Transportation

SEATTLE, March 12 (UPI) — A mudslide halted rail passenger service Friday morning on the line between Seattle and Vancouver, Canada.
Officials said trains will be halted on the line until Sunday, the Seattle Times reported. Under federal regulations, freight can move but passenger service is banned for 48 hours after a slide as a precaution.
Both [...]

SANTIAGO, Chile, March 11 (UPI) — A 7.2-magnitude earthquake and two strong aftershocks rumbled Thursday near Libertador O’Higgins, Chile, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
The quake and aftershocks struck the administrative division just as Chile prepared to inaugurate Sebastian Pinera as president, CNN reported.
The quake’s epicenter was about 83 miles north of Talca, 85 miles [...]

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo., March 11 (UPI) — Interstate 70 through Colorado’s Glenwood Canyon reopened Thursday, three days after a rockslide of gigantic boulders covered the roadway in both directions.
One lane was opened in each direction with a 14-foot width restriction, state transportation department officials said.
The speed limit was reduced to 40 mph through the [...]

WASHINGTON, March 9 (UPI) — NASA says it is now offering the public an interactive computer program that allows virtual explorers to experience many space-related simulations.
The “Space Communication and Navigation,” or SCaN, simulation offers a virtual 3-D experience to visualize how data travels along various space communication paths. NASA says it allows viewers to dock [...]

WASHINGTON, March 6 (UPI) — A White House nuclear policy review will likely highlight the opposing views of U.S. President Barack Obama and Defense Secretary Robert Gates, officials say.
While the Democratic president has opposed development of new nuclear weapons, his Pentagon chief, a holdover from the Bush administration, has advocated a new generation of warheads, [...]