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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 23 2012 - Train excursion company plans fall trip
The Zephyr Route train excursion company, which has made a number of trips from Chicago to Quincy/Hannibal, with stops in Galesburg, is headed to Kansas City, Mo., on May 4, with the return trip May 6. The train will leave Chicago on a Friday, and make stops in Naperville and Galesburg on its way to Union Station in Kansas City. The trip is now sold out. |
February 03 2012 - Cops: Missing Naperville man took cabs, trains to downstate college
The young man who vanished Monday morning from his family’s house on Naperville’s far southwest side apparently took a circuitous trip of some 250 miles from Naperville to Joliet to Chicago to downstate Mattoon, before going twice to the campus of Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Naperville police said Thursday.Charles R. Catlett Jr., 21, known to family and friends as Rich, was found ... |
January 22 2012 - Fashion, boxing and the life of the party
Personal serviceConnecting the Dots to fashionName: DotsAddress: 256 S. Route 59, NapervillePhone: 630-548-5010Web: www.dots.comDots has become even more accessible to their loyal customer base by opening a new location in Naperville this past October.“Opening a brand new Dots location here blazes the trail for fashion-savvy women within this market,” says Dots District Manager Tammy Zupan ... |
November 13 2011 - NCC grateful for relationship with city of Naperville
North Central College wouldn’t be where it is today if it weren’t for the people of Naperville.Back in 1870, the school then known as North-Western College was looking to move from Plainfield to somewhere with better access to the burgeoning railroad network. The college’s trustees were entertaining offers from the communities of Fort Wayne, Ind., and Hinsdale.But the people of Naperville ... |
November 06 2011 - Hip hooray
Mike Boland is a life-long athlete and active father of five. But when osteoarthritis in his hips made simple tasks challenging, the 54-year-old opted for an innovative approach in hip replacement.“I was having trouble just getting my shoes and socks on,” said the Naperville resident. “Walking from the train station to my office each day was getting really difficult. Even sleeping had become ... |
November 06 2011 - Naperville resident: innovative surgery helped him be active again
Mike Boland is a life-long athlete and active father of five. But when osteoarthritis in his hips made simple tasks challenging, the 54-year-old opted for an innovative approach in hip replacement.“I was having trouble just getting my shoes and socks on,” said the Naperville resident. “Walking from the train station to my office each day was getting really difficult. Even sleeping had become ... |
November 04 2011 - Fiery freight train derailment disrupts Metra service
Train derails in Bartlett The northbound Canadian National Train was headed to Wisconsin from Gary Indiana. It derailed at about 5:30 this morning near the intersection of Naperville and Spaulding roads in Bartlett. 22 of the train's 120 cars were involved in the wreck. |
November 02 2011 - Girl killed by train in Naperville was an ‘at-risk’ teen
The teenager who died last weekend after being struck by a train north of downtown Naperville has been identified as a resident of a nearby home for troubled adolescent girls.And according to an official of the agency overseeing that facility, the teen at the time of her death was about to be moved to another home, one designed to provide “a more secure and structured” environment for her ... |
October 30 2011 - Woman sitting on tracks hit by train
A woman sitting on train tracks was hit by an eastbound Metra train in Naperville just before midnight on Saturday, police said. |
October 16 2011 - Amtrak rider nabbed in Naperville with 45 lbs. of pot
A young man from Florida remained Saturday in DuPage County Jail on $250,000 bail, after he allegedly debarked from a passenger train in Naperville with 45 pounds of marijuana hidden in his travel bags.Sergio Sanchez, 17, of Orlando, Fla., will stand trial in DuPage County Circuit Court on a Class X felony charge of the manufacture or delivery of more than 5,000 grams of cannabis, according to ... |
October 15 2011 - Amtrak passenger nabbed in Naperville with 45 lbs. of marijuana
A young man from Florida remained Saturday in DuPage County Jail on $250,000 bail, after he allegedly debarked from a passenger train in Naperville with 45 pounds of marijuana hidden in his travel bags.Sergio Sanchez, 17, of Orlando, Fla., will stand trial in DuPage County Circuit Court on a Class X felony charge of the manufacture or delivery of more than 5,000 grams of cannabis, according to ... |
October 14 2011 - Teen on Naperville train charged with carrying 45 pounds of pot
A Florida teen carrying 45 pounds of marijuana was arrested after he stepped off an Amtrak train in Naperville, prosecutors said today. Bail was set at $250,000 for 17-year-old Sergio Sanchez of Orlando, who is charged with possession of cannabis with intent to deliver. |
October 09 2011 - Economy cited as factor in suicides on train tracks
Four times since the last week of May, a Naperville resident’s final act has been stepping into the path of an oncoming train. All were male, but that seems to be where the similarities end — except their apparent sense of purpose.While not all of the incidents’ investigations have yet been completed — and family members and friends are understandably reluctant to discuss the matter ... |
October 09 2011 - Suicide by train: What can community do?
The headlines, appearing so frequently, almost blur together.Man killed by trainNaperville teen killed by trainMan dies after being hit by trainMan killed by Metra trainAlthough investigations are not concluded on the last three deaths, police say it appears that four males — ranging in age from 17 to 67 — intentionally stepped onto Naperville train tracks since May of this year. Which can only ... |
October 09 2011 - taking Desperate measures
Four times since the last week of May, a Naperville resident’s final act has been stepping into the path of an oncoming train. All were male, but that seems to be where the similarities end — except their apparent sense of purpose.While not all of the incidents’ investigations have yet been completed — and family members and friends are understandably reluctant to discuss the matter ... |
October 05 2011 - Man killed by train was retired NCC professor
The man who was struck and killed Friday evening by a commuter train near the Metra Railway depot north of downtown Naperville has been identified as a retired professor of classics at North Central College.Andrew J. “Andy” Adams, 67, was killed instantly at 5:22 p.m. Friday, after he apparently stepped into the path of the westbound train just east of the Loomis Street pedestrian crossing ... |
October 03 2011 - Man killed by train in Naperville was retired NCC classics professor
The man who was struck and killed Friday evening by a commuter train near the Metra Railway depot north of downtown Naperville has been identified as a retired professor of classics at North Central College.Andrew J. “Andy” Adams, 67, was killed instantly at 5:22 p.m. Friday, after he apparently stepped into the path of the westbound train just east of the Loomis Street pedestrian crossing ... |
October 01 2011 - Man killed by train near Naperville Metra station
A man was killed after being hit by a westbound commuter train at 5:22 p.m. Friday on the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway tracks east of the Metra station near downtown Naperville.Metra Media Relations Specialist Meg Reile confirmed that the man was killed. She said it is not known at this time “whether it was an accident or suicide.” The name of the man is being withheld pending positive ... |
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