Railroad Newsline for Monday, 03/03/08
Author: Larry W. Grant
Date: 03-02-2008 - 20:00
Railroad Newsline for Monday, March 03, 2008
Compiled by Larry W. Grant
In Memory of Rob Carlson, 1952 -2006
RAIL NEWS
THIEF STOPS TRAIN IN ITS TRACKS; GROUP TRYING TO REPLACE WHISTLE
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www.nola.com]
DURBIN, BEAN DEMAND MEETING WITH RAIL CEO
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www.chicagobusiness.com]
COAL INDUSTRY ACTIVE IN ELECTION YEAR (With photos)
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www.billingsgazette.net]
NORTH PLATTE'S GOLDEN SPIKE TOWER AND VISITOR CENTER MAKING STEADY PROGRESS
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www.goldenspiketower.com]
Photos here:
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www.flickr.com]
TRAIN HITS MAN IN BILLINGS, MONTANA, KNOCKING HIM OFF TRACKS (With photo)
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www.billingsgazette.net]
OREGON'S RAILROAD TO NOWHERE (With photos and video)
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www.katu.com]
BNSF ISSUES ENGINEERING UPDATE REGARDING FIVE CRITICAL DECISIONS
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www.bnsf.com]
STB TO HOLD APRIL HEARING ON 'COMMON CARRIER OBLIGATION' OF RAILROADS
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www.logisticsmgmt.com]
KCSR WORKGROUPS ACHIEVE SAFETY MILESTONES
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notes.kcsi.com]
And:
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notes.kcsi.com]
STATE OF IOWA APPROVES $4.2 MILLION IN RAILROAD CROSSING UPGRADES
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www.gazetteonline.com]
FERNLEY, NEVADA MAN WRITES RESOURCE FOR RAILROAD BUFFS
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www.lahontanvalleynews.com]
CITY OF BURLINGTON, IOWA PUTS FEDS, BNSF ON NOTICE THAT IT WILL SEEK DOWNTOWN QUIET ZONE
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www.thehawkeye.com]
NEBRASKA CROSSING BILL STOPPED IN ITS TRACKS
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www.kptm.com]
WOODBURY COUNTY, IOWA PLEDGES FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR RAILROAD GROUP'S GRANT BID
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www.siouxcityjournal.com]
CN SPONSORS WORLD CHAMPION SHOW JUMPER, IAN MILLAR
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www.cn.ca]
UNION PACIFIC INCREASING TRAIN SPEED THROUGH WELLINGTON, KANSAS
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www.uprr.com]
RAILROADS ON THE MIND
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www.logisticsmgmt.com]
CHILDREN, MEDIA WELCOME STORYBOOK ENGINE FAMOUS FOR ITS POWER OF POSITIVE THINKING (With photos)
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www.palestineherald.com]
(ED. NOTE: We will be taking our two youngest grandchildren -- ages 5 and 3 to Palestine, Texas this coming Sunday to ride the train. -lwg)
TRAIN-TRUCK SITES STIR DEBATE IN WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS
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www.chicagotribune.com]
ARTIST PAINTS HIS GRANDFATHER'S HISTORY (With photos and a video clip)
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www.cnn.com]
(ED. NOTE: I had the pleasure of meeting and visiting with Mr. West at a train show in Plano, Texas a few years back. He is a true talent. One of his prints of some BNSF Heritage I paint scheme GE's on Marias Pass hangs on the wall behind me as I write this. - lwg)
TCI FACES CONGRESSIONAL HEARING OVER CSX INVESTMENT
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www.financialnews-us.com]
BEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS DEPOT COULD BECOME A DESTINATION (With vintage photo)
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www.wickedlocal.com]
RAIL INDUSTRY RETURNS TO RENOVO, PENNSYLVANIA
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www.wnep.com]
OHIO RAILROAD-THEMED CENTER LAYING TRACK; FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT CENTER WILL BOAST WORLD'S LARGEST INDOOR MODEL TRAIN LAYOUT
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www.journal-news.com]
BUCKEYE CENTRAL WORKING TOWARD NEW HOME
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www.newarkadvocate.com]
EDITORIAL, THE ROANOKE TIMES: THE LITTLE TRAIN MUSEUM THAT HASN'T; THE VIRGINIA MUSEUM OF TRANSPORTATION IS HEADING THE WAY OF ABANDONED LINES. THE NONPROFIT BOARD NEEDS TO STEER A DIFFERENT COURSE
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www.roanoke.com]
TRANSIT NEWS
OPINION, THE TRACY PRESS: DOWNTOWN TRACY RESTORATION DEPENDS ON RAIL
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tracypress.com]
SOUND TRANSIT SAVES AND PAYS EXTRA $20 MILLION; $72 MILLION PRICE MORE THAN AGENCY EXPECTED, BUT LESS THAN FIRST BID
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seattlepi.nwsource.com]
TWIN CITIES LIGHT-RAIL TRAFFIC COULD MEAN CHANGE FOR ROADWAY
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wcco.com]
VANCOUVER, WASHINGTON MAYOR RENEWS CALL FOR LIGHT-RAIL
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www.columbian.com]
ADVISORY PANEL APPROVES MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL CENTRAL CORRIDOR LIGHT-RAIL ROUTE
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www.twincities.com]
WILEY ASSUMES CEO POST AT SACRAMENTO TRANSIT AGENCY
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www.progressiverailroading.com]
FRONTRUNNER COMMUTER-RAIL PLANS DERAILED (With photos)
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www.sltrib.com]
TORONTO TRANSIT COMMISSION TO MOVE AHEAD WITH LIGHT-RAIL TRANSIT
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www.theglobeandmail.com]
CONDEMNATION FOR NORFOLK LIGHT-RAIL LINE APPROVED
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hamptonroads.com]
STREETCAR LINE THROUGH BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA DOWNTOWN TO COST $33 MILLION, TAKE TWO YEARS
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www.bizjournals.com]
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