---

---

Railroad Newsline for Saturday, May 03, 2008

Compiled by Larry W. Grant

In Memory of Rob Carlson, 1952 – 2006

---

---

RAIL NEWS:

---

IOWA RAILROAD BRIDGE STILL CLOSED A DAY AFTER BARGE CRASH

[ap.google.com]

---

E-MAILS SHOW CONSPIRACY, DM&E SAYS: RAILROAD SAYS CLINIC BEHIND EFFORT TO HALT EXPANSION

[www.argusleader.com]

---

LOOKING TO SUMMER TOURISTS; HIGH GAS PRICES CAUSE WORRY AMONG SOME DURANGO BUSINESSES (With photos)

[durangoherald.com]

---

SOUTH DAKOTA ELEVATOR WORKING TO RAISE FUNDS

[www.zwire.com]

---

ONE PERSON KILLED AS TRAIN HITS CAR IN SOUTH WICHITA (With photo)

[www.kansas.com]

---

TORNADOES AND TRAINS

[blogs.kansas.com]

---

PASSENGER TRAIN STOPS IN WINFIELD, KANSAS OVER WEEKEND (With photo)

[winfieldcourier.com]

---

CN PRESENTS SAFE HANDLING AWARDS TO SHIPPERS

[www.cn.ca]

---

KANSAS RAILROAD CROSSING HAS DEADLY HISTORY

[www.kake.com]

---

PACIFIC ETHANOL STARTS UP NEW PLANT

[www.centralvalleybusinesstimes.com]

---

NEW ORLEANS PORT, SHORT LINE AND CN INAUGURATE NEW RAIL YARD

[www.progressiverailroading.com]

---

RAILROADS COME UNDER MORE PRICE-FIXING FIRE

[www.purchasing.com]

---

LUMBER CARS DORMANT ALONG SOUTH DAKOTA RAILROAD TRACKS (With photo)

[www.mitchellrepublic.com]

---

ALL ABOARD FOR 'TRAIN TIMES' IN VALLEY SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA (With photos and video)

[thepinetree.net]

---

E&N TRAIL HITS ROADBLOCK

[www.bclocalnews.com]

---

ONE TRACK MIND: ONE MAN'S LIFETIME OF TINY TOWNS

[www.boiseweekly.com]

---

CSX COMMENCES MAILING OF DEFINITIVE PROXY MATERIALS

[www.csx.com]

---

TRI-STATE RESIDENTS WANT CSX RAILROAD BRIDGES PAINTED

[www.wcpo.com]

---

HEDGE FUNDS OFFER DETAILS ON CSX RESTRUCTURING PLANS

[money.cnn.com]

---

CASEY JONES DAY TODAY (WEDNESDAY)

[www.jacksonsun.com]

---

TRAIN SLAMS INTO PICKUP NEAR CRIMORA, VIRGINIA (With video)

[www.nbc29.com]

---

PENNSYLVANIA TRAIN EXCURSION EXCITES PUBLIC

[www.newage-examiner.com]

---

PENNSYLVANIA MAGLEV PROJECT CARRIES BENEFITS FOR PASSENGERS AND DEVELOPMENT

[www.pennlive.com]

---

A FINANCIAL ARCHITECT BY DAY, MARK FILIPPELL MOONLIGHTS AS A BUILDER OF LANDMARK CLEVELAND BRIDGES (With photo)

[money.cnn.com]

---

RIDIN' RAILS IN SCALE

[news.guelphmercury.com]

---

RUSSIA'S GLOBALTRANS SEALS YEAR'S BIGGEST LONDON IPO

[money.cnn.com]

---

DERAILED TRAIN HIT AUSTRALIA COAL PORT DELIVERIES

[uk.reuters.com]

---

WILL WE SPEND £MILLIONS ON TRAINS WITH NO FUTURE?

[www.railnews.co.uk]

---

TRANSIT NEWS:

---

HOUSTON METRO DEAL WITH CONTRACTOR FOR NEW RAIL LINES BREAKS DOWN

[www.chron.com]

---

CITING FUEL COSTS, UTAH TRANSIT AUTHORITY SEEKS MORE FARE HIKES; BUS OR TRAX RIDE WOULD JUMP A QUARTER, AND FRONTRUNNER 50 CENTS

[www.sltrib.com]

---

TRAIN SPOTTING: SANTA FE SOUTHERN TRACKS -- GOING, GOING, GONE

[sfreporter.com]

---

ALL ABOARD? PLANNERS SAY COMMUTER RAIL SHOULD GO THROUGH BELVIDERE, ROCKFORD

[www.rrstar.com]

---

SAN ANTONIO LIGHT RAIL WORTH REVISITING (With video)

[www.ksat.com]

---

WORKERS INSTALLING LAST SEGMENT OF PHOENIX AREA'S LIGHT RAIL (With map)

[www.eastvalleytribune.com]

---

LIGHT RAIL AN ECONOMIC LIFELINE

[denver.yourhub.com]

---

ABINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS RESIDENTS SEEK QUIETER MBTA TRAINS

[www.enterprisenews.com]

---

CAR FIRE ON LIRR TRACKS DELAYS TRAIN IN FARMINGDALE

[www.newsday.com]

---

OPINION, THE TAMPA TRIBUNE: CSX DEAL WILL BENEFIT ENTIRE TAMPA BAY AREA

[www2.tbo.com]

---

STATE OF CONNECTICUT SEEKS ANOTHER REVIEW OF RAIL YARD

[www.stamfordadvocate.com]

---

LAGNIAPPE: (Something extra, not always railroad related, for Saturdays only)

---

BUCKLE HOBBY NOT FOR BELT-TIGHTENING; COLLECTION, STARTED WITH GIFT FROM SON, GROWS TO 1,500 PIECES

[www.billingsgazette.net]

---

THE SUN SETS ON ANOTHER SEATTLE BOWLING ALLEY (With photos)

[www.crosscut.com]

---

FERTILIZER PRICES TURN UP HEAT ON FARMERS; RISING COSTS OF REAPING A CROP MAKE FOR A HIGH-STAKES GAME (With photos)

[www.billingsgazette.net]

---

STATE PARK IS RIPE WITH CITRUS HISTORY

[www.sgvtribune.com]

---

AS THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER RISES AT BURLINGTON, IOWA, WHAT'S AFFECTED AND WHEN?

[www.thehawkeye.com]

---

FEWER FUNDS, MORE VISITORS HURT UTAH'S NATIONAL PARKS? (With photo gallery)

[deseretnews.com]

---

ELGIN, SOUTH CAROLINA MAN USES HOBBY TO CREATE GROWING EVENT AT SPARKLEBERRY FAIR (With photo)

[www.thestate.com]

---

IN PRAISE OF POMPEYS PILLAR (With photos and video)

[www.billingsgazette.net]

---

RURAL OPPOSITION GROW FOR THE TRANS-TEXAS CORRIDOR (With photo and video)

[www.chron.com]

---

DRIVERS, START YOUR ENGINES!

[www.sierrasun.com]

---

THE END

---