Lake Shore Limited fate hangs on Amtrak decision
The Lake Shore Limited from Chicago to the eastern seaboard remains in limbo as the Transportation Department weighs continuation after a two year trial. Funding for a 12.6 mile track near Rensselaer was approved, enabling faster service but long distance viability remains contested by lawmakers.
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Washington
Troy Area
Boston
Chicago
Points West
Department of Transportation
Lake Shore Limited
Rensselaer
Eastern
Seaboard
Amtrak
Transportation
Brock Adams
DOT
Lake Shore
Pattison
Stratton
William Coleman
Coleman
Penn Central
Conrail
New CBS Affiliation Brings Fresh Faces to Channel 13 News
Albany station Channel 13 will switch to CBS on Oct 23 adding Tom Howard as co anchor with Claire Carter at 6 pm and a new 11 pm anchor role for Bill Rees. Rees shifts to outside reporting while Carter adds a 4 pm slot and others take new duties.
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Albany
Tom Howard
Orlando
Fla
Claire Carter
Bill Rees
Rees
WAST
Dick Wood
WTEN
Carter
Newswatch
Mike Matters
Carter nominates six for Amtrak board seats
President Carter named six nominees to Amtrak board including Anthony Haswell Chicago attorney with railroad ties and Rock Island Lines role, Charles Luna former Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen leader, Harry Edwards Michigan law professor, Ronald Nathan DC attorney, James Mills California state senator, and Frank Neel Georgia business executive.
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Washington
Carter
Amtrak
National Passenger Rail
Anthony Haswell
Chicago
Illinois Central Railroad
National Association of Railroad Passengers
Rock Island Lines
Donald Jacobs
Charles Luna
Dallas
Tex
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
United Transportation Union
James R. Mills
San Diego
Calif
California
Gerald Morgan
Rail car cargo derailed on river near Valley Inn
A Boston and Maine freight train derailed in Valley Falls near the Hoosick River. A covered hopper carrying 60 to 65 tons of carbon black floated downstream wedged near a dam. Officials said no river contamination and the car should be removed promptly. No injuries were reported.
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Valley Falls
Boston & Maine Railroad
Rensselaer County
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Hoosick River
Andrew Weist
State Department of Environmental Conservation
Army Corps of Engineers
Weist
Rotterdam
East Deerfield
Mass
Pattison backs party slate as off year politics unfold
Congressman Ned Pattison docks steady groundwork for re election while shaping a new Democratic Conference across eight counties. He funds seed money and coordinates staff but says he acts to strengthen the party, not his own image, amid internal clashes in Rensselaer County and Nassau.
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Ned Pattison
West Sand Lake
Democrat
Pattison
Washington
Democratic Party
Nassau
Floyd Hitchcock
Hitchcock
McDonough
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