Railroad Newsline for Thursday, 03/13/08
Author: Larry W. Grant
Date: 03-12-2008 - 20:34
Railroad Newsline for Thursday, March 13, 2008
Compiled by Larry W. Grant
In Memory of Rob Carlson, 1952 – 2006
RAIL NEWS
CN RAILWAY OFFERS TO SPEND $40 MILLION FOR ILLINOIS OVERPASSES IN EJ&E BID
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www.chicagotribune.com]
LETTER TO THE EDITOR, THE NEWTON KANSAN: TRAIN CABEESE NEEDED AGAIN
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www.thekansan.com]
SMART, FREIGHT SERVICE STUDIED
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www1.pressdemocrat.com]
And:
RAILROAD LAWSUIT TO GO FORWARD NEXT WEEK; SEEKS TO REQUIRE NORTH COAST RAILROAD AUTHORITY TO BROADEN ITS ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT
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www1.pressdemocrat.com]
RAILROAD INVESTMENTS BODE WELL FOR THE ECONOMY
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seekingalpha.com]
RAIL SAFETY IMPROVING, BUT EMPLOYEE INJURIES 'A FRUSTRATION' FOR BNSF
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www.galesburg.com]
BANNING, CALIFORNIA PLANS TRAIN UNDERPASS AT SUNSET AVENUE TO AID TRAFFIC FLOW
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www.pe.com]
SAGE ADVICE: SINGING THE PRAISES OF INTERMODALISM
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www.logisticsmgmt.com]
2008 INTERMODAL ROUNDTABLE: READY TO GET ON BOARD?
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www.logisticsmgmt.com]
QUIET ZONES A MATTER OF AURAL HEALTH
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www.galesburg.com]
REPORT SEES DIRE FUTURE FOR WARMING'S IMPACT ON U.S. TRANSPORT
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www.popularmechanics.com]
MUSTANG, OKLAHOMA MUSEUM SEEKS HELP
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newsok.com]
LARRY HARNISCH REFLECTS ON L.A.'S CRIME & COPS FROM 50 YEARS AGO: RAILROAD TRESPASSERS
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newsok.com]
FORT RILEY SOLDIER KILLED BY TRAIN
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www.saljournal.com]
ETHANOL'S EXCEDRIN HEADACHE: WHERE HAVE ALL THE GOOD SITES GONE?
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ethanolproducer.com]
ON THE TRACK OF CRIME: NORFOLK SOUTHERN'S POLICE FORCE MONITORS MILES OF RAILWAY TRACKS AND RAIL YARDS, ENFORCING LAWS AND PROTECTING PROPERTY (With photo)
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www.roanoke.com]
US REP. NICK RAHALL, D-WV QUESTIONS FUTURE OF CSX, THE GREENBRIER AS FOREIGN-BASED HEDGE FUND SHOWS INTEREST
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www.huntingtonnews.net]
EDITORIAL, THE WASHINGTON TIMES: REWARDS FOR RAILROADS
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washingtontimes.com]
INTEREST IN WAYNE COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA RAIL FREIGHT GROWING
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www.wayneindependent.com]
PIECES OF OUR PAST: EMERALD CITY EXPRESS ROLLED INTO HISTORY
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news.mywebpal.com]
MAN IN BUCKS COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA KILLED BY AMTRAK TRAIN TRAVELING AT 125 M.P.H.
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www.philly.com]
BRAZIL PEASANTS END VALE RAILROAD PROTEST
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www.reuters.com]
FAMILIES OF BULGARIAN TRAIN FIRE INCIDENT VICTIMS TO SUE THE RAILROAD COMPANY
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www.bgnewsnet.com]
And:
BDZ CHIEF SACKED OVER TRAIN FIRE
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www.sofiaecho.com]
TRANSIT NEWS
EX-DALLAS AREA RAPID TRANSIT CHAIRWOMAN, HUSBAND FOUND DEAD IN HOME (With video and map)
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www.dallasnews.com]
DEBUT OF SPRINTER TRAINS DRAWS 12,951 PASSENGERS
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www.signonsandiego.com]
SALT LAKE CITY COMMUTERS MIFFED BY SECOND TRAX OUTAGE IN TWO WEEKS
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www.sltrib.com]
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT SAYS COMMUTER AND FREIGHT TRAINS CAN CO-EXIST IN SONOMA AND MARIN COUNTIES
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www1.pressdemocrat.com]
HOUSTON PUBLIC CAN GIVE ITS TAKE ON METRO RAIL ART
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www.chron.com]
MAN STRUCK BY SPRINTER TRAIN, LOSES LEGS
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www.10news.com]
KANSAS CITY LIGHT-RAIL PETITION TO DIE, UNLESS SOMEONE NEW STEPS UP
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primebuzz.kcstar.com]
SOUND TRANSIT RIDERSHIP ROSE 12.5 PERCENT IN 2007
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seattlepi.nwsource.com]
STEEL RAIL TRANSIT COSTS LESS, BUT IT'S NOISIER
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www.honoluluadvertiser.com]
CHARLOTTE LIGHT-RAIL: BELLS, NOT HORNS
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www.charlotte.com]
MAN KILLED BY TRI-RAIL TRAIN IDENTIFIED
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www.palmbeachpost.com]
THE END