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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 12 2012 -
Dawn Patrol: Person in custody after Schaumburg murder
Police investigating murder of man found in Schaumburg apartment. Passengers on CTA train that derailed were members or affiliated with McHenry railroad museum. Rolling Meadows nursing home residents fight state budget cuts. Hawthorn Woods home damaged in fire. Algonquin residents fight plan that would chop down 70 trees, widen road. Kaneland school district considering extended-day kindergarten. |
May 10 2012 -
Coal mining in Montana affects Spokane
Multinational coal companies plan to strip-mine the Powder River Basin in Montana and transport low-grade, dirty coal by rail to terminals on the coast of Washington and Oregon, then send it on huge ships to China and other rising Asian powers to be burned by their industries and grow their economies. |
April 28 2012 -
SWXTra: Elite Athletes Train in Spokane
It is not news that top-level athletes train year-round to maintain or reach that next level. What is different, however, is that some of them has chosen to train in an out-of-the-way, almost hidden location in Spokane, Washington. |
April 13 2012 -
Troopers dole out over 200 tickets in 3 days for illegal railroad crossing
SPOKANE-- Railroad police are ticketing drivers in east Spokane who are illegally crossing train tracks. Emphasis Patrols are focused around Sprague and Freya. One of the crossings at Freya and Sprague is where authorities watch for drivers who passed through when they were not supposed to. Authorities say this emphasis is all about public safety. Some people call it a nuisance. If a driver ... |
April 13 2012 -
Law enforcement agencies combat traffic violations at railroad crossings
SPOKANE-- Multiple law enforcement agencies have teamed up to focus of railroad crossings. Local patrol will target drivers who violate traffic laws at railroad crossings. Union Pacific Freight Trains travel rail lines in Spokane 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Heavy traffic across rail lines can cause problems for trains and drivers alike. Rail-crossing violations and collisions are all too ... |
February 27 2012 -
Getting There: Funding sought for John Wayne trail - Mon, 27 Feb 2012 PST
There’s a chance the John Wayne Pioneer Trail in Whitman and Spokane counties could get $1.2 million in improvements as early as 2013. Washington State Parks is seeking a federal grant to pay for 80 percent of the improvements, including a trail deck and safety rails on the Tekoa Trestle in northeastern Whitman County. |
February 27 2012 -
Money sought for John Wayne Trail in E. Washington
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Washington is seeking a $1.2 federal grant to help State Parks pay for improvements to the John Wayne Pioneer Trail in Whitman and Spokane counties to the Idaho border. The Spokesman-Review reports (http://is.gd/yXErxp ) the work would include putting a deck and safety railings on a trestle near Tekoa. |
February 24 2012 -
Kane County politics: nitty, gritty, downright dirty
Wednesday’s press conference inside the Caboose’s Bar and Restaurant at the Geneva train station concluded at about 4:45 p.m., so I rushed home to write the story on deadline.But first I had to take a shower.OK, so I didn’t really jump under the hot water before sitting down at the computer to pound out this column. But I sure wanted to.The press conference was called by Jon Zahm, chairman of ... |
February 22 2012 -
Elburn. Kane studying Anderson Road bridge, extension pact
The Elburn Village Board and Kane County are hammering out an agreement for the construction and ultimate jurisdiction over the proposed Anderson Road extension and bridge over the Union Pacific railroad tracks in the village. |
February 17 2012 -
Kane leads Jets past Wild in shootout
Emergency crews near Lansing are responding to an Amtrak train crash. Auto dashboards are becoming an arcade of text messages, GPS images, phone ... |
January 25 2012 -
Women boxing hopefuls preparing for Olympic Trials in Spokane
SPOKANE –In just a few weeks, the top female boxers in the country will come together in Spokane to qualify for the 2012 Summer Olympics. One Olympic hopeful, Queen Underwood, made an early trip to train in our area Tuesday. Queen Underwood is a Washington State native and will soon compete for a spot in the 2012 Summer Olympics. Many consider boxing a man’s sport, but women’s boxing will make ... |
January 18 2012 -
Kane hopes to lessen noise at Elburn rail crossings
About 110 trains a day travel Kane County’s busiest set of tracks, located in the Elburn area. With those kinds of numbers, residents quickly grow agitated at the noise that the train horns make. Kane County is in the process of requesting the funding to install two wayside horn systems, which would lessen the noise for area residents. One system would be at the Brundidge Road Crossing near the ... |
January 18 2012 -
Kane hopes to lessen Elburn rail noise
About 110 trains a day travel Kane County’s busiest set of tracks, located in the Elburn area. With those kinds of numbers, residents quickly grow agitated at the noise that the train horns make. Kane County is in the process of requesting the funding to install two wayside horn systems, which would lessen the noise for area residents. One system would be at the Brundidge Road Crossing near the ... |
January 18 2012 -
Kane hopes to lessen noise at Elburn railroad crossing
About 110 trains a day travel Kane County’s busiest set of tracks, passing through the Elburn area. With those kinds of numbers, residents quickly grow agitated at the noise that the train horns make. Kane County is in the process of requesting the funding to install two wayside horn systems, which would lessen the noise for area residents. One system would be at the Brundidge Road Crossing near ... |
January 12 2012 -
Public transit turned Spokane into urban center - Mon, 09 Jan 2012 PST
The streetcar parade of 1936 marked the end of an era and showed that Spokane held its lumbering streetcars in great affection even as the public bus, more versatile and efficient, took over the role of people mover. Since the 1890s, horse-pulled, and later electric, trolleys had trundled along rails laid in the middle of streets, picked up workers and housewives from nearby neighborhoods and ... |
January 06 2012 -
Clock Tower originally kept trains on time - Thu, 15 Dec 2011 PST
Probably the best 360-degree view of the city from the downtown area is atop the 155-foot-tall Clock Tower in Riverfront Park. And pretty much the only person who gets to see it is David Randolph, laborer foreperson for the city of Spokane. He’s the man who winds the clock. Although the clock can be wound to run for eight days, Randolph makes the climb once every seven days – allowing a day’s ... |
January 05 2012 -
Then & Now photos: Millwood, oldest city in Valley - Mon, 26 Dec 2011 PST
The town of Millwood was orignally named Woodard Station for a train stop on the Coeur d’Alene Spokane Railroad at the edge of Joseph and Seth Woodard’s land. The Woodards were settlers who gave the right-of-way for a new electric train around 1903. A new north-south road, now Argonne Road, and a bridge over the Spokane River allowed people and agricultural goods to reach the train into Spokane ... |
December 31 2011 -
Spokane man killed on tracks at Pasco
PASCO, Wash. (AP) -- The man found dead on the railroad tracks near the Amtrak station in Pasco has been identified as 39-year-old Ricky Mash of Spokane. The Franklin County coroner told KNDU Mash was hit by a train and he did have an Amtrak ticket. His body was spotted Thursday night by a railroad worker. |
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