Everything we plow, harvest or mine started as rock and evolved in time. Given enough time, solid rock exposed at the earth's surface is broken down into rock and mineral fragments by weathering into ...

When he was growing up, Ryan Pursell's grandfather usually had one or two sand-rail vehicles that were familiar to the 200 or so people living in Stinesville. "I have wanted one since I was a kid," ...

With some beaches in San Clemente so barren from erosion that waves crash up against passing trains, transportation officials are urgently looking to add sand to their plans to protect the troubled ...

The next time you’re golfing on Long Island, N.Y., and you hit a ball into a sand trap, think of the Brookhaven Rail Terminal (BRT), a rail/truck transload facility in Yaphank, Town of Brookhaven. BRT ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Orange County crews have begun laying thousands of pounds of sand in San Clemente as part of an emergency project to protect a ...

The driver in a sand rail crash that killed two people and critically injured two others pled guilty today to criminal charges that could send him to prison for more than seven years. David Rieman, 48 ...