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Storm water program may grow
Winnetka is considering widening the scope of its flood control program to include spending more than $8 million in six residential areas where flooding has occurred during severe rainstorms, officials said. Trustees took up the issue during a recent...
Tags: Travel, Transportation, Science and Technology, Road Transportation, Technology
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A spectacular salute to the Iron Horse
Chicago Tribune reporterChicago Railroad Fair was a months-long, over-the-top, "make no small plans," World's Fair-like lakefront exposition celebrating all things train. In hopes of drumming up interest in his infant railroad — a long-shot gamble — William Ogden on...Tags: Travel, Railway Transportation, Animals, Transportation, Tour Operations Industry
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Ex-Marine says tattoo with general's tough words got him fired
L.A. NOWA former Marine claims he got fired from his civilian job as a railroad conductor because he has a tattoo on his arm with the tough words uttered by a Marine general during the early part of the Iraq war.... -
New train safety system unveiled with '08 Metrolink crash in mind
L.A. NOWTransportation officials are scheduled to unveil a safety measure Monday morning designed to keep trains from colliding even in case of human error.... -
Luxury party train between SoCal and Vegas: En route in 2013?
Travelers headed to Las Vegas for some weekend fun may soon be able to begin their debauchery five hours earlier, if a proposed passenger train line between Southern California and Sin City materializes as planned next year. Las Vegas Railway Express...
Tags: Travel, Railway Transportation, Personal Service, Transportation, Transportation Industry
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Train Crashes Parade Float Carrying Wounded Veterans, Killing 4
CNNMIDLAND, Texas -- As the Union Pacific freight train barreled toward the veterans parade trailer crossing the tracks in Midland, Texas, Army Sgt. Joshua Michael, 34, reacted on instincts. As witnesses and police later put it, Michael’s hero mode kicked...Tags: Arts and Culture, Witnesses, Los Angeles Times, Transportation Industry, Petroleum Industry
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Brawley Bypass opens to traffic
BRAWLEY — The Brawley Bypass Project in Imperial County opened to motorists Tuesday afternoon. The bypass will relieve area traffic congestion and improve the flow of international goods between California and Mexico by providing an alternate route...
Tags: Mexico, California Department of Transportation
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Robert 'Bob' Mecseji
Mass of Christian burial for Robert “Bob” Mecseji, Grandpa “Bobcat”, 74, of Aberdeen will be 10:30 a.m.j Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Aberdeen. The Rev. Shaun Haggerty will officiate. A time of...
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'Wooo!' Amtrak train briefly hits 111 mph in test run
Tribune reporterABOARD AMTRAK TEST TRAIN – The fierce, unresolved debate over whether the U.S. can afford to invest billions of dollars on high-speed passenger rail seemed to fall by the wayside, at least temporarily, in the heartland on Friday when an Amtrak train...Tags: Amtrak, John L. Mica, Illinois Department of Transportation, Parties and Movements, Executive Branch
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Army Corps Of Engineers Levee Repair Tries To Beat Weather
FOX40 NewsThe Army Corps of Engineers and its contractors are working extra hours in an effort to complete levee repairs before winter rains set in. In Marysville a two thousand foot section of levee protecting the city from the Feather and Yuba Rivers is being...Tags: Science and Technology
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Restaurants, Food & Spirits
This list is not all-inclusive American Contemporary Abigail's American Bistro 493 Roger Williams Ave., Highland Park, 847-849-1009 Abigail's surrounds diners with a sophisticated setting of soothing earth tones with splashes of color and a menu of...
Tags: Pita Bread, Garlic, Challah, Pork Tenderloin, Jams and Jellies
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What is being built near tracks in Brawley?
What are they building or doing next to the railroad tracks on the corner of B Street and Cesar Chavez Street in Brawley? — Nearby Neighbor, Brawley There is no construction going on at that site, just storage of some really big pieces of...Tags: Union Pacific Corporation
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