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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 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. |
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 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. |
December 23 2011 -
Spokane man killed on tracks at Pasco station
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. Burlington Northern Santa Fe spokesman Gus Melonas says he was apparently sideswiped ... |
December 18 2011 -
Book Notes: ‘Train Dreams’ makes local stop - Sun, 18 Dec 2011 PST
Does “Train Dreams” (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $18), the novella by National Book Award winner Denis Johnson, have particular local interest? Well, let me put it this way. The book’s first sentence is: “In the summer of 1917, Robert Grainier took part in an attempt on the life of a Chinese laborer caught, or anyway accused of, stealing from the company stores of the Spokane International ... |
November 03 2011 -
Enviro groups upset about coal trains
Environmental groups in the Spokane area are upset with proposals that could see dozens of trains loaded with coal destined for the Far East move through the city every day. |
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