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March 14March 14
Supervisor: Railroad Grade Separation Project Severely Impacting Businesses
- Local
- News
The Board of Supervisors Tuesday signed off on a budget increase for a railroad grade separation project in Jurupa Valley that has suffered repeated setbacks, which one supervisor worried would continue to negatively impact businesses in the middle of the construction zone.

Pristine Villarreal
February 17February 17
Officials: Recent Derailments Don’t Signify Rail Safety Threats in Riverside
A rash of train derailments, one of them resulting in a significant public health and environmental threat, do not reflect an overall breakdown in railroad safety, including along the network of railway lines that run through the Riverside metropolitan area, officials from two major rail operators insisted Friday.

Pristine Villarreal
January 23January 23
Firefighters Stop Tamarisk Tree Fire Near Interstate 10 in Thousand Palms
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- News
Firefighters quickly contained a tamarisk tree fire alongside railroad tracks near Interstate 10 in Thousand Palms Monday.

Ceci Partridge
November 30November 30
House passes legislation to avert a rail shutdown
- National
By a 290 to 137 vote, the House passed the tentative rail agreement that will prevent a rail strike. The vote was largely bipartisan, with 79 Republicans joining Democrats in voting for the bill. Eight Democrats voted against the bill.

Ceci Partridge
September 08November 07
Train Derailment Kills Two Union Pacific Workers
- News
Two Union Pacific workers are dead after a train collided with equipment on the tracks just east of Mecca.

Ceci Partridge
October 01October 01
Update: Train Fire Causes I10 Near Palm Desert To Close, 2 Injured
- Local
Interstate 10 near Palm Desert was closed Friday as firefighters worked to contain a fire that broke out on the exterior of a train.

Ceci Partridge
September 14September 14
Half Acre Brush Fire Ignited in Thousand Palms
- Local
(CNS) – A vegetation fire that broke out Tuesday near railroad tracks in Thousand Palms was quickly brought under control by Riverside County Fire Department crews. The non-injury blaze was reported at 10:05 a.m. near Interstate 10 and Monterey Avenue and burned about a half-acre of tamarisk trees before crews stopped its forward progress at […]

Ceci Partridge

Supervisor: Railroad Grade Separation Project Severely Impacting Businesses

Officials: Recent Derailments Don’t Signify Rail Safety Threats in Riverside

Firefighters Stop Tamarisk Tree Fire Near Interstate 10 in Thousand Palms

House passes legislation to avert a rail shutdown

Train Derailment Kills Two Union Pacific Workers

Update: Train Fire Causes I10 Near Palm Desert To Close, 2 Injured

Half Acre Brush Fire Ignited in Thousand Palms

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