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20 to 25 injured as Conn. commuter trains collide
FAIRFIELD, Conn. (AP) — A New York-area commuter railroad says two trains have collided in Connecticut. Police say that 20 or more people were injured, but that there were no fatalities. LIVE VIDEO: WCBS aerials of train collision in Bridgeport,...
Tags: Bridgeport (Fairfield, Connecticut), Metro-North Railroad, Fairfield (Fairfield, Connecticut), New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut)
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Damaged trains being removed from wreck site
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — Commuter trains damaged in a crash in Connecticut were being removed Sunday in the first step to making repairs and restoring service, the agency that runs Metro-North said. Aaron Donovan, spokesman for the Metropolitan...
Tags: Bridgeport (Fairfield, Connecticut), Metro-North Railroad, Railway Accidents, New York City, Metropolitan Transportation Authority
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Center for fire training outlined for council members
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND -- City Fire Chief Stephen Cox and Controller Mark Neal briefed the Common Council on Monday concerning the proposed new Luther J. Taylor Sr. Fire Safety Training Center mentioned by the mayor in his recent "State of the City" address. Named...Tags: Fires
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UPDATE: Warsaw car vs. train crash closes crossings
UPDATE: All crossings are back open The following release was issued by Warsaw police around 10 a.m. March 15, 2013 9:58 a.m. Railroad crossings in Warsaw remain closed. The crossings may be closed for an additional 30-45 minutes as Norfolk & Southern...
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New overpass coming to Goshen
GOSHEN –A major traffic change could be coming to Elkhart County. The state is looking to build a new railroad overpass on Goshen's Northeast side. Indiana's Department of Transportation says the new overpass would be by the tracks near...Tags: Transportation, Travel
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Game shows students perils of Underground Railroad
MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) — A team of Ball State University professors and students has developed an online game designed to help elementary school pupils learn what it was like to be a runaway slave traveling the Underground Railroad. Professors Ron...Tags: Missing Persons, Ball State University, Teaching and Learning, Transportation, Slavery
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Ill. Amtrak train set to hit 110 mph in test run
CHICAGO (AP) — In a modest milestone for President Barack Obama's high-speed rail vision, test runs will start zooming along a small section of the Amtrak line between Chicago and St. Louis at 110 mph on Friday. The 30-mph increase from the route's...Tags: Washington, DC, Pat Quinn, Amtrak, Government, Republican Party
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Local family fighting for railroad crossing arm where young man died
WSBT-TVThey already have hundreds of signatures on a petition and their next step is to ask for a change. Ryan Vories, 22, died nearly two weeks ago when a South Shore train collided with his SUV. There is no crossing gate on the side of the tracks where he...Tags: Norfolk Southern Corporation, Redman, Motorvehicle Accidents, Transportation Accidents
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'Hero' talks about last-second rescue at LaPorte railroad crossing
WSBT-TVLAPORTE – A LaPorte man is being called a "hero" after pulling a man from his car just seconds before it was hit by a speeding train. It happened Saturday night around 7:30 just off of Weller Avenue, near Second Street, close to downtown LaPorte....Tags: Vehicles, Services and Shopping, Heart Problems, Heroism
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NW Indiana's clogged railroads to get $71M upgrade
PORTER, Ind. (AP) — Northwestern Indiana's congested railroad corridors will see some upgrades with $71 million in federal money to help speed the flow of passenger and freight trains and perhaps help progress on a Chicago-to-Detroit high-speed...Tags: U.S. Department of Transportation, Norfolk Southern Corporation, Amtrak, Transportation, Travel
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Woman arrested after car stuck on railroad tracks
NEW ALBANY, Ind. (AP) — A southern Indiana woman found "barefoot, bleeding and covered in mud" was arrested early Sunday after police said she drove her car onto railroad tracks and mired it in gravel just outside a tunnel, halting train service for...Tags: Norfolk Southern Corporation, Crimes, Crime, Law and Justice
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Museum at SMC to move to downtown Dowagiac
South Bend Tribune CorrespondentDOWAGIAC -- Changes are coming to the Museum at Southwestern Michigan College. The museum will close its doors at its current location on the SMC Dowagiac campus in early July and then reopen next spring in downtown Dowagiac with a new name. Dowagiac...Tags: Arts and Culture, Transportation, Museums, Travel, Colleges and Universities
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