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    Jun 16, 2013 |Story| Hartford Courant

  1. State Officials: Busway Construction On Time And On Budget

    Along busy Flatbush Avenue in West Hartford or at the East and Allen Street intersection in New Britain, the message couldn't be much more dramatic: Towering new bridges announce that the busway is arriving swiftly.
    The Hartford Courant
    Along busy Flatbush Avenue in West Hartford or at the East and Allen Street intersection in New Britain, the message couldn't be much more dramatic: Towering new bridges announce that the busway is arriving swiftly. Engineers estimate they're about 35...

    Tags: Flatbush, Traffic, Newington, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), West Hartford

    2. Jun 13, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  2. Metra: Freight derailment snarls SouthWest Line service

    Metra's SouthWest Line trains are on the move again through the Fuller Park neighborhood where a freight train derailed this morning, but delays of up to 90 minutes plagued the evening rush hour, according to Metra.
    Tribune reporter
    Metra's SouthWest Line trains are on the move again through the Fuller Park neighborhood where a freight train derailed this morning, but delays of up to 90 minutes plagued the evening rush hour, according to Metra. “We want commuters to know...

    Tags: Washington, DC, Fuller Park, Railway Accidents, Metra, Transportation Accidents

    3. Jun 11, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  3. Chicago rail program a success, but future funding in doubt, officials say

    Overpasses have been built in recent years at two of the Chicago area's most notoriously blocked rail/highway crossings, lifting delays for thousands of vehicles a day. And work is underway to untangle four other bottlenecks.
    Overpasses have been built in recent years at two of the Chicago area's most notoriously blocked rail/highway crossings, lifting delays for thousands of vehicles a day. And work is underway to untangle four other bottlenecks. That's the good news. The...

    Tags: Englewood, Transportation, Railway Transportation, Travel, Education

    4. Jun 13, 2013 |Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel

  4. Repair of 'bone rattler' rail crossing delayed again

    The worn-out railroad crossing on Race Track Road in Pompano Beach has been called many things, but smooth is not one of them.
    The worn-out railroad crossing on Race Track Road in Pompano Beach has been called many things, but smooth is not one of them. Instead, motorists use "washboard" and "bone rattler" to describe the experience of bouncing over the rails, which they have...

    Tags: Transportation, Pompano Beach, Coconut Creek, Travel, Miami International Airport

    5. Jun 12, 2013 |Column| Hartford Courant

  5. Amtrak Breakdown With Transit VIPs Aboard? Perfect

    The Hartford Courant
    U.S. Rep Bill Shuster, R-Pa., House chairman of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, met with Amtrak's brass in New York last Friday, and then hopped on an Amtrak train for Hartford. Fellow Rep. John Larson and state Department of...

    Tags: Highway Transportation, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Bill Shuster, John B. Larson, U.S. Congress

    6. Jun 12, 2013 |Story| Daily American

  6. Somerset County Where to Go for June 13

    Father’s Day concert The Somerset County Community Band annual Father’s Day Concert at 5 p.m., June 16 on the lawn stage of the Philip Dressler Center in Somerset. There will be free ice cream sundaes. 814-443-3055. Strawberry Festival Mt....

    Tags: Holidays, Steaks, Highway Transportation, Lobbying, Museums

    7. Jun 12, 2013 |Story| AP Indiana

  7. No passengers hurt in N. Ind. Amtrak-tractor crash

    <span style=&quot;font-size: small;">MONON, Ind. (AP) &mdash; An Amtrak</span><span style="font-size: small;"> train traveling from Indianapolis to Chicago on Wednesday collided with a farm tractor hauling a tank of anhydrous ammonia across a northern Indiana rail crossing, injuring two people, officials said.</span>
    MONON, Ind. (AP) — An Amtrak train traveling from Indianapolis to Chicago on Wednesday collided with a farm tractor hauling a tank of anhydrous ammonia across a northern Indiana rail crossing, injuring two people, officials said. White County...

    Tags: Fertilizer, Railway Accidents, Chemical Industry, Transportation Accidents

    8. Jun 12, 2013 |Story| Hartford Courant

  8. CTfastrak Work Will Affect New Britain Avenue Traffic Sunday Night

    The Hartford Courant
    The department of transportation plans overnight work on the bridge over New Britain Avenue beginning at 9 p.m. on Sunday, June 16. Lane closures will affect the area between New Park Avenue and South Street, according to an email bulletin from the DOT....

    Tags: New Britain

    9. Jun 12, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  9. Indianapolis-to-Chicago Amtrak train hits tractor, injuring 2

    An Amtrak train heading from Indianapolis to Chicago hit a tractor in central Indiana, requiring passengers take buses to their destination, injuring the train engineer and the tractor driver officials said.
    An Amtrak train heading from Indianapolis to Chicago hit a tractor in central Indiana, requiring passengers take buses to their destination, injuring the train engineer and the tractor driver officials said. The engineer on the train was examined at a...

    Tags: Science and Technology

    10. Jun 12, 2013 |Story| AP Broadcast

  10. No passengers hurt in Northern Indiana Amtrak-tractor crash

    MONON, Ind. (AP) — A northern Indiana sheriff says an Amtrak train carrying 89 passengers from Indianapolis to Chicago collided with a tractor hauling a tank of anhydrous ammonia, injuring two people. White County Sheriff Patrick Shafer says the...
    11. Jun 9, 2013 |Column| South Florida Sun-Sentinel

  11. Cities may push to quiet train horns on FEC

    Q: Where can I learn more about quiet zones to silence train horns on the Florida East Coast Railway in downtown West Palm Beach? Shelagh Dufault, West Palm Beach A: Local governments in Palm Beach County are expected to team up to apply to the...

    Tags: Railway Transportation, Travel, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Southwest Ranches, Palm Beach County

    12. Jun 8, 2013 |Story| Hartford Courant

  12. Lawmakers Tout Transportation Spending As Boon For Economy

    The Hartford Courant
    In a time of economic sluggishness and calls for belt-tightening in both state and federal budgets, some in Connecticut's Congressional delegation insist that the right answer is to spend more, particularly on roads, bridges, railways and other projects...

    Tags: Richard Blumenthal, Elizabeth Esty, East Hartford, U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Railway Transportation

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