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Chicago man hit by Cicero train dies of injuries days later
A Chicago man who apparently tried to beat a Burlington Northern Santa Fe freight train through a Cicero intersection July 7 has died. Jose Ramos, 54, of the 2800 block of South Christiana Avenue overtook several cars in a sport-utility vehicle about 8:...Tags: Vehicles, Emergency Planning, Cicero
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Man Struck & Killed By Amtrak
The Associated PressA man was struck and killed by an Amtrak train on the Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad tracks yesterday afternoon at Auburn. The Valley Regional Fire Authority says a passing motorist witnessed the man's death and called 911. Firefighters found...Tags: Fires
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Man Hit And Killed By Train In Auburn
A man has been struck and killed by an Amtrak train in Auburn.
Emeregency on the Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad tracks at Auburn, Wash.
The Valley Regional Fire Authority says a passing driver saw the man die on the Burlington Northern Santa Fe...Tags: Fires
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Thinking inside the box to quell rising fuel costs
Chicago Tribune correspondentCHANNAHON—The DeLong family was among the first to notice: All those containers arriving from Asia filled with flat-screen TVs and patio furniture were going back empty, if at all. What if they went back stuffed with Midwestern grain? Sending...Tags: Government, Metal and Mineral, National Government, Joliet, Exports
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Floods snarl commerce by highway, river, rail
If roads, rivers and railroad tracks are the arteries of commerce, then the flooding in Iowa, Illinois and Wisconsin add up to a heart attack to the nation's midsection. The closure of bridges along a 300-mile stretch of the Mississippi River yesterday...Tags: Fishing, Heart Disease, Vehicles, Disasters, Railway Transportation
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Offsetting gas costs
If $4-or-more-a-gallon gas is what we face this summer, then it's time to find a way to handle it. Here's one way to ease the pain: Invest in something that benefits from high gasoline prices. What are the best plays on expensive oil? "I don't think...Tags: Warren Buffett, Vehicles, Heavy Engineering, Morningstar Incorporated, Railway Transportation
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Freight train hits, kills woman in Berwyn
A woman who was reportedly using a walker was struck and killed by a freight train Sunday at the Oak Park Avenue crossing in Berwyn, according to a spokesman for the Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad. A Union Pacific freight train operating on the...Tags: Union Pacific Corporation, Oak Park, Metra
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State pitches in funds for Downers Grove underpass
Special to the TribuneAfter more than a decade of bureaucratic red tape, Downers Grove finally got the funds necessary to complete the Belmont Road underpass project. The village was notified Thursday that the Illinois Department of Transportation would commit about $8.3...Tags: Transportation, Downers Grove, Burlington
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Downers Grove's Belmont Road underpass plan suffers setback
Special to the TribuneThe Village of Downers Grove must revisit the long-standing Belmont Road underpass project after legislators in Springfield failed to pass an infrastructure bill last month that was critical to its completion. The intersection at Belmont Road and the...Tags: Transportation, Downers Grove, Laws, Lobbying, Railway Transportation
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Senate protects genetic test data
Sun reporterComing to grips with the growing role of genetic testing in American life, Congress acted yesterday to outlaw the use of genetic information in employment or insurance decisions. The Senate approved a measure, which the House of Representatives is...Tags: Cancer, Natural Science, Employers, Parliament, Genetics
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