Eastbound MLK lane closed
The News-Press - 0 KB- Found: 2008-05-16, 03:40 GMT
The eastbound outside lane at the railroad crossing on State Road 82/Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard at Evans Avenue will be closed from 9 a.m.

Big Rig Involved In Collision With Train
KFOX 14 El Paso - 0 KB- Found: 2008-05-16, 04:41 GMT
EL PASO. Texas -- A collision between a big rig and a train occurred Thursday night in the Lower Valley, KFOX reported. According to El Paso police, a train traveling in one direction cleared Zaragosa Road at Billy The Kid, and the railroad crossing gates began to lift.

Safety Equipment Will Be Added To Somerset County Town's Railroad Crossings
WJAC 6 Johnstown - 0 KB- Found: 2008-05-15, 19:21 GMT
WINDBER, Pa. -- New coal trains have been a growing safety concern in the Somerset County community of Windber, but thanks to funding from PennDOT, the worries will soon be over.

More may get money from IRS
The Lake County Record-Bee - 0 KB- Found: 2008-05-16, 05:49 GMT
LAKE COUNTY -- Social Security beneficiaries, veterans, railroad retirees, military personnel and low-income wage earners who are not usually required to file a tax return may still be able to get an economic stimulus check, according to Internal Revenue Service spokesman Jesse Weller.

Bridging an Emergency Gap
KQ2 St. Joseph - 0 KB- Found: 2008-05-16, 06:01 GMT
St. Joseph is moving closer to a solution to build a railroad crossing bridge in the South side. City leaders held a meeting Thursday night to go over options to build a bridge between Hwys. 59 & 759.

Winds help flame fire near railroad tracks
ABC 7 El Paso - 0 KB- Found: 2008-05-14, 01:33 GMT
fire broke out Tuesday evening near the railroad tracks at Durazno and Frutas, near the US 54 overpass.

Keweenaw railroad corridor case in court
WLUC Marquette - 0 KB- Found: 2008-05-14, 00:25 GMT
By Jeni Jewell Posted: Tuesday, May 13, 2008 at 7:14 p.m. HOUGHTON -- A dispute over who owns the right to use an old railroad corridor from Houghton to Chassell was argued in Houghton County Circuit Court on Tuesday.

Climb aboard with Curious George
The Cincinnati Enquirer - 0 KB- Found: 1 hour ago
Curious George, the snooping, mischievous chimp who stars in a PBS Kids series and an array of children's books, is taking some train trips around Southern Ohio.

Railroad quiet zone stopped dead in tracks
Leader-Telegram - 0 KB- Found: 2008-05-15, 06:11 GMT
ALMA - Freight trains and locomotive whistles are a part of life in towns along the Mississippi River. That's how a majority of Alma City Council members saw it as they voted 6-1 Monday night to derail a proposed quiet zone along a half-mile stretch of railway in the downtown area.

Alaska counts down to the Big 5-0
USA Today - 0 KB- Found: 17 hours ago
"WE'RE IN," exulted the 6-inch-high front-page headline of the Anchorage Daily Times June 30, 1958. Fifty years later, the summer tourist magnet is planning months of celebration, featuring some of the state's biggest bashes.