Connecticut Valley Railroad

Train collides with transit bus in Pennsylvania; 1 dead, 10 hurt

2013-04-26 17:35:00

One woman died and 10 people were hurt Friday when a freight train collided with a rural transit bus in Evans City, Pa., about 25 miles north of Pittsburgh. The force of the impact threw the bus into a nearby ravine; passengers on the bus ranged in...

In New Hampshire, Santorum sounding a lot like Pat Buchanan

2012-01-06 00:00:00

Our reader recommendations

2004-02-01 00:00:00

Each week in "Readers Recommend," the Travel section shares tips on worthwhile lodgings, restaurants, tour guides and other resources on the road. Here is a roundup of some of the recommendations published in the last year. Although the information here...

Stedman to celebrate its centennial at Ernest Freeman Park

2013-05-18 02:14:01

The train doesn't stop in Stedman anymore. But if Nathan Stedman hadn't done his part, there wouldn't have been a Stedman for the train to visit in the first place. The community of slightly more than 1,000 people in eastern Cumberland County might...

Locomotive rolls in for fun, funding

2013-05-12 01:44:02

For a Mother's Day gift, Pam Stansel treated her grandsons to their first train ride. She purchased tickets and kept the ride a secret from Derek Rohloff, 15, and his younger brothers Quinn, 7, and Xander, 4. "I told them to meet me," Stansel said....

State Senator, Residents Mobilize Against Proposed Ferry Fare Increases

2013-05-10 12:48:08

State Sen. Art Linares, R-Westbrook, is joining residents mobilizing to oppose to the state Department of Transportation's plan to double fares on its historic Connecticut River ferries. Linares, in a strongly worded letter to DOT Commissioner James P....

Shenandoah historical society learns about early Schuylkill County railroads

2013-05-09 04:24:03

More than 30 railroads once operated in Schuylkill County. During Tuesday's meeting of the Greater Shenandoah Area Historical Society, Bruce Wesner gave a rundown of many of those rail services. A resident of Wayne Township, near Cressona, Wesner...

South Bend Tribune, Ind., Joseph Dits column

2013-04-28 12:54:03

The first passenger train rides of the season roll Saturday out of the Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum in North Judson. Why not combine it with a hike or bike ride along the nine-mile, paved North Judson Erie Trail, a former railroad bed that runs...

ON THE TRAIL : All aboard the nature train

2013-04-28 03:48:00

Strip District development moves closer to fruition

2013-04-25 00:00:00

Plans for a $400 million development in the Strip District cleared two major hurdles in recent days. Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge Robert L. Colville on Wednesday denied the Allegheny Valley Railroad's request for an injunction that would have...

Museum director still surprised by stories of St. Joseph's past

2013-04-25 02:24:03

Gary Chilcote stepped into the Patee House for the first time 54 years ago. He carried a reporter's notebook and wore a tan business suit that would need cleaning at day's end. In the western part of the first floor, a number of dungeon-like doors...

Allentown hockey arena leading a rebirth of city

2013-04-24 14:05:15

Allentown may never return to the good ol' days of Hess's or Leh's department stores. But it is changing in a different form. Naysayers and haters said Coca-Cola Park would never work. It became the most popular Triple-A minor league baseball stadium...

The Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum in North Judson sits inside this depot building, near the tracks that bear the museum's tourist train and train cars that are being restored. ..

2013-04-25 00:00:00

Hurricane ended drought in 1955 Meteorologists say it would take a hurricane to break the drought. The same was true in 1955 when Hurricane Diane ended a yearlong dry spell. Flooding from the storm killed 67 people locally. The view is of the Jordan Creek in the 300 block of Hamilton Street.

2011-08-24 10:09:39

Station is surrounded by floodwater in Vicksburg, Mississippi. The Mississippi river at Vicksburg is expected to crest May 19.

2011-05-18 00:00:00