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Railroad Newsline for Monday, April 21, 2008

Compiled by Larry W. Grant

In Memory of Rob Carlson, 1952 – 2006

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RAIL NEWS:

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RAILROADS TOLD TO USE SAFEST TRACKS

[www.omaha.com]

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SPARKS FROM TRAIN APPARENTLY CAUSE FIRE ON THE MACARTHUR BRIDGE IN ST. LOUIS; RAIL AND RIVER TRAFFIC HALTS

[www.stltoday.com]

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RAILROAD BUFFS SEEK SUPPORT IN TRANSPORTING FREE LOCOMOTIVE

[www.times-standard.com]

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ECP BRAKE SYSTEM USED ON FIRST BNSF DISTRIBUTED POWER TRAIN

[www.bnsf.com]

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TWO FLORENCE, ARIZONA GIRLS HURT WHEN CAR, TRAIN COLLIDE

[www.azcentral.com]

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WARREN BUFFETT'S RAILROAD RIDE PAYING OFF AS BURLINGTON NORTHERN SANTA FE HITS ALL-TIME HIGH

[www.cnbc.com]

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TEMPE, ARIZONA SEEKS TO MUFFLE TRAINS' NOISY WHISTLES (With map)

[www.eastvalleytribune.com]

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ALAMEDA CORRIDOR'S TRAIN COUNT REACHES 100,000

[www.progressiverailroading.com]

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THE GRINGO WHO BUILD SOUTH TEXAS RAILROADS

[www.caller.com]

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OLD TRAIN MAKES A NEW HOME IN MARSHALL, TEXAS (With video)

[www.ktbs.com]

And:

MARSHAL TRAIN MOVE DELAYED

[www.marshallnewsmessenger.com]

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PROPOSED INTERMODAL FREIGHT FACILITY MAY MEAN BOOM FOR PINE BLUFF, ARKANSAS

[www.pbcommercial.com]

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DON'T GAMBLE ON THE TRACKS; LAREDO, TEXAS POLICE DEPARTMENT AND UNION PACIFIC POLICE CONDUCT OPERATION LIFESAVER EVENT

[www.lmtonline.com]

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STATIONARY HORNS OK'd FOR ELBURN, ILLINOIS

[www.dailyherald.com]

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IN CRESTON, IOWA, IT'S HOOT, HOOT OR HUSH, HUSH

[www.crestonnewsadvertiser.com]

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SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS TO UPGRADE AMTRAK STATION

[www.sj-r.com]

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ARRESTS MADE MONTHS AFTER BOATHOUSE AND CABOOSE FIRES

[www.9news.com]

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JACKSON HOLE, WYOMING RAILROADERS RE-CREATE TRAINS OF TIMES PAST

[www.billingsgazette.net]

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LAKE WALES, FLORIDA COMMISSION BACKS CSX PLANS

[www.theledger.com]

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WORKER PINNED UNDER RAIL CAR IN ELKHART, INDIANA NS RAILYARD

[www.wthr.com]

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EXCURSION TRAIN TARGETS TUNKHANNOCK, PENNSYLVANIA

[www.newage-examiner.com]

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DREAM NEARS REALITY: WALKWAY OVER THE HUDSON GETS $8 MILLION IN FUNDING FROM STATE OF NEW YORK

[www.zwire.com]

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BACK ON THE TRACKS: HISTORIC FORT WHITE, FLORIDA TRAIN DEPOT RETURNS TO ROOTS WITH FULL MAKEOVER (With photo)

[www.lakecityreporter.com]

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TRAIN CREW ONLY: NAPLES, FLORIDA DEPOT VOLUNTEERS SHARE A PASSION FOR TRAINS, CAMARADERIE

[www.naplesnews.com]

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BIG GRAIN CROP IN SOUTHEASTERN US MAY TEST TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE

[southeastfarmpress.com]

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BRITISH TRAIN DRIVERS UNION TO PICKET PREMIERE OF TRAIN SUICIDES FILM

[www.guardian.co.uk]

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SIDEORDROMOPHILIA, OR MAD ABOUT TRAINS

[www.kommersant.com]

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TRANSIT NEWS:

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DERAILED COMMUTER TRAIN CAUSES 'TREMENDOUS BACKUP' IN RIVERSIDE

[www.latimes.com]

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SACRAMENTO'S REGIONAL TRANSIT SEEKS INPUT ON HOW TO KEEP TROUBLEMAKERS OFF LIGHT RAIL

[www.sacbee.com]

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WASHINGTON STATE CITIES DISAGREE ON SOUND TRANSIT PLANS

[www.thenewstribune.com]

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CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY DISCIPLINED AFTER CALLING RIDERS 'STUPID'; CTA: HE YELLED A RIDERS WHO LEFT TRAIN STUCK IN TUNNEL

[www.suntimes.com]

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DALEY OK WITH CTA RESPONSE TO BLUE LINE SHUTDOWN

[newsblogs.chicagotribune.com]

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BREAKS FOUND ON 14 MORE AREAS OF PHOENIX LIGHT RAIL

[www.azcentral.com]

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MINNESOTA GOVERNOR PAWLENTY EXPLAINS WHY HE VETOED LIGHT RAIL

[kstp.com]

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HONOLULU CITY COUNCIL DELAYS FINAL RAIL TRANSIT VOTE FOR AT LEAST ONE MORE WEEK

[www.honoluluadvertiser.com]

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MAKING TRACKS: GREENBUSH POSTS NEW RAIL SCHEDULE

[www.wickedlocal.com]

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LEADERS QUESTION COSTS OF COMMUTER RAIL MAINTENANCE CENTER

[www.newsday.com]

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