January 2010 - Sightseers' Delight

Dunwoody police probing firefighters’ response to fatal house fire

January 30, 2010 Caboose Chronicle

Four DeKalb County firefighters were fired and the Dunwoody Police Department has opened a criminal investigation following a Jan. 24 fatal fire that claimed the life of a 74-year-old woman.

One way to see the world

January 30, 2010 The Travel Trolley

IBM Works with Walt Disney Imagineering to Create a New Smarter Planet Exhibit

January 30, 2010 West Center Street

Edited from PRNewswire-FirstCall IBM has unveiled a new experiential exhibit at Innoventions at Epcot at the Walt Disney World Resort, which invites guests to discover the possibilities of building a smarter planet. The exhibit is

Duluth railroad museum offers glimpse into railroading heyday

January 29, 2010 Todd DeFeo

DULUTH, Ga. – For 40 years, the Southeastern Railway Museum has been dedicated to the preservation of Georgia Railroad’s History. “Georgia’s Official Transportation History Museum” first opened on a 12-acre site in Duluth donated by

Legoland Florida to open by 2011

January 29, 2010 The Travel Trolley

Edited from PRNewswire Merlin Entertainments announced a multi-million dollar investment in the biggest family tourist centre in the world with the planned opening of Legoland Florida. Merlin purchased the historical Cypress Gardens in Winter Haven

Obama Announces $8 Billion for High-Speed Rail

January 28, 2010 Railfanning.org News Wire

President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden today announced the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) is awarding $8 billion to states across the country to develop America’s first nationwide program of high-speed intercity passenger rail service.

Month: January 2010

Dunwoody police probing firefighters’ response to fatal house fire

One way to see the world

IBM Works with Walt Disney Imagineering to Create a New Smarter Planet Exhibit

Duluth railroad museum offers glimpse into railroading heyday

Legoland Florida to open by 2011

Obama Announces $8 Billion for High-Speed Rail

BTS: Q3 2009 airfares drop to lowest July-to-September level since 2005

Senators: Legislation would close visa loophole

Ga. lawmaker wants voters to decide on horse racing

Feds ban texting by truckers and bus drivers