SPANISH National Railways has awarded CAF a contract worth Pts15·8bn to supply and maintain 21 TRD tilting DMUs for its Regional business unit. As with recent high speed orders (p517), Renfe has reserved the right to undertake up to 20% of construction and 50% of maintenance.Each powered by four 338 kW engines, the three-car TRDs will be capable of a maximum speed of 160 km/h and will seat 190 passengers. Due to enter service within two years, the TRDs will be able to negotiate curves at speeds up to 20% higher than conventional rolling stock, the tilt accommodating up to 1·8m/s2 of uncompensated lateral acceleration. read more

PENSACOLA, Fla.  – The University of West Florida softball team has rescheduled its doubleheader at Montevallo that was postponed due to inclement weather. The Argonauts will now face the Falcons April 20 for a doubleheader starting at 1 p.m. CT in Montevallo, Ala. The doubleheader was originally scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 25 but was postponed because of inclement weather. The most up to date information can be found at GoArgos.com and immediate updates can be found on West Florida Athletics social media channels at Facebook.com/GoArgos and Twitter.com/GoArgos For information on all UWF athletics, visit www.GoArgos.com. #ARGOS# — www.GoArgos.com –Print Friendly Version read more

Monday afternoon Haywood County Sheriff’s Deputies and several other emergency crews responded to a 9-1-1 call about an explosion on Zurich Lane in Waynesville.Officials learned a child had been in close proximity to the explosion and has since been transported to a regional hospital.As deputies secured the scene of the explosion that injured the child, a house located nearby became engulfed in flames and more fire departments were called to the scene to assist.The SBI’s EOD team was dispatched and it is believed that the explosive device that injured the child is commercial fireworks.It is not known if the two incidents are related. No one else is injured. The investigation is ongoing. read more