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Pandemic idles 2020 KCS Holiday Express but Kansas City Southern to continue holiday giving tradition

KANSAS CITY, MO – Kansas City Southern says that its KCS Holiday Express train won’t run this holiday season because of the pandemic. But that isn’t stopping the Class I railroad from continuing its annual giving tradition. Each year since 2001, the Holiday Express has …

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Norfolk Southern transforms eroded shoreline into green oasis as part of sustainability initiative

NORFOLK, VA (PRNewswire) — Oysters, river otters, shore birds, and other wildlife have a new place to call home along an industrial stretch of the Elizabeth River that Norfolk Southern has reclaimed as a living shoreline. The innovative sustainability project, completed recently, has transformed a …

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Quarantines, state travel restrictions prompt NRHSA to cancel this year’s retailer show in Las Vegas

The National Retail Hobby Stores Association (NRHSA) canceled its October 2020 Las Vegas Table-Top Expo because of covid-19. The annual event for hobby retailers and dealers will return in September 2021. Numerous reasons for the cancellation include a 14-day quarantine period at most U.S. airports …

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WGH on Tour, Trainfest make tough decisions to cancel model railroad shows because of covid-19

The nation’s largest model train shows announced cancellations this week, some for dates as far away as early 2021. World’s Greatest Hobby on Tour and Trainfest, which account for about five of the most widely attended model railroad shows each fall and winter, canceled upcoming …

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Public apprehensive about riding Denver RTD system buses, trains amid coronavirus pandemic

A survey of Denver-area residents leads RTD to take extra precautions to ensure riders feel comfortable using their surveys. See the Story

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CARES Act provides $25 billion in federal funding allocations to help public transportation systems

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) recently announced that the CARES Act is providing $25 billion in federal funding allocations to help the nation’s public transportation systems respond to covid-19. Funding is provided through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security …

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