FBI Says Al Qaeda Targeting Railways
FBI Says Al Qaeda Targeting Railways Thu Oct 24, 6:13 PM ET By Deborah Charles WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The FBI sent out a national alert to law enforcement officials on Thursday, warning that al Qaeda...
View ArticleFrench railway is sued by son of death camp Jews
KURT SCHAECHTER could have been forgiven for wanting a quiet retirement after twice surviving arrest by the wartime Vichy regime and entering the French Resistance using false identity papers that...
View ArticleAmtrak train evacuated in Cumberland, Maryland
Fox News reporting that an Amtrak Train has been evacuated near Cumberland, Maryland. There appearently were concerns about the route earlier. Updates will follow when available.
View ArticleTrain (Amtrak?) evacuated near Cumberland, MD (FOX)
Fox News reporting train (possibly Amtrak) being evacuated near Cumberland, MD, west of Washington, D.C.
View ArticleU.S. Infrastructure: Increasingly Unsafe
Years ago when I had a full head of hair, I worked for the New Jersey Institute of Technology and gained a great respect for engineers and architects. Without them, nothing gets built, nothing works,...
View ArticleThe Chemical Threat to Subways: Dispelling the Clouds
Recent reports outlining what Time magazine has called the "untold story" of a cancelled al Qaeda plot against the New York subway system have excited considerable media hype and public consternation....
View ArticleTEXAS A&M STUDENT KILLED WHILE TRYING TO JUMP (0N) TRAIN
COLLEGE STATION A Texas A&M University student was killed while trying to jump aboard a moving train, police said. Robert Walker Best, 23, was killed early Saturday when he slipped under the...
View ArticlePlanning Another 9/11 - Sources: ‘Enemy Combatant’ Was Plotting New...
June 24 The Qatari man designated an enemy combatant by the Bush administration was planning another Sept. 11 attack, sources told ABCNEWS. Ali Saleh Kahlah Al-Marri, 37, was deemed an enemy combatant...
View ArticleRussian Railways to launch poky trains for poor
20 million of Russians do not have enough money to buy even the cheapest ticket for a standard train. Russian Railways offer a salvation of the problem to launch low-comfort trains, with no air...
View ArticleRussian travel companies equalled with ticket mafia
It may soon happen that Russian travel agencies booking train accommodation will deal only with passengers ready to buy expensive tickets. Russian Railways administration is sure that it is private...
View ArticleNation: Three on Amtrak Auto Train engaged emergency brakes
CRESCENT CITY, Fla. (April 20, 2002 7:34 p.m. EDT) - Investigators said Saturday that two Amtrak engineers and a conductor hit the emergency brakes just seconds before a train derailment that left four...
View ArticleTrain Derails Over Calif. Cliff
COLFAX, Calif. -- A train carrying non-hazardous chemicals derailed in northeast California and was partially suspended over a steep cliff Sunday night. One of the train's 73 cars hung over a drop...
View ArticleChina puts railways at heart of stimulus plan
BEIJING, Oct 18 (Reuters) - China is preparing steps to boost domestic demand, including more spending on railways, to help cushion the impact of the global credit crisis, a senior official said on...
View ArticleRDX being smuggled into India with cement from Pakistan [Targeting Oil-Refinery]
MUMBAI: Police and security agencies here have got a specific alert from the police of a north Indian state about RDX having been smuggled into the country as part of a cement consignment from...
View ArticlePhilly, FAA have dirty plan for new runway
Recently the Government Accountability Office released GAO-10-120, National Airspace System: Regional Airport Planning Could Address Congestion If Plans Were Integrated with FAA and Airport Decision...
View ArticleGreek Rail System’s Debt Adds to Economic Woes
Losses at Hellenic Railways... continue to mount at the rate of 3 million euros ($3.8 million) a day. Its total debt has increased to $13 billion, or about 5 percent of Greeces gross domestic...
View Article...Amtrak Launching Big Security Initiative This Week... [Operation Railsafe]
"Fact Finder: Amtrak launching big security initiative this week, 'will be noticeable'" October 05, 2010 1:05 PM Chris White SNIPPET: "Amtrak is launching a big security exercise this week that will...
View ArticleMissing Jordanian Air Marshal Found Aboard Amtrak Train
For education and discussion only. Not for commercial use. (Jacksonville-AP) -- A Jordanian air marshal, reported missing when he failed to show up for a Royal Jordanian Airways flight, was found...
View ArticleLawmakers advance bill to remove Trans-Texas Corridor wording from state...
Will the governor sign the death certificate for his brainchild? The House unanimously voted late Monday to accept Senate changes to House Bill 1201, Rep. Lois Kolkhorst's legislation that would remove...
View ArticleChina builds its African empire while the 'anti-colonialist' Left...
Imagine what would happen if America barged its way into a developing country, buttered up its homicidal dictator and agreed a back-of-the-envelope deal in which he signed over his nations mineral...
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