Railroad Newsline for Saturday, April 19, 2008
Compiled by Larry W. Grant
In Memory of Rob Carlson, 1952 – 2006
RAIL NEWS:
STB COMPUTES RAIL INDUSTRY'S '06 COST OF CAPITAL, CREATES NEW OFFICE
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www.progressiverailroading.com]
FALSE HOSTAGE REPORT DELAYS AMTRAK'S 'CITY OF NEW ORLEANS' TRAIN
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www.2theadvocate.com]
OPINION, THE LAFAYETTE (LA) DAILY ADVERTISER: CHANGES ARE NEEDED IN RAILWAY RULES
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www.theadvertiser.com]
FOOD, FUN AND LOCAL HISTORY ON THE MENU FOR KANSAS CITY'S RAILROAD DAY
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www.kccommunitynews.com]
TRACK IMPROVEMENTS TO BE MADE ON UNION PACIFIC'S NORTHWEST IOWA LINE
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www.uprr.com]
RAIL MERGER COULD REDUCE RAIL TRAFFIC IN THE RIVERSIDE/NORTH RIVERSIDE, ILLINOIS AREA
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www.rblandmark.com]
PASSENGER-TRAIN FANS, THIS ONE'S FOR YOU
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www.denverpost.com]
QUAD CITIES TO IOWA CITY RAIL STUDY ARRIVING WITH FANFARE
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www.gazetteonline.com]
GROUP MOBILIZES FOR ARIZONA BNSF RAILYARD FIGHT
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www.yourwestvalley.com]
CLASSIC ROCKERS TO HEADLINE NATIONAL TRAIN DAY AT AMTRAK CHICAGO UNION STATION
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www.amtrak.com]
AMTRAK CALIFORNIA SPECIAL OFFER FOR TRAVEL ON NATIONAL TRAIN DAY, MAY 10, 2008
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www.amtrak.com]
IOWA DEVELOPMENT GROUP RETURNS RAIL SPUR MONEY
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www.clintonherald.com]
'OLLIE' JOHNSON JR., 95; ANIMATOR AND LAST OF DISNEY'S 'NINE OLD MEN,' DIES (With photos)
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www.latimes.com]
KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN DECLARES PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDENDS
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notes.kcsi.com]
PIONEER INDUSTRIAL RAILWAYS WON'T SUPPORT KELLAR RAIL STUDY; CITIES MAY FOOT ENTIRE BILL
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www.pjstar.com]
TRAIN FAIR ROLLS INTO DECATUR, ILLINOIS CIVIC CENTER THIS WEEKEND
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www.herald-review.com]
INQUIRY: TRAIN PLAN RAILROADED SECRETLY (With additional content)
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www.theledger.com]
CSX REPORTS 63 PERCENT INCREASE IN EARNING PER SHARE
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www.csx.com]
NORFOLK SOUTHERN'S 'GREEN MACHINE' DOES THE MATH TO MAKE SUPPLY CHAINS MORE ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY
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www.nscorp.com] Releases/2008/greenmachine.html
MICHIGAN MAN'S LOVE FOR CITY, RAILROADS AND HISTORY SPANS SEVEN DECADES (With photo)
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www.lenconnect.com]
CSX: NEW YARD KEY FOR COMMUTER BOOST
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www.telegram.com]
INVESTIGATORS SAY INDIANA RAIL YARD FIRE LOOKS SUSPICIOUS
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www.14wfie.com]
CSX CEO SEES COAL EXPORT DEMAND STRONG THROUGH '09
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www.reuters.com]
And:
CSX SEES RAIL GAINS FROM CHRONIC US ROAD CONGESTION
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money.cnn.com]
OGEECHEE RAILWAY ACQUIRES GEORGIA MIDLAND BRANCH
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www.progressiverailroading.com]
TRAIN CARRIAGE SET ALIGHT IN AUSTRALIA
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www.news.com.au]
TOURISTS STRANDED ON TRAIN IN AUSTRALIA FOR 13 HOURS
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www.abc.net.au]
COUPLE ON TRACKS ARE KILLED BY 80 MPH TRAIN IN ESSEX, UK
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www.guardian.co.uk]
TRANSIT NEWS:
CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY WORK TO REROUTE RED LINE TRAINS; SLOW-ZONE ELIMINATION ALSO TO RESUME ON BLUE LINE
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www.chicagotribune.com]
TRAX EXTENSION ROUTE REMAINS CONTENTIOUS AS SALT LAKE CITY COUNCIL NEARS VOTE
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www.sltrib.com]
CHASTAIN READY TO COMPROMISE ON KANSAS CITY LIGHT RAIL
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www.kansascity.com]
BILL TARGETS TROUBLEMAKERS ON SACRAMENTO LIGHT RAIL
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www.kcra.com]
Courtesy, Coleman Randall, Jr.
TRAMMELL CROW TO OVERSEE CARROLLTON, TEXAS TRANSIT-ORIENTED PROJECTS
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www.dallasnews.com]
MINETA ON BOARD FOR HONOLULU LIGHT RAIL
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starbulletin.com]
TWIN CITIES CENTRAL CORRIDOR: IT'S NOT DEAD, IT'S JUST NAPPING
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www.minnpost.com]
STREETCARS OF THE PAST IN HAZEL DELL'S FUTURE?
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www.columbian.com]
MICHIGAN TRAIN STUDY WINS FISCAL GO-AHEAD
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www.dailypressandargus.com]
LIRR FLUSH WITH EXCITEMENT OVER RESTROOM EXPANSION
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www.newsday.com]
LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD MORNING COMMUTE SLOWED BY THREE TRAIN CANCELLATIONS
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www.newsday.com]
LAGNIAPPE: (Something extra, not always railroad related, for Saturdays only)
SHOULD NEWEST PARK HONOR HISTORY OR PERSISTENCE? AUSTIN, TEXAS CITY COUNCIL TO DECIDE SOON
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www.statesman.com]
CROWS FINALLY STEER CLEAR; FRUSTRATED FOR YEARS, LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA AND SUBURBS PREVAIL
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articles.lancasteronline.com]
NEW YORK'S CHEYENNE DINER MAY RISE FROM THE DEAD (With photo)
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www.nydailynews.com]
SHOSHONE WOMAN DEVOTES HER LIFE TO PRESERVING NATIVE LANGUAGE (With photos)
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www.casperstartribune.net]
CAR PARTS ANOTHER CASUALTY IN METAL THEFTS
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timesfreepress.com]
COPPER: THE NEW UNDERGROUND CURRENCY (With photos)
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www.startribune.com]
MAN WORKS TO PRESERVE WILD HORSE HERDS
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www.casperstartribune.net]
IT'S ALL TREW: POW CAMP STIRS MEMORIES
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www.amarillo.com]
COPS KILL COUGAR ON CHICAGO'S NORTH SIDE (With photo, map and video)
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www.chicagotribune.com]
RING TONES CAN BE SOUNDS OF SILENCE; TEENS DISCOVER WHAT CAN DO THAT THEIR PARENTS CAN'T (With photo and link to demo)
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www.billingsgazette.net]
THE END