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AT THE SACRAMENTO VALLEY STATION TODAY. SERVICE RESTORATION IS CRITICAL. DOZENS OF PASSENGERS ARRIVED IN SACRAMENTO ON THE NEWLY REINSTATED GOLD RUNNER TRAIN SERVICE. I GOT UP EARLY JUST FOR THIS ...

The Gold Runner train service has resumed its seventh daily trip, returning to its pre-pandemic schedule for the first time in over five years, with dozens of passengers arriving in Sacramento on ...

HOUSTON — A wreck involving a train and a big rig is causing a traffic mess on the northwest side of town. According to a social media post by Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez, the wreck happened ...

A motorist was uninjured, but cited by police, after his vehicle was hit by a train on Sunday, according to law enforcement officials. The collision took place about 10 p.m., south of the designated ...

WITH BREAKING NEWS. THAT BREAKING NEWS. POLK COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPUTIES ARE INVESTIGATING A COLLISION BETWEEN A CAR AND A TRAIN IN PLEASANT HILL. LESS THAN AN HOUR AGO, A SECTION OF NORTHEAST 56TH ...

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A San Joaquins engine is seen in 2018 in Modesto. The train service between Oakland and Bakersfield, with some service to Sacramento, was renamed Gold Runner this month by the San Joaquin Joint Powers ...