CP workers go on strike, freight trains grind to halt

Wednesday, May 23rd, 2012

About 5,000 unionized Canadian Pacific railway workers went on strike just after midnight Wednesday after negotiators were unable to reach a contract agreement with the employer.

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Sites and Sounds: Planes, Trains & (Really Fast) Automobiles

Thursday, April 26th, 2012

On the look out for some rockin' vacation events in the month of May? Look no further as antiMusic's travel editor Kevin Wierzbicki gives you the lowdown on three great events taking place next month!

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Feldman Trains on a GM Assembly Line

Wednesday, March 30th, 2011

FOX 2's Murray Feldman spent Tuesday morning training on the assembly line at General Motors' Orion Assembly Plant. They're going to build new, fuel efficient vehicles there within months. He got a firsthand look at how they say they're going to be better vehicles and at a lower cost for car buyers.

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Rod Stewart Builds Model Trains

Friday, January 21st, 2011

ROD Stewart builds model trains backstage when he’s on tour. While some rock stars indulge in hedonistic pursuits such as drinking, drug-taking and casual sex when they come offstage, the Scottish singer requests a large table in his dressing room so he can indulge his hobby of building scale models of railways. He also makes sure he

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‘Cake Boss’ Buddy Valastro presents train cake at Penn Station

Tuesday, August 17th, 2010

New York City calls on Buddy yet again. May 8th was National Train Day, and folks from Amtrak requested a cake from Buddy to be presented at New York Citys Penn station.

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Malaysia TV completes quest for Muslim role model

Saturday, July 31st, 2010

An Islamic reality TV show that made its contestants counsel promiscuous teenagers and bury corpses has named a 26-year-old mosque prayer leader as Malaysia's top role model for young Muslims.

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Gary Coleman Sought Restraining Order Against Shannon Price

Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010

New court documents show that Gary Coleman sought a restraining order against his ex-wife three months before he died, according to People .   He said Shannon Price was... Read More Other Links From TVGuide.com Diff'rent Strokes Gary Coleman

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Train Stores in Line for Gary Coleman’s Stuff

Friday, June 11th, 2010

Filed under: Gary Coleman , Shannon Price , Celebrity Justice Gary Coleman loved trains almost as much as he loved his wife ... TMZ has learned the former child actor originally planned to leave almost all his worldly possessions to three model train stores ... assuming Shannon was dead. In the 2006 will, Gary Read more

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If women ran Wall Street…

Friday, May 14th, 2010

Some say Wall Street would calm down with a little less testosterone. Some say Wall Street would calm down with a little less testosterone.

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A railroad engineered as their labor of love

Friday, April 9th, 2010

JONESPORT, Maine Inside the garage-like building adjacent to Harold and Helen Beals home is what may be Maines largest model railway. The Beals Maine Central Model Railroad covers 900 square feet and features 4,000 trees, 407 train cars, 3,000 feet of track, 11 bridges and trestles, and 200 switches. Rail transport modelling - Recreation - Models - Railroad - Rail transport

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