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Man struck, killed by Amtrak train on South Side
A 60-year-old man was struck and killed by an Amtrak train in the West Pullman neighborhood Sunday evening, authorities said. The man was struck near the intersection of 116th and South State Street, police and fire officials said. He was pronunced...
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Architects to present new plan for old Chicago post office
Architects for the British developer who owns Chicago's old post office building say they have a new proposal for the structure that will be ready for presentation to the city's Plan Commission in June. The developer, Bill Davies, unveiled a massive...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Architecture
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Website translation firm to add up to 150 new employees
The Coconut Creek office of MotionPoint Corp., a website translation service company, resembles the United Nations, with employees from 40 countries including Argentina, Brazil, Germany, Korea, Spain, Russia and Zambia. Most of these technology...
Tags: Germany, Career and Workplace, Ford Motor Co., Norwegian Cruise Line, Consumer Goods Industries
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Court ruling aims to reduce diesel fumes at Union Station
A recent federal court decision will require the owner of a downtown building to maintain its ventilation system, improving air quality at nearby Union Station by sucking out diesel fumes from the station's tunnels. The old post office will have to...
Tags: Passenger Cars, Metra, Politics, Health, Heart Attack
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Train Safety Awareness Week may bring warnings and citations for drivers and trespassers
Staff writerThirteen people were killed in 57 rail crossing crashes in Florida in 2012, and 27 people died during trespassing incidents, the South Florida Regional Transportation Authority/Tri-Rail says. Florida ranks 4th in the U.S. in trespass fatalities, and...Tags: Railway Transportation, Florida Department of Transportation, West Palm Beach, Rick Scott, Boca Raton
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Playground equipment vandalized in Bel Air [Harford County Police blotter]
Aberdeen Forshaye Deshawn, 21, of the 100 block of Holloway Road, was charged Monday with being a fugitive from Virginia. Shona L. Murray, 42, of the 4900 block of Villa Point Drive, was charged Monday with failing to appear in court for a case in...Tags: Firearms, Federal Hill, Theft, Port Deposit, Roxbury
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A clear vision of the glass business
The Record, Stockton, Calif.Sometimes you just know whom to call in an emergency. Other times you get lucky. When it comes to broken glass, Stockton Auto Glass is ready for your call either way. Owner Clint Harless wouldn't want it any different. Take last Sunday morning in...Tags: Corporate Officers, Passenger Cars, Automotive Equipment, Abusive Behavior, Car Repair and Maintenance Tips
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Durbin: Ruling should improve air quality in Union Station
Tribune reporterA recent federal court decision will improve air quality at Union Station by requiring the owners of the Old Post Office to maintain its ventilation system to prevent diesel fumes from backing up in the adjacent station, Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., said...Tags: Career and Workplace, Metra, Passenger Cars, Politics, Heart Attack
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Historic Milwaukee Road 261 locomotive steams into Duluth
Duluth News TribuneDespite a late arrival in blustery wind and spitting snow, the Milwaukee Road 261 steam locomotive and its 500-plus passengers arrived at the Duluth Depot on Saturday in an atmosphere of festive exuberance. "Isn't that a sight?" said Ruth Hoad of Duluth...Tags: Travel, Railway Transportation, Mother's Day, Online Advertising, Transportation
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Slow trip, big game, painful loss, but still a great idea
Change of SubjectWednesday's print column: Just outside of Battle Creek, Mich., the story stopped getting better. The story was of my spur-of-the-moment decision to hop a train to Ann Arbor on Monday afternoon so I could watch the University of Michigan play...... -
Scott Walker seeks to slow freeway projects, cut Chicago Amtrak funds
Milwaukee Journal SentinelGov. Scott Walker's administration wants to delay work on the massive I-94 North-South and Zoo Interchange projects and cut payments for the Hiawatha passenger service to Chicago to help close a $63.4 million shortfall in the state's road fund over the...Tags: Finance, Travel, Labor Legislation, Civil and Public Service, Economy, Business and Finance
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Gold Recognized For Urban Vision, Advocacy
Toni A. Gold, the Hartford planner and transportation consultant, is this year's winner of the Connecticut Main Street Center's CL&P Award, given for outstanding contributions to the revitalization of Connecticut's historic downtowns and neighborhood...Tags: Human Interest, Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut)
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