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NTSB: Monorail Operator Tried to Reverse Train, Avoid Collision

July 8, 2009 Railfanning.org News Wire

The National Transportation Safety Board said that the pilot killed a monorail collision at the Walt Disney World resort tried to reverse his train to avoid the collision.

NTSB Now Investigating WDW Monorail Collision

July 7, 2009 Railfanning.org News Wire

The National Transportation Safety Board is now investigating the fatal Walt Disney World monorail collision.

OSHA to Investigate Monorail Crash

July 6, 2009 Railfanning.org News Wire

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating Sunday’s fatal monorail collision at the Walt Disney World resort, authorities said.

One Killed in WDW Monorail Collision

July 5, 2009 Railfanning.org News Wire

A Walt Disney World cast member was killed early Sunday morning (July 5) when two monorails collided at the Ticket and Transportation Center.

Views from the Peachtree Road Race

July 4, 2009 The Travel Trolley

Athens, Ga., City Hall

July 3, 2009 The Travel Trolley

Photos: Portland, Oregon Named Top Underrated and Cleanest U.S. City, but Travelers Throw Detroit Under the SUV

June 29, 2009 The Travel Trolley

Photos: Portland, Oregon Named Top Underrated and Cleanest U.S. City, but Travelers Throw Detroit Under the SUV

Athens, Ga., landmark destroyed in blaze

June 19, 2009 Todd DeFeo

An Athens landmark was heavily damaged during a fire today. The Georgia Theater, a music institution for 30 years, was gutted in the blaze that started about 7 a.m. The owner plans to rebuild, according to media reports. “If ever there was a landmark central to Athens’ identity, it would have to be the Georgia theatre,” one poster to OnlineAthens.com said. “I grew up watching movies there and progressed to REM and Wynton Marsalis. There

Survey: Teens Going Online Wirelessly Without Limits or Control

June 18, 2009 HarpBlaster.com News Wire

For the fifth consecutive year, Cox Communications, in partnership with the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children and America’s Most Wanted host and children’s advocate John Walsh, will present the results of a new survey on the behavior of young people online. This year, the survey also looks at teen behavior using wireless devices.

Northern Iraq travel is safer … kind of, sort of

June 18, 2009 The Travel Trolley

Anyone looking to travel to Iraq may find solace in the fact that a number of governments in the northern portion of the country are more stable, relatively speaking. That was enough for the Kurdistan Regional Government to issue a news release that “lauded the US Department of State’s updated guidelines for travel to Iraq, affirming the relative safety and security of the Kurdistan Region.” Clearly the Kurdistan Regional Government is in the midst of