Railroad Newsline for Wednesday, 04/09/08
Author: Larry W. Grant
Date: 04-08-2008 - 20:00
Railroad Newsline for Wednesday, April 09, 2008
Compiled by Larry W. Grant
In Memory of Rob Carlson, 1952 – 2008
RAIL NEWS:
COLOSSAL CROSSING: ENGINEERING FEAT KEEPS COAL TRAIN ON TRACK
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www.casperstartribune.net]
ENGINE WITH FERGUS FALLS RAILROAD HAS LONG HISTORY (With photos)
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www.fergusfallsjournal.com]
BNSF ISSUES POWDER RIVER BASIN COAL UPDATE FOR MARCH, 2008
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domino.bnsf.com]
AAR SAYS MARCH RAILROAD SHIPPING VOLUMES ARE DOWN YEAR OVER YEAR
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www.logisticsmgmt.com]
SECOND SET OF ELEVATED BNSF RAILROAD TRACKS PUT INTO OPERATION IN KANSAS CITY
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www.kansascity.com]
RELIVING RAILROAD MEMORIES
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www.pbcommercial.com]
BNSF WORKS OF ART: TAOS MOUNTAIN IN SUMMER, Painting by Bert Geer Phillips (1868 - 1956)
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www.bnsf.com]
MECHANICAL ISSUES BLAMED IN TRAIN DERAILMENT THAT TRIGGERED CHEMICAL SPILL AT MECCA, CALIFORNIA
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www.pe.com]
BNSF DONATES EQUIPMENT TO KANSAS RAIL TRAINING CENTER
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www.bnsf.com]
GRAND CANYON RAILWAY PRESERVATIONISTS EARN INDUCTION IN NRRHOF; MAX AND THELMA BIEGERT TURNED ABANDONED LINE INTO SUCCESSFUL RAILROAD (With photo)
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www.galesburg.com]
TAKING THE TRAIN IN PONTIAC, ILLINOIS? BE CAREFUL WHERE YOU PARK YOUR CAR (With photo)
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www.pontiacdailyleader.com]
COMMENTARY, THE SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS: SLOW MOVING TRAIN
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www.mysanantonio.com]
VIA RAIL GARDEN ROUTE
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www.canada.com]
THEY'VE BEEN WORKIN' ON THEIR RAILROAD
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qconline.com]
RAILROAD DAYS IN CRAIG (Original articles appeared in The Steamboat Pilot, November 12 and 19, 1913)
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www.craigdailypress.com]
RAILROADS ARE EXPANDING AT A RECORD CLIP (With photo)
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hamptonroads.com]
A 'RAIL' GOOD JOB: SHORE'S RAILWAY MUSEUM OBSERVES 20 YEARS WITH BIG EVENT ON APRIL 19 (With photos)
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www.delmarvanow.com]
FLORIDA REP. SETH McKEEL ADDS CSX CAVEATS TO TRANSIT BILL
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www.theledger.com]
APRIL 12TH, ANNIVERSARY OF THE GREAT LOCOMOTIVE CHASE
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www.americanchronicle.com]
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COUNCIL WANTS DEADLY CARGO OUT
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washingtontimes.com]
CHILDREN'S INVESTMENT FUND ALLEGES INSIDER TRADING AT CSX
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money.cnn.com]
RAILROAD A WINNER AS FUEL COSTS RISE
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www.thetimes-tribune.com]
IT COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE
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www.mpnnow.com]
ELECTROCUTED RAT TIES UP SWEDISH TRAINS
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www.upi.com]
KOREA'S BULLET TRAIN: STILL GROWING FOUR YEARS AFTER DEBUT (With photo)
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www.kois.go.kr]
TRANSIT NEWS:
RIDERSHIP ROCKETS TO RECORD; BABY BULLET HELPS PUSH NUMBERS PAST 2001 PEAK
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sanmateodailynews.com]
UNFETTERED LETTERS, THE KANSAS CITY STAR: LIGHT RAIL
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blogs.kansascity.com]
SPRINTER RIDERS GET FREE LIMOUSINE RIDE INTO DOWNTOWN (With photo)
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www.nctimes.com]
DIFFERENT YEAR, SAME STORY: U.S. TRANSIT RIDERSHIP RECORDS CONTINUE
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www.progressiverailroading.com]
HONOLULU CITY COUNCIL'S BACK ON TRACK WITH STEEL-STEEL
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www.honoluluadvertiser.com]
MISSED A TRAIN? CHEER UP: THE NEXT ONE WILL COME SOONER NOW
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www.nytimes.com]
TUNNEL MILESTONE, AND MORE TO COME (With multimedia extras)
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www.nytimes.com]
THE END