Railroad Newsline for Saturday, March 22, 2008
Compiled by Larry W. Grant
In Memory of Rob Carlson, 1952 – 2006
RAIL NEWS
DEFAZIO STILL WANTS STATE OF OREGON TO TAKE OVER CLOSED RAILROAD LINE
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www.oregonnews.com]
KANSAS LANDOWNERS SUING OVER FEDERAL TRAILS ACT; OWNERSHIP OF ABANDONED RAILS IS AT QUESTION IN SUITS (With photo)
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www.kansas.com]
BNSF PLANNING REPAIRS TO PEND OREILLE RAILROAD BRIDGE
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www.bonnercountydailybee.com]
V&T QUESTION TO APPEAR ON BALLOT
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news.rgj.com]
BNSF CELEBRATES CUSTOMER'S NEWEST CONTAINER SHIP, OOCL TEXAS (With photos)
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www.bnsf.com]
AMTRAK AND MASTERCARD INTRODUCE THE 'AMTRAK AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL WITH MASTERCARD' FOR A CHANCE TO WIN A TRIP TO A NATIONAL PARK
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www.amtrak.com]
KANSAS ASKS AMTRAK TO STUDY ADDITIONAL PASSENGER RAIL SERVICE
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www.amtrak.com]
FREIGHT TRAIN HITS CALIFORNIA WOMAN WHO WAS USING CELL PHONE WHILE WALKING ON TRACKS
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www.sacbee.com]
RAILROAD, CONWAY, ARKANSAS POLICE DEPARTMENT HOLD OPERATION LIFESAVER EVENT (With photo)
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www.thecabin.net]
TRACK IMPROVEMENTS PLANNED IN WESTERN ILLINOIS FOR UNION PACIFIC
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www.uprr.com]
THE ALASKA RAILROAD INVITES PUBLIC TO RAILROAD 'FAIR'
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www.adn.com]
MAKIN' TRACKS: TEXAS STATE RAILROAD EXTENDS SPRINGS WITH THURSDAY RUN
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www.jacksonvilleprogress.com]
UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD MUSEUM TO HOLD 'WILD WEST NIGHT' ON APRIL 03
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www.zwire.com]
GRAIN TRAIN ROLLS INTO ILLINOIS
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www.macombjournal.com]
COMMENTARY, THE MILPITAS POST: RAILROAD CROSSINGS: SAFER, CHEAPER TO WAIT
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www.themilpitaspost.com]
MINNESOTA FAMILY RECALLS THEIR HOME IN TRAIN DEPOT (With photo)
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unioneagle.com]
TRAIN WRECKS DECREASE IN MIDLAND, TEXAS AREA AND STATEWIDE
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www.mywesttexas.com]
CHICAGO BOTANIC GARDEN'S MODEL RAILROAD GARDEN GOES OUT WEST
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www.huliq.com]
FAYETTEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA LOOKS FOR LESS TRAIN-CAUSED DELAYS (With photo and video)
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news14.com]
HIAWASSEE RIVER RAIL ADVENTURE OPENS FOR 2008 SEASON
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www.chattanoogan.com]
NORFOLK SOUTHERN SPENT $3.1 MILLION LOBBYING
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www.businessweek.com]
CHECK THE SIZE OF HIS TOYS: WEST CHESTER, PA MAN HAS LIFELONG LOVE OF COLLECTING ANTIQUES (With photo)
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www.dailylocal.com]
NORFOLK SOUTHERN 2007 ANNUAL REPORT: ALL IN A DAY'S WORK
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www.nscorp.com] Releases/2008/annual_report.html
CSX PROVIDES EARNING GUIDANCE; ANNOUNCES SHARE REPURCHASE PROGRAM AND DIVIDEND INCREASE
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www.csx.com]
SUSPECTED RAILROAD COPPER THIEF SOUGHT IN MASSACHUSETTS
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www.andovertownsman.com]
MODEL RAILROAD MUSEUM MAKING TRACKS AT ETSU (Video report)
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www.timesnews.net]
OFF THE RAILS
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business.theage.com.au]
TRANSIT NEWS
ENVIRONMENTAL STUDY FINDS NO OBSTACLES TO TARRANT COUNTY, TEXAS COMMUTER RAIL LINE
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www.dallasnews.com]
EDITORIAL, THE SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER: LIGHT RAIL-LESS 520
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seattlepi.nwsource.com]
GUEST COMMENTARY, THE SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER: RAIL: VISUALIZE THE '80s, NOT '50s
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seattlepi.nwsource.com]
GUEST COMMENTARY, KC COMMUNITY NEWS: FUNKHOUSER'S FOLLY: LIGHT RAIL HEAVY ON COST, LIGHT ON POTENTIAL
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www.kccommunitynews.com]
SACRAMENTO METRO TRANSPORTATION PLAN APPROVED
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www.sacbee.com]
FINISHING TOUCHES SET FOR SPRINTER SERVICE
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www.signonsandiego.com]
KANSAS CITY STREETCAR'S TRAVELS SPANNED NORTH AMERICA (With photo)
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www.kansascity.com]
WI-FI WHILE YOU WAIT AT PENN STATION?
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abclocal.go.com]
MISSING THE TREES: BALDWIN, NY RESIDENTS TO SPEAK OUT ABOUT LIRR CLEARING TREES AND SHRUBS (With photo)
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www.zwire.com]
LIRR COMMUTER SHUTTLE MAY BE EXTENDED TO JUNE (With photo)
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www.hamptons.com]
SYOSSET'S LIRR PLATFORM PLAN ON HOLD FOR TWO YEARS
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www.newsday.com]
LAGNIAPPE (Something extra, not always railroad related, for Saturdays only.)
C' EST VRAI: RAIL LINE BLAZED TRAIN IN FERTILE SWAMPLAND
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www.theadvertiser.com]
NOT SEEN FOR A CENTURY, WOLF KILLS SHEEP; PREDATOR MAKES KILLS IN TWO DOT, MONTANA AREA (With photos and video)
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www.billingsgazette.net]
And:
LEGAL STATUS OF WOLVES TIED UP IN COURT
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www.billingsgazette.net]
And:
WYOMING CLARIFIES RULES ON WOLF KILLS
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www.billingsgazette.net]
WAL-MART TWEAKS STORE FOR ARAB-AMERICANS
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hosted.ap.org]
TIME WILL NOT WAIT FOR OUR CONVENIENCE
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www.southernillinoisan.com]
BEET FARMERS ARE SEEKING A WAY OUT OF THE SWEET LIFE (With photos and video)
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www.billingsgazette.net]
INSTANT CHANGED CODY, WYOMING PHOTOGRAPHER'S LIFE (With photos)
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www.billingsgazette.net]
DALLAS RESTAURANTEUR SEES HIS TEX-MEX EMPIRE CRUMBLE (With photos)
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www.dallasnews.com]
IS COUGAR HUNTING BREEDING CHAOS? (With photo gallery and video)
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seattletimes.nwsource.com]
FOLKS GOT AN EYEFUL AS TELESCOPE'S HUGE MIRROR WAS TRUCKED IN
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www.signonsandiego.com]
HOLLYWOOD LIGHTS ILLUMINATE DARK DAYS OF WWII CONCENTRATION CAMP (With photos and video)
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www.enterprisenews.com]
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