Disclaimer: All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty. NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — A man was arrested after he allegedly threw a brick into a French Quarter establishment and hit the owner with a railroad spike on Saturday, June 29. NOPD officials said a business owner in the 800 block of Decatur Street confronted 44-year-old […]
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North Sioux City homes flooded, railroad bridge collapsed after rivers hit record capacity
South Dakota endured a weekend of significant flooding, and the state is not out of the woods yet. Gov. Kristi Noem and regional officials addressed the public Monday morning about the flooding situation that has inundated eastern South Dakota since Thursday and sent a large slug of historic rainfall into the Sioux City area Sunday […]
Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad acquires 2 new historic train engines
The Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad has added a couple historic train engines to its fleet. And these two workhorses are no stranger to a national park. The scenic railroad that makes daily excursions through the Cuyahoga Valley National Park has acquired two American Locomotive Company engines from the Grand Canyon Railway, which takes passengers on […]
Tupelo secures $7.7 for multiple railroad projects
TUPELO — The All-America City has secured millions of federal dollars to spend on multiple railroad projects, including establishing “quiet zones” and moving the switching operations from the heart of town. The Tupelo City Council this week voted unanimously among present members to accept the submission of documents for a $7.7 million Consolidated Rail Infrastructure […]
Woman dies after crashing into railroad gate in Columbia County
Florida Highway Patrol said a woman is dead after he crashed into a railroad gate mechanism on U.S. 90 East. >> STREAM ACTION NEWS JAX LIVE
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A railroad worker figured out how to send thousands of gallons of drinking water by rail from Mississippi to the Navajo Nation to alleviate the water crisis
Andrew Halter delivers water 1,200 miles by rail to the Navajo Nation from Mississippi. Navajo Nation residents struggle with water scarcity, with 30% lacking reliable drinking water. Halter hopes water-by-rail can be a solution for other Western communities and in natural disasters. Andrew Halter had been in the railroad business for 25 years, mostly in […]
Tallahassee’s Railroad Square cleans up after storms, shops ask for community support
After the skies cleared Friday, Gregg Pla, owner of Talquin Trading Co. in Railroad Square, had about 50 people cleaning up his store. He didn’t know most of them. “It was crazy. That’s how awesome the community is,” Pla said. Gregg Pla looks around his store, Talquin Trading Co., in Railroad Square. The Tallahassee art […]
Their Date Was Interrupted by ‘The Railroad Killer.’ Only 1 of Them Survived (Exclusive)
Holly K. Dunn recalls coming face-to-face with Ángel Maturino Reséndiz on a new episode of ‘People Magazine Investigates: Surviving a Serial Killer’ Investigation Discovery Holly K. Dunn is the only known survivor of The Railroad Killer. Holly K. Dunn and her boyfriend, Christopher Maier, had ducked out of the party early for a quiet moment […]
Colorado governor comes to Pueblo, signs bill creating new railroad safety protections
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis came to Pueblo Friday afternoon to sign a bill that adds railroad safety protections and establishes an Office of Rail Safety within the state’s Public Utilities Commission. House Bill 1030, sponsored by state Reps. Javier Mabrey and Tisha Mauro, as well as state Sens. Lisa Cutter and Tony Exum, was introduced […]
Tallahassee’s Railroad Square hit by hard possible tornado. See the damage from above
Rocky Pogge lived in Miami during Hurricane Andrew. “This is what it looked like,” Pogge told the Tallahassee Democrat on Friday afternoon, after tornadoes and storms shred through Tallahassee in the morning. Pogge, who owns NorthFlora Collective, a plant shop in Railroad Square, said the storm devastated the arts district. Some buildings no longer have […]