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Trade group is pushing increased rail commerce
Staff WriterCALEXICO — A tri-national trade facilitation advocacy group brought the issue of rail service in northern Baja California to the table Tuesday during a meeting with area stakeholders here. Border Trade Alliance President Nelson Balido spoke with...Tags: Imperial County (California), Transportation, Union Pacific Corporation, Politics, Human Interest
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Girl Scouts add butterfly garden to Hinsdale park
A peaceful, tree-shaded park with a wooden gazebo in Hinsdale has barely drawn the notice of children walking or riding past on their bikes. "We'd eat in the gazebo. But then we'd leave because we thought it was somebody's lawn," said Catherine Dolan,...
Tags: New Year's Day, Youth Organizations, Social Organizations, Argonne National Laboratory
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Thousands still without power after storms hit Chicago region
Maintenance crews restored power to tens of thousands of homes overnight after severe thunderstorms in the Chicago region brought powerful winds and reports of funnel clouds Wednesday evening. By 11:30 a.m., of the more than 78,000 customers affected by...
Tags: Aurora, Chicago Blackhawks, Chicago Weather, Grant Park, Metra
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Storms scrape across Chicago area
A line of powerful thunderstorms rolled through the Chicago area Wednesday evening, forcing a temporary halt to commuter train traffic and canceling hundreds of flights in and out of Midway and O'Hare International airports. The storm system threatened...Tags: Chicago Blackhawks, Weather Warnings, Chicago Weather, Metra, National Weather Service
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Severe weather temporarily halts some Metra service
The heavy storms and high winds caused Metra to temporarily halt or delay service on many of its lines. Metra spokesman Tom Miller said trains were stopped in both directions early this evening on the Burlington Northern, Union Pacific Northwest and...
Tags: Metra, Union Pacific Corporation, Weather Reports, Weather
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NTSB: Mo. train collision caused $11M in damage
CHAFFEE, Mo. (AP) - Federal investigators say a Union Pacific freight train involved in a collision with another freight train had a signal to stop at the rail intersection where the crash occurred in southeast Missouri. The May 25 accident occurred...
Tags: Transportation Accidents, National Transportation Safety Board, Union Pacific Corporation, Railway Accidents, Transportation Industry
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Metrolink lines in Orange County closed after death on tracks
Metrolink lines in Orange County remained closed Friday morning after a freight train fatally struck a person on the tracks near the Norwalk station, officials said. The victim was struck about 4:45 a.m. by a Burlington Northern Santa Fe train, which...Tags: Plant Closings, Amtrak
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Lawsuits target proposed rail yard for Los Angeles harbor
Environmentalists and Long Beach officials are seeking a court order to stop the Port of Los Angeles from proceeding with plans to build a $500-million rail yard that could affect low-income neighborhoods nearby. The Natural Resources Defense Council,...
Tags: Environmental Pollution, Civil Rights, Science and Technology, Plant Closings, Personal Income
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Police release names of car-train crash victims
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Sunday at 1:50 a.m., officers were dispatched to Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad Track #2232, just north of the intersection of Commercial Street at Benton Avenue for an injury crash. A 2006 Ford Mustang driven by...
Tags: Transportation Accidents, Motorvehicle Accidents
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Target date set for sale of Napa-Platte rail route
Months after many expected the deal would be completed, the state Railroad Board now expects to sell the old Napa-Platte line to Iron Horse Development Company at the board’s June 19 meeting. Company representative Tobin Morris and state...Tags: Transportation, Target, Dennis Daugaard, Renewable Energy, Railway Transportation
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