City leaders pursue tourismJackson Sun - Jackson,TN,USA"The real money to the economy is when you can get them (motor coaches) tostay overnight," said Clark Shaw, co-owner of the Casey Jones Village andOld ...

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3 die in van-train collisionHouston Chronicle - United StatesJoe Arbona, a Union Pacific spokesman in Houston, said railroad authoritiesreceived word about 5:30 pm Thursday about the train crash. ...

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Train horns to be silenced in, around Libertyville, GrayslakeChicago Tribune - United StatesTrain horns at eight Grayslake and Libertyville railroad crossings will besilenced by Dec. 21 as a result of an agreement between the municipalitiesthat ...

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Coal train derails near EvansvilleBelleville News Democrat - IL, USA"First thing this morning, around 7 am, we had crews on the site to begincleanup as well as railroad employees that work in our claims operations,"Davis ...

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Train derailmentWHSV - Harrisonburg,VA,USA... feet from the railroad tracks. Store owner Crystal Fisher says she'sweary of the tracks because this is the second time a train has de-railedhere. ...

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fedex driver killed in train accidentLaSalle News Tribune - La Salle,IL,USABy Craig Sterrett A driver for an express delivery service was killedat arailroad crossing Thursday when an Amtrak train struck the van he wasdriving ...

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Santa Train to make area stopsJoplin Globe - Joplin,MO,USA"We've arranged for a one-day visit to sponsor it," said RyanJackson, of Railroad Salvage and Restoration Co. "Every kid gets to seeSanta, and they'll get ...

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Memories of Christmas right on trackMeadville Tribune - Meadville,PA,USAPresident of the French Creek Valley Railroad Historical Society, Mead isat the Downtown Mall as one of the volunteers manning a train display forthe ...

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Model train show opensRochester Democrat and Chronicle - Rochester,NY,USA(December 8, 2007) -- HENRIETTA -- Rochester Institute of Technology'sModel Railroad Club will host its second annual Tiger Tracks Train Showthis weekend at ...

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When quite zones become killing fieldsWorldNetDaily - Grants Pass,OR,USABack when I was a railroad brakeman, I watched in horror from thelocomotive cab as people would attempt to beat our train at crossings. ...

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Royal Gorge train hires new chiefPueblo Chieftain - Pueblo,CO,USABy TRACY HARMON CANON CITY - A stellar year of business for the Royal GorgeRoute Railroad has prompted the hiring of a vice president ofoperations tohelp ...

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Hoosier Gardener: Jo Ellen Meyer Sharp A model railroad runs ...Indianapolis Star - United StatesIndiana Rail Road employees "were interested in providing an affordableholiday train experience for children. Garfield Park was a good option fora small ...

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Families enjoy train ride in inspired by 'The Polar Express' in DuluthDuluth News Tribune (Subscription) - Duluth,MN,USAThen, without a sound, a train car rounded the corner and grinded to haltin front of the group. It was the Lake Superior Railroad Museum's BuddCar, ...

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Life is like a train setBusiness Standard - Mumbai,Maharashtra,IndiaOne friend even supplies scale layouts to the Indian Railways to trainpilots in signal systems. Another friend, who lives in a tiny chawl, ...

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Dennison to fight railroadNew Philadelphia Times Reporter - New Philadelphia,OH,USARailroad officials decided only recently that they would only provide theengineers and two crews for the train rides, and it was up to the PolarExpress ...

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World's railway body adopts resolution backing inter-Korean cargo ...Korea.net - South KoreaA worldwide railway organization has adopted a resolution backing aninter-Korean cargo train service set to start this week across the heavilyfortified ...

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Westport woman struck, killed by trainConnecticut Post - Bridgeport,CT,USAWESTPORT -- - A Westport woman was struck and killed by a southboundexpress train at the Green's Farms railroad station just after noonSaturday. ...

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Car hits Santa Express trainThe Morning Sun - Mt. Pleasant,MI,USAThe train is owned by Great Lakes Central Railroad in Owosso, but had beenleased to Railroad Associates of Hammond, Ind. The Santa Train excursionsare ...

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Railroad chief reacts: Ohio Central employees 'victimized ...
New Philadelphia Times Reporter - New Philadelphia,OH,USA
didonato said that railroad officials decided only recently that they wouldprovide only the engineers and two crews for the train rides, and itwas upto ...

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Winter Train DepotWDIO-TV - Duluth,MN,USAAt 102 years old, the railroad depot in the town of Winter, Wisconsin waslifted from its foundation and moved to save it from demolition. ...

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Two dead, one hurt after car strikes trainMidland Daily News - Midland,MI,USAThe train is owned by Owosso-based Great Lakes Central Railroad and leasedto Railroad Associates of Hammond, Ind.. No one on the train wasinjured asa ...

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Pampa man hospitalized after SUV hit by trainAmarillo.com (subscription) - Amarillo,TX,USAA Pampa man was taken to an Amarillo hospital after his vehicle was hit byan eastbound train on the Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad tracks. ...

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Car Hits Santa Train, 2 People KilledThe Associated Press -The crash happened Saturday afternoon at a railroad crossing near MountPleasant. Authorities said the crossing has a stop sign and a railroadcrossing sign ...

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Train horn noise levels varyBurlington Hawk Eye - IA, United StatesOnly one train, which was recorded at 105 decibels, fell within the trainhorn guidelines governing Amtrak and freight trains. In 2005, the FederalRailroad ...

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Car Hits Santa Train, 2 People KilledThe Associated Press -
The train's passengers were in the rear car, he said. The crashhappened ata railroad crossing north of Mount Pleasant. Authorities said the crossinghas a ...

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RIT model train show draws 2000
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle - Rochester,NY,USA
The RIT Model Railroad Club, made up of current and former students, alsotravels to train shows serving as an ambassador for RIT, said OttoVondrack, ...

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Pedestrian Hit And Killed By Train In SalisburyWSOCtv.com - Charlotte,NC,USASALISBURY, NC -- Police said a Norfolk Southern freight train struck andkilled a man walking on the railroad tracks early Sunday morning. ...

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FYI: Bottom line: Don't drive around railroad crossing armsLufkin Daily News - Lufkin,TX,USABy The Lufkin Daily News Q: What is the charge if you are caught drivingaround railroad crossing arms that are down in order to beat an approachingtrain? ...

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Jolly Old Elf will chug into town Saturday on the Santa TrainAsbury Park Press - Asbury Park,NJ,USAThe Santa Train crew would present Deming, who died a few years ago in his90s, with a railroad hat or other gift, Celen said. ...

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Miniature railroads haul freight of dreams at RIT
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle - Rochester,NY,USA
About 2000 model railroad enthusiasts of all ages gathered at RochesterInstitute of Technology this weekend for the second annual Tiger TracksTrain Show ...

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Driver struck, killed by trainStockton Record - Stockton,CA,USA... am Sunday when he drove his vehicle into railroad crossing arms in the700 block of Airport Way and was struck by a passing train, Stockton Policesaid. ...

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Train noise is a non-issueWest Central Tribune - Willmar,MN,USAWillmar has always been a railroad town. I can't imagine that our councileven considers trying to find a solution. There are rules railroadshave toabide ...

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