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Repair of 'bone rattler' rail crossing delayed again
The worn-out railroad crossing on Race Track Road in Pompano Beach has been called many things, but smooth is not one of them. Instead, motorists use "washboard" and "bone rattler" to describe the experience of bouncing over the rails, which they have...
Tags: Broward County, Coconut Creek, Road Transportation, Pompano Beach, Transportation
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Chicago rail program a success, but future funding in doubt, officials say
Overpasses have been built in recent years at two of the Chicago area's most notoriously blocked rail/highway crossings, lifting delays for thousands of vehicles a day. And work is underway to untangle four other bottlenecks. That's the good news. The...
Tags: Railway Transportation, Daniel Lipinski, Education, Englewood, Transportation
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Cities may push to quiet train horns on FEC
Q: Where can I learn more about quiet zones to silence train horns on the Florida East Coast Railway in downtown West Palm Beach? Shelagh Dufault, West Palm Beach A: Local governments in Palm Beach County are expected to team up to apply to the...Tags: West Palm Beach, Florida's Turnpike, Education, Colleges and Universities, Transportation
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Lawmakers Tout Transportation Spending As Boon For Economy
The Hartford CourantIn a time of economic sluggishness and calls for belt-tightening in both state and federal budgets, some in Connecticut's Congressional delegation insist that the right answer is to spend more, particularly on roads, bridges, railways and other projects...Tags: Elizabeth Esty, New York City, National Transportation Safety Board, Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Richard Blumenthal
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New Shiloh's Rev. Dr. Harold A. Carter Sr. remembered at funeral
An overflow crowd at the funeral Friday of the Rev. Harold A. Carter Sr., a well-known Baltimore pastor, heard him described as a man with a "mandate on his life to shine." The outpouring of fellow clergy and laity filled New Shiloh Baptist Church in the...
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High-speed chase takes police through Van Buren and Berrien Counties
COVERT, Mich. – A high speed chase Friday night led police through parts of Van Buren and Berrien Counties. A Berrien County dispatcher told WSBT the chase started in Van Buren County went across the line into Berrien County before finally...
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Metrolink lines in Orange County closed after death on tracks
Metrolink lines in Orange County remained closed Friday morning after a freight train fatally struck a person on the tracks near the Norwalk station, officials said. The victim was struck about 4:45 a.m. by a Burlington Northern Santa Fe train, which...Tags: Plant Closings, Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation
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Train death reported in St. Albans, 2nd within 24 hours in W.Va.
ST. ALBANS, W.Va. (AP) — Police in St. Alban's are investigating the second train death in Kanawha County within 24 hours. According to media reports, a 55-year0old St. Albans man was struck and killed by a CSX train Saturday afternoon. His... -
Here is the latest West Virginia news from The Associated Press
ST. ALBANS, W.Va. (AP) — Police in St. Alban's are investigating the second train death in Kanawha County within 24 hours. A 55-year-old man was struck and killed by a CSX train Saturday afternoon. Friday night, an Amtrak passenger train struck...Tags: Petroleum Industry, Science and Technology
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Hospitals prepped for mass casualties after train blast
Bob Marshall was on the phone in his office at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center in East Baltimore when he heard the boom, felt the building shake and saw the plume of smoke on the horizon. "This is what we've trained for," he thought. As news poured...
Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Hospitals and Clinics, Explosions, Emergency Incidents, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
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Amtrak says NE Corridor service unaffected by freight train derailment, explosion in Maryland
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — An Amtrak spokeswoman says its Northeast Corridor service is not being affected by a freight train accident and explosion near Baltimore. A CSX train crashed into a trash truck Tuesday afternoon in White Marsh, Md. The...Tags: White Marsh, Explosions, Emergency Incidents, Transportation Accidents, Railway Accidents
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Train derails in Rosedale area
A freight train smacked into a truck carrying garbage and careened off the tracks in Rosedale Tuesday afternoon, triggering an explosion felt throughout the region and sending up a plume of black smoke visible for miles. Authorities identified the driver...
Tags: Google Inc., Disasters and Accidents, Explosions, Emergency Incidents, National Transportation Safety Board
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