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Montgomery County, Tennessee, Declares July 28 as Budds Creek Disaster Day of Remembrance

May 28, 2019 Railfanning.org News Wire
Montgomery County Mayor Jim Durrett declared July 28 as Budds Creek Disaster Day of Remembrance.

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Celebrating the sesquicentennial of the First Transcontinental Railroad

May 10, 2019 Todd DeFeo
Completing the First Transcontinental Railroad was among the most significant railroad accomplishments, if not the single greatest, in railroad history.

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Celebrating the sesquicentennial of the First Transcontinental Railroad

May 10, 2019 Todd DeFeo
Completing the First Transcontinental Railroad was among the most significant accomplishments, if not the single greatest, in railroad history. Workers completed the line on May 10, 1869.

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Former FRA Administrator: Railroads Have Made ‘Substantial Progress’ on PTC

May 2, 2019 Railfanning.org News Wire
The nation’s railroads have made significant strides implementing Positive Train Control (PTC), a former Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) administrator says.

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