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Galloping Geese ride again
June 14, 2012 4:53 AM
GOLDEN, Colo. (AP) - Six contraptions called Galloping Geese will be rattling around the railroad tracks at the Colorado Railroad Museum. The struggling Rio Grande Southern Railroad in southwestern Colorado built seven Galloping Geese in the 1930s. The Geese are a mash-up of vintage autos, buses and railroad cars. The... more » -
Woman killed by light rail
May 28, 2012 6:36 AM
DENVER (AP) - Authorities believe a woman who was struck and killed by a light rail train in Denver committed suicide. Police spokesman John White tells The Denver Post the woman was struck at 11:45 p.m. Saturday after she entered a fenced-off area of track between Mississippi and Acoma. She... more » -
Car vs. light rail injures 6
March 17, 2012 11:59 PM
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Police say six people were injured after the car they were riding in ran a red light and collided with a light rail train in downtown Los Angeles. Sgt. Greg Hoyt says the sedan struck a Metropolitan Transportation Authority Expo line train as it was conducting... more » -
FasTracks builder working on the railroad museum
August 25, 2011 8:28 PM
GOLDEN, Colo. (AP) - The contractor building a light rail line from downtown Denver to Golden is donating $50,000 worth of labor, materials and equipment for a project at the Colorado Railroad Museum. The Regional Transportation District says Denver Transit Construction Group will build 300 feet of track for the... more » -
$15 billion for high speed trains
May 9, 2011 1:51 PM
NEW YORK (AP) - Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has announced nearly $800 million in projects improve rail service in the crowded Northeast. The announcement Monday at Penn Station is part of a $2 billion award going to rail projects in 15 states nationwide. It was money originally awarded to... more » -
BNSF: Emptying the tanker car could take 10 hours
April 20, 2011 12:24 PM
The BNSF Railroad reports the train with the tanker problem was stopped, heading north to Denver when a southbound train crew noticed fumes coming from a tanker car. That happened around 1 a.m. The first crew confirmed the leak and then started hazardous materials procedures. Under federal rules they... more » -
TSA leader highlights rail security during stop in Pueblo
July 27, 2010 7:19 PM
The new top man for the Transportation Security Administration the TSA spent time in Pueblo Tuesday. John Pistole talked about the governments need to improve our country's railroad security against terrorists. Pistole became the Administrator of the TSA in June. He says he's aware an attack on our country's railway... more » -
Trestle fire takes toll on businesses in Chama
June 25, 2010 1:48 PM
CHAMA, N.M. (AP) - Business owners in Chama who rely heavily on summer tourists are concerned about their prospects, now that the New Mexico side of the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad has suspended operations because of a fire on a 100-foot trestle. The fire that started late Wednesday... more » -
Fort Carson eyes railroad expansion
June 3, 2010 6:54 PM
The Army uses trains to its haul heavy equipment to port when heading off to war. They would like to move the equipment at Fort Carson to port faster during deployments but that means building more railways. Brigade Commander Col. Robert McLaughlin says the current rail configuration at the... more » -
Old Pueblo Road to close for repairs
April 29, 2010 12:54 PM
The railroad crossing on Old Pueblo Road east of I-25 in southern El Paso County will close for repairs Monday and will be closed for most of the week. The Burlington Northern Railroad will repair the bridge, which is just east of I-25 and south of Hanover Road at... more » -
18 injured in transit crash in Houston
March 15, 2010 5:03 PM
Officials say a collision between a transit bus and light-rail train in downtown Houston has sent 18 people to the hospital. The Metropolitan Transit Authority, which runs Houston's bus and light-rail system, says none of the injuries are reported to be life threatening. Police say the accident happened about... more »
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