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When will railroad area be repaired?
When is Caltrans going to repair the railroad at the south end of Highway 111 as you cross to go to Mexicali? It’s in very bad shape. — Jostled, Calexico Different entities including the state Department of Transportation, the General...Tags: Union Pacific Railroad, Transportation, California Department of Transportation, Union Pacific Corporation, Travel
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Railroad extravaganza will kick off Saturday
Staff WriterBRAWLEY — In what some are calling a railroad extravaganza, Valley resident and model railroad enthusiast Joel Shank will be opening the doors to his railroad wonderland Saturday to raise money for a good cause. After being recognized in Railroad...Tags: Human Interest, Breast Cancer, Mammogram, Highway Transportation, Transportation
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Railroad ties people together
Staff WriterBRAWLEY — Crowds of Imperial Valley residents waited patiently to take a glimpse of what is being called the railroad extravaganza. Visitors of all ages were awed by the tiny intricate details of Valley resident Joel Shank’s miniature Rio...Tags: Breast Cancer, Transportation, Travel
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Valley Police Beat: Man tries to grab woman by Wal-Mart in El Centro
Imperial Valley Press Staff WriterA man reportedly tried to grab a woman outside Wal-Mart last week after exposing himself to the woman and her mother earlier in the week. The man, identified as Mr. White in the El Centro police logs, reportedly approached the woman and tried to grab her... -
Arrival of trash by train might be delayed
Imperial Valley Press Staff WriterA project to ship tons of trash to an Imperial County landfill via train could face a delay because of the economy. Los Angeles County Sanitation District’s waste-by-rail project start-up may be postponed, according to sanitation district...Tags: Transportation, Transportation, Travel
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New supervisorial district lines approved
Staff WriterThe final map for the supervisorial districts was approved 3-2 Tuesday by the Imperial County Board of Supervisors. The board approved final plan 4, which adds Winterhaven and the Algodones Port of Entry to District 1, represented by Supervisor John...Tags: Transportation, Travel
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Native recalls working at railroad sites
Imperial Valley Press Staff WriterImperial Valley native Evelyn Zinn, 90, will never forget the day she wrote a wrong number on a shipment billing while working in a railroad freight office off of Main Street in the 1940s. Her boss came to her and said, “Evelyn, you just bought a...Tags: Livestock Farming, Union Pacific Railroad, Lettuce, California, Transportation
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Can we save the old railroad station?
It made me sick, to see the historic train stations being leveled. The largest station was beautiful, with its ornate, gingerbreaded eaves and those great cast iron pillars. It should have been placed on the registry of historic places years ago. But as...Tags: Human Interest, Livestock Farming, Union Pacific Railroad, California, Transportation
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Legendary steam locomotive goes through county
Imperial Valley Press Staff WriterNILAND — Imperial resident Damon Harmon has been a railroad fan since he was 5 years old, and even though he’s followed trains “all over the area,” he’s never seen the 844 Union Pacific steam locomotive in real life....Tags: Car Engine Repair, Union Pacific Railroad, Transportation, Union Pacific Corporation, Travel
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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: Human Interest, Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation, Mexico, Imperial County (California), Transportation
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Calif. Assembly votes to tighten oversight of high-speed rail project
SACRAMENTO -- The state Assembly on Friday joined the Senate in tightening oversight of the state's high-speed rail project, voting to create a department to run a system that is expected to cost more than $43 billion.
The Assembly voted 50-16 Friday...Tags: Los Angeles, Long Beach (Los Angeles, California), San Francisco, California, Sacramento
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Britain, France face EU action over high Eurostar charges
ReutersBRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission has given France and Britain two months to respond to a request to lower charges for passenger and freight trains to use the Channel Tunnel, or face possible court action, it said on Thursday. The Commission...Tags: International Organizations, France, Germany, Transportation, Politics
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