AP News in Brief at 12:04 a.m. EDT
The Fresno Bee· 39 minutes agoIrma Reyes changed clothes in the back seat of the pickup: skirt, tights, turtleneck, leather jacket. The outfit was meant to let Texas prosecutors know just what kind of formidable mother they ...
'No more Merick for me:' More stories of foreigners in Ashland
The Times-Gazette via Yahoo News· 14 hours agoThe newspaper quoted one of the men: “We getta no beer, we no worka.” The railroad solved the...
Bipartisan support emerges for Senate railroad safety bill
Seattle Times· 2 days agoA bipartisan consensus that Congress should act to toughen regulations on railroads emerged...
CN workers end strike after contract deal reached
Journal of Commerce Online· 1 day agoThe week-long strike by workers at Canadian National Railroad will end Tuesday after the railroad and Teamsters reached a contract agreement ...
Ex-transit boss Andy Byford returns to US to run Amtrak’s high-speed program after stint in London
New York Post· 1 day agoFormer chief of the city’s subways and buses Andy Byford — who turned around the system only to be...
WATCH: Train barrels through semitruck parked on railroad in Schertz
KENS 5 San Antonio· 3 days agoThe driver of the semitruck managed to escape before the train struck Tuesday morning.
Uncover Rock ‘n’ Roll’s Roots on a Deep South Road Trip
The Daily Beast via Yahoo News· 1 hour agoCraig ThompsonRock ‘n’ roll is arguably America’s most successful cultural export ever. From the...
It’s Time For Some Serious Railroad Regulation
Forbes· 2 days agoThere are times that news coverage seems like an ongoing recreation of the Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore movie 50 First Dates. A current example is the...
Burlington Northern train strikes pick-up; driver escapes injuries
The Pilot-Independent· 7 days agoHubbard County Sheriff Cory Aukes said his office received a report of a vehicle that stalled on the railroad tracks at 6:11 p.m. and was hit by the train. Deputies and medical ...
No telling how much more snow coming for Sierra Nevada
WCBD-TV Charleston· 3 days agoRENO, Nev. (AP) — No one really knows how much snow fell on the infamous Donner Party when the...