To Smell the Roses, Take the Bus
New York Times - 0 KB- Found: 23 hours ago
Concern about parking problems has resulted in a parking fee at Wave Hill, the pristine, 28-acre public garden in Riverdale.

Derailments not seen as problem as railroad readies for passengers
Alamosa Valley Courier - 0 KB- Found: 2008-05-08, 07:07 GMT
ALAMOSA After months of bearing with snow and ice suffering four freight train derailments, the Rio Grande Scenic Railroad is preparing for a Mothers Day brunch that will take families from Alamosa, up to La Veta Pass, and back.

'It is time to end ... delays' on DM&E
The Argus Leader - 0 KB- Found: 2008-05-10, 08:07 GMT
South Dakota farm, business and industry leaders chastised the Mayo Clinic and Rochester Coalition on Friday for their alleged role in colluding with Wyoming landowners to block an expansion of the Dakota Minnesota & Eastern Railroad. In an April court filing, the DM&E claimed e-mails between a paid Mayo Clinic consultant and Wyoming landowners are proof of a scheme to string out negotiations ...

A 16-Year Tour Veteran Takes an Unlikely Lead
New York Times - 0 KB- Found: 23 hours ago
Paul Goydos, a former substitute teacher, shot two-under-par 70 for the 54-hole lead at the Players Championship on Saturday.

Road Updates 05/12/08
The Pantagraph - 0 KB- Found 27 minutes ago
Road updates as of May 12 Bloomington-Normal -- Work continues through late June on crack sealing on Ill. Route 10 from Ill. Route 48 to Interstate 72 in Piatt and DeWitt counties; Veterans Parkway, Bloomington; Ill. Route 9 from east of Towanda to east of Ill. Route 165 in McLean County; and U.S. 36 from Interstate 44 to U.S. 51 in McLean County.

New England states doing more to lure Chinese tourists
Boston Globe - 0 KB- Found: 9 hours ago
Rich socialite Alva Belmont spent a fortune building a Chinese teahouse behind her mansion estate in this seaside resort for Gilded Age industrialists. Now, nearly a century later, the Chinese are arriving in her backyard.

Stimulus payment checks schedule explained
Sidney Herald-Leader - 0 KB- Found: 1 hour ago
Those looking forward to receiving their economic stimulus payment checks do not need to wait long. The payments are issued according to the last two digits of the Social Security number.

MEDINA: Thomas the Tank Engine pulls in Friday to railroad museum station
Lockport Union-Sun & Journal - 0 KB- Found: 2008-05-08, 06:27 GMT
The beloved storybook character Thomas the Tank Engine will be pulling into the Medina Railroad Museum station on Friday to the pleasure of many children from Orleans County and around the world.

Railroad Company Looking Into Using Tracks In Clearfield, Centre County
WJAC 6 Johnstown - 0 KB- Found: 2008-05-08, 00:51 GMT
R.J. Cornman Railroad Company is looking into using 25 miles of old railroad tracks in Clearfield and Centre Counties.

Tracking '400' rail history
Leader-Telegram - 0 KB- Found: 2008-05-10, 06:10 GMT
Bill Anderson of Eau Claire remembers waiting, as a boy in the 1940s, for his father to arrive from Milwaukee on the old "400" railroad line. The train was called the 400 because it covered the 400 miles from Chicago to the Twin Cities in 400 minutes, reaching speeds of up to 118 mph.