Railroad Newsline for Thursday, 03/27/08
Author: Larry W. Grant
Date: 03-26-2008 - 20:08
Railroad Newsline for Thursday, March 27, 2008
Compiled by Larry W. Grant
In Memory of Rob Carlson, 1952 – 2006
RAIL NEWS:
METRA, CANADIAN NATIONAL SPAR OVER RAIL LINE THEY BOTH COVET
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www.chicagotribune.com]
NORTH DAKOTA MAN FACES CHARGES FOR ALLEGEDLY FORCING TRAINS TO STOP
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www.in-forum.com]
UNION PACIFIC AND PREMIUM WATERS DONATE DRINKING WATER TO COMMUNITIES IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI
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www.uprr.com]
RAILROAD STOCKS: THE LITTLE SECTOR THAT COULD
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www.usnews.com]
EASTER TRADITION CHUGS ALONG ON CENTRALIA-CHEHALIS RAILROAD; ANNUAL EASTER EGG HUNT AND STEAM TRAIN RIDES NOT DETERRED BY FLOOD DAMAGE (With photos)
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www.chronline.com]
LIFE AT ST. PAUL'S OLD UNION DEPOT WILL BE PICKING UP STEAM (With illustration and map)
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www.twincities.com]
TEMPLE, TEXAS' AVENUE G GREW WITH RAIL YARDS
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www.temple-telegram.com]
COLUMNIST TAKES LOVE OF TRAINS TO NEW LEVEL WITH RIDE TO ARKANSAS
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media.www.dailytexanonline.com]
SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY LEADS KANSAS DEPUTIES TO MEN WITH METH, STOLEN BNSF RAILROAD PROPERTY
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winfieldcourier.com]
HISTORIC SOUTH DAKOTA ROUND HOUSE GETS GRANT FOR RENOVATION
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www.rapidcityjournal.com]
COON RAPIDS, MINNESOTA PLANNING TWO TUNNELS UNDER BNSF RAILROAD TRACKS
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abcnewspapers.com]
MADISON, WISCONSIN RAILROAD CROSSINGS ORDERED
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www.wdtimes.com]
CENTRAL STATES SAYS ETHANOL PLANT ANNOUNCEMENT PREMATURE
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www.thestarpress.com]
ABOUT ONE-FIFTH OF ALL U.S. RAILROAD TRESPASSING FATALITIES ARE SUICIDES, FRA REPORT SHOWS
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www.progressiverailroading.com]
TWO SURVIVE VIOLENT TRAIN, CAR COLLISION IN PENNSYLVANIA (With video)
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kdka.com]
And:
TRAIN HIT CAR IN SUTERSVILLE; DRIVER SAID TO BE 'RACING TRAIN' (With video and photo gallery)
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www.wpxi.com]
ALABAMA TRUCKER IN TIGHT SPOT SEES RIG RUN OVER BY TRAIN (With photo)
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www.knoxnews.com]
PINEY FLATS, TENNESSEE MAN ACCUSED OF STEALING SANTA TRAIN TOTES (With photo)
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news.google.com]
U.S. POSTAL SERVICE, HOUSATONIC RAILROAD TRYING TO DECIDE THE FUTURE OF AGING HAWLEYVILLE, CONNECTICUT POST OFFICE (With photos)
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www.newstimes.com]
THE SOUND OF SILENCE
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www.fredericknewspost.com]
STARSTRUCK! CLOONEY AND ZELLWEGER ON WHISTLESTOP TOUR (With photos)
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www.superiortelegram.com]
HOCKING VALLEY SCENIC RAILWAY FOCUSES ON FAMILIES; GLIDING ALONG ON THE EASTER BUNNY TRAIN
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www.logandaily.com]
MOTHER AND DAUGHTER KILLED AS CAR HITS TRAIN IN AUSTRALIA (With photo)
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www.theage.com.au]
RAILROAD IN JAPAN OFFERS FREE TRAVEL TO PASSENGERS DRESSED AND NINJA (With photo)
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mdn.mainichi.jp]
TRANSIT NEWS:
JURY SELECTION BEGINS IN TRIAL OF MAN FOR DEADLY METROLINK CRASH (With video)
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www.myfoxla.com]
NEWARK, CALIFORNIA COULD GET BOOST FROM RAIL
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www.insidebayarea.com]
PHOENIX AREA PROPOSED LIGHT-RAIL SCHEDULE EMBODIES SIMPLICITY
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www.eastvalleytribune.com]
BREAKS NOT DELAYING LIGHT-RAIL TESTING; OFFICIALS STILL LOOKING FOR WHO CAUSED PLASMA-TORCH CRACKS
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www.asuwebdevil.com]
MINNESOTA STATE REPRESENTATIVE KATHY TINGELSTAD WILL NOT SEEK RE-ELECTION; CHIEF AUTHOR FOR NORTHSTAR COMMUTER RAIL LEGISLATION IN HER SIXTH TERM
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abcnewspapers.com]
THE FACTS ABOUT DENVER RTD's USE OF EMINENT DOMAIN
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www.asuwebdevil.com]
PLAN PUSHED TO EXTEND RAIL LINE TO NEW MANHATTAN STATION
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www.recordonline.com]
METRO-NORTH TO ADD TRAINS TO SCHEDULE BEGINNING APRIL 06
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www.poughkeepsiejournal.com]
DUO FACES CHARGES FOR MILFORD, CONNECTICUT GRAFFITI
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www.connpost.com]
THE END