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Railroad Newsline for Monday, January 28, 2008

Compiled by Larry W. Grant

In Memory of Rob Carlson, 1952 – 2006

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RAIL NEWS

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BNSF TACONITE TRAIN DERAILS IN WISCONSIN (With video)

[www.northlandsnewscenter.com]

And:

BNSF ISSUES SERVICE ADVISORY REGARDING DERAILMENT IN FOXBORO, WISCONSIN

[domino.bnsf.com]

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RAILROADS LOBBY TO DERAIL ANTITRUST BILL

[www.chron.com]

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AAR SAYS WEEKLY RAILROAD SHIPPING CARLOAD VOLUMES UP 5.6 PERCENT

[www.logisticsmgmt.com]

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COMMENTARY, THE BEMIDJI (MN) PIONEER: TIME TO PUT RAILROADS UNDER ANTI-TRUST

[www.bemidjipioneer.com]

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REGULATORS TO DEBATE UNION PACIFIC CROSSINGS; OFFICIALS, GROWING RAILROAD REVIEW THE NEED FOR BRIDGES -- AND WHO SHOULD PAY

[www.azcentral.com]

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TAKE AMTRAK TO THE MARDI GRAS IN ST. LOUIS: TEN TRAIN TO AND FROM CHICAGO; FOUR TRAINS TO AND FROM KANSAS CITY; DAILY SERVICE TO AND FROM LITTLE ROCK, DALLAS AND FORT WORTH

[www.amtrak.com]

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THIS RAILROAD'S ON TRACK

[www.fool.com]

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AMTRAK COMMUNITY LEADERS WORRIED ABOUT UPSTATE ILLINOIS RAIL SALE

[www.jg-tc.com]

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SOUTH DAKOTA BILL WOULD CHANGE EMINENT DOMAIN LAW

[www.rapidcityjournal.com]

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EMPORIA, KANSAS CITY COMMISSION CONSIDERS RAILROAD 'QUIET ZONE'

[www.emporiagazette.com]

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STEAMY SUNSET (Photo with caption)

[www.dailyinterlake.com]

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MASON CITY, IOWA NEIGHBORHOOD STILL AGREES: OUR RAILROAD CROSSING ISN'T FOR SALE

[www.globegazette.com]

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ARIZONA RAILROAD GROUP PROMOTES SCOTT PARKINSON TO PRESIDENT, CEO

[www.sunherald.com]

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AURORANS THINK RAILROAD SALE IN ON THE WRONG TRACK

[www.suburbanchicagonews.com]

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FUNDING FOR QUAD-CITIES-TO-CHICAGO RAIL LINE ON THE RIGHT TRACK, SAY SUPPORTERS

[www.qctimes.com]

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GATX RIDES HIGHER ON TAX BENEFITS

[www.chicagotribune.com]

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WORKING ON THE RAILROAD (With photo)

[www.dailyherald.com]

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TRACK TROUBLE: RESIDENTS SAY THE BROKEN RAILROAD TRACK IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD IS A DISASTER WAITING TO HAPPEN (With video)

[abclocal.go.com]

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TRASH-LOADED RAIL CAR BURNS IN BAYONNE, NEW JERSEY

[www.nj.com]

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NEW MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY PROGRAM TRAINS NEXT GENERATION OF RAILROAD EXECUTIVES

[www.newsroom.msu.edu]

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TRUMBULL COUNTY, OHIO SEEKS RAILROAD GRANT

[www.tribune-chronicle.com]

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EDITORIAL, THE TAMPA TRIBUNE: McCOLLUM SHOULD SCRUTINIZE STATE'S CLOSE TIES WITH RAILROADS

[www2.tbo.com]

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MARYLAND RAILROAD MUSEUM IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDE WEB SITE

[www.times-news.com]

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CADETS MOURN ONE OF THEIR OWN

[www.recordonline.com]

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EIGHTEEN RAILROAD WORKERS DEAD IN CHINA

[www.upi.com]

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TRANSIT NEWS

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CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY SAYS CAMERAS IN NEW TRAINS WILL HELP WITH RESPONSE TO EMERGENCIES

[www.chicagotribune.com]

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EDITORIAL, THE SEATTLE TIMES: ALL ABOARD EASTSIDE COMMUTER RAIL

[seattletimes.nwsource.com]

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PORTLAND AREA POLICE CHIEFS SAY TRIMET NEEDS MORE OFFICERS; PLAN OF EIGHT NEW HIRES OVER TWO YEARS IS NOT ENOUGH

[www.oregonlive.com]

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NEW KANSAS CITY LIGHT RAIL POLL RESULT EXPOSED AND IT'S NOT GOOD NEWS

[primebuzz.kcstar.com]

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CTA TELLS PROGRESS AT FULLERTON STATION

[www.chicagotribune.com]

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DELTA: LEAVE US OUT OF SALT LAKE CITY AIRPORT RAIL SPUR

[www.sltrib.com]

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RALEIGH GETS TRANSIT LESSONS FROM CHARLOTTE

[www.newsobserver.com]

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EDITORIAL, THE STAMFORD (CT) TIMES: MAN BITES DOG; RAIL LINE GETS RIDER APPLAUSE

[www.thestamfordtimes.com]

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