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MTA votes to seek sales tax hike to fund L.A. County transit, roads
Los Angeles Times Staff WritersThe Metropolitan Transportation Authority board on Thursday voted overwhelmingly to seek a half-cent-on-the-dollar sales tax increase that could raise $30 billion to $40 billion for transit and highway projects, including the first link of a long-...Tags: Transportation, Government, Voting, Public Transportation, Elections
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Bridge problem stalls Long Beach LIRR service
john.valenti@newsday.comA malfunctioning railroad bridge across Reynolds Channel caused a suspension in Long Island Rail Road service into and out of Long Beach on Thursday, officials said. The problem affected three trains, forcing the cancellation of one of them and delayed...Tags: Transportation, Long Beach (New York), Long Island Rail Road, Long Beach (California), Beach Vacations
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Report crucial to controversial freight-train rerouting plan is expected Friday
Chicago Tribune reporterScores of Chicago-area communities Friday could learn the potential environmental impact of a controversial plan to reroute freight traffic around the city and through outlying suburbs. A federal regulatory board will issue a much-anticipated report on...Tags: Transportation, Richard Durbin, Joliet, Waukegan, Barack Obama
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Sound Transit Plan on November Ballot
The Associated PressVoters in urban areas of King, Snohomish and Pierce counties will be asked to vote this November on a $17.9 billion plan to extend light rail service to Lynnwood, Redmond and north Federal Way, and to expand bus service. The Sound Transit board decided...Tags: Real Estate Sales, Transportation, Elections, Public Transportation, Referenda
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Path To Nowhere Will Soon Lead Somewhere
Courant Staff WriterA missing link in the Farmington Valley Greenway, the bridge over Salmon Brook, won't be missing much longer. Money is now in place to pay for fixing the bridge that had been part of a rail line from New Haven into Massachusetts. The greenway is popular...Tags: Transportation, Elections, Suffield, Political Candidates, Contracts
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Motorcycle art, GPS seminar, cancer benefit
Tribune staffMOTORCYCLE ART The Elmhurst Artists' Guild is sponsoring a motorcycle art exhibit in the Elmhust Art Museum through Aug 15. A reception for the one-man show featuring the art of Wesley R. Baker is set for 1 to 4 p.m. July 20. Admission to the museum at...Tags: Vehicles, Chicago Botanic Garden, Baby Products, Games, and Toys, Transportation, Lincoln Park Zoo
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Railroad to pay $102 million after fire
Union Pacific Railroad Co. will pay $102 million to settle a federal lawsuit over damage from an extensive California wildfire sparked by railroad employees in 2000, officials said yesterday. U.S. Attorney McGregor Scott said the settlement marks the U.S....Tags: Transportation, Wildfires, Unions, Fires, Union Pacific Railroad
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Power outage delays trains
Thousands of evening commuters and rail travelers in the Northeast were delayed yesterday after train service was shut down for more than an hour by a power problem. NJ Transit and Amtrak say train service was restored about 5:45 p.m. yesterday....Tags: Transportation
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Northeast rail service resumes after power problem
The Associated PressThousands of evening commuters and rail travelers in the Northeast were delayed Wednesday after a power outage snarled train service in the region. Amtrak and NJ Transit said train service was being restored at about 5:45 p.m., but significant delays...Tags: Transportation, Beverage Industry
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California: Railroad agrees to pay $102 million for fire
Union Pacific Railroad Co. has agreed to pay $102 million for a huge California wildfire sparked by its workers in what federal officials described Tuesday as a precedent-setting case. U.S. Attorney McGregor Scott said the settlement marks the U.S....Tags: Union Pacific Corporation, Transportation, Wildfires, Fires, Union Pacific Railroad
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