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Milwaukee aldermen overwhelmingly rejected a resolution Wednesday to oppose renovating Amtrak's downtown train shed. Transportation officials say the $16 million to $18 million upgrade is needed to meet standards for accessibility to the disabled, fire safety and homeland security,
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Trinity Railway Express riders can expect to be back on a normal schedule today, now that tracks have been repaired and the cleanup is complete from a weekend derailment of coal cars east of downtown Fort Worth.
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A $16.5 million underpass the Ames City Council voted down in 2003 on Duff Avenue at the Union Pacific Railroad crossing is among the projects included in an update of the Ames Area Metropolitan Planning Organization’s long-range transportation plan.
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Track work on the rail corridor used by Amtrak between St. Louisand Springfield, Ill., will mean closures on the line off and onfor the next two and a half months, Amtrak announced.
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