Railroad Newsline for Saturday, 03/29/08
Author: Larry W. Grant
Date: 03-28-2008 - 21:03
Railroad Newsline for Saturday, March 29, 2008
Compiled by Larry W. Grant
In Memory of Rob Carlson, 1952 – 2006
RAIL NEWS:
BNSF ISSUES FINAL SERVICE ADVISORY REGARDING ADVERSE WEATHER IN MISSOURI AND TENNESSEE
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domino.bnsf.com]
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)
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travel.latimes.com]
BRITISH INVESTMENT BANK EYES MONTANA COAL
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www.latimes.com]
TWO-THIRDS OF RAIL TRESPASSERS WHO DIE USE DRUGS OR ALCOHOL
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www.ohsonline.com]
DEADLY MISSISSIPPI RAILROAD CROSSING CLOSED PERMANENTLY (With photo)
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www.hattiesburgamerican.com]
And:
EDITORIAL, WDAM-TV7, LAUREL/HATTIESBURG, MS: SHERIFF AND MDOT DID THE RIGHT THING
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www.wdam.com]
TWO ILLINOIS MEN CHARGED AFTER ESCAPING CAR TO AVOID ONCOMING FREIGHT TRAIN
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www.chicagotribune.com]
SPRING CLEANING AT THE TEXAS STATE RAILROAD; AMERICAN HERITAGE SEEKS PERMISSION TO SELL SURPLUS ITEMS, SCRAP METAL
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www.thecherokeean.com]
EDITORIAL, THE SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS: EAST SIDE RAILROAD PLAN BETTER
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www.mysanantonio.com]
US RAILWAYS FORECAST DECLINE IN INDUSTRIAL MATERIALS SHIPMENTS FOR 2008
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www.ctl.ca]
KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN CEO RECEIVED COMPENSATION VALUED AT $5.2 MILLION IN 2007
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www.kansascity.com]
TRAIN WRECK HALTED CIRCUS IN ZUMBROTA, MINNESOTA
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www.republican-eagle.com]
PIONEER, HERITAGE FESTIVAL IN ON THE MOVE; RUSK CHAMBER OF COMMERCE HOPES RELOCATION WILL SPUR RIDERSHIP AT THE TEXAS STATE RAILROAD
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www.thecherokeean.com]
UPDATES FROM INTERPIPE, RAILCOMM, RAILPOWER AND AMERICAN MOTIVE POWER
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www.progressiverailroading.com]
CROSSING ARMS CONSIDERED FOR SITE OF FATAL NEBRASKA CRASH
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www.mccookgazette.com]
BOOK PRESERVES HERITAGE OF EAST TEXAS FORESTRY; 'THE HOUSE OF THOMSON' REPRINTED (With photos)
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www.dibollfreepress.com]
PENNSYLVANIA GROUP TARGETS PLANNED NS RAIL YARD RELOCATION
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articles.lancasteronline.com]
SUV STUCK ON TRACKS HIT BY TRAIN IN WEST VIRGINIA (With photos)
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www.journal-news.net]
CABOOSE ON THE LOOSE IN NORTHWEST INDIANA (With photos)
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www.thetimesonline.com]
OPINION, INJURYBOARD.COM: LONG TERM RAILROAD DIESEL EXHAUST FUME EXPOSURE LINKED TO ASTHMA, LUNG DISEASE AND CANCERS
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virginiabeach.injuryboard.com]
EDITORIAL, THE PALM BEACH POST: BLOCK RAILWAY BAILOUT
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www.palmbeachpost.com]
MASSACHUSETTS REFUSES LIABILITY SHIELD IN CSX DEAL
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www2.tbo.com]
DERAILED GROWTH AT FREIGHTCAR AMERICA
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seekingalpha.com]
RISING COST OF CSX DEAL LEAVES LAWMAKERS DUBIOUS
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www2.tbo.com]
MISCOR GROUP ANNOUNCES NEW LOCOMOTIVE CONTRACT WITH AUSTRALIA-BASED LAING O'ROURKE
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www.sunherald.com]
TRANSIT NEWS:
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
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www.nola.com]
SOME BART TRAINS TO GET A MAKEOVER
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www.ktvu.com]
Courtesy, Coleman Randall, Jr.
UTAH TRANSIT AUTHORITY PITCHING TRAX TO DAVIS COUNTY
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www.sltrib.com]
EDITORIAL, THE TACOMA NEWS TRIBUNE: NO LIGHT RAIL? THEN WE'RE NOT BUYING TICKETS
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www.thenewstribune.com]
GUEST OPINION, THE MARIN INDEPENDENT JOURNAL: SMART URGED TO FIGHT FREIGHT
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www.marinij.com]
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII PROFESSOR OFFERS ALTERNATIVES TO RAIL SYSTEM
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www.honoluluadvertiser.com]
TRAIN IS OUT IN FRONT: TEST RUNS PREPARING UTA'S FRONTRUNNER FOR COMMUTERS (With photo gallery)
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deseretnews.com]
TAMPA STREETCAR PLAN GETS NEW LIFE
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www.tampabay.com]
CHARLOTTE'S LYNX LINE NOW ACCEPTING CREDIT CARDS
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www.charlotte.com]
LUMBER YARD EMPLOYEES QUESTIONED ABOUT RAIL COLLISION IN CANTON, MA (With video)
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www.boston.com]
And:
MBTA TAKING CLOSER LOOK AT CRASH (With photo)
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www.wickedlocal.com]
LAGNIAPPE: (Something extra, not always railroad related, for Saturdays only)
CROW LEGEND IN LINE FOR NATIONAL HONOR (With photos and video)
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www.billingsgazette.net]
MARATHON MISSION MENDS FENCES (With photos and video)
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www.billingsgazette.net]
DUNSMUIR HARDWARE IS TOWN'S OLDEST CONTINUOUSLY OPERATING BUSINESS (With photo)
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www.mtshastanews.com]
AFTER 38 YEARS, A STRAY MUSTANG IS CORRALLED (With photo)
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www.latimes.com]
Video here:
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www.cnn.com]
Courtesy, Cassie Frank
DISILLUSIONED WYOMING CATTLE RANCHERS GO IT ALONE (With photo)
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www.billingsgazette.net]
'GOOD FOR EVERYBODY': FEDERAL GRAZING ALLOTMENT SOUTH OF YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK HAS BEEN RETIRED (With photo)
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www.casperstartribune.net]
GATOR FROLICKING IN NEW ORLEANS' AUDUBON PARK LAGOON OUTWITS ZOOKEEPERS
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www.nola.com]
COST TEMPERS AIR FORCE'S COAL VISION
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www.omaha.com]
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK BISON DEATHS HIT 1,192
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www.casperstartribune.net]
HOW DID BLUEBONNETS BECOME STATE FLOWER OF TEXAS? (With photo gallery)
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www.chron.com]
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