From News 8 Austin, January 8, 2009...
A report released Thursday finds Harris County is the most dangerous in Texas for railway accidents.
The Texas Rail Relocation and Improvement Association said Harris County had nearly 1,400 reported incidents from 1998 through 2007.
Those incidents include derailments, collisions, pedestrian trespassing and hazardous material releases. The group says the accidents killed nearly 100 people and left more than 1,100 injured.
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Metro Rail will sneak through Cedar Park
From Austin Business Journal, December 24, 2008...
Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority announced that its new commuter train will quietly sweep past neighborhoods in Cedar Park.
Federally-approved quiet zones are now in place at six railroad crossings in the North Austin suburb. Federal law requires that trains sound their horns at all public crossings unless a quiet zone has been established.
The quiet zones are around crossings at the following roads: Block House Drive, New Hope Drive, RM 1431, Discovery Boulevard, Park Street and Brushy Creek Road.
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Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority announced that its new commuter train will quietly sweep past neighborhoods in Cedar Park.
Federally-approved quiet zones are now in place at six railroad crossings in the North Austin suburb. Federal law requires that trains sound their horns at all public crossings unless a quiet zone has been established.
The quiet zones are around crossings at the following roads: Block House Drive, New Hope Drive, RM 1431, Discovery Boulevard, Park Street and Brushy Creek Road.
Read more...
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