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Blue Ridge Opens 7th Season

May 1, 2004 The Cross-Tie
The Blue Ridge Scenic Railway will start its 7th season of operation with daily train trips from Blue Ridge, Ga., to Copperhill, Tenn., during Spring Break, April 2-10.

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Terrorism/Security

Plan Emphasizes Timely Intelligence

March 15, 2004 The Cross-Tie
The nation’s freight railroads have implemented a security plan that utilizes intelligence data to ensure the security of the system, a Senate hearing on transportation security was told in March.

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Cross-Tie Reaches One Year

January 15, 2004 The Cross-Tie
With the January 2004 edition, The Cross-Tie marks an anniversary — one year.

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Terrorism/Security

Orange Alert: Nationwide Railroads Step Up Security

December 24, 2003 The Cross-Tie
Nationwide, railroads stepped up security following the announcement of an increase to the country’s terror threat level.

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Editor Lectures on Clarksville Railroads

December 1, 2003 The Cross-Tie
Todd DeFeo, publisher of The Cross-Tie, presents a lecture — Railroads in Clarksville: The Present and the Future — to a journalism class at Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, Tenn.

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Isabel Slows Trains

October 1, 2003 The Cross-Tie
Rail service along the eastern coast was slowed in September because of Hurricane Isabel.

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Blackout Halts, Delays Northeast Travel

September 1, 2003 The Cross-Tie
A sweltering heat welcomed passengers to Penn Station Saturday, Aug. 16.

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The Great Blackout of 2003

August 23, 2003 The Cross-Tie
A sweltering heat welcomed passengers to Penn Station Friday (Aug. 15) as power remained out after the nation’s largest blackout.

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101st Bringing Trains Back on Track in Iraq

August 15, 2003 The Cross-Tie
With a bit of Iraqi industriousness and some help from the 101st Airborne Division, the trains are again rolling northern Iraq.

An engine from the Nicholasville, Ky., -based short line R.J. Corman sits idle outside the engine house in downtown Guthrie.
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Railroad History Runs Deep in Guthrie, Ky.; Trains Still Run

June 1, 2003 The Cross-Tie
Driving into this small town, hugging the Kentucky- Tennessee state line, one can feel a sense of history, long forgotten over several decades.

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