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  Rail workers call for safety improvements in Washington state

  Democratic Washington Senator Maria Cantwell said this week that lawmakers need to pass new safety rules to help prevent train derailments and prepare communities in case of railway emergencies. The legislation would also increase penalties for companies that violate federal rail safety statutes.
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  Homeless man charged with derailing Tacoma oil train

  Pierce County prosecutors have charged a 65-year-old homeless man with derailing an oil train as it approached the Port of Tacoma.
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  Private flying for regular people? A WA startup wants to widen the net

  For a few years now, aviation enthusiasts have teased the idea of a Jetsons-style future in which small electric aircraft whisk us to work or across the state and region. That future is not here yet, though a handful of companies, including one based in the Pacific Northwest, are trying to get a head start on the future of flying using conventional planes.
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  Careful, Seattle drivers: Your right to turn on red is going away

  There will soon be a lot more "No Turn On Red" signs throughout Seattle downtown. The city is increasing the number of intersections where it forbids cars from turning right at a red light.

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  West Seattle Bridge ramp connecting Hwy 99 closed after pothole snarls traffic

  Wednesday morning traffic out of West Seattle was snarled after a large hole was discovered in a busy onramp.
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  Retired Alaska Airlines turboprop to get new life as 'world's largest' hydrogen-powered plane

  Alaska Airlines ceremonially handed over a surplus turboprop airliner on Monday to a company that aims to turn it into the largest hydrogen-powered plane yet to fly.

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  Walla Walla ferry is ready for a comeback just weeks after running aground

  Washington State Ferries says the boat that ran aground last month off Bainbridge Island will be carrying passengers again in a couple of weeks.

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  Week in Review: downtown, ferries, and gun control

  Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with Seattle Times Claudia Rowe, science reporter Jane C. Hu, and Puget Sound Business Journal tech reporter Alex Halverson
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  Negligent drivers who kill pedestrians in WA may face new penalties

  Amidst what experts call a “crisis” of car-pedestrian crashes nationwide, lawmakers in Washington have increased the criminal penalties drivers can face for fatal crashes.
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  Could an aging WA fleet lead to more ferry mishaps?

  The M/V Walla Walla has been running for 50 years and Seattle Times transportation reporter David Kroman says aging boats are having cascading effects on the state’s ferry system.

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