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Woman's body found on railroad tracks in Vernon
L.A. NOWVernon police are investigating a woman's body discovered on a set of railroad tracks on Monday morning.... -
High-speed rail funding poised for approval
PolitiCalEven though Gov. Jerry Brown and Democratic lawmakers failed this week to reach a deal on public worker pensions, the Legislature may be ready to approve billions of dollars in spending on high-speed rail and related projects.... -
A peaceful interlude at the Mojave National Preserve
For a nation in perpetual motion, to cross the lands that make up the Mojave National Preserve has long meant only one thing: You are very nearly somewhere else.
For westward-bound travelers, whether they came through open wilderness, along the now-...Tags: Natural Resources, Starbucks Corp., Travel, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, John Muir
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Trying to get back to the only life he knew
The freight train slowed through downtown and screeched to a stop in front of Luis Luna. He scrambled under a boxcar and climbed onto narrow beams that crisscrossed the undercarriage. He lay on his back, suspended 12 inches off the tracks. His nose...
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Newton: L.A. needs this job generator
If you've wondered why people complain about the difficulty of doing business in Los Angeles, consider the Southern California International Gateway project. BNSF is prepared to invest $500 million to build the gateway, a rail loading yard that would...Tags: Highway Transportation, Antonio Villaraigosa, Environmental Pollution, Travel, Global Warming
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Dianne Feinstein decries effort to delay train safety measure
Nation NowTrain safety: U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) on Thursday launched a counter-offensive to preserve a 2015 deadline for railroads to install collision avoidance systems on trains carrying passengers and toxic materials.... -
Metrolink chief credited for improving rail safety will step down
L.A. NOWMetrolink chief John Fenton, who has worked to improve the service and safety of the struggling commuter line following the deadly Chatsworth crash, announced his resignation to become the head of a Florida-based railroad company.... -
Central Valley farm groups threaten to sue over bullet train plan
L.A. NOWState bullet train officials set the stage for possible legal challenges from powerful Central Valley farming interests by approving the environmental review for an initial section of track to be built from Merced to Fresno.... -
Read the full text of Obama's speech on the GOP budget
The following is a transcript of President Obama's politically-charged remarks Tuesday afternoon at an Associated Press luncheon framing the general election campaign, as released by the White House. Obama: "Thank you very much. (Applause.) Please have...
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Wayne M. Hoffman dies at 89; air cargo entrepreneur
Wayne M. Hoffman, the retired chairman of Tiger International, the Century City-based parent company of the Flying Tiger Line, which was once the world's largest air cargo carrier, has died. He was 89.
Hoffman died Saturday of natural causes at his...Tags: Forest Lawn Memorial Park, U.S. Army, Unrest, Conflicts and War, U.S. Military, World War II (1939-1945)
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U.S. prods California lawmakers to take quick action on bullet train
PolitiCalTransportation Secretary Ray Lahood pressures California lawmakers for quick action on bullet train.... -
Flawed financial data used in bullet train critique, official says
L.A. NOWThe state high-speed rail authority said a group of outside financial experts used flawed international data in an analysis that claimed the future California bullet train would require massive operating subsidies....
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