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Local history: Strata-Dome luxury train impressed Akron residents, at least until dark
Akron Beacon Journal via Yahoo News· 7 days ago“See it from front to rear, inside and out. You will never forget it!” The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad...
The Town Where George Washington Went to Relax is Pretty Cute
The Daily Beast via Yahoo News· 1 year agoG. Edward Johnson/Wikimedia CommonsWhen driving long distances, I always prefer to take the scenic...
Clarence Page: When calamity leads to bipartisanship, that’s a good thing
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year agoPoliticians often complain about government regulations as a big pain in the neck. So I was relieved in the wake of the Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, to see some ...
Looking for a cool Columbus Airbnb? Here are 10 unique possibilities
The Columbus Dispatch via Yahoo News· 10 months agoNeed a place to stay in central Ohio? Check out this list of 10 cool Airbnb options. With a wide...
Explore Valhalla, from Kensico Dam to New York Medical College
Lohud | The Journal News via Yahoo News· 7 months agoWe are rivers, woods, mountains. Skyscrapers, sidewalks. Traffic. Solitude. A vibe. Cities, towns,...
How trains linked rival port cities along the US East Coast into a cultural and economic megalopolis
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 1 month agoAn Acela, the flagship train of the Northeast corridor, moves through Connecticut. AP Photo/Michael...
Biden administration announces $1.4B for railway safety improvements
United Press International via Yahoo News· 8 months agoThe Biden administration announced Monday $1.4 billion for a range of projects to improve railway...
Albert ‘Al’ W. Laisy, CSX lawyer who represented the company before federal regulators, dies
Baltimore Sun via Yahoo News· 2 months agoAlbert “Al” W. Laisy, a retired CSX Corp. lawyer who was the lead counsel on many cases before the federal agency charged with regulating the railroad industry, died of congestive heart failure ...
Robert P. ‘Bob’ Fetter, who went from laying railroad track to marketing executive, dies
Baltimore Sun via Yahoo Finance· 3 months agoRobert P. ‘Bob’ Fetter, a career railroader whose lifelong love affair with trains led to marketing positions at C&O/B&O and Norfolk Southern, died Jan. 22 of cancer at Broadmead, a retirement ...
Westmoreland 250: 10 unique things in Latrobe
Tribune-Review, Greensburg, Pa. via Yahoo News· 10 months agoAug. 9—(Editor's note: To mark Westmoreland County's 250th birthday this year, we've come up with a list of 250 things — 10 things in 25 communities — that we consider to be important to the ...