Illegal immigrants take aim at new targets in train heists costing American networks $100million
A string of ten heists have occurred since last year targeting BNSF freight trains resulting in the theft of about $2million ...
Old-Fashioned Train Heists Yield Modern-Day Loot: Nike Air Jordans
Transnational gangs have been targeting sneakers, wireless gaming headsets and other modern merchandise transported by rail, ...
The long road to superfast trains in the Pacific Northwest
High-speed trains are common throughout the world, but America is far behind. Changing this will require investment and ...
High-speed rail leader says project needs to find new funding or costs and timeline will expand
High-Speed Rail Authority CEO Ian Choudri said the authority will ask the Trump administration for money, but even if that ...
Histories of Native America and the Port of Los Angeles Win Bancroft Prize
The award, one of the most prestigious among scholars of American history, honors “scope, significance, depth of research and ...
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Granite completes BNSF Needles track project in California
US-based infrastructure company Granite has successfully completed the BNSF Needles Third Main Track Project in California, ...
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Los Angeles
A report published Thursday found the percentage of ED visits related to fire and smoke inhalation rose in the days after the Los Angeles wildfires began. At least 37 giant live beetles measuring ...
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Class I Briefs: BNSF, CN, CSX
BNSF makes “significant progress” in its recovery efforts in the Class I’s Northern Corridor. Also, CN partner Crowley will ...
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Meg James
Meg James is a senior entertainment industry writer for the Los Angeles Times. She was the lead reporter for The Times’ coverage of the deadly “Rust” shooting on a New Mexico film set in ...
In the L.A. Fires, a Photographer Finds a Moment of Stillness
A photojournalist was on the ground in Southern California in January to capture the fires’ devastation. Times Insider ...
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Howard Blume
Howard Blume covers education for the Los Angeles Times. He’s won the top investigative reporting prize from the L.A. Press Club and print Journalist of the Year from the L.A. Society of ...