Railroad Newsline for Wednesday, 02/06/08
Compiled by Larry W. Grant
In Memory of Rob Carlson, 1952 – 2006
RAIL NEWS
BNSF'S NEW NORTH YARD AT SEATTLE INTERNATIONAL GATEWAY (SIG) OPENED ON FEBRUARY 01 (With photo)
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www.bnsf.com]
TICKETS FOR TEXAS STATE RAILROAD VALENTINE'S DAY DINNER EVENT ARE ALMOST SOLD OUT
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www.jacksonvilleprogress.com]
BNSF LOGISTICS GROWS THROUGH STRATEGIC ACQUISITION OF DIVERSIFIED FREIGHT LOGISTICS, INC.
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www.bnsf.com]
COMMENTARY, THE HARTFORD (CT) COURANT: ON STRANDED TRAIN PASSENGERS
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blogs.courant.com]
MAN SUES COWLITZ COUNTY, BNSF, AND AMTRAK OVER TRAIN DEATHS
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seattlepi.nwsource.com]
ARCH COAL SAYS DEMAND MAY RISE FOR WYOMING COAL
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www.billingsgazette.net]
CROSS OVER RAIL CROSSINGS
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www.southtownstar.com]
RENO READY TO TAKE RAILROAD TRENCH TO NEXT LEVEL (With graphic)
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news.rgj.com]
MOKENA, ILLINOIS JOINS NEIGHBORS IN ASKING FOR RAIL SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS
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www.southtownstar.com]
THE TACOMA NEWS TRIBUNE TURNS 125: SURE IS A LOT TO WRITE HOME ABOUT
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www.thenewstribune.com]
RENO'S TRENCH BATTLE WAS DIVISIVE ONE
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news.rgj.com]
INDIAN COMPANY TO BUY WYOMING SODA ASH PRODUCER
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www.billingsgazette.net]
ALAMOSA TOUR WORTH BRRRRAVING THE ELEMENTS (With photos)
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www.chieftain.com]
NORTH LITTLE ROCK CONSIDERS 'QUIET ZONES' FOR TRAINS
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www.nwaonline.net]
COMMENTARY, THE DES MOINES REGISTER: A CAPITOL IDEA: DEVELOP ETHANOL-FUELED LOCOMOTIVES
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www.desmoinesregister.com]
ELEGANT ENTERPRISE: DECADES AFTER MARK TWAIN, PAIR RESTORED NEWSPAPER'S GLORY
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www.lvrj.com]
THE SILVER METEOR STORIES: CHAPTER 3 -- IMPRESSIONS (With photos)
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www.seacoastonline.com]
AVOIDING THE CRUSH: LOW BRIDGE ALERTS FOR TRUCKS BEEFED UP
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www.telegram.com]
PORT EVERGLADES STEAMS AHEAD
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www.miamiherald.com]
TRAIN WOES EASE IN SNOW-WARY CHINA
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ap.google.com]
THE NO SPIN DOCTOR
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www.csmonitor.com]
TRANSIT NEWS
GUIDE DOGS GET ELECTRIC SHOCKS ON MAX TRAINS; THE JOLTS CAN MAKE TRAINED ANIMALS UNABLE OR UNWILLING TO WORK GUIDING THE BLIND
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www.oregonlive.com]
LIGHT RAIL AND CRIME: MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
PART I:
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primebuzz.kcstar.com]
PART II:
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primebuzz.kcstar.com]
MAX LIGHT-RAIL TRAIN COLLIDES WITH TRIMET BUS IN PORTLAND
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www.katu.com]
QUESTION OF THE WEEK, THE NAPA VALLEY REGISTER: IF A COMMUTER TRAIN RAN FROM NAPA TO VALLEJO AND/OR BART, WOULD YOU TAKE IT?
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www.napavalleyregister.com]
ELK RIVER, MINNESOTA HAS MORE AND MORE RIDING ON RAIL
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www.startribune.com]
SUCCESSFUL WIFI COMMUTER RAIL TRAIL IN BAY AREA MAY LEAD TO SYSTEM-WIDE COVERAGE
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wifinetnews.com]
OPINION, THE GARY POST-TRIBUNE: FORUM: WE RESEARCHED SOUTH SHORE EXPANSION PLAN
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www.post-trib.com]
COMMUTER RAIL ACROSS SOUTHEAST IOWA WOULD COST $26 MILLION
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www.siouxcityjournal.com]
CHARLOTTE LIGHT-RAIL LINE IS OPEN; THAT WAS THE EASY PART
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www.charlotte.com]
TRACKING PROGRESS: BIG PLANS FOR BOSTON'S SOUTH STATION, BUT DON'T HOLD YOUR BREATH
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www.boston.com]
LIRR REPORTING DELAYS ON SEVERAL BRANCHES; SIGNAL PROBLEMS AND EXTRA TRAINS FOR GIANTS "CANYON OF HEROES" PARADE ADD TO WOES
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www.newsday.com]
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