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In the East Village, Hiding in Plain Sight: A Secret Passage to the Underground Railroad

New York Times 15 Feb 2026
A passageway hidden below a dresser at the Merchant’s House Museum had long been a mystery. Then researchers learned that the home’s original builder was an abolitionist ... .
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Read about Katherine Culbert's GOP platforms for Texas Railroad Commission

Amarillo Globe-News 15 Feb 2026
Read Katherine Culbert's Republican primary candidate questionnaire for the Texas Railroad Commission ... Despite its name, the Railroad Commission primarily regulates oil, gas, and mining ... The Railroad ...
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Read about Jim Wright's GOP platforms for Texas Railroad Commission

Lubbock Avalanche-Journal 15 Feb 2026
Read Jim Wright's Republican primary candidate questionnaire for the Texas Railroad Commission ... Texas Railroad Commissioner ... Despite its name, the Railroad Commission primarily regulates oil, gas, and mining.
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Read about Jon Rosenthal's Democratic platforms for Texas Railroad Commission

Caller Times 15 Feb 2026
Read Jon Rosenthal's Democratic primary candidate questionnaire for the Texas Railroad Commission ... Despite its name, the Railroad Commission primarily regulates oil, gas, and mining ... The Railroad ...
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North 10th closed for repairs at railroad crossing

Enid News & Eagle 14 Feb 2026
ENID, Okla. — A portion of North 10th at the railroad crossing north of Cherry will be closed through Feb. 20, 2026, for an emergency repair ... .
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Waco OKs $10.8M for construction to create downtown railroad quiet zone

Waco Tribune-Herald 14 Feb 2026
Waco has approved $10.76 million in construction for the next phase of work on downtown railroad crossings, with the aim of silencing train horns by 2028 ....
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Galveston Railroad Museum exhibit marks Freedom Train legacy

The Galveston Daily News 14 Feb 2026
The Galveston Railroad Museum is restoring the Glen Fee, the last surviving railcar from a Freedom Train that stopped in Galveston in 1948, carrying a trove of the nation's historical documents ....
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Underground Railroad Museum recognizing award winners Feb. 28

Star Beacon 14 Feb 2026
ASHTABULA — The Hubbard House Underground Railroad Museum 2026 Recognition Awards event is scheduled for 11 a.m. Feb. 28 at the museum, HHURM Executive Director Sally Bradley said ... .
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Grand Junction was to be starting point for speculative Grand Canyon railroad

The Daily Sentinel 14 Feb 2026
In 1889, a new Colorado company listed an ambitious goal. build a railroad from Grand Junction to Moab, through the Grand Canyon to Yuma, Ariz., then to San Diego and Los Angeles ... .
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Searching For Railroad Chalk

Chronicle Tribune 14 Feb 2026
I walked west down the railroad tracks toward the cemetery. I was 12 years old and I walked on the rail itself, curious to see how long I could keep my balance. I always did a lot of daydreaming as ....
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Secret Passageway Behind a Dresser Drawer Reveals NYC’s Underground Railroad History

Kansas City Star 14 Feb 2026
“Many New Yorkers forget that we were part of the abolitionist movement, but this is physical evidence of what happened in the South [during] the Civil War.” ... .
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Underground Railroad Escape Route Found Behind Dresser Drawer in Historic NYC Home

The Miami Herald 14 Feb 2026
“This is the most significant find in historic preservation in my career, and it’s very important that we preserve this.” ... .
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Here are the Republican primary candidates for Texas railroad commissioner

Fort Worth Star-Telegram 14 Feb 2026
Here’s how the candidates responded to Star-Telegram questions about why they deserve your vote in the March 3 primary ... .
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School bus rear-ended at railroad tracks

The New Era 14 Feb 2026
The crash, which occurred at approximately 3.30 p.m., involved a truck and a school bus at the railroad tracks just off Highway 20.
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Retro Louisville: L\u0026N Railroad name ends after 130 years

Courier Journal 14 Feb 2026
1, 1983 marked the official end of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad name, as the company had officially been consolidated into the corporation Americans now know as CSX Transportation.
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