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Well on Amtrak's Bluewater, there is a wireless signal that is detected by my laptop, but it is password protected and , I believe, its for the credit card machine in the cafe car.

DALLAS - A gunman was killed and two others, including an officer, were injured on Monday in a shooting on an Amtrak train.The incident happened sometime around 4 p.m. on the second level of the train while it was stopped at Union Station at 400 S. Houston in downtown Dallas..... Read more on myFOXd...

Can't help with the schedule or anything else, but here is a picture that might get a chuckle or 2.

The owners of the derelict Michigan Central Station say they want to hear the public's ideas for remaking Detroit's most iconic vacant ruin. The family of station owner Manuel (Matty) Moroun created a website for fans of the old depot to post their ideas, http://www.talktothestation.com. In the litt...

36 years ago today

"When Nathan (Launter), who has always felt distanced from his parents, discovers that he was kidnapped as a child, he begins to uncover a vast conspiracy and must go on the run in order to survive." Nice Amtrak scenes Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VB1Hq4YijgQ Amtrak Clip: http://www.youtu...

Got this is a e-mail today Durand Union Train Station Ghost Hunt August 12,19,26 & Sept. 2 7p-10p, 1030p-130a, 130a-430a SPIRIT conducted an investigation at the station on June 25th. There had been various reports from people who work at the depot and those who have traveled through about unexplain...

SAGINAW TOWNSHIP, MI (WNEM) - One Mid-Michigan intersection is causing serious problems for drivers. Motorists say Hermansau Road is nearly impassable where it meets the rail tracks, jarring cars as they pass over. The posted speed limit of 25 miles per hour seems like a joke after crossing the teet...

A "Windmill Train" hauling the blades just went northbound through Clio at 8:15pm. The 2 lead units were Union Pacific 5041 & 8429. The train is heading for the Palms area.

This is my opinion and hypothetical situation on how this program could work against you. Joe B. fills out info for Amtrak PASS A few months later, Joe B. applies for job at Amtrak by filling out a application online and submitting it. As his info is being scanned, a notification comes up Joe B. is ...

http://www.census.gov/multimedia/www/radio/audio/pa110510.mp3 Profile America -- Tuesday, May 10th. This is the anniversary of an event in 1869 at Promontory Summit, Utah that symbolized the linking of America's east and west. In the ceremony, a golden spike was driven to join tracks of the Union Pa...

I was in church this morning (Palm Sunday) and when I got up front for communion, I did a double take. There was a large hammer and 5 railroad spikes laying out in a display next to the cross.

Who knew?

Posted: Monday, March 7, 2011 10:30 am By SALLY YORK, Argus-Press Staff Writer | 0 comments OWOSSO — Steam Railroading Institute’s new executive director is a whiz at fundraising, but he’s no expert on steam locomotives. Not a problem: David Shorter, who is relocating to Owosso from his home in Miam...

justalurker66 wrote:I would like to see more information on the first crossing ... the one in the original story that was mentioned at the end of this one.

Here ya go.
http://www.wnem.com/local-video/index.h ... id=4448613

TV5 Teams Up With Local Police POSTED: 7:58 am EST January 13, 2011 UPDATED: 8:16 am EST January 13, 2011 SAGINAW COUNTY, Mich. -- WNEM TV5 cameras were rolling this past December when we caught several vehicles disregarding local railroad crossings. So now we’ve teamed up with law enforcement agenc...

The one I went to last year, the presenter showed the video of the train derailing when it got hit by a tornado. A few people had REGULAR questions for him about the train, but he didn't know the answers. I had to laugh at a few of the OTHER questions: "They have cameras now?" "Was the camera on a b...

Tecumseh man faces felony charge for railroad track prank ADRIAN, Mich. — An 18-year-old Tecumseh man faces a felony charge for allegedly putting a wooden tie on Southern Michigan Railroad Society track that was struck by a train on Sept. 26. No damage was reported in the incident in Tecumseh Townsh...

Z127 heading Southbound through Clio at 8:45pm