Jim Hamre didn’t talk all that much during our NARP board meetings, but when he did, it was never a gratuitous comment. Yes, it was usually just a few words,...
NEWS ITEM: Police have identified the 76-year-old man who was struck by an Amtrak train about 5:45 p.m. Monday near Gear Avenue and Mount Pleasant Street. Sometimes it’s a...
Let’s start with the fact that railroad tracks are private property. That’s why people walking on the tracks—ordinary folks, not railroad employees—are invariably referred to as “trespassers” by railroad personnel....
The other day I came across a news item about someone getting hit by a train. I’m afraid I don’t remember if the person was walking on the tracks or...