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Freight derailment slows LIRR evening rush
john.valenti@newsday.comEvening rush-hour commuters on the Long Island Rail Road are experiencing delays on the Ronkonkoma branch after a freight train derailment earlier Thursday just east of the Deer Park train station. As of 5:00 p.m., the LIRR advised: -Eastbound trains...Tags: Farmingdale, Transportation, Deer Park (Cook, Illinois), Long Island Rail Road, Railway Accidents
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Farmington Canal Heritage Trail Makes Great Strides In New Haven
The Hartford CourantWork on three of the city's oldest bridges is contributing to the completion of a key section of the Farmington Canal Heritage Trail, a planned 84-mile recreation path from New Haven to Northampton, Mass. In the 1800s, water ran under the Hillhouse...Tags: Cheshire, Transportation, Prospect, Farmington (Hartford, Connecticut), Heavy Engineering
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Freight train derailment affects LIRR service
Long Island Rail Road service between Farmingdale and Ronkonkoma has been restored following the derailment of a freight train. The railroad says the derailment occurred at 9:10 a.m. Thursday east of Deer Park when a New York & Atlantic Railway train...Tags: Deer Park (Suffolk, New York), Transportation, Deer Park (Cook, Illinois), Long Island Rail Road, Railway Accidents
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Boat show, Shore Line, Strictly Sail
Tribune staffBOAT, RV SHOW The 79th annual Chicago Boat, RV and Outdoors Show comes to McCormick Place North Jan. 14-18. Hundreds of boats and recreational vehicles along with accessories, travel tips and a trout pond are among the attractions. Hours are 11 a.m. to...Tags: Transportation, Defense, People, Veterans Affairs, Vehicles
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Long Island Rail Road sets 2008 on time record
The Long Island Rail Road says that just over 95 percent of its commuter trains were on time last year, setting a new record. A commuter train is considered on time if it reaches its destination within 5 minutes and 59 seconds of its scheduled arrival...Tags: Transportation, Long Island Rail Road, Helena Williams
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'Subway to the Sea' timetable is too long for Villaraigosa
According to a timetable set by transportation officials overseeing Measure R, one of the most significant projects to speed travel on Los Angeles' Westside -- the "Subway to the Sea" -- is set to go very, very slowly.
The proposed rail line doesn't...Tags: Sales, Public Transportation, Transportation, Los Angeles, Century City
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Management knew about train engineer's texting, lawyers say
Lawyers for victims of the Chatsworth Metrolink crash alleged Tuesday that officials with the contractor that provides crewmen to the commuter rail service knew that the engineer involved in the deadly crash had a history of sending text messages while on...Tags: Engineering, Transportation, Los Angeles, Railway Accidents, Justice System
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(Almost) all aboard
While Illinois was focused on the antics of Gov. Rod Blagojevich over the holidays, a decision was made that will actually do some good in these parts. Canadian National Railway won the right to buy the EJ&E Railway, which traverses through northeast...Tags: Transportation, National Government, Rod Blagojevich, Justice System, Court Administration
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Barrington hopes to put brakes on CN deal
Tribune reporterBarrington on Monday took the first steps in what could be a long legal fight aimed at preventing Canadian National Railway's takeover of Elgin, Joliet and Eastern rail lines through Chicago's suburbs. Attorneys for Barrington filed two legal actions...Tags: Justice System, Transportation, Court Administration, Joliet
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For LIRR, was 2008 a year of highs - and lows
alfonso.castillo@newsday.comIf a movie were made about the Long Island Rail Road's tumultuous past year, the climactic scene could take place on the tracks of Jamaica Station in the days just before Thanksgiving. A derailment - the second train accident in four days at Jamaica...Tags: Transportation, Unions, Human Mishaps, Metal and Mineral, Employees
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Books & Authors
CAMP CAMP: Where Fantasy Island Meets Lord of the Flies: Author Roger Bennett appears as part of the Festival of Jewish Books and Authors. 9:45 a.m. Tickets: $6, program and camp cuisine; $5, if you wear a camp t-shirt. Jewish Community Center, 702 N....Tags: Pennsylvania, Transportation, Passenger Cars, Bowmanstown, Macada
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Best Deals
$269 WASHINGTON, D.C. Two-night package beginning Feb.15 at the Renaissance Washington, D.C. Celebrate President's Day with a tour of the Capitol Building on Feb. 16, followed by a VIP welcome and orientation at the Newseum, the museum of news history....Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Union Pacific Railroad, Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara, California), Shipping Service, Transportation
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