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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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May 16 2012 -
Woman Loses Foot After Train Accident
URBANA, IL- A University of Illinois student is recovering after she lost her foot in a freak train accident. The Champaign News-Gazette reports that a woman was with a male student spray-painting graffiti |
May 09 2012 -
Benefits touted for high-speed rail
CHAMPAIGN — Champaign County needs to pursue both a high-speed rail line and improved air service, the CEO of the county's economic development group says. John Dimit said a 220-mph rail line running from Chicago to St. Louis via Champaign makes sense from both a transportation and economic development standpoint. read more |
May 07 2012 -
Woman's foot injured in train accident
CHAMPAIGN — A 20-year-old University of Illinois student had her right foot severed in a freak accident early Saturday. Champaign police Sgt. Dennis Baltzell said the woman and a 20-year-old man, also a UI student, were on a train spray-painting graffiti on a box car when the train moved just before 5 a.m. read more |
December 08 2011 -
Man Arraigned In Train Station Attack
CHAMPAIGN, IL- No hate crime charges have been filed against a man accused of stabbing a U of I faculty member Wednesday. Champaign Police arrested Joshua Scaggs, 23, Wednesday morning for allegedly attacking |
November 04 2011 -
Road Closure In Champaign
CHAMPAIGN, IL- Anyone driving on the west side of Champaign this week might face some delays. The Illinois Department of Transportation is closing Mattis Avenue at the Illinois Central Railroad crossing |
November 22 2011 -
Railroad work to close Champaign streets
CHAMPAIGN — Streets will be closed at two railroad crossings in Champaign beginning Tuesday while the Norfolk Southern Railroad does railroad crossing replacement work. read more |
July 03 2011 -
Project unearthing blasts from city's transportation past
CHAMPAIGN — A $2 million University Avenue improvement project in downtown Champaign has morphed into an urban archaeology dig, as construction crews have unearthed remnants of the city's interurban railroad and streetcar system. read more |
June 13 2011 -
New development in the works on Neil Street
CHAMPAIGN — A new commercial development is in the works on the site of a former gas station on South Neil Street. SARUS Developers of Champaign would like to build three one-story buildings on a strip of land east of Neil Street and the CN railroad tracks, just north of Arby's. read more |
June 10 2011 -
Illinois set to conduct study on 220 mph trains
State gives $1.25 million to U. of I. to examine options for bullet trains The University of Illinois will lead a study examining the options to build tracks exclusively for 220 mph bullet trains operating initially between Chicago and Urbana-Champaign and eventually carrying passengers the length of the state in about two hours. |
June 07 2011 -
Amtrak Chicago-New Orleans service remains down
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) -- The Amtrak train that runs from Chicago to New Orleans will continue to be shut down through at least the weekend because of flooding. Amtrak spokesman Marc Magliari told The (Champaign) News-Gazette that flooding continues to make at least some of the route between Cairo, Ill. and Memphis, Tenn., impassable. Service between Chicago and New Orleans has been down since the ... |
June 03 2011 -
True High Speed Rail
The state of Illinois is funding a study on the possibility of true high speed rail service between Chicago and Champaign-Urbana. |
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