Thursday, July 15th, 2010
Photo by Julian Gajewski The budget for cooling the Tube network may have been slashed , but that won't affect the new air-conditioned S-stock trains, due to be deployed on the Metropolitan, Circle, H&C and District lines over the next few years. Julian Gajewski took this excellent pic yesterday of one of the new trains being tested out near Northwick Park station. The models are scheduled to be ...
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Thursday, July 1st, 2010
Denver, CO June 30, 2010 Dr. William Sears, renowned pediatrician and author of more than 40 books on parenting, who has been seen on Oprah and Dr. Phil, announced an exclusive training and certification program for individuals interested in becoming Dr. Sears L.E.A.N. Coaches . A L.E.A.N. Coach is a certified individual who trains parents and organizations to help children, expecting ...
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Renowned Pediatrician Dr. Sears Offers Training for Those Interested in Children and Family Health
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Wednesday, June 30th, 2010
Police are currently investigating a suspicious package at 14th and Irving Streets NW near the entrance to the Columbia Heights Metrorail station. The Metro station itself has been temporarily closed -- trains continue to run through the station, albeit without stopping. Traffic around the area is reportedly a real mess, as well. UPDATE: Commander Jacob Kishter of MPD just sent an email to ...
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Another Suspicious Package, This Time In Columbia Heights
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Thursday, May 6th, 2010
In honor of National Train Day on Saturday, we have decided to momentarily set aside any frustrations we may have with Chicago-area trains and remember why the rails are such an enduring and ideal form of transportation. Vice President Joe Biden loves trains - why shouldn't we? Amtrak has planned a full day of events for train enthusiasts of all ages at Union Station from 11 a.m ...
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Tuesday, May 4th, 2010
National Train Day is May 8. With programs nationwide, there are lots of opportunities to share your love of trains. (source: About) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com
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Saturday, March 6th, 2010
Dennis and Gary Schlossman grew up playing with model railroads.But as each brother moved out, got married and started a family, the toy trains went into boxes.And stayed there.Once their children were grown, the Schlossmans returned to their long-ago hobby — in a big way. Greenberg's Toy ...
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Training days (Lancaster Online)
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Saturday, February 6th, 2010
The great snowstorm of Feb. 5-6, 2010, is history - quite literally.Officially, 28.5 inches was measured at Philadelphia International Airport, just shy of the all-time record for snow in 126 years of record-keeping.
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HAMMERED! (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
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Thursday, January 28th, 2010
Only four passenger trains daily visit Pittsburgh's Amtrak station, taking five hours or longer to trek across mountains to Harrisburg and Washington, or nine hours through the night to Chicago.
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Rail stimulus paltry for Western Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
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Monday, November 23rd, 2009
Image / tompagenet PAYG is not even the end of today's exciting transport news! Siemens , who are bidding to supply the trains on the Thameslink route between Bedford and Brighton, say they would implement the first 'intellligent trains' of their kind in Europe. The Desiro City model can count the number of passengers in each carriage to control the air con flow, and also sends crowding ...
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Get Bossed About By Your Train (Londonist)
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Wednesday, November 18th, 2009
Photo by [Kwasi B.] via LAist Featured Photos on Flickr Despite a recommendation from a city council committee (.pdf) to once again run trains into the wee hours of night, late-night subway service this holiday season will not happen. The culprit? The economy, of course. According to Councilmember Jose Huizar's office, the economic atmosphere was just to rough to raise the capital needed to run ...
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