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    Jan 4, 2011 |Story| AM News

  1. 'All Aboard': Danville's Community Arts Center mounts exhibit dedicated to all things 'train'

    A child’s favorite toy, a teenager’s favorite memory, an adult’s favorite hobby. These can be summed up in a single word: trains.
    Special to The Advocate-Messenger
    A child’s favorite toy, a teenager’s favorite memory, an adult’s favorite hobby. These can be summed up in a single word: trains. Once a thriving railroad town in the 1850s, Danville remains the hub for many railroad memories, retirees...

    Tags: Photography, Casey Jones, Transportation, Railway Transportation, Arts and Culture

    2. Apr 21, 2013 |Column| South Florida Sun-Sentinel

  2. Kingsley Guy: South Florida economic future looks good

    As Mark Twain noted, history doesn't repeat itself, but "sometimes it rhymes," and South Florida may be in for one of those rhyming moments as it emerges from the economic doldrums of the past half decade. Turn the clock back a hundred years: Henry...

    Tags: Realty, Employment Opportunities, Railway Transportation, Key West, Employment

    3. Apr 10, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Chinese bullet train leader charged with corruption

    As Gov. Jerry Brown seeks to build California's own high-speed rail system, he's pointed to the example set by China, where 5,000 miles of track have been laid in recent years. During his visit there this week, he will ride one of those bullet trains from Beijing to Shanghai.
    As Gov. Jerry Brown seeks to build California's own high-speed rail system, he's pointed to the example set by China, where 5,000 miles of track have been laid in recent years. During his visit there this week, he will ride one of those bullet trains from...

    Tags: Jerry Brown, Railway Transportation, China, Political Corruption

    4. Oct 15, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Eric Lomax dies at 93; ex-POW's act of forgiveness set stage for memoir 'The Railway Man'

    "Some time the hating has to stop," reads the last line of "The Railway Man," a moving tale of wartime torture and forgiveness by former British prisoner of war Eric Lomax. Lomax was a British army officer when he was captured by Japanese forces during...

    Tags: The Bridge on the River Kwai (movie), Transportation, Prisoners and Detainees, Railway Transportation, Arts and Culture

    5. Sep 2, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  5. Remarkable Woman: Elaine Silets

    If Elaine Silets ever writes her autobiography — and we can only hope she does, and soon — it will have to be published in a couple of volumes. The woman has stories.
    If Elaine Silets ever writes her autobiography — and we can only hope she does, and soon — it will have to be published in a couple of volumes. The woman has stories. Born in Chicago to a lawyer father (the Marx Brothers were among his...

    Tags: Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Railway Transportation, Arts and Culture, Arts

    6. Aug 25, 2012 |Story| Herald Mail

  6. Restaurant inspections for March and April 2012

    The following food service establishments were inspected by the Washington County Health Department in March and found to have sanitation violations that must be corrected within 30 days: Bavarian Pretzel Bakery, 17301 Valley Mall Road — Three...

    Tags: High Schools, Marketing, Transportation, Moving and Storage, Bars and Clubs

    7. Jun 15, 2012 |Story| WDBJ7

  7. African-American Involvement In Roanoke's Railroad History

    The contributions African-Americans made to Roanoke's rich railroad history are equally as rich. This weekend you can take a trip back in time to explore those contributions. It’s all part of the 14th annual African-American Norfolk and Western Heritage Celebration. The purpose of the event is to preserve history.
    Reporter
    The contributions African-Americans made to Roanoke's rich railroad history are equally as rich. This weekend you can take a trip back in time to explore those contributions. It’s all part of the 14th annual African-American Norfolk and Western...

    Tags: Transportation, Railway Transportation, Arts, Arts and Culture, Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia)

    8. Mar 19, 2012 |Story| Herald Mail

  8. Letters to the Editor - March 19

    Former railway could be used for commuter service To the editor: I see that fourth on the City of Hagerstown’s list of transportation priorities is the recreational trail following the old rail right-of-way from Hagerstown to Weverton. I think...

    Tags: Cumberland (Allegany, Maryland), Montgomery County (Maryland), Transportation, Carrollton, Bethesda (Montgomery, Maryland)

    9. Mar 7, 2012 |Story| WDBJ7

  9. Former Virginian Railway station in Roanoke is getting a makeover

    A Roanoke landmark heavily damaged by fire is getting a major makeover.
    WDBJ7 Reporter
    A Roanoke landmark heavily damaged by fire is getting a major makeover. The former passenger station of the Virginian Railway is on Williamson Road not far from Community Hospital.  If you've driven by here the last few years, you've seen nothing but a...

    Tags: Transportation, Railway Transportation, Travel

    10. Dec 27, 2011 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  10. Pastry and Paris sights become one and the same

    <b>"Pastry Paris: In Paris, Everything Looks Like Dessert"</b>
    Special to Tribune Newspapers
    "Pastry Paris: In Paris, Everything Looks Like Dessert" Little Bookroom, $19.95 This book takes its subtitle literally because, according to author and graphic designer Susan Hochbaum, everything in Paris does indeed look like dessert. Maybe part of...

    Tags: Photography, Trips and Vacations, Architecture, Pistachios, Claude Monet

    11. Feb 23, 2012 | Allentown Morning Call

  11. Freight-rail projects to hit the tracks--alas, nothing for the Lehigh Valley

    The Road Warrior w/Dan Hartzell
    This just in from the Gov. Tom Corbett's office, via our friends at PR NEWSWIRE. Governor Corbett Announces State Investment in 16 Rail Projects A $23 million state investment will fund 16 freight-rail improvement projects statewide, Governor Tom...
    12. Jun 26, 2011 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  12. The Interview: Aaron Greenfield, attorney for Holocaust survivors and families

    Baltimore attorney<b> </b>Aaron Greenfield's work representing Holocaust survivors and their families earned him an invitation last month to join a special committee of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum.
    Baltimore attorney Aaron Greenfield's work representing Holocaust survivors and their families earned him an invitation last month to join a special committee of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum. Greenfield, special counsel in the corporate practice...

    Tags: Transportation, Human Rights, Politics, Railway Transportation, Rockville (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania)

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