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New book of Death Valley photography highlights history of the railroad

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After over 20 years of accumulating photographs of Death Valley's railroads, Robert P. Palazzo's collection is on display by means of his latest pictorial book. His rich and fascinating photos are complemented with extensive facts and history in "Railroads of Death Valley," available Aug. 15. Following the success of his first book with Arcadia Publishing, [...]

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JoJo is 'Jumping Trains' at Girls Who Rock 2011

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JoJo rocks out the stage during the 2011 Girls Who Rock Benefit Concert held at the Gramercy Theatre in New York City on Friday night (June 10). The 20-year-old musician, wearing a bracelet designed by Asha Patel for She's The First, debuted the title track from her upcoming album, Jumping Trains, during the event which [...]

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New placards promote MTA improvements

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When the MTA introduced its new "Improving, Non-Stop" house ad campaign earlier this year, they did so, as I wrote at the time, with an eye toward Albany. the authority knew it had a an unfunded capital program with a $10-$13 billion gap, and officials knew they had to convince those who control the purse [...]

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Did anyone hear about the metra engineer that let an 18 year old operate a train? ?

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I heard about three Metra engineers leeting an 18 year old into a cab and one that let him operate a train, I still think trains are a safe way to travel and that this was an isoloated incident. What do you all think? did anything happen when the 18 year old was operating it? [...]

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Los Angeles Anticipates Light Rail Line

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Copyright © 2011 National Public Radio®. for personal, noncommercial use only. See Terms of Use. for other uses, prior permission required. ROBERT SIEGEL, host: From NPR News, this is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. I'm Robert Siegel. MICHELE NORRIS, host: And I'm Michele Norris. This afternoon in Los Angeles, drivers will be doing what they do most [...]

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Where can I get cheap train tickets in the UK?

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I'm planning a trip in a couple of weeks, travelling from East Midlands to Hertfordshire. I know train tickets are apparently cheaper if you book online, but is there a particular site that is very cheap and can be trusted as well? As well as the sites above, it is also worth looking at the [...]

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TV Comment – She’s still wowing us at 90

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NOW IN her 90th year, the beautiful Maureen O’Hara of the famed fiery red hair is one of our few home-produced screen greats and, belying her years, she was as inspirational and spirited on the Late Late show on RTE1 last Friday evening as any of the Hollywood stunt horses of her young days with [...]

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LIRR still suspended; MTA website sluggish

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passengers of long iceland rail road transport is still exposed in two directions, on the morning of monday as the nation's busiest commuter train system, works clear traces of snow."At the moment we have no estimate of when service can resume," said spokesman Sam Zambuto. "We look forward to cleaning up the third rail and switch."As [...]

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How to get from Wantagh LI to Jackson Heights Queens via LIRR.?

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I am wondering how to get from Wantagh, Long Island to Jackson Heights, Queens via the LIRR. do I transfer at Jamaica or is there a direct line? I have only taken the LIRR into Manhattan and I need to know ASAP! thanks! You can't via the LIRR. there is no Jackson Heights stop on [...]