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Napa-Platte rail deal falls through
PIERRE — The State Railroad Board met Wednesday to approve the sale of the state-owned Napa-Platte line in south-central South Dakota. Instead the would-be buyer, Iron Horse Development, rescinded its offer. The company’s financial...Tags: Dennis Daugaard, Ethanol, Regional Authority, Environmental Issues, Renewable Energy
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Rosedale train derailment leads to suit against truck driver
The rail transport company CSX is suing the truck driver involved in last month's Rosedale train crash, arguing that he did not take proper care when crossing the railroad tracks. The suit, filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Baltimore, names John...
Tags: Transportation Accidents, Rosedale (Baltimore, Maryland), Car Safety Tips and Advice, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Railway Accidents
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Las Vegas: Party train won't be ready for New Year's Eve 2013
The Las Vegas party train, which was supposed to begin service from Orange County to Las Vegas in time for this coming New Year's Eve, has been delayed. Michael Barron, president and chief executive of Las Vegas Railway Express, or X Train, said this...
Tags: Science and Technology, New Year's Day, Media Industry, Transportation, Travel
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Keeping safety on track
South Bend TribuneLooking for a shortcut to make your walk home a little shorter? Don't try the one that cuts across the railroad tracks. That's the advice from the Norfolk Southern Police Department, which is teaming up with the Mishawaka police to bring Operation...Tags: Norfolk Southern Corporation
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After Worker's Death, NTSB Urges Metro-North To Improve Safety Procedures
The Hartford CourantLess than three weeks after a fast-moving Metro-North train struck and killed a track worker near West Haven, federal investigators on Monday issued an "urgent safety recommendation" saying the railroad should act quickly and start using a basic safety...Tags: Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, Accidental Death, Transportation Industry, West Haven, National Transportation Safety Board
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Rail realignment unveiled
South Bend Tribune CorrespondentMICHIGAN CITY -- A consensus has been reached on realigning the South Shore railroad tracks in Michigan City in a move aimed primarily at reducing travel times to and from Chicago. What's called "The Central Corridor" option featuring double tracks was...Tags: Trips and Vacations, Transportation, Travel
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Consensus reached on rail realignment in Michigan City
South Bend Tribune CorrespondentMICHIGAN CITY — A consensus has been reached on realigning the South Shore railroad tracks in Michigan City in a move aimed primarily at reducing travel times to and from Chicago. What's called ''The Central Corridor'' option featuring double...Tags: South Shore, Trips and Vacations, Transportation, Travel
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Biker killed after crashing into railroad crossing
A 65-year-old New Smyrna Beach man was killed Friday after crashing his motorcycle into a railroad crossing in Port Orange. Hector Hernandez rode a 1997 Kawasaki Voyager motorcycle into a lowered railroad crossing on Nova Road at about 9:30 a.m. as a...
Tags: Ridgewood, New Smyrna Beach
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California bullet train obtains exemption from federal review
California's bullet train agency won a key legal ruling Thursday, obtaining an exemption from regulatory oversight by the federal Surface Transportation Board for construction of the first segment of the rail system that would run 220 mph trains from...
Tags: Jeff Denham, Politics, Republican Party
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Isabel Benham dies at 103; first female partner on Wall Street
Isabel Benham, whose deep knowledge of the railroad industry made her an influential bond analyst at a time when few women held positions of authority on Wall Street, has died. She was 103. She died May 18 in her New York City apartment, according to...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Finance, Herbert Clark Hoover, Transportation, Obituaries
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Back Story: Restoring historic stretch of railroad
For quite some time now, enthusiastic volunteers have been whacking brush, clearing debris and replacing ties and rails on the old Pennsylvania Railroad's Northern Central Division, one of the nation's most historic stretches of railroad, which courses 10...
Tags: Elgin, York County (Pennsylvania), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Abraham Lincoln, Wars and Interventions
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California high-speed rail gets a green light
McClatchy Washington BureauWASHINGTON California's high-speed rail project can start rolling without waiting for potentially time-consuming approvals from a federal board, officials ruled Thursday. In a victory for the project, which has faced repeated political obstacles, a...Tags: Trials, Parties and Movements, Barbara Boxer, Jeff Denham, Lawyers
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