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Railroad Newsline for Monday, April 28, 2008

Compiled by Larry W. Grant

In Memory of Rob Carlson, 1952 – 2008

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RAIL NEWS:

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GETTING READY FOR HUMONGOUS TRAINS; COLUMBIA COUNTY COMMUNITIES LOOKING FOR WAYS TO COPE WITH MORE RAIL TRAFFIC, LONGER TRAINS

[www.spotlightnews.net]

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TSA TO REQUIRE IDENTIFICATION CARDS TO ACCESS PORTS

[www.bnsf.com]

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CP TRAINS ACROSS NORTH AMERICA PAUSE FOR DAY OF MOURNING

[www.streetinsider.com]

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UNION PACIFIC REPORTS RECORD FIRST QUARTER EARNINGS

[www.uprr.com]

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KCS FIRST QUARTER 2008 REVENUES, OPERATION INCOME AND OPERATING RATIO IMPROVE

[notes.kcsi.com]

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UNION PACIFIC CEO: LOSING SOME BUSINESS TO TRUCKS

[money.cnn.com]

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UNION PACIFIC: AMERICAN AXLE STRIKE COSTING $15 MILLION/MONTH

[money.cnn.com]

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NEW NORTH DAKOTA RAIL LINK MAY AID IN MOVING OIL

[www.willistonherald.com]

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UNION PACIFIC EMPLOYEE RECEIVES INDUSTRY'S TOP ENVIRONMENTAL AWARD

[www.uprr.com]

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR, THE TOPEKA CAPITAL-JOURNAL: COAL MEANS JOBS

[www.cjonline.com]

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR, THE PETALUMA ARGUS COURIER: NOISE ASSAULT OF TRAINS

[www1.arguscourier.com]

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COLT CROSSING IS ALTERED; BUSES, TRUCKS EXEMPT FROM 'STOP' LAW (With photo and map)

[www.columbiatribune.com]

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FREIGHT TRAIN DERAILMENT FRUSTRATES DELAYED AMTRAK PASSENGERS IN ILLINOIS (With photos and video)

[www.pantagraph.com]

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UNION PACIFIC: OLYMPICS CREATE A 'WILD CARD' FOR RAIL DEMAND

[money.cnn.com]

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RAILROAD RECOLLECTIONS ROLLED INTO LAS CRUCES LAST THURSDAY

[www.lcsun-news.com]

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REDDING, CALIFORNIA MAN ARRESTED IN GRAFFITI VANDALISM

[www.redding.com]

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CN AND CPR YET TO BOARD U.S. RAIL RALLY

[www.theglobeandmail.com]

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PROLOGIS HAS PLAN FOR BNSF SITE

[www.tacomaweekly.com]

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OFFICIALS ANNOUNCE IMPORTANT STEP IN STRATEGIC GROWTH MANAGEMENT IN NORTH JACKSONVILLE; CSX TO INVEST $40 MILLION IN RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE TO MOVE CARGO CONTAINERS VIA RAIL

[www.csx.com]

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OPINION, THE TAMPA TRIBUNE: BILL GIVING RAILROAD IMMUNITY IS SIMPLY LUDICROUS

[www2.tbo.com]

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TRAILS REPLACE OLD RAIL ROUTES IN OHIO

[www.hudsonhubtimes.com]

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NORFOLK SOUTHERN SAYS CRACK IN RAIL NO BIG DEAL (With photo and video)

[www.statejournal.com]

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TWO KILLED WHEN CSX TRAIN STRIKES CAR IN MADISONVILLE, TENNESSEE

[www.knoxnews.com]

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NORFOLK SOUTHERN EXPECTS TO INCREASE RATES, HANDLE MORE COAL

[hamptonroads.com]

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COMMENTARY, THE GREENVILLE (NC) NEWS: TRAINS COULD BRING US MANY BENEFITS

[greenvilleonline.com]

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OPINION, THE TAMPA TRIBUNE: WEBSTER'S TRAIN DEAL PLAYS LOOSE WITH FLORIDA'S TAX DOLLARS

[www2.tbo.com]

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FREIGHT TRAINS DIVERTED AFTER FIRE IN SOUTH AFRICA

[www.iol.co.za]

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UK'S CHILTERN TRAINS 'MOST PUNCTUAL IN THE COUNTRY

[www.thisisbucks.co.uk]

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PASSENGERS ROBBED ON TWO TRAINS IN INDIA

[www.hindu.com]

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TRANSIT NEWS:

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TWO KILLED, AT LEAST 21 INJURED AFTER TRUCK CRASHES INTO CTA RED LINE STATION IN CHICAGO'S CHINATOWN (With photo)

[www.chicagotribune.com]

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TRAIN ACCIDENT DELAYS SALT LAKE CITY EARLY-MORNING TRAX COMMUTE

[www.sltrib.com]

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PORTLAND'S TRIMET: YOU SHOUT, YOU'RE OUT

[www.oregonlive.com]

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NEW ORLEANS RTA ASSESSES LEADERSHIP

[www.nola.com]

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IT'S SRO ON MANY SACRAMENTO AREA COMMUTER BUSES AND LIGHT RAIL TRAINS AS GASOLINE PRICES CLIMB

[www.sacbee.com]

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NEW MEXICO'S RAIL RUNNER TO ADD FOUR-QUADRANT GATES AT CROSSINGS

[www.progressiverailroading.com]

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BART RIDERSHIP ON SFO LINE SURGES

[www.insidebayarea.com]

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EDITORIAL, THE SACRAMENTO BEE: TIME TO REQUIRED CIVILITY ON REGIONAL TRAINS AND BUSES

[www.sacbee.com]

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LIRR EYES $9 MILLION MEASURE TO ADDRESS PLATFORM GAPS

[www.newsday.com]

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WHAT DO YOU THINK?: GEORGIA READERS WELCOME COMMUTER TRAIN IDEA

[www.ajc.com]

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EDITORIAL OPINION, THE ATLANTA JOURNAL CONSTITUTION: KEEP OUR DISCUSSION GOING O THE NEED FOR LIGHT-RAIL COMMUTER SERVICE

[www.ajc.com]

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