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    May 20, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  1. Connecticut rail delays continue, seen repaired by Wednesday

    Reuters
    WESTPORT, Connecticut (Reuters) - Connecticut rail commuters endured crowded and rerouted rides in to work on Monday, as Metro-North worked to repair the busiest U.S. rail line after a two-train collision and derailment injured more than 70 people late...

    Tags: Railway Accidents, Commuting, Regional Authority, Railway Transportation, Westport

    2. May 20, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  2. Connecticut gov tells commuters to work from home this week while crash repaired

    Reuters
    By Richard Weizel and Edith Honan MILFORD, Conn./NEW YORK, May 20 (Reuters) - Thousands of Connecticut commuters faced delays and crowded trains on Monday as Metro-North workers scrambled to repair damage on the United States' busiest rail line, caused...

    Tags: Railway Accidents, Commuting, Railway Transportation, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Westport

    3. May 20, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Conn. commuters cope with tough week after train crash

    Commuters on Monday grappled with the inconvenience of their morning ritual after a deadly train collision in Connecticut last week, but the traffic nightmare that some had predicted did not materialize. Special shuttle buses and telecommuting took some...

    Tags: Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Railway Accidents, Highway Transportation, Transportation Accidents, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut)

    4. May 19, 2013 |Story| Hartford Courant

  4. READER SUBMITTED: Connecticut Water To Replace Water Main On Boston Post Road And Essex Road In Westbrook

    Westbrook
    The Connecticut Water Company (Connecticut Water) announced May 16, that work has begun on a water main replacement project on the Boston Post Road and Essex Road in Westbrook. Around May 20, Connecticut Water will begin replacing about 2,400 feet of...

    Tags: Transportation, Road Transportation, Old Saybrook, Conservation, Travel

    5. May 19, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  5. Officials warn of commuter chaos from Connecticut derailment

    Reuters
    By Richard Weizel BRIDGEPORT, Conn., May 19 (Reuters) - Thousands of Connecticut commuters should brace for travel chaos on Monday as Metro-North workers repair damage on the United States' busiest rail line caused by the collision of two trains,...

    Tags: Railway Accidents, Commuting, Railway Transportation, Politics, Westport

    6. May 19, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. NTSB: Trains were moving 70 mph before Connecticut collision

    About 30,000 commuters in Connecticut and New York braced for a sluggish trek to work on Monday -- and for the rest of the week -- as officials continued to investigate why two trains slammed into each other in Bridgeport, Conn., on Friday evening.
    About 30,000 commuters in Connecticut and New York braced for a sluggish trek to work on Monday -- and for the rest of the week -- as officials continued to investigate why two trains slammed into each other in Bridgeport, Conn., on Friday evening. An...

    Tags: Railway Accidents, Disasters and Accidents, Transportation Accidents, Transportation Industry, New York City

    7. May 19, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  7. REFILE-Officials warn of commuter chaos from Connecticut derailment

    Reuters
    (Removes repeated material) By Richard Weizel BRIDGEPORT, Conn., May 19 (Reuters) - Thousands of Connecticut commuters should brace for travel chaos on Monday as Metro-North workers repair damage on the United States' busiest rail line caused by the...

    Tags: Railway Accidents, Commuting, Railway Transportation, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Grand Central Terminal

    8. May 19, 2013 |Story| WSBT-TV

  8. Damaged trains being removed from wreck site

    BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — Commuter trains damaged in a crash in Connecticut were being removed Sunday in the first step to making repairs and restoring service, the agency that runs Metro-North said. Aaron Donovan, spokesman for the Metropolitan...

    Tags: Railway Accidents, Railway Transportation, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Grand Central Terminal, South Norwalk

    9. May 18, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  9. Investigators examine fractured rail in Connecticut train crash

    BRIDGEPORT, Connecticut (Reuters) - A fractured segment of track has been found on the rail line of a Metro-North passenger train from New York that derailed in Connecticut and struck another commuter train, injuring more than 70 people, investigators said on Saturday.
    Reuters
    BRIDGEPORT, Connecticut (Reuters) - A fractured segment of track has been found on the rail line of a Metro-North passenger train from New York that derailed in Connecticut and struck another commuter train, injuring more than 70 people, investigators...

    Tags: Railway Transportation, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Politics, Executive Branch, Transportation Industry

    10. Apr 30, 2013 |Story| WTXX-LTV

  10. Connecticut Lawmakers Consider Changes to Digital Billboards

    Our public bureaucrats don’t normally pay much attention to matters involving seconds. (At least, not when you’re standing in line at the DMV or waiting for your income tax refund check to arrive.)
    Our public bureaucrats don’t normally pay much attention to matters involving seconds. (At least, not when you’re standing in line at the DMV or waiting for your income tax refund check to arrive.) There is one area, however, where state...

    Tags: Electronics, M. Jodi Rell, Science and Technology, Crime, Law and Justice, Laws

    11. Dec 18, 2012 |Story| WTXX-LTV

  11. The DOT Clears Timber Along the Merritt Parkway, But Some Worry About the Aesthetic Effect

    As the worst storm in recent Connecticut history started to tear through the northeast in late October, the inevitable happened: authorities closed the Merritt Parkway.
    As the worst storm in recent Connecticut history started to tear through the northeast in late October, the inevitable happened: authorities closed the Merritt Parkway. Like the two major weather events before Hurricane Sandy — the tropical...

    Tags: Highway Transportation, Greenwich, Westport, Human Interest, Tropical Weather

    12. Jul 31, 2012 |Story| WTXX-LTV

  12. Connecticut Businesses Find That Adopting a Highway is Good Advertising

    Businesses are, in the lexicon of the Munchkins from the <em>Wizard of Oz</em>, "morally, ethically... positively, absolutely... undeniably and reliably" banned from putting advertising directly on major highways in Connecticut.
    Businesses are, in the lexicon of the Munchkins from the Wizard of Oz, "morally, ethically... positively, absolutely... undeniably and reliably" banned from putting advertising directly on major highways in Connecticut. Unless, of course, they spend a...

    Tags: Highway Transportation, Economy, Business and Finance, Greenwich, Advertising, American Civil Liberties Union

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