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LIRR plan would run more trains to NYC
NewsdayThe Long Island Rail Road is seeking to extend its tracks at the Port Washington station as a precursor to its intended future service to Grand Central Terminal. But the plan, which would allow 18 additional train cars to be stored at the site at the...Tags: Grand Central Terminal, Travel, Transportation, Long Island Rail Road
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Transportation chief says infrastructure is at risk
The federal government must invest in the country's transportation infrastructure because aging highways, waterways and railroads are "at the tipping point," U.S. Rep. Bill Shuster told an audience in Allentown Tuesday. "There are some in Washington who...
Tags: Father's Day, Politics, Mack Trucks, Inc., Northampton County (Pennsylvania), Northampton (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania)
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YMCA again will oversee Derry pool
The Blairsville Dispatch, Pa.Derry Borough Council voted 6-1 on Monday evening to again enlist the Ligonier Valley YMCA to handle operations of the Derry Community Pool despite concerns over the agreement that would have the borough split any pool profits with the YMCA, but assume...Tags: Politics, Waste Management Incorporated, Clubs and Associations, Elections, YMCA
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Airlines say speedy trains are no threat
The Bangkok PostThe government's proposed high-speed train network is unlikely to win over passengers from budget airlines if operating costs are the main factor. Executives of major discount carriers Thai AirAsia (TAA) and Nok Air say their operating costs are...Tags: Thailand, Air Transportation Industry, Travel, Budgets and Budgeting, Bangkok (Thailand)
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Bruce Hornsby & The Noisemakers to play Portsmouth in August
Williamsburg's Bruce Hornsby hasn't been a stranger to local audiences recently. I've seen him show up and jam with both Jackson Browne and Rosanne Cash at area gigs. Last summer, he played a headlining gig at OpSail in Norfolk. Now, he's coming back...
Tags: Grammy Awards, Hampton Roads, Travel, Transportation, Railroad Earth (music group)
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Special Report- 'Coal Mafia' stokes India's power crisis
ReutersDHANBAD, India (Reuters) - Seven shots rang out at a wedding reception in this sooty city in eastern India, and Suresh Singh, India's "Coal King", fell fatally wounded. He was a wealthy coal trader, a politician and, police say, a crime boss. At the time...Tags: Politics, Shootings, Weddings, Social Sciences, Culture
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Connellsville police officer recognized 131 years after death
The Daily Courier, Connellsville, Pa.A Connellsville police officer killed in the line of duty is receiving national recognition 131 years after his death. Officer McCray Robb was killed on May 25, 1882, while trying to help a fellow officer. The Barrett Circus was in town that day....Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Laws, Law Enforcement, Murder, Fayette County
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The history of railroad logging
Mail Tribune, Medford, Ore.The history of logging in the Pacific Northwest was written in the form of some 6,000 miles of railroad tracks in the logging woods, says Erik Piikkila. "The knowledge gained from studying this history will eventually allow us to balance habitat...Tags: Travel, Transportation, Human Interest
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Miamisburg man's death penalty case to start Monday
The Dayton Daily NewsOne of two men accused of killing a 20-year-old woman and dumping her body on railroad tracks is scheduled to go on trial today in a rare, one-day, three-judge panel death penalty case in Montgomery County Common Pleas Court. Jamie Shaffer, 23, faces...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Trials, Prosecution, Murder, Justice System
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Former Delaware River resort may have industrial future
The Philadelphia InquirerFrom the broken concrete of Deemer's Beach, you can see north up the Delaware River toward Philadelphia, south down Delaware Bay toward the Atlantic, and east over two miles of sun-tipped waves to hazy New Jersey to get a sense of what people lost when...Tags: Vehicles, Realty, Transportation, Music, Cape May (Cape May, New Jersey)
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'Stonewall' Jackson's death reverberated through state
The News & Advance, Lynchburg, Va.Gen. Robert E. Lee is said to have remarked: "There are only two ways to get to Lexington, and both of them are bad. Whichever one you choose, you'll wish you had chosen the other." When fellow general and Lexington icon Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson...Tags: Lynchburg (Lynchburg, Virginia), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Politics, Executive Branch, Pneumonia
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National Train Day brings families to Union Station
Standard-Examiner, Ogden, UtahThe rhythmic click-clack and slight rocking motion of the mini-train his two small children were riding took Salt Lake City resident David Diaz back to his days when he lived in Bolivia. Diaz said the rocking motion of the mini-train imitates the real...Tags: Travel, Washington, DC, Transportation, Arts, Museums
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