Railroad Newsline for Monday, 04/07/08
Author: Larry W. Grant
Date: 04-06-2008 - 20:00
Railroad Newsline for Monday, April 07, 2008
Compiled by Larry W. Grant
In Memory of Rob Carlson, 1952 – 2006
RAIL NEWS:
BNSF REPORTS DERAILMENT AT VIRDEN, ILLINOIS
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domino.bnsf.com]
FOES SEE PICACHO RAIL-YARD IDEA PICK UP STEAM (With map)
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www.azstarnet.com]
UNION PACIFIC TRAIN HITS STOLEN CAR LEFT EMPTY ON OREGON TRACKS
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www.bakercityherald.com]
OREGON SPIKE HEISTED SPIKED
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www.lakeoswegoreview.com]
DM&IR/CN FINED FOR AIR QUALITY VIOLATIONS
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www.twoharborsmn.com]
AS FILMS' TRAIN MASTER, HE KEEPS PERIOD PIECES ON TRACK (With photo)
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www.latimes.com]
LATE TRAINS SAID TO HURT AMTRAK FINANCES
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www.chron.com]
TWO MEN LEFT INJURED PASSENGERS IN ABANDONED VEHICLE ON TRAIN TRACKS, ELMHURST, ILLINOIS COPS SAY
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www.chicagotribune.com]
TOPEKA, KANSAS DELAYS ACTION ON EXPANSION OF RAILROAD SERVICE
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cjonline.com]
CALIFORNIA MAN'S DEATH NEAR KRUM, TEXAS RAILROAD TRACKS RULED A SUICIDE
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www.dallasnews.com]
TWO KILLED WHEN AMTRAK TRAIN HITS CAR IN NORTHWEST INDIANA (With video)
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www.chicagotribune.com]
BURLINGTON NORTHERN SANTA FE FOUNDATION PARTNERS TO PROTECT TALLGRASS NATIONAL PRAIRIE PRESERVE
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www.bnsf.com]
BNSF CLERK A WINNER IN RAILROAD ESSAY CONTEST (With photo)
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www.bnsf.com]
BOXCAR BACK ON THE ROAD: MAKES ITS WAY TO PRESTON, MINNESOTA (With photo)
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www.hometown-pages.com]
LETTER TO THE EDITOR, THE PETALUMA ARGUS COURIER: BIRDS, TRAINS CAN CO-EXIST
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www1.arguscourier.com]
ALASKA RAILROAD SAYS IT HAS A BANNER YEAR
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www.ktuu.com]
BONES FOUND IN SUITCASE BY RAILROAD WORKER THOUGHT TO BE CHIROPRACTOR'S SPECIMEN
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www.signonsandiego.com]
CSX COAL TRAIN DERAILS IN PALMYRA, NEW YORK (With photos and video)
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www.democratandchronicle.com]
EDITORIAL, THE CHARLESTON (WV) DAILY MAIL: HUNTINGTON GETS REFRESHING NEWS
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www.dailymail.com]
RAILWAY COMPANY CHARGED WITH ENVIRONMENTAL CRIMES
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www.corporatecrimereporter.com]
FEDS INVESTIGATE WORKER'S INJURY AT CSX RAIL YARD IN LAKE TOWNSHIP, OHIO
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toledoblade.com]
LETTER TO THE EDITOR, THE KENNEBEC (ME) JOURNAL MORNING SENTINEL: OLD LOCOMOTIVE'S DEMISE PROVOKES SOME THOUGHTS
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morningsentinel.mainetoday.com]
TWENTY YEARS LATER, NORTH CAROLINA COAL SPILL TO BE CLEANED UP (With photo)
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www.wwaytv3.com]
COME ON IN, TAKE A MAP, HAVE A POSITION PAPER
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blogs.theledger.com]
HERITAGE TRAIN TO VISIT COBAR, AUSTRALIA
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cobar.yourguide.com.au]
TRAIN CRUSH MAN'S LEGS AMPUTATED AT SCENE (With photo)
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www.express.co.uk]
TRANSIT NEWS:
L.A. JUDGE SAYS MAN MUST STAND TRAIL FOR COMMUTER TRAIN WRECK THAT KILLED 11
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www.sacbee.com]
SALT LAKE CITY MAYOR MAKES BIG PUSH TO SPEED UP STREETCAR PROJECT (With map)
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www.sltrib.com]
SNOHOMISH COUNTY COUNCIL AGREES TO PURSUE COMMUTER TRAIN BETWEEN SNOHOMISH AND BELLEVUE
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www.heraldnet.com]
CLAY CHASTAIN, KANSAS CITY LIGHT-RAIL AND 'OUR' TAX DOLLARS
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voices.kansascity.com]
CHASTAIN: 'SOMETHING ROTTEN IN KANSAS CITY'
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www.myfoxkc.com]
EDITORIAL, THE MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL: A STALE STALEMATE; NOW THAT THE FEDS AGAIN HAVE COME UP WITH MILWAUKEE'S TRANSIT FARE, OFFICIALS HERE NEED TO SHOW ONE AND FOR ALL THAT THEY ACTUALLY CAN AGREE ON A DESTINATION
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www.jsonline.com]
CHARLOTTE LIGHT-RAIL ENCOUNTERS UNEXPECTED PROBLEM: PACKED PARKING DECK
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www.heraldonline.com]
TRAIN CRASH RESPONSE 'SEEMED TO JUST FLOW'; DRILLS BY LOCAL, STATE, TRANSIT AND HOSPITAL TEAMS PAID OFF
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www.boston.com]
CSX WANT LEGAL FREE PASS; WON'T SELL TRACKS TO MBTA WITHOUT IT (With photo)
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www.bostonnow.com]
DNA FINGER JAPAN RAIL WORKER IN TRAIN GROPING CASE
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mdn.mainichi.jp]
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