“Toys for Tots has reported that since the pandemic, there has been a 50% increase in demand from families and non-profits. That’s why dozens of volunteers and military personnel could hop on the Amtrak with Santa to help deliver toys and other necessities to children in need in five cities… between Rensselaer and Binghamton.” … [Read more…]
“The village resident who more than anyone else has willed the Voorheesville Quiet Zone into existence recently expressed frustration that the things he was being told were not matching real-world actions. Steve Schreiber is the chairman of the grassroots Committee for a Quiet Zone in Voorheesville, which was founded nearly a decade ago to … [Read more…]
“A deal that could see mile-long Norfolk Southern trains traveling through Voorheesville and other Albany County communities is on hold for now. The federal Surface Transportation Board on Wednesday rejected CSX Transportation’s application to acquire Pan Am Southern and affiliated rail lines and sent it back to the applicants for more supporting data. Part … [Read more…]
“Could two railway companies merging in Massachusetts cause a nearly two-mile problem for drivers on Main Street in Altamont? A proposal currently being reviewed by federal regulators would allow Norfolk Southern the right to use CSX’s rails between Voorheesville and central Massachusetts to move “one” 9,000-foot-long double-stacked “train pair” — a single train, nearly … [Read more…]
“A tractor-trailer loaded with lumber was struck by a train Sunday evening in Delanson. The driver of the truck was taken to Ellis Hospital for evaluation, according to information available at the scene. The accident happened at about 8 p.m. at the Cole Road crossing between Route 7 and Route 395. “ read … [Read more…]