Yuma County to Receive $640,000 Grant to Study How to Improve Existing Railroad Crossings
Written by Chris McDanielKAWC News YUMA — Yuma County will receive $640,000 in federal grant money to explore options to improve three railroad crossings in Yuma. Yuma County, the City of Yuma, and the Town of Welton will contribute 20 percent of the non-federal funding. This funding is part of more than $46 million being […]
Biden-Harris Admin Calls On Railroad Giants To Give Workers Benefit That It Tanked Years Ago
President Joe Biden's administration is calling on the three major freight railroads to guarantee paid sick leave to employees, even as they cut benefits to avoid a 2022 railroad strike. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Acting Labor Secretary Julie Su I wrote a letter On Wednesday, it urged railroad giants CSX, Canadian National Railway and […]
Realtor Compares Helping LGBT People ‘Flee’ Red States To The Underground Railroad
A Texas real estate agent who sells homes to LGBT people who no longer want to live in a Republican-controlled state compared their efforts Tuesday to those who worked on the subway railroad, according to Oklahoma News 4. It says. Bob McRaney Founded “Flee Texas” later became “Flee Red States” to help LGBT people list […]
Underground & Overground Railroad Program At the County’s Lake Havasu City Library | The Buzz -The buzz in Bullhead City – Lake Havasu City – Kingman – Arizona – California
An AZ Speaks Free Presentation Organized by AZ Humanities & Friends of LHC Library Mojave County, Arizona (March 8, 2023) – Hosted by the Lake Havasu City Chapter of the Mojave County Library “The Underground and Overground Railroad” on Tuesday, March 14th at 10:30am in Community Room A/B. Dr. Tamika Saunders will be the presenter. […]
Arizona bill seeks shorter trains to cut railroad crossing wait
PHOENIX — If you’ve been waiting for minutes or hours to cross a railroad track, lawmakers in Arizona are working to provide relief. The length of trains passing through the state will be limited to 8,500 feet under a law approved by the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on Friday. 1.6 miles may seem like […]
EAC lecture series continues at Discovery Park with A Closer Look at the Underground Railroad
Posted by: Staff February 6, 2023 Thatcher, Arizona – Thatcher, Arizona – The ongoing Discovery Park lecture series at Eastern Arizona College continues this week with a presentation by Dennis Crockett titled “A Closer Look at the Underground Railroad.” A talk will be held on Saturday, February 11th at 6:00 pm in his Jupiter Room […]
EAC lecture series continues at Discovery Park with ‘A Closer Look at the Underground Railroad’
Lori Dugan/EAC Thatcher-Eastern Arizona College’s ongoing Discovery Park lecture series continues this week with a presentation by Dennis Crockett titled “Details of the Underground Railroad.” The talk, scheduled for Saturday, February 11th at 6:00 pm, will be held in the Jupiter Room of the main Discovery Park Building at 1651 W. Discovery Park Blvd., Safford. […]
