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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 18 2012 - Railroad Run a family tradition
One of Ted Schubert’s favorite Railroad Run memories is the year that they measured the course one-half mile too short and everyone finished with wonderfully fast times. It’s quirky experiences like that that have brought runners back to the streets of Ashland for 34 years. |
April 14 2012 - Wildcat fans snap pictures during NCAA trophy tour
University of Kentucky men's basketball coach John Calipari and his wife, Ellen, posed with fans and the NCAA championship trophy Thursday on a victory tour that started in Ashland. The bus used Thursday will be replaced by a train Friday for five stops. |
March 28 2012 - Man killed by Metrolink train was from Oregon
DANA POINT – Authorities have identified an Oregon man who was struck and killed last week after witnesses say he jumped in front of a Metrolink train. Dennis Groover, 51, of Ashland, Ore., died after being struck by the train in the 35000 block of... |
February 06 2012 - Ashland was a popular whistle stop
Over several decades near the start of the 20th century, a number of U.S. presidents, including Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson, came to Ashland by rail and gave speeches — but not because Ashland voters were special. |
January 29 2012 - Rail cars staying put with hopes of future use
Why do the CORP (Central Oregon & Pacific Railroad) railroad guys keep dozens of unused, rusting rail cars sitting on the sidings in Ashland? I would think that the cars have some use somewhere and that they'd no longer be a public nuisance as they currently appear to be. Not to mention that they seem to be an eyesore. Might the railroad folks consider collecting their rusting cars and taking ... |
January 29 2012 - Rail cars are gone, but more may come
By now I expect you have heard that those "center beam" rail cars (discussed in Thursday's Since You Asked column) left Ashland on Jan. 17. And, all the residents of Ashland are now able to trespass through the rail yard. |
January 21 2012 - Railroaded
I enjoy trains, therefore I keep an eye on railroad doings – such as the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals’ ruling in Northern Plains Resource Council v. Surface Transportation Board, NPRC v. Surf for short. At issue is the 2007 Surface Transportation Board (Surf Board or STB) approval of the Tongue River Railroad (TRR), about 130 miles from Miles City, through Otter Creek, Ashland and Birney, to ... |
December 15 2011 - Local folks adored old-time circus
When the circus came into Ashland and Medford beginning in the late 1800s, with lots of elephants, giraffes and rhinos, it had to come by railroad — a time that was electric for the whole community and which drew in children to pound tent pegs and wash giant mammals — and men (no women) to witness the sideshow of freaks, tattooed ladies, snake charmers, the dog-faced boy and an actual three ... |
November 17 2011 - Holiday exhibit set to open
ASHLAND, Ky. — Storybook magic is in the air at the Paramount Arts Center, where preparations are underway for this weekend’s opening of the 27st Annual Festival of Trees and Trains. |
July 29 2011 - Man jailed for throwing rocks at Ashland girls
MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) -- A southern Oregon man has been sentenced to eight months in jail for throwing rocks and threatening two middle-school girls walking to school in Ashland. The Mail Tribune reports that 41-year-old John Thiry was convicted of menacing, harassment and disorderly conduct -- all misdemeanors. The girls, ages 12 and 13, testified Thiry was wandering along railroad tracks ... |
July 14 2011 - Share a pint, catch a little rugby
Owners of a new pub in Ashland's Historic Railroad District hope customers not only will dine there, but feel free to hang out afterward. |
June 30 2011 - Fix for railroad crossings planned
CSX will be working on the railroad in Ashland this summer, and as part of that work, the rubberized crossings at England Street and Ashcake Road will be replaced with precast concrete panels. |
June 26 2011 - Siskiyous led to Ashland's rail role
Why was Ashland chosen as the final connection point for the railroad track that finally made a circle around the entire United States? |
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