY talk. And the fact it was even being mentioned regularly on WQAM was disrespectful to the team, the franchise, and the South Florida sports community. The defense was going to be too good [...] |
30 2011 - Train restoration could provide economic and social boost
The possible restoration of Emporia Amtrak train service, whose station burnt down in 1999, was the topic of discussion Tuesday evening. Interim President H. Edward Flentje, along with various other members in the Emporia community, spoke on the issue in Douglas Hall at the First Congressional Church. Around 50 people attended the forum. “The purpose of the [...] |
30 2011 - Newton County Man Struck by Train
The Newton County Sheriff's Office has shut down the railroad tracks in the Hartburg Community near Deweyville and Highway 87. Investigators are collecting the body parts of a man who was hit by a train sometime late Saturday night or early Sunday morning. |
30 2011 - Man's remains found on Newton County railroad tracks
share: digg facebook twitter On Sunday, September 25 shortly after 10:30 am Kansas City Southern Railroad called the Newton County Sheriff's Office dispatch and reported a portion of human remains on the Hartburg track just east of TX 87 overpass. Orange County also assisted in positive identification by tattoos from in-house jail records as well as NCSO investigators making a facial confirmation. |
30 2011 - Balloon farm featured at Metroparks
More than 20,000 balloons make up this years Swifty's Balloon Farm at LakeMetroparks Farmpark in Kirtland, Ohio. This is the forth year for a balloon exhibit. This ambitious display takes the form of a train engine and several railroad cars made entirely of balloons. |
30 2011 - Teen dared to run across railroad tracks hit by train, source says
A dare between friends is believed to have ended in a 17-year-old girl being struck and killed by a freight train on the Far South Side.The girl was hit Thursday afternoon after she and a friend dared each other to run across the tracks, a source said. The friend made it across in time, but she did not. Erica Frye of the 5000 block of South Laflin, was hit at West 115th Street and South Perry ... |
30 2011 - CCC gets $200K grant to help get people back to work
SHELBY — Cleveland Community College wants to find its students employment in the data centers popping up throughout western North Carolina. The college received at $200,000 grant to train students for data center jobs in computer networking and... |
30 2011 - Revisiting the Bridgeport rail disaster of 1911
For the 1911 St. Louis Cardinals, the month of July meant a long road trip. The journey had started on July 2 with a series in Pittsburgh, and then on to their recently concluded games in Philadelphia. |
30 2011 - Oregon receives $13.6M from U.S. DOT for rail upgrades
The U.S. Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT) awarded a $13.6 million grant to the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) to modernize the Portland Union Station, upgrade passenger rail service along Amtrak’s Cascades route and continue further development of an integrated, statewide rail network. |
30 2011 - CSU student loses legs while train hopping
LONGMONT — Police in Longmont are investigating after a 17-year-old Colorado State University student lost both of her legs while trying to hop aboard a freight train. |
30 2011 - NJ to pay $95M for scrapped railroad tunnel to NY
New Jersey has agreed to pay back the federal government $95 million for a railroad tunnel to New York that Gov. Chris Christie scrapped nearly a year ago -- far less than the original $271 million bill the state was sent. |
30 2011 - Capital-area Raiders fans ride the rails to home games
Rimmel Hudson is walking in one direction in the downtown Sacramento Amtrak station, Vincent Natad in the other, and if the two had any preconceived notions about interacting here on this Sunday morning, it isn't showing. |
30 2011 - Police canines and their human partners train in St. Charles
ST. CHARLES • A dark-colored minivan skids along the grass at Frontier Park. Three screaming police cars close in. The minivan stops and the driver jumps out and runs. Within seconds, a canine officer is gnawing at his left arm, holding the man while a human officer catches up. |
30 2011 - Truck Vs. Train
DuBois Police say Joseph Clinton of DuBois failed to stop for an oncoming train while he was driving on DuBois St. The train and Clinton's truck collided. |
30 2011 - Tweetsie recreation trail bids go out next week
Johnson City officials rolled out a loose timeline and asked for public feedback on a recreation trail replacing 10 miles of Tweetsie rails between Johnson City and Elizabethton. Development Coordinator Steve Neilson said he will send out bids next week, companies will have four weeks to respond, and an engineering plan will be in place within eight months. |
30 2011 - Nursing groups merge for statewide reach, viability
The new Indianapolis-based organization was formed by Nursing 2000, Nursing 2000 North and the Indiana Nursing Workforce Development Coalition, all of which focused on generating an adequate supply of well-trained nurses. |
30 2011 - Tanker truck struck by freight train in South Gate
A tanker truck carrying up to 100 gallons of oil was hit Friday by a freight train in South Gate. The truck driver suffered minor injuries in the 11:52 a.m. accident near Nardine Street and Salt Lake Avenue, said Matt Levesque, a spokesman for the Los Angeles County Fire Department. A hazardous materials team was on the scene to clean up what was described as nontoxic vegetable oil on the Union ... |
30 2011 - Rail crossing work to close Route 520
SHREWSBURY — Drivers should avoid the Newman Springs freight railroad crossing on Tuesday night and Wednesday. The smaller of the two railroad crossings on the street is scheduled for reconstruction, which will close Newman Springs Road (County Route 520) from 7 p.m. |
30 2011 - EVACUATION CONTINUES
State police, Lincoln Parish authorities and Kansas City Southern officials continued cleanup efforts Monday from Sunday's KCS train derailment as homes within one mile of the scene remained evacuated. |
30 2011 - Rescue crews respond to mock train crash in Norwood
A commuter rail train collided with a fuel truck on Saturday night and first responders were right on the scene, treating injuries and making sure a fire didn’t start.  “Everybody was very pleased with the response,” Norwood Police Officer Richard Giacoppo said Saturday night at the mock train crash the Norwood Depot station . |
30 2011 - Vermonter rail service to resume Saturday
The Amtrak Vermonter train resumes service in Vermont this weekend, with a train arriving at Vermont stations from Washington, D.C., on Saturday and a train departing from St. Albans on Sunday. |
30 2011 - 5 Fabulous Fall Foliage Train Rides
What better combination than railroads and leaf-peeping? No traffic, no driving distractions, just a leisurely ride featuring fiery blasts of fall color. |
30 2011 - $1B price shouldn’t derail Train de l’Ouest: coalition
An estimated $1-billion price tag for the Train de l’Ouest proposal, that would see electric trains run from Ste. Anne de Bellevue to downtown Montreal at least every 30 minutes, should not derail the plan, says the coalition pushing for the project. |
30 2011 - NJ Transit investigating Thursday morning's power outage
NJ Transit officials are trying to find the cause of a power outage that left hundreds of morning commuters trapped in a Hudson River rail tunnel for two hours on Thursday morning, said Spokeswoman Penny Bassett Hackett. |
30 2011 - Palatine Fire Department holds annual open house Oct. 1
The Palatine Fire Department will host its annual open house Oct. 1. That Saturday will mark the 65th anniversary of the day volunteer firefighters Wesley R. Comfort Jr. and Leonard Nebel were killed in the line of duty when their fire engine was struck by a train. |
30 2011 - Bodies Shipped from S.F. to Latin America Take a Road Trip
Besides standing at the forefront of the green industry (Solyndra notwithstanding), the Bay Area also leads a burgeoning movement to reduce the environmental impact of death. You can be buried in a cardboard box in Mill Valley, or train to prepare un-embalmed bodies for home funerals in Sebastopo... |
30 2011 - Editorial: Brace yourself for a U.S. budget train wreck
Congress is congratulating itself on narrowly averting a government shutdown this weekend. The temporary respite, just until Tuesday, came when the House passed unanimously — if three lawmakers out of 435 can be considered a unanimous vote — a $2.7 billion measure to replenish the Federal Emergency Management Agency 's depleted coffers as part of a larger bill to keep the government running. |
30 2011 - Tester presents 7 medals, including Bronze Star, to World War II hero
A 90-year-old World War II veteran who endured 27 months in German concentration camps where he was beaten with rifles, forced to work on the railroad in wooden shoes and watched the dead, frozen bodies of his comrades tossed on a heap like rag dolls has gotten his due. |
30 2011 - Pa. 316 bridge reopening is delayed weeks
CHAMBERSBURG, Thursday, Sept. 29, 2011 -- The Wayne Road (Pa. 316) bridge over the railroad tracks in Guilford Township isn t expected to open for about another month. |
30 2011 - UNESCO to train Indian school principals
New York, Sep 23 : The United Nations educational agency has embarked on a new partnership to train thousands of school principals, beginning in Kenya, Ghana and India, that has the potential to benefit up to 10 million children in the future. |
30 2011 - Clinton: Woes must be tackled together
New York - Pledges to train 40 000 Tunisian youths to open businesses, give a million poor US students access to broadband and teach 600 Indonesians a trade were among the commitments made at former United States president Bill Clinton's philanthropic summit, which ended on Thursday. |
30 2011 - Bill Clinton gets 194 pledges to tackle world woes
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Pledges to train 40,000 Tunisian youths to open businesses, give a million poor U.S. students access to broadband and teach 600 Indonesians a trade were among the commitments made at former U.S. President Bill Clinton's philanthropic summit, which ended on Thursday. |
30 2011 - Five fabulous fall foliage train rides
What better combination than railroads and leaf-peeping? No traffic, no driving distractions, just a leisurely ride featuring fiery blasts of fall color. |
30 2011 - Teen struck, killed by freight train on Far South Side
A teen was fatally struck by a freight train Thursday afternoon on the Far South Side. A source said she was struck after she and a friend dared each other to run across the tracks. About 5 p.m. the teen -- identified by the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office as 17-year-old Erica Frye -- was hit by a freight train at West 115th Street and South Perry Avenue and was taken to Advocate Christ ... |
30 2011 - Wacker solar product plant trying to fill 60 jobs
The new Wacker (VAHK'-er) solar products plant in southeastern Tennessee is trying to fill about 60 supervisory jobs. Those hired will train for six months in Chattanooga, earning $15 to $21 an hour. |
30 2011 - Balto. Co. launches advocate program to stem rise in foster kids
Neighborhood representatives will advocate for families during meetings before children could be removed from homes Baltimore County's Department of Social Services has launched an effort to recruit foster parents in its eastern neighborhoods and has coupled it with a program to train community volunteers to assist families long before they have to relinquish their children. |
30 2011 - Train Sparks Several Fires in Odessa
Train sparks flying off the track ignited a line of fires in Odessa. The fires started around Grandview and Highway 80 on Thursday afternoon. |
30 2011 - How safe is that bridge? Don't ask
Friday September 30, 2011 BRATTLEBORO -- Drivers passing over the Vermont Veterans Memorial Bridge on Putney Road often glance at the railroad bridge that crosses the West River where it meets the Connecticut River. |
30 2011 - Train Hits Car
A train slammed into a truck, dragging it nearly 100 feet down the tracks in Clearfield County. |
30 2011 - UGA to offer epidemiology doctorate
The Associated Press The Associated Press ATHENS, Ga. The University of Georgia will be the first public institution in the state to offer a doctorate in epidemiology. The university recently got approval from the state Board of Regents to begin offering a Ph.D. program in fall 2012. UGA officials say the new program will help train future researchers and educators for the state. The program ... |
30 2011 - Businesses hit with rail surcharge for bridge repair
HARTFORD — After getting a $3 million state grant to repair a freight bridge across the Connecticut River, a railroad company is raising rates on local businesses whose goods are shipped over the bridge to cover the rest of the repair costs. |
30 2011 - VRE slasher cuts no more
Kytja Weir Examiner Staff Writer Follow Her @kytja The serial slasher has disappeared, but the mystery continues. Virginia Railway Express had a seat slasher cutting up the commuter train system's seats over the summer, tearing deep gashes some 15 inches long into more than 20 seats. But, just like that, the vandalism stopped, VRE spokesman Mark Roeber told The Washington Examiner. Was it a ... |
30 2011 - State approves 100-million dollar rail project
Next year, drivers will have the option to travel by train to Richmond and Washington DC thanks to a state-approved multi-million dollar project to build a train station next to Harbor Park in Norfolk. |
30 2011 - Grapevine bullet train route could save $4 billion, report says
John Cox California High-Speed Rail Authority Building a high-speed train route over the Grapevine instead of through the Antelope Valley could save up to $4 billion, according to a July progress report released Wednesday. A conceptual study identified more than one feasible alignment over the mountain pass, prompting engineers on the project to propose a more in-depth study of the Grapevine ... |
30 2011 - High-speed rail would take a lot of juice
Trains rolling through the San Joaquin Valley chug along on diesel power, hauling freight and passengers at speeds that range from a seeming crawl — especially if you're stuck at a crossing — to upward of 75 mph. |
30 2011 - New name, new railway equipment for Tenino company
A Tenino railway equipment company with ties to Tacoma is changing its name and rolling out a new product line. Sygnet Rail Technologies, formerly known as Global Locomotive LLC, says it is introducing a new power module to equip aging locomotives with updated engines, generators and controls that cut fuel use and maintenance costs and meet new emissions standards. |
30 2011 - Tacoma, Sound Transit officially open new downtown Link station
Tacoma City Councilmember Jake Fey, Sound Transit Executive Director of Communications and External Affairs Ron Klein, Tacoma City Councilmember and Deputy Mayor Lauren Walker, Tacoma Economic Development Board President and CEO Bruce Kendall, and Tacoma artist Chandler O'Leary attended a ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday to officially mark the opening of a new Link light rail station in downtown ... |
30 2011 - State drilling permits rose in August, Midland leads the way
The number of drilling permits issued statewide and in North Texas rose in August, the monthly report from the Railroad Commission showed.A total of 2,051 original drilling permits were issued statewide, an increase of 329 from 1,722 in July. In North Texas (District 9), the count was 257, a hike from 233 in July. |
30 2011 - Three years later, the anger remains
By Carissa Marsh cmarsh@theacorn.com [img_assist|nid=39212|title=|desc= MEMORIUM—Camarillo resident Don Brower holds a cross with his brother’s name on it. Dean Brower died in the Metrolink train disaster in Chatsworth three years ago. Don Brower gathered at the Metrolink Train Disaster Memorial in Simi Valley with others Mon., Sept. 12 to pay tribute to those who died in the crash. read more |
30 2011 - Pullman car's commemorative plaque is back in place
Befitting the Railroad Days 2011 event in Colfax this weekend, this is a tale about a large piece of metal that lost, and then found, its plaque. Built in 1923 by the American Car and Foundry ... |
30 2011 - FEMA chiefs to tour NJ's Irene damage
The pair will also reaffirm the federal government's commitment to work with state, county and local officials during the disaster recovery. An 80-year-old Greenwich woman is in stable condition after she apparently ran into a train in Springdale. |
30 2011 - Holiday trains settle into new home
One of Cincinnati's most popular holiday traditions, the Duke Energy train display, is settling into its new home at Union Terminal after 65 years at the old Cincinnati Gas & Electric Co. building downtown. |
30 2011 - River Line on modified Sunday schedule this week
NJ Transit says that today through Friday, River Line trains will operate on a modified Sunday schedule and will include the express train to Trenton from Walter Rand Transportation Center and termina |
30 2011 - Circus chef dishes out meals on traveling railcar
NASHUA – Whipping up a fresh batch of crawfish fettuccine for a clown, a snake charmer and a cowboy, chef Michael Vaughn was asked where the last stop on the tour was. He paused but couldn’t remember. “That’s where we draw a blank,” Vaughn said, laughing. After asking a member of the crew, Vaughn, wearing a large, black chef’s coat, was reminded: Peoria, Ill. They had been traveling for three ... |
30 2011 - Railroad plan welcome
The approval of a plan to significantly reduce the blockage of downtown Rock Hill streets by trains is a huge achievement by the city. |
29 2011 - Lucky escape for driver
A male driver had a lucky escape this morning after his car collided with a passenger train. |
29 2011 - MCC, other Colo. colleges receive $17.2M grant
A consortium of Colorado community colleges, including Morgan Community College, has been selected to receive a major grant to help train workers for new jobs in high-wage, high-skill jobs, U. |
29 2011 - Students soak up Safety City lessons
CEDAR FALLS --- Francis Edeker boiled the lessons down into simple chunks. Stay off of railroad tracks. Don't walk on train bridges. Look and listen for trains and you will live. |
29 2011 - Fall marks the beginning of several specialty train rides
Fall is here and the leaves are changing. It’s that time of year again ⒠the Leatherstocking Railway Historical Society and the Cooperstown and Charlotte Valley Railroad will be holding their 10th annual Oktoberfest Train Ride on Saturday, Oct. 1. |
29 2011 - Amtrak to work on NYC’s East River rail tunnels
Work crews will shut down one of Amtrak’s two tunnels under New York’s East River during the weekends as part of a four-year project to replace track and repair drainage problems. Amtrak and the Long Island Rail Road said Wednesday the repairs should not affect their train service. The LIRR shares Amtrak’s tunnels. “It’s something we wanted [...] |
29 2011 - Study predicting lower Monorail ridership at center of lawsuit
Investors in bonds of the bankrupt Las Vegas Monorail charge in a new lawsuit that they weren’t told about a prophetic study commissioned for the Venetian resort in 2000 finding the Monorail’s financial projections to be overly optimistic. |
29 2011 - The Clinton Bridge opens
The span will close the loop of the 14-mile River Trail. by Leslie Newell Peacock On Sunday, the decade-old River Trail will finally close its loop, when the Clinton Presidential Park Bridge opens to the public. The importance to Little Rock — in giving the city an identity and giving the people one of the best bike trails in the country — is nearly inestimable. On Friday, former President Bill ... |
29 2011 - State official plansto honor LISD
Texas Railroad Commissioner David Porter is scheduled to be in Lindale on Friday, Sept. 30 to recognize the Lindale Independent School District for its use of propane buses. |
29 2011 - ETL: The Great Pumpkin Patch Express
This October the Texas State Railroad will host PEANUTS™ - The Great Pumpkin Patch Express. Join Snoopy for a train excursion themed after Charles M. read more |
29 2011 - 4 injured after van hits railroad crossing gate on South Side
Four people were hospitalized this afternoon after a van hit a railroad crossing in the Grand Crossing neighborhood, fire officials said. The accident happened shortly after 3 p.m. near the intersection of 71st Street and Stony Island Avenue, according to Chicago Fire Department officials. |
29 2011 - Grant to help PC health careers
Kern Community College District (KCCD) will receive $5 million of a $20 million grant to train Bakersfield College, Porterville College and Cerro Coso Community College students for high-demand health careers jobs, KCCD Chancellor Sandra Serrano... |
29 2011 - Sun Valley Nordic events may boost economy
KETCHUM, IDAHO (KMVT-TV) Sun Valley is known for many recreation opportunities. One of them is its Nordic activities during the winter. The group, Sustain Blaine recently discovered Nordic activities bring in a good chunk of cash. Many athletes like Olympic athlete Nicole Young train here. |
29 2011 - Beer to Van Briggle
Colorado Mountain Brewery has plans to expand into the old Van Briggle building, and then the rest of the country. by Matthew Schniper Just a little over a year after he and partners opened Colorado Mountain Brewery near the Air Force Academy, Scott Koons says the group signed a lease last week for a second Colorado Springs location. The spot: the historic Midland Terminal Railroad Roundhouse at ... |
29 2011 - Burlington Northern Rates Get U.S. Review
Burlington Northern Santa Fe , purchased by Warren Buffett ’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK/A) last year, is facing scrutiny by the U.S. government after complaints that the railroad tried to pass on $7.6 billion in acquisition costs to shippers. |
29 2011 - Trains horns to go silent Friday
The long-anticipated quiet zone that will silence railroad horns will take effect Friday. Exactly what time that will be, however, isn’t certain. |
29 2011 - Best Of 2011
TV Journalist: Readers’ choice: Karen Borta, CBS/Channel 11 Critic’s choice: Brett Shipp, WFAA/Channel 8 This Dallas native is the son of newsman Bert Shipp, and the apple didn’t fall far from the muckraking tree. Brett Shipp digs into difficult stories and makes them easy to understand. Last year he linked fatal explosions in homes to faulty natural gas couplings and showed the Texas Railroad ... |
29 2011 - Group lobbies for Texas school funding
FORT WORTH — Students, teachers and parents are uniting this weekend to protect school funding. The DFW chapter of Save Texas Schools is holding its first regional conference in Fort Worth. Its goal is to train the community on how they can push for more education funding. Speakers talked about money problems still plaguing the state, and what can be done to help schools by 2013. |
29 2011 - Announcing San Francisco’s Eco-Friendly Construction Material Company, CompoClay Was Used in Maki
An unveiling of the new green Train Station signs in Alameda with materials provided by CompoClay took place on July 28, 2011.Alameda, CA (PRWEB) September 29, 2011 On July 28, 2011, the new green Train Station signs in Alameda made with eco-friendly construction materials provided by CompoClay was unveiled at the Willow Street Station.San Francisco’s CompoClay, the City of Alameda and the ... |
29 2011 - 6 injured after van hits railroad crossing gate on South Side
Six people were hospitalized this afternoon after a van hit a railroad crossing in the Grand Crossing neighborhood, fire officials said. The accident happened shortly after 3 p.m. near the intersection of 71st Street and Stony Island Avenue, according to Chicago Fire Department officials. |
29 2011 - SALISBURY FIRE: Man in critical condition after apartment building fire
Salisbury and Delmar fire departments responded Tuesday evening at 5:37 pm to an apartment fire on Railroad Avenue in Salisbury. Search and rescue crews found one male occupant inside, and transported the patient to PRMC with prolonged exposure to toxic smoke and escalating thermal temperature. |
29 2011 - Short rail line serving L.A. and Long Beach ports gets greener
Pacific Harbor Line, known as one of the least polluting U.S. railroads, will reduce pollution further by equipping part of its train fleet with advanced engines and special exhaust filters. Pacific Harbor Line Inc. is one of the shortest railroads in the nation, operating only 18 route miles entirely inside the neighboring ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. |
29 2011 - Orioles perfect at county championship
For the Avon Orioles volleyball team, the train just keeps on rolling. The No. 1 ranked team in the state and the No. 4 nationally ranked volleyball team by MaxPreps.com took home the Hendricks County Championship at Cascade High School Saturday. |
29 2011 - Director named to Hispanic Media Futures Program at FIU
The School of Journalism and Mass Communication (SJMC) at Florida International University (FIU), today announced the appointment of Alejandro Alvarado, Ph.D., as the Telemundo Director of the school’s Hispanic Media Futures Program, an innovative student development program to train future Hispanic journalists and communicators.North Miami, Florida (PRWEB) September 29, 2011 The School of ... |
29 2011 - Strangling Brothers’ circus aims to frighten Utahns
Strangling Brothers’ circus aims to frighten Utahns By Cimaron Neugebauer The Salt Lake Tribune Published Sep 23, 2011 10:02AM MDT Draper • There’s a new haunt in town, and it’s got a cast full of clowns. The Strangling Brothers Haunted Circus is unlike any other show in Utah, says co-owner Bob Tillotson, because the spook alley takes place inside more than 20 tractor-trailers. Drive up to ... |
29 2011 - Train de l'Ouest project still on track
The Train de l'Ouest proposal that could see electric commuter trains running from Ste. Anne de Bellevue to downtown Montreal at least every 30 minutes is right on track – and the coalition that has been pushing for the $1 billion project wants to keep it that way. |
29 2011 - Train Simulator 2012 PC review
Publisher: Rail Simulation Developer: Rail Simulationm System requirements: XP/Vista/Windows7, Intel Pentium 4/AMD Athlon 2.0 GHz, 2 GB ram, 256MB DirectX 9.0c video card with Shader 3.0, 6 GB Hard-drive space. Genre: Simulator ESRB Rating: E Release Date: Available now Reviewed by: Ian Davis I’ve heard it said that all girls go through a “horse phase” [...] |
29 2011 - DFA calls for review of One-China policy
THE Philippines’ One-China policy must be reviewed to strengthen and formalize its economic and cultural ties with Taiwan, a study group composed of officials from the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and the House of Representatives said in a report. The report was initiated shortly after a deportation case that strained economic and cultural relations between the Philippines and Taiwan ... |
29 2011 - Mesa Community College Leverages Activu Visualization Solution for Innovative Virtual Incident Comm
•Mesa Community College builds innovative Virtual Incident Command Center to train fire, emergency and disaster managers, planners and first responders•Installation leverages Activu visualization solution to simulate various mission-critical scenarios•Virtualization, made real with high-quality visuals, significantly enhances planning, mitigation, and field readiness for emergenciesDenville, NJ ... |
29 2011 - Video: Minivan vs Train
Emergency officials responded to a train versus mini van van wreck Wednesday. No one was hurt in the crash at the intersection of Arlington and Mississippi. For more information, see Friday's edition of The Ada News or subscribe to our e-Edition. |
29 2011 - Tunica: At least 1 injured when Amtrak train hits car
TUNICA — Authorities say one person has been taken to a hospital by helicopter after an Amtrak train hit a car in north Mississippi. Tunica County spokesman Larry Liddell says the collision happened Tuesday morning at the intersection of Pritchard Road and Mississippi Highway 3. |
29 2011 - Last stop for 'Kellyville'
ALTON - For nearly 50 years, North Alton resident Joe J. Kelly Jr. has enjoyed his elaborate, five-track train set highlighted with Alton memorabilia, handmade buildings and countless features he lovingly collected. |
29 2011 - MGCCC unveils high-tech tool to train future crane operators
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is joining forces with the state and Ingalls Shipbuilding to help put more people to work. Tuesday, the college unveiled its latest high-tech tool to train students for jobs as crane operators. |
29 2011 - Train Collides With Car In Tunica
Authorities say one person has been taken to a hospital by helicopter after an Amtrak train hit a car in north Mississippi. |
29 2011 - Places where you can walk on by
The autumn air is crisp and the leaves crunch under your feet. It’s the perfect time to take a hike, and there are plenty of opportunities in the area to do so.Here are a few trails to get you started on your hike. Visit your county’s forest preserve web site — there you will find oodles of trails for not just hiking, but biking or in-line skating and even cross-country skiing and horseback ... |
29 2011 - Walk on by
The autumn air is crisp and the leaves crunch under your feet. It’s the perfect time to take a hike, and there are plenty of opportunities in the area to do so.Here are a few trails to get you started on your hike. Visit your county’s forest preserve web site — there you will find oodles of trails for not just hiking, but biking or in-line skating and even cross-country skiing and horseback ... |
29 2011 - 1 killed in Venezuela train collision
A train conductor was killed and 30 others were injured when two trains crashed outside of Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday morning, officials said. |
29 2011 - Boy's 1911 grave dug up in cemetery
BUTLER, Pa. (AP) — The grave of a 12-year-old boy who was hit by a train in 1911 has been dug up in a western Pennsylvania cemetery. What police in Butler can't figure out is who did it, why — and whether there were any remains still in the grave a century later. George Olenic, the superintendent of North Side Cemetery about 30 miles north of Pittsburgh, called 911 on Monday night when he found ... |
29 2011 - Police: Boy's 1911 grave dug up in Pennsylvania cemetery
BUTLER, Pa. (AP) -- The grave of a 12-year-old boy who was hit by a train in 100 years ago has been dug up in a Pennsylvania cemetery. What police in Butler, about 30 miles north of Pittsburgh, can't figure out is who did it or why. |
29 2011 - Police: Boy's 1911 Grave Dug Up In Cemetery
The grave of a 12-year-old boy who was hit by a train in 100 years ago has been dug up in a Pennsylvania cemetery. What police in Butler, about 30 miles north of Pittsburgh, can't figure out is who did it or why. They also don't know if there were any remains still in the grave a century later. |
29 2011 - DOT Plans to Close Railroad Crossing
PITT COUNTY The North Carolina Department of Transportation will permanently close a Pitt County railroad crossing in an effort to increase safety. |
29 2011 - MAILBAG: Portage: A ditch runs through it
Within a year after its completion, the Portage Canal was outdated. A construction effort that was envisioned as a commercial link between the Wisconsin and Fox rivers was made useless by the arrival of the railroad. |
29 2011 - Vietnam-Trains.com Launches Brand New Train Ticket Reservation Website
Vietnam-Trains.com, a premier train ticket booking agency in Vietnam, has officially completed its latest website renovation.(PRWEB) September 29, 2011 Vietnam-Trains.com, a premier train ticket booking agency in Vietnam, has officially completed its latest website renovation. The brand new website will offer an entirely revamped, user-friendly and streamlined interface for Vietnam-Trains.com ... |
29 2011 - Canzano: A weight-loss story as inspiring as any athletic victory
When I first ran into Michael Oneill two years ago in the parking lot of a local restaurant, he weighed 445 pounds. I remember talking about the Trail Blazers and University of Oregon football program with him for a few minutes, and shaking his hand, and then watching him labor across the parking lot to a small car that he drove. |
29 2011 - Project Peace Train
Comedian Ernest Tsosie III poses with Ganado High students Monday during Project Peace Train. |
29 2011 - CMC included in $500M Labor Department grant
Sen. Mark Udall announced Monday a group of Colorado community colleges, including Colorado Mountain College, has been selected to receive a $17.2 million grant to help train workers for new positions in high-wage, high-skill jobs. |
29 2011 - Train hits semi on Ohio 4
MARION - A train crash stalled traffic on Ohio 4 on the north end of Marion early Wednesday morning. |
29 2011 - Slaght brothers make noise in I90 Motocross
Trevor (left) and Travis Slaght use their own backyard to train for a busy motocross season and it paid off this past summer. In the photo above, the brothers show of some of their bikes and hardware from a busy, but enjoyable summer season. |
29 2011 - CATCHING THE TRAIN
PARKESBURG — The location of the Parkesburg Train Station is getting a lot of buzz lately. |
29 2011 - Notebook: Meet getting back on its feet
Three years ago, the Capital City Invitational was at a crossroads in its history. Having been overshadowed by the Rio Rancho Jamboree on the same weekend in the middle of October, the meet that used to be as crowded as a New York subway train was searching for bodies, much less runners. |
29 2011 - Funding drop-off may raise rail fares
www.greenchilechatter.com Rail Runner fares could go up by year's end to cover an anticipated $5.4 million drop in federal funding for the passenger train service. |
29 2011 - Drilling permits rose in August
The number of drilling permits issued statewide and in North Texas rose in August, the monthly report from the Railroad Commission showed. |
29 2011 - Historic Board set to meet on Wednesday
The Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board will meet on Wednesday, Sept. 7 at 10 a.m. in the Woman’s Club Room of the Boca Grande Community Center. The agenda includes discussions on two homes, one at 301 W. 3rd St. and the construction of another at 250 E. Railroad Ave. At ... |
29 2011 - Raleigh rail bridge wins praise
A proposed railroad bridge over Capital Boulevard would cost more than other options for routing fast passenger trains through downtown Raleigh. |
29 2011 - High speed walk
Three brothers who are Reedley natives are bringing California’s proposed High Speed Rail Line down to ground level. On Aug. 29, brothers Travis Souza and Adam Souza and their stepbrother Nate Yockey embarked on a 500-mile journey that began at Los Angeles Union Station. |
29 2011 - Railroad Days rolls out history celebration
It won't take too much imagination this weekend to conjure up visions of Colfax's railroad heyday. Scheduled to arrive late Wednesday was a historic Western Pacific Railroad Museum train, the ... |
29 2011 - Bumpy tracks in line for repairs
Motorists in the city of Effingham will find some relief at treacherous railroad crossings when crews from Canadian National Railroad are in town next week to repair several busy crossings. |
29 2011 - Empty train depot in Blue Springs gets temporary reprieve from demolition
Kansas City Southern is giving historical preservationists 10 months to find a new home for a vacant train depot in Blue Springs. The company had planned to demolish the building near Main and Northwest 14th streets, but the Blue Springs Historical Society asked for a reprieve, arguing the depot was too important to destroy. |
29 2011 - Union workers arrested in jobs battle in Washington state
LONGVIEW, Wash. - Longshoremen returned to the railroad tracks near a Columbia River grain terminal with union members' wives and mothers Wednesday, blocking a shipment and facing more arrests in their battle for jobs. |
29 2011 - Domestic Security Task Force Rides The Rail
West Palm Beach -- Numerous local, state and federal agencies with the Southeast Regional Domestic Security Task Force (RDSTF) teamed up with the Amtrak Police Department for Rail Safe 16, a transit security initiative that stepped-up security at... |
29 2011 - Mass. Lt. Governor Murray Rides the Rails to Celebrate Walk/Ride Day Sept. 30
Massachusetts Lieutenant Governor Timothy Murray will travel from Worcester to Boston's South Station via commuter rail on Friday, September 30 to celebrate Walk/Ride Day. Held on the last Friday of every month, Walk/Ride Day encourages people to use public transportation, ride a bicycle and walk instead of driving cars when commuting to work and school. |
29 2011 - Investigation: Cellphone call ended before fatal crash
NORTH BERWICK -- Police believe Peter T. Barnum, the truck driver killed in the July 11 crash with an Amtrak train, had just ended a cellphone call with his supervisor when he looked up and realized he was barreling toward the Elm Street railroad crossing gate at 50 mph -- 20 mph over the limit. |
29 2011 - Report: Truck driver was on phone, speeding before crash
NORTH BERWICK -- Police believe Peter T. Barnum, the truck driver killed in the July 11 crash with an Amtrak train, had just ended a cellphone call with his supervisor when he looked up and realized he was barreling toward the Elm Street railroad crossing gate at 50 mph -- 20 mph over the limit. |
29 2011 - Tepid support for TRAIN Act among N.H., Maine delegation
WASHINGTON — The TRAIN Act, a bill that would limit the power of the Environmental Protection Agency to regulate certain kinds of air pollution, cleared the House late last week — but with almost all New England House members refusing to hop... |
29 2011 - Florida by train? Small, picturesque segments are the way to ride the rails
By Herb Hiller, Special to the Times Tuesday, September 6, 2011 Planes and cars may be faster from Point A to Point B, but they can't compare with a train for the ride. Or the picture-window view: • In Winter Park, a station set in a park fronts a famed retail row. • In Lakeland, the station on a rise overlooks one of Florida's best examples of the City Beautiful Movement. • West of Fort ... |
29 2011 - CSX Announces Results of Partnership to Address Climate Change
CSX is tapping the nation's colleges and universities to improve the environment and make its operations even more environmentally friendly. Ă‚ That effort is paying off. Ă‚ CSX today announced the results of the company's participation in the Environmental Defense Fund's 2011 Climate Corps program, which places specially-trained graduate students in a three-month fellowship with companies, cities ... |
29 2011 - City Howl Help Desk: Rail gates malfunctioned at 25th and Locust - or did they?
THE AUTOMATIC gates at 25th and Locust have a simple job: Keep people away from oncoming trains. The gates, the result of a four-year battle that park advocates waged with CSX Transportation to get street-level access to the Schuylkill River Park Trail, are supposed to open when it's safe to cross the train tracks, and close when it's not. Simple. |
29 2011 - 'Tourism can't afford train strike'
QUEENSLAND'S embattled tourism industry can ill afford a transport strike by workers from Queensland Rail, says Premier Anna Bligh. |
29 2011 - Man struck by train in fair condition
Greenville police on Monday confirmed a man who fell 25 feet Friday from a railroad trestle was struck by a passing train before he fell, but they have not determined why he was on the trestle. |
29 2011 - FrontRunner train hits, kills person in Davis County
FrontRunner train hits, kills person in Davis County By Erin Alberty The Salt Lake Tribune Published Sep 28, 2011 10:21PM MDT A person died Wednesday night after being hit by a FrontRunner train in Davis County. The pedestrian was hit by a southbound train about 9:30 p.m. near 2300 North on the border of Clinton and Sunset, said Utah Transit Authority spokesman Gerry Carpenter. Carpenter did not ... |
29 2011 - FrontRunner train hits pedestrian in Sunset
SUNSET — A person was hit by a commuter-rail train about 9:30 p.m. Wednesday, dispatchers said. The conductor of the FrontRunner train reported to Utah Transit Authority dispatchers that a person was hit about 2300 North. |
29 2011 - Griner joins U.S. women's hoops team in Europe
NEW YORK (AP) -- With the London Olympics less than a year away, the U.S. women's basketball team will get a rare chance to train when they begin a 12-day European tour on Wednesday. |
29 2011 - Hudson Yards
City officials and developers have long imagined a dazzling future for the airspace over the gritty, 26-acre West Side Rail Yard, near Pennsylvania Station in Midtown Manhattan. |
29 2011 - Railroad Museum offers train rides with a twist
If you always dreamed of operating a real steam engine or just want a great view of the smoke pouring out of the chimney, the S.C. Railroad Museum is the place for you in October. |
28 2011 - OTC, other community colleges will train more healthcare workers with $20 million grant
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Federal grants will send $35 million to community colleges in Arkansas and Missouri to retrain unemployed workers for new careers. The money is intended to quickly increase the number of college graduates in both states. The focus will be on healthcare services and high-tech positions, two fields that need more qualified employees. |
28 2011 - Train crash: Chinese rail at signal firm
The Chinese public yesterday turned its anger on the company responsible for a faulty signal system in Tuesday's subway train collision in Shanghai, which injured more than 270 people. More than 2.5 ..... |
28 2011 - State gets $31M for Cascades rail service
The U.S. Department of Transportation is giving Washington $31.1 million to improve intercity passenger and freight rail service on the Amtrak Cascades line. About $16 million will be used for design, environmental review and construction work to stabilize and improve track structure along the rail line between Blaine and the Columbia River Bridge in Vancouver. The upgrades along this route ... |
28 2011 - Broken Pole Sparks Power Outage
Fort Smith firefighter Evan Mallard sprays down brush along railroad tracks in the 2800 block of Wheeler Avenue on Monday afternoon. A crossarm on a power pole broke off, shorted out power to much of Wheeler Avenue and started a small brush fire. |
28 2011 - US citizen on no-fly list detained after cruise
A 23-year-old Muslim convert who traveled by train and boat from the West Coast to England because of his apparent placement on the no-fly list has been detained in Great Britain. |
28 2011 - Train on track to help Frankel
FRANKEL is likely to have the help of his stablemate and three-parts brother Bullet Train as a pacemaker in the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes at Ascot next month. |
28 2011 - Train and bus services available to Mt Smart
People going to Mt Smart for the free family event and watch the NRL Grand Final on the big screen this Sunday can travel by public transport to the stadium. People are encouraged to plan their travel and check out transport options to the stadium. |
28 2011 - Police to train on simulators to educate teen drivers on dangers of texting
AUGUSTA, Maine — Officials with the Maine Bureau of Highway Safety are hoping that two computer simulators will help cut down on the number of teens killed during accidents on Maine roads. The agency announced Wednesday that it had secured a $20,000 grant to purchase the two simulators, which feature ... |
28 2011 - Woman dead in train dash
Pedestrian killed while crossing against boom gates as cyclist fights for life in second train strike. |
28 2011 - Bulldogs get back on track with two wins over weekend
The Carruthers Nicol Kincardine Bulldogs were looking to turn the momentum train around after a rough opening weekend of the 2011-2012 season where they posted back-to-back 2-1 losses. Friday night, Sept.[...] |
28 2011 - Protein Coffee Mix Fit Frappe™ from Big Train Best New Products Winner
Specialty coffee industry panelists select Big Train’s Fit Frappe™ as 1 of 3 best new products at Coffee Fest trade show in Seattle.(PRWEB) September 27, 2011 Big Train®, a leading manufacturer and distributor of premium powdered and liquid concentrate beverage mixes serving the specialty coffee, foodservice and retail industries in the US and abroad, was one of three companies honored with an ... |
28 2011 - Tysons Corner: The building of an American city
Imagine, it’s a shivery January morning in 2014 and you are riding one of the first of Metro’s Silver Line cars to Tysons Corner. After you step aboard downtown, the train runs west out of the District and into Arlington County. It passes through the East Falls Church station, just as the Orange Line does, but then hangs a right away from the Dulles Toll Road and soars onto newly built tracks 50 ... |
28 2011 - $5 million grant to help PC health careers
Kern Community College District (KCCD) will receive $5 million of a $20 million grant to train Bakersfield College, Porterville College and Cerro Coso Community College students for high-demand health careers jobs, KCCD Chancellor Sandra Serrano... |
28 2011 - He tosses what? Top of Utah man a champion of Scottish sport
MARRIOTT-SLATERVILLE -- Lee Mitchell's list of hobbies isn't a typical one: hammer throw, railroad handcar racing, power lifting, spike driving and, most important, caber tossing. Since 2002, Mitchell has fallen in love with the caber toss, which involves throwing a large, wooden pole called a caber. Maybe it's in his blood, as both his father and mother have a Scottish heritage. It has led him ... |
|
 |
|
|
|