Railroad Newsline for Thursday, 02/07/08
Author: Larry W. Grant
Date: 02-06-2008 - 20:23
Railroad Newsline for Thursday, February 07, 2008
Compiled by Larry W. Grant
In Memory of Rob Carlson, 1952 – 2006
RAIL NEWS
BNSF ISSUES SERVICE ADVISORY REGARDING SEVERE WEATHER AT MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE
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domino.bnsf.com]
CN EXECUTIVES MISS OUT ON ANNUAL BONUSES; DESPITE RECORD PROFIT, 'THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS THAT WE SIMPLY DIDN'T MAKE OUT TARGET NUMBERS'
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www.theglobeandmail.com]
WISCONSIN'S AGRICULTURE SECRETARY SAYS PROPOSED RAIL MERGER COULD AFFECT STATE AG BUSINESS
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www.wisconsinagconnection.com]
DETECTIVES WONDER IF UTAH TEEN STRUCK BY TRAIN WAS LISTENING TO AN iPOD
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www.sltrib.com]
AURORA IRKED BY PENDING RAIL SALE; NOISE, TRAFFIC CONGESTION AMONG CITY'S KEY CONCERNS
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www.chicagotribune.com]
GREENBRIER SHARES HIGHER; ACKNOWLEDGES ICAHN STAKE
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money.cnn.com]
KEEPING RAIL ARTIFACTS IN DENISON, TEXAS
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www.kxii.com]
FRANKFORT, ILLINOIS PREPARES FOR EJ&E SALE
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www.suburbanchicagonews.com]
BUSH BUDGET: AMTRAK DOWN, TRANSIT UP
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www.courierpostonline.com]
ARSON SUSPECTED IN EL PASO RAILROAD YARD FIRE
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www.elpasotimes.com]
BNSF RECEIVES AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL'S RESPONSIBLE CARE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM(R) CERTIFICATION
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money.cnn.com]
CN AGAIN PUSHING SAFE SNOWMOBILING
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www.fftimes.com]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, THE (SUBURBAN CHICAGO) DAILY HERALD:
EXPANDED RAILWAY USE WOULD HURT AREA
And:
SUPPORTS MERGER OF CN AND EJ&E
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www.dailyherald.com]
MAN ESCAPES INJURY AFTER HIS VEHICLE COLLIDES WITH TRAIN; DRIVER CITED FOR BREAKING TRAFFIC LAWS
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www.startribune.com]
LETTER TO THE EDITOR, THE CONCORD (NH) MONITOR: FORGET THE TRUCKS
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www.cmonitor.com]
TRAIN SHOW MODELS AMERICA'S PAST (With photo)
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www.democratandchronicle.com]
FRA PROVIDES ANOTHER RRIF LOAN, SURPASSES ANOTHER TRACK INSPECTION MILESTONE
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www.progressiverailroading.com]
140 YEARS OF RAILROAD HISTORY IN EAST AURORA, NEW YORK (With photo)
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www.zwire.com]
TELEVISION REVIEW, THE BOSTON GLOBE: ENGINEERED TO MOVE PEOPLE WITH BEAUTY (With photo)
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www.boston.com]
RAIL TO THE GRANITE MOUNTAIN
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www.timesargus.com]
AMID RECESSION WOES, MODEL TRAIN COMPANY EXPANDING IN FLORIDA
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www.news-journalonline.com]
FRANCE UNVEILS ITS LATEST HIGH SPEED TRAIN
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www.telegraph.co.uk]
DERAILED TRAIN IN CHINA DESTROYS HOUSES, KILLS SIX
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www.reuters.com]
TRANSIT NEWS
DART RESUMES REGULAR RAIL SERVICE NEAR DOWNTOWN DALLAS
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www.dallasnews.com]
CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY TO COMPLETE ESCALATOR RENOVATIONS IN 2008
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www.chicagotribune.com]
BRAKE PROBLEM HALTS TRAX TRAIN AT SALT LAKE CITY'S COURTHOUSE STATION
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www.sltrib.com]
BRING BACK ROMANCE, ADVENTURE OF THE RAILS; LET'S PUT DOWN TRACK ON INTERSTATE MEDIAN, OR REVIVE INTERURBAN
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www.pal-item.com]
MOVIN' ON DOWN THE LINE
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www.suburbanchicagonews.com]
UC BERKELEY PROFESSOR HIT AND KILLED BY BART TRAIN IN APPARENT SUICIDE
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www.mercurynews.com]
KANSAS CITY MAYOR PROPOSES NEW LEGISLATION FOR HIS REGIONAL LIGHT RAIL APPROACH
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primebuzz.kcstar.com]
FINES AWAIT CHARLOTTE LIGHT-RAIL FREELOADERS
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news14.com]
THE END