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Double-Duty for Board' Tuesday
Newton :: IA :: USA | 2 months ago
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Tuesday will be a busy day for the Jasper County Board of Supervisors. In addition to its regular 9:30 a.m. meeting, the board will host the second public hearing on the revised Ordinance 61 at 7 p.m...The first public hearing of the new version of
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Rail advocates hopeful despite subsidy questions
Des Moines :: IA :: USA | 4 months ago
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Iowa (AP) Rail advocates haven't given up hopes of a passenger train resurgence that would link Chicago to Iowa City, Des Moines and Omaha, but questions about the need for government subsidies continue to bog down efforts. Supporters of enhanced
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Take a ride on the old #6988
Datong :: China | 1 year ago
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Jasper County residents will once again have the opportunity to experience an old-fashioned train ride, featuring giant Chinese steam engines, this weekend in Newton and Mitchellville. The Newton Fire Department, in conjunction with Progress
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Train rides to raise money for PI programs
Montreal :: Canada | 1 year ago
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The Newton Fire Department and Iowa Interstate Railroad are teaming with Progress Industries to host round trip steam engine train rides from Newton to Mitchellville on Saturday, June 2, 2012. Riders will board at the Iowa Interstate train on the
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Coming down the tracks
Princeton :: NJ :: USA | 1 year ago
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The future of Amtrak and the possible expansion of the Chicago to Quad Cities line announced in 2010 is apparently still on track. In the fall of 2010, a $230 million federal grant was awarded to Illinois and Iowa to establish a new Amtrak service
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Citizens making their voices heard on rail study
Iowa City :: IA :: USA | 1 year ago
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Schmidt Iowa City Press-Citizen Filed Under Officials say that public comment has been strong on a Chicago-to-Omaha passenger rail study. Amanda Martin, project manager for the Chicago to Omaha Regional Passenger Rail System Planning Study, said that
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Train schedule
Princeton :: NJ :: USA | over 1 year ago
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The aftermath of the Oct. 7, 2011, Tiskilwa train derailment continues with court hearings and site monitoring...Last week's status hearing before Circuit Judge Marc Bernabei was continued until 11 a.m...The Oct. 7, 2011, train derailment happened at
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Illinois Recieves Funding for portion of Iowa City-Chicago Rail
Chicago :: IL :: USA | over 1 year ago
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Written by Mitchell Schmidt Iowa City Press-Citizen Filed Under While U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood gave the go-ahead this week to Illinois to connect Chicago and the Quad Cities via passenger rail, Iowa officials still are going trying to
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Tiskilwa derailment: Investigation continues
Tiskilwa :: IL :: USA | over 1 year ago
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Though the Iowa Interstate Railroad is back in force on the tracks along the Tiskilwa Bottom Road, it could take months before the cause and costs of the Oct. 7 train derailment near Tiskilwa are determined. As reported earlier in the Bureau County
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Derailment: Now what?
Tiskilwa :: IL :: USA | over 1 year ago
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The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency has asked the Illinois Attorney General's Office to proceed with an enforcement action and seek immediate injunctive relief against Iowa Interstate Railroad, following the Oct. 7 train derailment near
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