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NTSB: Bridge collapse in Wash. is wake-up call
The chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board said Saturday the bridge collapse in Washington state is a wake-up call for the nation. "This is a really significant event and we need to learn from it, not just in Washington but around the country," Debbie Hersman said after taking a ...
LA stoplights synchronized but road war endures
It seems that the impossible has occurred: The nation's most congested city has become a model for traffic control. Yes, gridlock still prevails and drivers' blood pressure still spikes as LA's traffic arteries seize up during every morning and afternoon rush hour. Yet, with the flip of a switch earlier ...
Raw: Train Derails After Overpass Collapse
The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating a cargo train collision in southeast Missouri. Authorities say a highway overpass collapsed early today when rail cars slammed into one of the bridge's pillars after the collision. (...
Santa Fe Railway ceases rides to Lamy
There will be no tourist trains running this summer between Santa Fe and the community of Lamy. The Santa Fe Southern Railway has laid off its full-time employees and seasonal workers, and the board chairman said earlier this week that he doesn't expect to operate at all this year. Company ...
Thousands of bridges at risk of freak collapse
Thousands of bridges around the U.S. may be one freak accident or mistake away from collapse, even if the spans are deemed structurally sound. The crossings are kept standing by engineering design, not supported with brute strength or redundant protections like their more modern counterparts. Bridge regulators call the more ...
2 injured in hit-and-run boat crash on Lake Lanier
Georgia authorities are hunting for a boat operator involved in a hit-and-run collision on Lake Lanier than injured two people. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports (http://bit.ly/136iGOD ) the crash at nearly midnight Friday caused heavy damage to a Sea-Doo jet boat that had two people on it. The Georgia Department of ...
S Florida town puts unwanted bridge up for sale
For sale in South Florida: A brand-new but unwanted bridge that has never been crossed. The Davie Town Council commissioned the 90-foot bridge last year to carry horseback riders and hikers across a canal that divides an equestrian trail. What they got, though, is considered an eyesore. It turns out ...
Rescuers look for pilot in deadly NY Angel Flight
Divers searched a large pond while investigators combed nearby woods Saturday for any sign of the pilot of a volunteer Angel Flight that crashed in upstate New York, killing two passengers. The plane's passengers were found dead Friday night near where the small plane crashed in Ephratah, about an hour ...
Suspicious bag investigated at Tallahassee airport
Restrictions have been lifted at Tallahassee Regional Airport after authorities removed a suspicious bag discovered in one of the terminals. Tallahassee police sent a robot into the area where the bag was discovered. Police spokesman Scott Beck tells the Tallahassee Democrat (http://on.tdo.com/19cC0y6 ) that the bag had been checked and ...
THE OIL EXTREMISTS
c.2013 New York Times News Service The federal Energy Information Administration reported in March that at some point this year — maybe in the fall, maybe next month, maybe tomorrow — United States crude oil production will surpass imports for the first time since 1995. This is an important milestone. ...
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