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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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March 08 2012 - Clarendon Hills police arrest man who entered home
A Des Plaines man was charged with criminal trespass to a residence Wednesday morning after he unlawfully entered a Clarendon Hills home on the 400 block of Colfax Avenue about 2 a.m., police said. Korey Blackwood, 30, was taken into custody by police after being restrained by a resident of the home, police said. Blackwood was released at 5 p.m. Tuesday March 6 from Western Illinois Correctional ... |
January 30 2012 - Historic 'governor' stopped here in 1865
Sometimes to hunt for serious heavy metal related to the town of Colfax you have to take a trip to Sacramento. There, at the California State Railroad Museum, you will find the Gov. Stanford - a ... |
January 13 2012 - Track upgrades usher in new era for rail town
The beginning of a new era in Colfax was marked on Jan. 3, 2012. On that day, work began locally to upgrade the line that was first laid down nearly a century-and-a-half before. Eventually, gone will ... |
December 16 2011 - 'Spikes' become a thing of history for railroad
Motorists - and pedestrians - who normally use Grass Valley Street to get into Colfax can expect major inconvenience the first week in January. According to Sgt. Ty Conners, commander of the ... |
October 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 ... |
October 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 ... |
October 15 2011 - Colfax's namesake was strong advocate for railroad
Long before the Civil War took place Schuyler Colfax, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, was a strong advocate for the construction of railroads across the nation connecting the western ... |
October 01 2011 - Working on Colfax railroad, depot history
Thanks to E Clampus Vitus, a local fraternal organization, the Nevada County Narrow Gauge will not be forgotten. A plaque commemorating the 66-year run of the NCNG sits on the corner of the depot ... |
October 04 2011 - Colfax Chronicles
10 YEARS AGO July 19, 1991 - Gold Run resident Petra Ramirez was in her garden when nine train cars derailed Wednesday evening. The train remained on the track for 14 hours after the accident ... |
October 04 2011 - Colfax Area Community Calendar
Thursday, Aug. 4 Colfax Area Heritage Museum open daily from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 99 Railroad St. 346-8599. Colfax Patriots meet from 12 to 1 p.m., a change in date, at the Colfax Pizza ... |
July 28 2011 - Colfax Community Calendar
THURSDAY, JULY 28 Colfax Area Heritage Museum open daily from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 99 Railroad St. 346-8599. Colfax Patriots meet from 12 to 1 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 4, a change in date, at the ... |
July 21 2011 - Historic train is heading to town for Railroad Days
A historic train is coming to town for Railroad Days, which on Oct. 1 and 2 will celebrate Colfax's contribution to the building of the First Transcontinental Railroad in America. The Placer ... |
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