Truemors
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... 
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...
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...
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Man using GPS crashes into train
To me this is proof that technology can sometimes just complicate things. In the olden days you'd check a paper map while driving and just rip a door off someone's car, no biggie. "BEDFORD HILLS, N.Y. (AP)... 
Car carrying four men speeds past Customs entry in Port Angeles
"Car carrying four men speeds past Customs entry in Port Angeles Peninsula Daily News PORT ANGELES - A car carrying four men reportedly sped through the U.S. Customs port of entry off the ferry from Victoria on Wednesday night. The Port Angeles Police Department received a...
Riding the Rails with Free Booze (AP)
Hey, if airline prices continue to rise and service continues to plummet, AMtrak may well win over some new customers... Even peanuts aren't free on Air Canada anymore!"Amtrak is trying to gin up new business by...
created by Jordan Yerman | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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