Railroad Newsline for Friday, 03/07/08
Author: Larry W. Grant
Date: 03-06-2008 - 20:04
Railroad Newsline for Friday, March 07, 2008
Compiled by Larry W. Grant
In Memory of Rob Carlson, 1952 – 2006
RAIL NEWS
AUTO TRANSPORT TRUCK HITS RAILROAD TRESTLE IN TYLER, TEXAS (With amazing photo gallery)
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www.tylerpaper.com]
V&T COMMISSION OKs MAYOR'S $10 MILLION PLAN
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www.nevadaappeal.com]
ARCH CEO: WORLD COAL DEMAND COULD TEST US CAPACITY
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www.reuters.com]
STEAM TRAIN ROLLS AGAIN; ANTIQUE LOCOMOTIVE CHUGS ON, DESPITE FLOOD DAMAGE (With photos)
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www.chronline.com]
388 BNSF EMPLOYEES HONORED WITH ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS IN 2007
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www.bnsf.com]
STATE OF OKLAHOMA MAY BUY RAILROAD LINE TO McALESTER
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newsok.com]
STATE OF TEXAS WON'T INVESTIGATE BURIED RAILCAR
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galvestondailynews.com]
FOREST DISTRICT COMES OUT SWINGING AGAINST CN RAILWAY PURCHASE
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www.dailyherald.com]
UNION PACIFIC LISTED AMONG THE 100 BEST CORPORATE CITIZENS BY CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY OFFICER MAGAZINE
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www.uprr.com]
JOLIET ARSENAL CLEANUP COMPLETE
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www.suburbanchicagonews.com]
PATRIOT RAIL CORPORATION AND McCLELLAN BUSINESS PARK ANNOUNCE RAIL PARTNERSHIP
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www.businesswire.com]
NELSON, ILLINOIS BLAMES RAILROAD FOR WATER WOES
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www.saukvalley.com]
RAILROADS AND THE CREATION OF NATIONAL PARKS
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www.triplepundit.com]
GREENWOOD, WISCONSIN MAN SENTENCED TO PRISON IN RAILROAD COPPER THEFT
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www.hudsonstarobserver.com]
CLASSY CARS OF THE 1950s MOVED PEOPLE FROM RIDIN' THE RAILS TO BEHIND THE WHEEL (With photo)
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www.mercurynews.com]
RAIL FATALITIES FELL, HAZMAT SPILLS ROSE
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money.cnn.com]
UPDATES FROM TIMKEN, GLOBAL RAIL, CIT, DUOS, TTX, RAIL.ONE AND HIRSCHMANN AUTOMATION; LATEST NEWS FROM THE RAIL SUPPLY INDUSTRY
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www.progressiverailroading.com]
HOW RAILROADS TRACK THE ECONOMY
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www.howestreet.com]
CSX SUITOR MAY FACE ROUGH RIDE BEFORE CONGRESS
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money.cnn.com]
OHIO GOVERNOR STRICKLAND ASKS AMTRAK TO REVIEW 3-C CORRIDOR FOR POSSIBLE PASSENGER SERVICE
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www.amtrak.com]
RAILROAD PROBES TENNESSEE TRAIN DERAILMENT
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www.jacksonsun.com]
SWITCHBACK MAY BACK ON TRACK IN PENNSYLVANIA
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www.mcall.com]
DANGER OF WALKING ON RAILROAD TRACKS (With video)
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www.wsaz.com]
ROCKLAND, MAINE CITY COUNCIL DECLINES REQUEST FOR CONTRIBUTION TO RAILROAD LOCOMOTIVE UPGRADE
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knox.villagesoup.com]
RUSSIA LAYS NEW TRACKS IN KOREAN TIES
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www.atimes.com]
SERBIA RECLAIMS STRETCH OF RAIL LINE IN KOSOVO (With photo)
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www.iht.com]
TRANSIT NEWS
METROLINK COMMUTER TRAIN HITS BIG-ROG IN OXNARD; ONE SLIGHTLY HURT
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www.sacbee.com]
TEEN SHOOTING SUSPECT CAUGHT ON SACRAMENTO LIGHT-RAIL CAMERA ARRESTED
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www.sacbee.com]
HIGHER EDUCATION, OUTDOORS, LIGHT-RAIL TOP MINNESOTA HOUSE BONDING BILL
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www.startribune.com]
LIGHT-RAIL WON'T PROVIDE RELIEF TO EAST VALLEY STUDENTS; VALLEY METRO STUDYING POSSIBLE TRACK EXTENSIONS, INCLUDING ONE TO WEST-MESA ENDPOINT BY 2015
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www.asuwebdevil.com]
DART HOLDS PUBLIC HEARING AT UNIVERSITY OF DALLAS
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media.www.udallasnews.com]
SAN DIEGO COUNTY AGENCY SET TO OPEN SPRINTER LINE
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www.progressiverailroading.com]
CANADIAN PRIVACY CZAR O.K.'s TRANSIT SURVEILLANCE
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www.canada.com]
STUDIES ON DETROIT TO ANN ARBOR COMMUTER RAIL SYSTEM ONGOING
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www.pressandguide.com]
METRO-NORTH SERVICE RESTORED AFTER NYC BUILDING COLLAPSE
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www.newstimes.com]
THE END