Railroad Newsline for Saturday, 04/05/08
Author: Larry W. Grant
Date: 04-04-2008 - 20:00
Railroad Newsline for Saturday, April 05, 2008
Compiled by Larry W. Grant
In Memory of Rob Carlson, 1952 – 2006
RAIL NEWS:
DALLAS' FAIR PARK TRAIN MUSEUM ON TRACK FOR FRISCO, TEXAS MOVE (With photo gallery)
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www.dallasnews.com]
And:
OPINION BLOG, THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS: VULTURES HOVERING OVER FAIR PARK
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dallasmorningviewsblog.dallasnews.com]
LANDSLIDE AFTERMATH: SOUTHERN OREGON TRACKS MAY SOON BE BACK IN USE
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www.statesmanjournal.com]
EMPLOYEE'S MISTAKE CITED IN BNSF REPORT (With photo)
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www.wctrib.com]
UNION PACIFIC DERAILMENT SLIGHTLY DELAYS METROLINK'S RIVERSIDE LINE
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www.latimes.com]
ORANGE, CALIFORNIA'S IRVINE PARK RAILROAD CELEBRATES 12TH ANNIVERSARY THIS WEEKEND
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events.ocregister.com]
GALESBURG GROUP PUSHES FOR RAILROAD QUIET ZONE; TO COLLECT PETITION SIGNATURES, PASS OUT INFO THIS WEEKEND
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www.galesburg.com]
CANADIAN PACIFIC EMPLOYEES PARTNER FOR SAFETY
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www8.cpr.ca]
MAN STRUCK, KILLED BY BNSF TRAIN IN KRUM, TEXAS (With photo)
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www.dallasnews.com]
PEKIN, ILLINOIS PARK DISTRICT TO ABATE DEPOT LEAD PAINT
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www.pekintimes.com]
LETTER TO THE EDITOR, THE TOPEKA CAPITAL-JOURNAL: SAVINGS CAN COST YOU
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cjonline.com]
REJUVENATED LINE WILL RETURN LOCAL RAIL SERVICES OPTION BETWEEN ROSENBERG AND VICTORIA, TEXAS
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www.herald-coaster.com]
KCSR'S PLANNED TEXAS RAIL CENTER MAY GENERATE 2,000 JOBS (With photo)
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www.herald-coaster.com]
MAN HIT BY TRAIN IN PICAYUNE, MISSISSIPPI SURVIVES
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www.picayuneitem.com]
GALESBURG QUIET ZONE STUDY TO BE EXPLAINED ON APRIL 17
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www.galesburg.com]
WICHITA CITY COUNCIL SUPPORTS KANSAS PASSENGER TRAIN SERVICE
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www.kansas.com]
$24 MILLION VERDICT UPHELD IN RAILROAD BURN CASE
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articles.lancasteronline.com]
RAILROAD OWNERS CAUTION UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA STUDENTS (With map)
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media.www.redandblack.com]
STATE OF MAINE CAR TAX TO PAY FOR MORE RAIL LINES
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www.mainebiz.biz]
RAILROAD EXEC: THERE WAS NO PROMISE TO KEEP MILL OPEN AFTER SOUTH CAROLINA CRASH
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www.myrtlebeachonline.com]
MASSACHUSETTS NEIGHBORS HOPE TO MUFFLE HORN-TOOTIN' LOCOMOTIVES
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www.iberkshires.com]
WORKER SERIOUSLY INJURED IN CSX RAIL YARD ACCIDENT
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toledoblade.com]
'THOMAS' PULLS INTO CUYAHOGA VALLEY SCENIC RAILROAD
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www.auroraadvocate.com]
PLANT CITY, FLORIDA MODEL TRAIN SHOW ROLLS ON
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plantcity2.tbo.com]
TRANSIT NEWS:
SACRAMENTO'S FOLSOM LIGHT-RAIL LINE TO HAVE 'BUS BRIDGE' OVER WEEKEND
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www.sacbee.com]
TRAX TO ADD TRAINS, CARS FOR LDS CONFERENCE
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www.sltrib.com]
SAN ANTONIO LIGHT-RAIL SYSTEM MIGHT GET SECOND CHANCE (With video)
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www.ksat.com]
WAIT FOR FRONTRUNNER NEARLY AT AN END (With photo)
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www.clippertoday.com]
KANSAS CITY LIGHT-RAIL ISSUE COMPLICATES VOTE ON SALES TAX FOR ATA BUSES
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www.kansascity.com]
HAWAII LIGHT-RAIL TRUMPS DULLES
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www.connectionnewspapers.com]
MAN FATALLY STRUCK BY CHICAGO METRA TRAIN STILL UNIDENTIFIED
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www.wbbm780.com]
FORT LAUDERDALE COMMITS $37.5 MILLION FOR DOWNTOWN STREETCARS
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www.sun-sentinel.com]
NEW YORK COMMUTERS TO GET NEW 05:47 TRAIN FROM WATERBURY
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www.newstimes.com]
METRO-NORTH POSTS PROGRESS ON YANKEE STADIUM STATION
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www.progressiverailroading.com]
DERAILMENT: LIRR HALTS NEW SWITCHING INSTALLATION AT JAMAICA
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www.newsday.com]
LAGNIAPPE: (Something extra, not always railroad related, for Saturdays only)
PONCHATOULA BARBER SHOP IN ITS OWN TIME (With photos)
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blog.nola.com]
WORKING ON THE RAILROAD, KIND OF; CARVERS PROMOTE RAILROAD FESTIVAL (With photo)
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www.arkcity.net]
SHAWNEE, OKLAHOMA'S $7.6 MILLION LEARNING CENTER OPENS DOORS; FACILITY HAS RAILROAD THEME TO HONOR CITY'S PAST TIES WITH RAILROAD (With photo)
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newsok.com]
PUBLIC UTILITIES DEPARTMENT WANTS GEESE TO CEASE NEST TAKEOVERS (With photo)
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wenatcheeworld.com]
THERMOPOLIS, WYOMING SUBDIVISION PROPOSED IN WIND RIVER CANYON (With map)
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www.billingsgazette.net]
SIMPSON MILL RECEIVES ITS LAST LOAD OF LOGS
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www.billingsgazette.net]
ORGANIC WHEAT GOES GREAT GUNS AT TEST PLOT
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www.billingsgazette.net]
And:
FORAGE PEAS COULD BE PROMISING ALTERNATIVE
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www.billingsgazette.net]
MOVING TO COOLER GROUND: BELOVED FIXTURES OF THE SIERRA MAY BE FORCED UP, OR OUT, AS THE CLIMATE WARMS (With photos)
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www.fresnobee.com]
STUDY BACKS SPRAY TO DETER BEARS (With photo)
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www.dailyinterlake.com]
OLD NUCLEAR-MISSILE SILO NOW HOUSES UFO RESEARCH CENTER
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seattletimes.nwsource.com]
THE END