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Railroad Newsline for Saturday, March 29, 2008

Compiled by Larry W. Grant

In Memory of Rob Carlson, 1952 – 2006

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RAIL NEWS:

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BNSF ISSUES FINAL SERVICE ADVISORY REGARDING ADVERSE WEATHER IN MISSOURI AND TENNESSEE

[domino.bnsf.com]

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MEXICO PLANS BIG SPLASH WITH NEW BAJA CALIFORNIA PORT; SOME DOUBT THE $4 BILLION PROJECT WILL BE BUILT, BUT BACKERS DREAM OF DOMINATING WEST COAST CARGO TRAFFIC (With photos)

[travel.latimes.com]

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BRITISH INVESTMENT BANK EYES MONTANA COAL

[www.latimes.com]

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TWO-THIRDS OF RAIL TRESPASSERS WHO DIE USE DRUGS OR ALCOHOL

[www.ohsonline.com]

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DEADLY MISSISSIPPI RAILROAD CROSSING CLOSED PERMANENTLY (With photo)

[www.hattiesburgamerican.com]

And:

EDITORIAL, WDAM-TV7, LAUREL/HATTIESBURG, MS: SHERIFF AND MDOT DID THE RIGHT THING

[www.wdam.com]

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TWO ILLINOIS MEN CHARGED AFTER ESCAPING CAR TO AVOID ONCOMING FREIGHT TRAIN

[www.chicagotribune.com]

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SPRING CLEANING AT THE TEXAS STATE RAILROAD; AMERICAN HERITAGE SEEKS PERMISSION TO SELL SURPLUS ITEMS, SCRAP METAL

[www.thecherokeean.com]

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EDITORIAL, THE SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS: EAST SIDE RAILROAD PLAN BETTER

[www.mysanantonio.com]

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US RAILWAYS FORECAST DECLINE IN INDUSTRIAL MATERIALS SHIPMENTS FOR 2008

[www.ctl.ca]

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KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN CEO RECEIVED COMPENSATION VALUED AT $5.2 MILLION IN 2007

[www.kansascity.com]

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TRAIN WRECK HALTED CIRCUS IN ZUMBROTA, MINNESOTA

[www.republican-eagle.com]

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PIONEER, HERITAGE FESTIVAL IN ON THE MOVE; RUSK CHAMBER OF COMMERCE HOPES RELOCATION WILL SPUR RIDERSHIP AT THE TEXAS STATE RAILROAD

[www.thecherokeean.com]

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UPDATES FROM INTERPIPE, RAILCOMM, RAILPOWER AND AMERICAN MOTIVE POWER

[www.progressiverailroading.com]

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CROSSING ARMS CONSIDERED FOR SITE OF FATAL NEBRASKA CRASH

[www.mccookgazette.com]

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BOOK PRESERVES HERITAGE OF EAST TEXAS FORESTRY; 'THE HOUSE OF THOMSON' REPRINTED (With photos)

[www.dibollfreepress.com]

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PENNSYLVANIA GROUP TARGETS PLANNED NS RAIL YARD RELOCATION

[articles.lancasteronline.com]

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SUV STUCK ON TRACKS HIT BY TRAIN IN WEST VIRGINIA (With photos)

[www.journal-news.net]

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CABOOSE ON THE LOOSE IN NORTHWEST INDIANA (With photos)

[www.thetimesonline.com]

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OPINION, INJURYBOARD.COM: LONG TERM RAILROAD DIESEL EXHAUST FUME EXPOSURE LINKED TO ASTHMA, LUNG DISEASE AND CANCERS

[virginiabeach.injuryboard.com]

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EDITORIAL, THE PALM BEACH POST: BLOCK RAILWAY BAILOUT

[www.palmbeachpost.com]

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MASSACHUSETTS REFUSES LIABILITY SHIELD IN CSX DEAL

[www2.tbo.com]

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DERAILED GROWTH AT FREIGHTCAR AMERICA

[seekingalpha.com]

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RISING COST OF CSX DEAL LEAVES LAWMAKERS DUBIOUS

[www2.tbo.com]

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MISCOR GROUP ANNOUNCES NEW LOCOMOTIVE CONTRACT WITH AUSTRALIA-BASED LAING O'ROURKE

[www.sunherald.com]

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TRANSIT NEWS:

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FULL RIDE: IN MAY, NEW ORLEANS' ENTIRE STREETCAR NETWORK WILL BE ROLLING AGAIN AS THE SOUTH CARROLLTON STRETCH RUMBLES BACK TO LIFE AFTER HURRICANE KATRINA

[www.nola.com]

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SOME BART TRAINS TO GET A MAKEOVER

[www.ktvu.com]

Courtesy, Coleman Randall, Jr.

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UTAH TRANSIT AUTHORITY PITCHING TRAX TO DAVIS COUNTY

[www.sltrib.com]

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EDITORIAL, THE TACOMA NEWS TRIBUNE: NO LIGHT RAIL? THEN WE'RE NOT BUYING TICKETS

[www.thenewstribune.com]

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GUEST OPINION, THE MARIN INDEPENDENT JOURNAL: SMART URGED TO FIGHT FREIGHT

[www.marinij.com]

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UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII PROFESSOR OFFERS ALTERNATIVES TO RAIL SYSTEM

[www.honoluluadvertiser.com]

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TRAIN IS OUT IN FRONT: TEST RUNS PREPARING UTA'S FRONTRUNNER FOR COMMUTERS (With photo gallery)

[deseretnews.com]

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TAMPA STREETCAR PLAN GETS NEW LIFE

[www.tampabay.com]

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CHARLOTTE'S LYNX LINE NOW ACCEPTING CREDIT CARDS

[www.charlotte.com]

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LUMBER YARD EMPLOYEES QUESTIONED ABOUT RAIL COLLISION IN CANTON, MA (With video)

[www.boston.com]

And:

MBTA TAKING CLOSER LOOK AT CRASH (With photo)

[www.wickedlocal.com]

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LAGNIAPPE: (Something extra, not always railroad related, for Saturdays only)

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CROW LEGEND IN LINE FOR NATIONAL HONOR (With photos and video)

[www.billingsgazette.net]

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MARATHON MISSION MENDS FENCES (With photos and video)

[www.billingsgazette.net]

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DUNSMUIR HARDWARE IS TOWN'S OLDEST CONTINUOUSLY OPERATING BUSINESS (With photo)

[www.mtshastanews.com]

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AFTER 38 YEARS, A STRAY MUSTANG IS CORRALLED (With photo)

[www.latimes.com]

Video here:

[www.cnn.com]

Courtesy, Cassie Frank

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DISILLUSIONED WYOMING CATTLE RANCHERS GO IT ALONE (With photo)

[www.billingsgazette.net]

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'GOOD FOR EVERYBODY': FEDERAL GRAZING ALLOTMENT SOUTH OF YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK HAS BEEN RETIRED (With photo)

[www.casperstartribune.net]

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GATOR FROLICKING IN NEW ORLEANS' AUDUBON PARK LAGOON OUTWITS ZOOKEEPERS

[www.nola.com]

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COST TEMPERS AIR FORCE'S COAL VISION

[www.omaha.com]

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YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK BISON DEATHS HIT 1,192

[www.casperstartribune.net]

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HOW DID BLUEBONNETS BECOME STATE FLOWER OF TEXAS? (With photo gallery)

[www.chron.com]

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