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Union Pacific's 150th Anniversary celebrated in Old Sacramento
You're probably familiar with the song "I've been working on the railroad." Union Pacific (UP) has been doing it for 150 years and they are celebrating in Old Sacramento this weekend. According to its... Budapest Railway Station
Image of the day: Budapest main railway station. Hungary.Source: http://www.schahryar.com/photoblog/474 Tanjong Pagar Railway
Tanjong Pagar railway station ceased operations on 1st of July 2011. This station has been around for about 80 years (From 1932 to 2011).Source: Image of the day Who do you want to run your railroad?
If you live in the DC Metro you want to use the train to get around as traffic is too great and the train stations are most often located where you want to be. Yet, there are thoughts lingering in your mind nearly... Berkshire Hathaway Buying Burlington Northern
Omaha based Berkshire Hathaway, owned by famed investor Warren Buffet, annouced today that it would purchase the Burlington Northen Railroad. The deal, valued at $34 Billion, would be Buffet's largest purchase...
created by Hugh Askew | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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258 views | 15 recommendations | 3 comments
Suit Filed Against Company That Employed Metrolink 111 Engineer
After admitting they were at fault, now Metrolink is trying to sue the company that employed the homosexual train engineer who was text messaging little boys when he crashed the Metrolink, killing 25 people. Check it out."October 26, 2008 (by Otto Smyth) It has been...National Hobo Convention
"Yes, they're still out there. Uncounted tens of thousands of freight-hopping hobos still criss-cross the country every year, for free. Although rumors have been purporting the extinction of the American hobo for...Boy's Dream Won't Be Derailed
" Twelve-year-old John Thomas Robertson has always had an affinity for trains. "I've been into trains probably from the day I was born," said John, who's nicknamed JT. "When I was very little my grandpa got me... Russia agrees to Truce, Blows up key Georgian Bridge
This doesn't sound like a truce to me. "A key railway bridge was blown up by Russia and its allied forces, effectively severing all east-west transportation routes within Georgia, officials said. Russia denies... Full steam again (comment)
Could the steam engine be on its way back? The romance of the steam train has never gone but is the old technology with a few tweaks possibly the new technology?"In 1946 Paul Kiefer, chief mechanical engineer of...
created by Paul Conneally | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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Post-Soviet 'frozen conflicts' heat up as big-power interests collide
"Tensions are growing as NATO and a resurgent Russia divide over future of breakaway statelets. By Fred Weir | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor from the June 25, 2008 editionOstIngur, AbkhazGeorgia border - Tensions are again spiking...Biodiesel Train Gets Test Run in Washington, DC
Restaurant grease, canola oil and soy are fueling a new generation of trains, with a biodiesel train operating in the UK and a new one taking test runs in Washington over the summer. The fuel is a 25-per-cent...Bomb targets train in Sri Lanka, 18 hurt
In the latest incident of violence in Sri Lanka, a train has been bombed in the country's capital today. Since the most recent campaign by the rebel Tamil Tigers group was started, dozens of civilians have died in bombings since the beginning of theyear. The Tigers have been...News & Media
"News Release National Railroad Passenger Corporation 60 Massachusetts Avenue NE Washington, DC 20002 www.amtrak.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ATK-08-015 Contact: Media Relations (202) 906-3860 March 3,...Amtrak Will Screen Passengers' Bags
Amtrak will start randomly screening passengers' carry-on bags this week in a new security push that includes officers with automatic weapons and bomb-sniffing dogs patrolling platforms and trains.The Associated...
created by The Associated Press | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago
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