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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 - Crews stop fire from spreading to 3,500-gallon gas tank
An unusual fire in Williamsburg County over the weekend forced firefighters to use special tactics. Fire officials say the engine of a CSX freight train caught fire around 1 a.m. on Sunday that threatened the train's 3500 gallons of fuel. |
March 28 2012 - L-train ‘slayer’ busted
Cops yesterday arrested the homeless man accused of fatally pushing a college student onto the L-train tracks in Williamsburg, authorities said . Officers spotted Ryan Beauchamp, 33, on Bushwick Avenue near Scoles Street at around 2 p.m. and whisked him away to the 94th Precient station house for questioning. Beauchamp... |
February 29 2012 - What If There Were No L Train?
That's the scenario invoked by this little Post item , in which the MTA's chairman reveals that the city came quite close to shuttering the line in the eighties. Would Williamsburg as Williamsburg — not to mention Bushwick as Bushwick — have happened? Probably not! Imagine how different life would have been!  Would the South Bronx have become filled with liberal arts majors finding themselves ... |
January 14 2012 - The Subway Lines You Never Got to Ride
That lovely map above is a WNYC-produced visualization of all the New York City subway projects that were never actually built , or were abandoned partway through construction. Alternate-universe New York, the one with no budget crises whatsoever, would have been really easy to navigate. Take the N train to Staten Island! The F to Williamsburg! In WNYC's version, you can mouse over each station ... |
December 10 2011 - Businesses Bemoan Track Work
The L train, when running normally, brings Manhattanites to trendy Williamsburg, Brooklyn, in less than 15 minutes. But this past Saturday, dubbed Small-Business Saturday, the MTA shut down the L train for repairs. |
December 02 2011 - A New Yorker's Opinion: Employment, L Trains and Infrastructure, a Lament
Unemployment is down, but so is the financial position of job-finders. The New York City L train is shut too many weekends for piecemeal repairs, while desperately needed infrastructure needs go unmet. It's hurting small Williamsburg shops--and speaks to the proper role of government. |
October 09 2011 - Learn 1860s fashion, history at Baltimore reenactment
You don't have to go to Colonial Williamsburg to experience living history this weekend. On Saturday and Sunday, actors portraying Red Cross founder Clara Barton and Underground Railroad conductor Harriet Tubman will perform at the Maryland Historical Society in Baltimore. |
October 24 2011 - Marriage licenses
Robert McGregor, 46, Louisville, Kentucky, pilot, and Kelly Graver, 34, 3533 Island Trail, Williamsburg, office manager. |
July 26 2011 - Brooklyn Train Hopping Comedian Talks About His Rail Life Adventures
Our friend Jeff Seal spends most of his time putting together offbeat comedy performances, short films, and variety shows, which he sometimes hosts at Williamsburg's Dead Herring . (There's another one coming up August 13th.) But there's another side to Jeff Seal: that of the atavistic train hopper who spends his vacation time riding the rails to points unknown. We recently talked with Seal, who ... |
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