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Visiting Washington State by Train
Washington State is located on the Pacific north coast of the United State; it's bordered by British Columbia (Canada) in the North, by Idaho State on the East side, and by Oregon State in the South.
The state can be divided into 6 geographic land a [...] (Read Article)
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April 26 2012 - Steam engine set to arrive in NLR
Union Pacific’s vintage steam engine No. 844 is to arrive in North Little Rock at 1:45 p.m. Friday as part of celebrations marking the railroad’s 150th anniversary. |
April 26 2012 - Partly Sunny
Fans of old fashioned steam engines are in for a treat this Friday. will visit central Arkansas this weekend. The train arrives Friday afternoon at 1:45 at the Union Pacific unit office. That's at 1000 West 4th St. in North Little Rock. |
April 26 2012 - 80% TStorms
All aboard! History is revisiting Arkansas today and tomorrow after a steam engine train rolls into North Little Rock. The whistle stop is part of a community celebration in honor of Union Pacific Railroad's 150th anniversary. |
April 17 2012 - Union Pacific steam train comes to Tyler
The train, which was on tour with Union Pacific, spent Saturday night in Little Rock, Ark. before traveling to Pine Bluff, Ark., Texarkana, Mount Pleasant and eventually Tyler. After an estimated 30 minutes in Tyler, it was slated to travel to Hearne and then San Antonio for a special event. |
April 15 2012 - Doing the locomotion
Tristan and No. 844 For you train buffs out there, Brian Chilson offers this picture of Union Pacific's Steam Engine 844 pulling into Little Rock on its way to North Little Rock, where it will be on display at 1000 E. 1000 W. 4th St. today and tomorrow. The train's journey across country is in celebration of UP's 150th anniversary. Watching the 844 , the last steam engine built for UP and ... |
April 12 2012 - Union Pacific train visits NLR
A steam locomotive rolled into North Little Rock Friday during its multiple-city tour to celebrate Union Pacific Railroad's 150th anniversary. |
April 12 2012 - LR Fire Department seeks cash
In light of a jump in the number of accidents involving Little Rock Fire Department vehicles, the department hopes the purchase of a $300,000 driving simulator will better train drivers and cut the accident rate in half. |
March 30 2012 - Racing over tracks, driver hit
The driver of a car was in “very critical condition” Thursday after he tried to beat a train across the tracks at a Little Rock crossing, Little Rock police said. |
March 27 2012 - Mostly Sunny
All aboard! History revisits Arkansas next week when a steam engine train rolls into North Little Rock. The whistle stop is part of a community celebration in honor of Union Pacific Railroad's 150th anniversary. |
February 21 2012 - Virgil Skinner-obit
Virgil Carter Skinner, 86, of Sherwood, died Friday, February 17, 2012. He was born in Hope on June 6, 1926, to Sid and Zannie Mae Skinner. He was a WWII veteran and retired from the Missouri/Union Pacific Railroad in North Little Rock, after 39 years as a locomotive engineer. |
February 20 2012 - Arkansans help Honduran man who lost his arms
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - A Honduran man who lost both of his arms in a train accident has a new limb and new hope for a better life. On Saturday, Jesus Garcia was fitted with a prosthetic arm donated by Horton's Orthotics & Prosthetics in Little Rock. |
February 18 2012 - Arkansans donate prosthesis to Honduran man
A Honduran man can once again do tasks many of us take for granted. Jesus Garcia, 26, fell off of a train six years ago and lost both of his arms. Now, thanks to a donated prosthesis fitted Saturday in Little Rock, Garcia can regain some of his independence. |
February 09 2012 - State takes South Loop bid
A railroad overpass that is part of the proposed South Loop in Little Rock will be built for $5.8 million under a contract the Arkansas Highway Commission tentatively awarded Wednesday. |
February 05 2012 - Riding the rails for a visit to yesteryear
RON WOLFE Arkansas Democrat-Gazette LITTLE ROCK, Ark. Trains have been chugging across movie screens at least since The Great Train Robbery (1903). But trains don't just show up on the set like movie extras, and trains can be as puffed up as the biggest stars. Some of railroading's most picturesque history is documented in photographer J.P. Bell's exhibit," Cinematic Rails: Trains in the Movies ... |
February 04 2012 - Work to disrupt streetcar service
Road construction Monday through Wednesday at Third Street and River Market Avenue in Little Rock will disrupt River Rail streetcar service during those days. |
January 21 2012 - Lights, camera, action ... soon at Pulaski Tech
College plans to train film crew members. by David Koon Though rumors that Pulaski Tech might locate a film production school in the old M.M. Cohn building in downtown Little Rock seem to be mostly wishful thinking by Main Street revitalization boosters, the film production program at PTC is the real deal. The school recently finalized a proposed curriculum for a new degree program to educate ... |
December 17 2011 - UALR proposes online commerce degree program
BENTON, Ark. (AP) - The University of Arkansas at Little Rock and Benton officials are proposing a new college degree in online commerce. The proposal made Thursday calls for combining business, information technology and liberal arts classes to train students at the UALR Benton Center. |
November 06 2011 - Train hits, kills man on tracks
A man walking on the railroad tracks near Chicot Road in Little Rock was struck and killed by a train Saturday afternoon. |
October 26 2011 - It’s Sweet Connie’s sweet side
CRAFTY GAL: So Connie Hamzy of Little Rock, long immortalized in the opening lyrics of Grand Funk Railroad’s 1970s rock anthem “We’re an American Band,” is famous for one thing and it isn’t for being sweet. The song took the local rock groupie’s reputation to a national level, and she’s since appeared on an array of talk shows and in books and magazine articles sharing stories from her countless ... |
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