G. D.Warrington, 55, Transit Executive, Dies
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Mr. Warrington ushered in the Acela high-speed service when he headed Amtrak and double-decker cars when he was chief executive of New Jersey Transit.
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On Tuesday afternoon the Modernâs board approved a new five-year contract with Glenn D. Lowry, its longtime director.
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TORONTO - Dane Squires was late for his own funeral. At least it seemed that way after people gathered Thursday at a Toronto funeral home to mourn the retired welder from Newfoundland whom they believed had been hit by a train...
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Jerry Orbach, the laconic, sharp-edged Lennie Briscoe of &quot;Law &amp; Order&quot; who came to symbolize New York City as much as any actor of his generation, died yesterday at age 69.
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MARION, Ark., Oct. 9 -- The lone bus belonging to a mom-and-pop tour operator veered off an interstate and overturned early Saturday, killing 15 Chicago area travelers, many of them family and friends of the tour company&#39;s owner.
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Former Federal Reserve Governor Edward Gramlich, who warned early on about the need to tighten oversight of higher-risk mortgage lending, has died, the Urban Institute announced on Wednesday. He was 68.
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BERLIN - A resourceful 78-year-old retiree saved herself and others from possible serious injuries Monday after her taxi driver suddenly died of a heart attack on the highway, police said.
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Business & money: Critical upgrade work on network could be scaled back, London Underground boss warns.
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Another of Hollywood&#39;s shining stars has been relocated to the VIP area in the Sky. Jerry Orbach, best known for his long-running role on &quot;Law and Order&quot; has sadly passed away, aged 69.
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By Greeley Tribune, Colo.  May 27--ON THE MOVE   The Greeley City Council recently named several residents to various boards and commissions.   Gail Woofter of Qwest Communications, was named to the Citizen Transportation Advisory Board; Mervyn Davies, of Davsel Ventures, Inc.
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A Greyhound bus traveling from New York City to Montreal crashed through a guard rail and landed upside down in an embankment Monday, killing up to five people and injuring many others, state police said.
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Former Mayor James E. West, who opposed gay-rights bills but was recalled from office over an Internet gay sex scandal, died Saturday of complications from recent cancer surgery. He was 55.a
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The low-fare carrier named a chief operating officer, shoring up its management just weeks after suffering a service meltdown.
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By Joan Kent, La Crosse Tribune, Wis.  Sep. 8--La Crosse plans to cast a wider net for developers to construct housing at the downtown transit center to be built along Jay Street.
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By Greeley Tribune, Colo.  Jun. 2--A truck driver who died Wednesday when his rig was hit by a train has been identified as a Brush resident.   Kurt Schilling, 52, grew up in Brush and was driving for Doty Farms when he died in the crash south of Gilcrest.
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One year after an epic blackout left 50 million Americans and Canadians without power, Gordon van Welie, who oversees the New England electric grid, remains worried about transmission upgrades and a drought of power-plant development proposals. Welie, the 42-year-old chief executive of Independent System Operator New England, the Holyoke organization that runs the regional power markets and 8,000 miles of ...
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Orange County's first bus strike in more than two decades appeared to be nearing its end Monday after drivers voted on a new contract a week after 1,100 transportation workers walked off the job.