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Arts & Entertainment

Martinez author’s book recalls ‘The Railroad That Never Was’

Posted onNovember 18, 2018November 18, 2018

MARTINEZ, Calif. – In an era when railroads throughout the United States were merging, two companies were so confident their merger request would be approved, …

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Open house turns parking lot into model railroaders’ delight

Posted onOctober 3, 2018October 4, 2018

MARTINEZ, Calif. ­­– From massive outdoor garden-scale layouts to tiny but detailed N-scale railroads, model train exhibits will be filling the parking lot in front …

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Councilmember seeks relief from trains blocking roads

Posted onJuly 1, 2018July 1, 2018

MARTINEZ, Calif. – A Union Pacific train blocked Ferry Street for an hour and 45 minutes one morning earlier this month, and another train blocked …

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Martinez’s short-lived railroad club kept SP 1258 in town

Posted onMay 20, 2018May 20, 2018

MARTINEZ, Calif. – A majestic black steam locomotive, Southern Pacific 1258, sits prominently in Martinez Waterfront Park, and is a landmark for those arriving at …

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Train derailment …

Posted onMay 2, 2018May 2, 2018

Operations remain normal at both Shell Martinez Refinery and the main railroad tracks through Martinez despite the derailment at 2:45 a.m. Tuesday of two tank …

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