Category: Blog
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Crews complete bridge work over I-17
Phoenix, AZ – While the I-17 was closed between Northern and Peoria avenues Jan. 14-17, construction crews completed a major milestone for the Northwest Extension Phase II. Crews installed six steel tub girders that will support the system’s first rail-only bridge over a freeway. The design of the bridge includes a 250-foot main span…
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AMTRAK PLEDGES SUPPORT FOR CP-KCS COMBINATION
CP commits to support Amtrak service expansions in two U.S. regions WASHINGTON, D.C., and CALGARY, Alberta – Amtrak and Canadian Pacific Railway Limited (CP) (TSX: CP) (NYSE: CP) today announced an agreement with Amtrak supporting the proposed combination of CP and Kansas City Southern (KCS) railways. “CP has been an excellent host of Amtrak…
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Brightline To Begin Crew Training and Qualification Runs Between West Palm Beach and Cocoa
MIAMI – Brightline is beginning the new year with a critical step toward the completion of its intercity rail system connecting Miami and Orlando. Starting the week of January 17, Brightline will begin running qualifying trains between West Palm Beach and Cocoa. The trains will be an opportunity for locomotive engineers and train conductors to learn the…
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Thieves Rob Cargo Train of Retail Packages and COVID Tests
Inside Edition If you’re expecting a package and didn’t get it, it may have been stolen off a train near downtown Los Angeles. Trains carrying crates of orders are being robbed, leaving packages strewn across a Union Pacific Railroad track. As freight trains slow down or stop, thieves leap aboard with bolt cutters,…
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Ronn Torossian Releases Book Excerpt: Amtrak’s Lost PR Opportunities
NEW YORK — Ronn Torossian says that “PR is a mix of journalism, psychology, and lawyering – it’s an ever-changing and always interesting landscape.” In the latest book excerpt from his best-selling PR paperback, “For Immediate Release: Shape Minds, Build Brands, and Deliver Results with Game-Changing Public Relations”, Torossian discusses Amtrak’s lost PR opportunities. As Torossian notes, “Too…
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AMTRAK UNVEILS ONE-OF-A-KIND LOCOMOTIVE IN HONOR OF 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF OPERATION LIFESAVER
The diesel locomotive will travel on national network WASHINGTON – A specially-painted Amtrak P-42 diesel locomotive, emblazoned on both sides with the message, “See Tracks? Think Train!” was released into service today during a special ceremony at Washington Union Station. The black-and-yellow locomotive commemorates the 50th anniversary of Operation Lifesaver, a non-profit organization dedicated to…
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Jada Toys releases high-end collectible “The Batman” Die-cast Batmobile with Figure
The 1:18 scale “The Batman”-inspired Die-cast Batmobile with 3″ figure is available for presale now, only at Jada Next Level. CITY OF INDUSTRY, Calif., Jan. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ – In celebration of the upcoming feature starring the Caped Crusader, collectors can expect intricate crafting with expert styling and extraordinary attention to detail from Jada Toys™ 1:18 Die-cast Batmobile, a…
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The First Interstellar Object Mystery Might Be Solved (Brightside)
BRIGHT SIDE We discovered this strange space object in 2017 but still don’t know what it is exactly. An asteroid, a comet, a spaceship of some outer space civilization? Scientists gave it a strange name: Oumuamua. But there’s something that makes this object similar to Pluto… Let’s find out what it is and maybe…
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Making the Amazing Miniature Diorama on 1/150 scale of the Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo
【DIY】Making a Miniature Diorama on 1/150 scale of the Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo 【Compilation 】 Cityscape Studio https://tnc.network/blog/
