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Scripps News has been following events at East Palestine with multiple reports ever since the catastrophic train wreck a year ago on February 3, 2023. (The list of reports at the link really cover the story in depth.) They have a followup report here...
by xaxnar
on Sun Feb 04, 2024 at 11:41 AM PST
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The answer is vibrations. So I read geeky news and was reading about DAS – a new use for fiber optics. Stretching thousands upon thousands of miles under your feet, a web of fibrous ears is listening. Whether you walk over buried fiber optics or drive...
by umbra
on Thu Feb 01, 2024 at 04:01 PM PST
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Is there anything more iconic in American politics than the whistle-stop tour? Author Edward Segal joins us on this week's episode of "The Downballot" to discuss his new book unearthing the storied ...
by The Downballot
on Thu Jan 18, 2024 at 12:17 PM PST
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A friend of mine posted a meme about high speed rail that sent me off on a rant. The text of the meme read: Most people in the US underestimate high-speed rail. There's a direct train from Barcelona to Paris that takes 6 hours, tops out at almost 200...
by Larry Lagarto
on Fri Jan 12, 2024 at 01:54 PM PST
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A cousin sent me a link to a PBS show “Treasures of New York” featuring a look at the annual Holiday Train Show at the New York Botanical Garden. The PBS show is from 2013, but it’s an annual tradition and every year is different. The episode, hosted...
by xaxnar
on Sat Dec 16, 2023 at 12:24 PM PST
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We have been seeking writers to host the Morning Open Thread.� I received a kos-mail from Ozarkblue who graciously shared a story and gave me permission to relay it here.� Thank you Ozarkblue for ...
by CaptBLI
on Thu Dec 21, 2023 at 03:30 AM PST
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The Federal Rail Administration (FRA) announced numerous planning and development grants this week. It set ablaze long-time patient passenger train advocates’ energy and excitement. Local press stories have sprouted up nationwide in the past two days....
by Nine Shift
on Fri Dec 08, 2023 at 11:28 AM PST
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The UK’s largest infrastructure project in the UK at the moment is phase 1 of the construction of “High Speed 2” or just “HS2”. Some of the experience and financial aspects should be informative about proposals for high speed rail projects in the US....
by Lib Dem FoP
on Tue Sep 26, 2023 at 03:38 AM PDT
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There’s a webinar coming up for later today that should be of interest to many. If you want a sustainable planet, if you want environmental justice, if you want to get off fossil fuels, if you want an economy that rewards workers, if you want to see...
by xaxnar
on Tue Sep 12, 2023 at 12:03 PM PDT
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There is a lot about India tonight. India (or “Bharat” a name I have never heard before today) is hosting the G20 summit. But first a few other subjects. Lighter news above the fold.
From Space....
by annetteboardman
on Fri Sep 08, 2023 at 08:47 PM PDT
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Congress responded to the fiery train derailment in eastern Ohio earlier this year with bipartisan alarm, holding a flurry of hearings about the potential for railroad crashes to trigger even larger ...
by Associated Press
on Sat Aug 05, 2023 at 10:15 AM PDT
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Greetings, my gorgeous little giblets! Did everyone have a good yowp at the supermoon on the first? I had a pretty good yowp. I'm a bit out of practice it seems. Oh well, there'll be another chance ...
by Marko the Werelynx
on Fri Aug 04, 2023 at 01:07 PM PDT
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From SMART � the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers:
While Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) dollars are being allocated by the U.S. ...
by xaxnar
on Tue Jul 25, 2023 at 01:24 PM PDT
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Those who’ve been following my writing here at Daily Kos may be aware I’ve long been advocating for the railroads we need for the 21st Century and the challenge of the Climate Crisis. I’ve been working with Solutionary Rail for some time, and more...
by xaxnar
on Tue Jul 25, 2023 at 12:04 PM PDT
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Fair warning: This one is long. Today I will do my best to hash out the general situation of European railways, Ukraine’s railways, and how it all impacts the ongoing war. Then I will take a look at future projects, and explain how they can shield...
by Keranis
on Wed May 24, 2023 at 02:27 PM PDT
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So I wrote previous stories about Germany’s trains — the biggest article was on the 9 Euro fare for the whole summer of 2022. The studies came out — carbon savings were fantastic, ridership went up, pretty much all positive, except the cost of running...
by umbra
on Mon Mar 20, 2023 at 11:26 AM PDT
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First, inept Trump gutted the pandemic team left by Barack Obama, then Covid hit us. Then Traitor Trump deregulated train systems and banks, now they are crashing. Trump is the worst president in American history Of course the GOP is now trying to...
by The Boss Gomez
on Sat Mar 11, 2023 at 09:21 PM PST
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Like many, I was particularly disgusted by Donald Trump’s performative antics when he loudly and publicly visited East Palestine, Ohio, a small town whose residents are understandably inflamed and outraged by the disastrous derailment of a Norfolk...
by Dartagnan
on Sat Feb 25, 2023 at 02:26 PM PST
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Journalists have produced reports in the past couple of days revealing that the initial damage estimates from the Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, on Feb. 3 underplayed just how bad things are. After 20 of the approximately...
by Walter Einenkel
on Wed Feb 15, 2023 at 04:10 PM PST
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Welcome to the Overnight News Digest with a crew consisting of founder Magnifico, regular editors side pocket, maggiejean, Chitown Kev, eeff, Magnifico, annetteboardman, Besame, jck, and�...
by annetteboardman
on Fri Feb 10, 2023 at 08:49 PM PST
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