A freight train derailment on Friday afternoon, in Oshawa, Ontario, just East of Toronto has triggered an evacuation. The train, belonging to Canadian Pacific Railways, triggered a voluntary evacuation of...
PHILADELPHIA, PA - One of the oldest science and learning centers in the United States is still one of the best places for a field trip, with school or family. The Franklin Institute in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania...
You have to hand it to them. When the French decide to ally elegance and ergonomics the results are often impressive to say the least. First, here are a couple of figures. The rail network in France is extremely...
Graubünden has its own unique character. It is the largest Canton in Switzerland with Chur as its capital. Austria and Liechtenstein are on its North and Italy to the south. Like all regions in Switzerland, the...
More snow is due to hit parts of the UK, prompting further fears of disruption after the heaviest snowfall in 18 years. Transport in the south-east of England was severely disrupted on Monday, with some airports...
The busiest railway in the UK is in complete meltdown today, with London's Euston railway station being virtually shut down. The disruption was caused when power lines came crashing down when an express train...
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With the UK train network increasingly under fire news comes that the British government are looking to introduce Japanese style bullet trains to improve the UK transport system. The UK is similar to Japan in that...
The International Institute of Nonviolence News&Opinion By: Rev. Jermano The 700 billion USD bank rescue was about passing legislation to help TARP: Troubled Asset Recovery Program. Since...
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"India has imposed a new ban on smoking in public places from October 2, 2008, the 139th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. Four years ago too, one such 'ban' was 'imposed.' However, it was royally ignored and people continued to puff away in restaurants, clubs, bars, you...
" 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...
10 September 2008Rob Wilson, Member of Parliament for Reading East, has today welcomed Network Rail’s proposals for Reading Station. Rob said, “This is another small but important step in delivering a very important and strategic project which is important to Reading,...
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Not everyone relishes getting aboard a plane when traveling, some even get panic attacks.On short trips it is more pleasant and might even take less time to hop on the train.Best part is you can actually enjoy...
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"HAGERSTOWN, Maryland (CNN) -- Chante Wright was set to testify against a career criminal when she was gunned down on the streets of Philadelphia in January. Investigators believe it was a hit ordered from prison, by an inmate using a cell phone. ...
The city of Atlanta’s ban on guns at the world’s busiest airport will continue despite a new state law easing restrictions on carrying firearms in public. U.S. District Judge Marvin Shoob Monday rejected a request for a preliminary injunction against the ban filed by a...
"Security forces squeezed their grip on China a notch tighter Friday for the start of the Olympics, edging up restrictions in the capital and imposing much tougher ones in a restive Muslim area in the country's far west.The Beijing Games' glittering curtain raiser went off...
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