From the Statesman archives: Railroad, freedom colonies changed Austin after Civil War
The International-Great Northern Railroad, which arrived in Austin on Dec. 28, 1876, was formed in 1873 by merging previously ...
Early Willis inventor Ned Eastman Barnes a significant contributor to railroad development
Montgomery County resident Ned Eastman Barnes would contribute greatly to the progress of the railroad system.
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Envisioned as a statewide system decades ago, the multibillion-dollar project has trouble linking Merced and Bakersfield.
350 passengers evacuated safely after fire on SEPTA train in Philadelphia suburb
Hundreds of passengers were evacuated safely after a fire started on a train on SEPTA's Wilmington/Newark Regional Rail line.
Ted Cruz says he’s investigating California’s High-Speed Rail; this is what he’s done
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz says he has been investigating the California High-Speed Rail project, accusing the nation’s first publicly funded high-speed rail system of wasting taxpayer money and ...
Crash shuts down roadway in Fairfield, police say
Officers have shut down Texas Street in Fairfield due to a crash on Wednesday evening, the police department said. Texas Street is closed between Pennsylvania Avenue and Gregory Lane in both ...
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Boy Scouts see a small membership uptick after rebrand to Scouting America
A historic rebrand of the Boy Scouts of America has been followed by a small uptick in young people joining what will now be ...