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Train strikes 18-wheeler in Texas
FORT WORTH, Texas -- According to the Associated Press, a freight train struck the trailer of an 18-wheeler at a rural crossing Monday and pushed it 250 yards down the track, injuring the driver. The Union Pacific freight train remained on the track, with the truck's...
Railroad worker dies in accident
ENOLA, Pa. -- An employee of the Norfolk Southern railroad died Monday when a hydraulic ramp weighing nearly 4,000 pounds collapsed on him, the Associated Press reported. Cumberland County coroner Michael L. Norris said Dennis Sellers, 49, of Hollidaysburg, died of...
Patty Loveless to join 60 year long holiday train tradition
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Epic recording artist Patty Loveless, who's first Christmas record "Bluegrass White Snow - A Mountain Christmas" was released October 29, will ride the famed Santa Special through Appalachia this November 23 as part of a 60 year old tradition...
Santa plans rail tour of Lackawanna Valley
SCRANTON, Pa. -- Lackawanna County residents in communities from Carbondale to Scranton will gather at train stations, parks and railroad crossings Dec. 7 to welcome Santa's seventh annual whistle-stop tour of the Lackawanna Valley, the Scranton Times reported....
Call for better railway stumps potential I-81 builders
ROANOKE, Va. -- Road builders who want to widen Interstate 81 are facing a second challenge almost as difficult as the January deadline for submitting their plans, the Roanoke Times reported. They're expected to include railroad upgrades in their highway proposals,...
Md. rail plan links suburbs to downtown
BALTIMORE, Md. -- State transportation officials laid out the first steps yesterday for an ambitious 109-mile Baltimore rail system that would connect the suburbs to downtown like spokes on a wheel, the Baltimore Sun reported. Transportation Secretary John D. Porcari...
The waiting is hardest part at RR crossings
CHICAGO -- Every day, 460,000 Chicago area motorists waste a total of 11,000 hours sitting at railroad intersections watching trains go by, the Chicago Sun-Times reported. The absolute worst intersection in the six-county region is where the CSX rail tracks cross...
SW Florida years away in high-speed rail plans
NAPLES, Fla. -- Construction on a new high speed rail line that will link the five largest urban areas of Florida will start within the next year when construction begins to link Orlando and Tampa Bay, the Naples Daily News reported. But it will be years before the...
Transportation’s past or future?
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. -- Travelers who want to catch the Amtrak at its desolate, sand-blown station in North Palm Springs should be prepared to wait, the Desert Sun reported. And wait. And wait -- into the wee hours of morning when the train arrives, often three and...
Struggling Amtrak hopes new chief will win funding to sustain service
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- David Gunn steps off a train in Sacramento and it's as if a rock star has been spotted on the platform, the Sacramento Bee reported. An Amtrak employee zips up to him in a cart and grabs his hand. "It's a pleasure to meet you," she gushes....
