Railroad Newsline for Monday, 05/26/08
Author: Larry W. Grant
Date: 05-25-2008 - 20:00
Railroad Newsline for Monday, May 26, 2008 (Remember those who served and gave all.)
Compiled by Larry W. Grant
In Memory of Rob Carlson, 1952 – 2006
RAIL NEWS:
MAYO SAYS CANADIAN PACIFIC DOCUMENTS CONFIRM FEARS
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www.postbulletin.com]
ALTON, ILLINOIS SCHOOL BUS DRIVER SUSPENDED AFTER RAILROAD CROSSING MISHAP
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www.thetelegraph.com]
AAR SAYS RAILROAD CARLOAD, INTERMODAL VOLUMES BOTH DOWN FOR THE WEEK
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www.logisticsmgmt.com]
NEW ULTRA-LOW EMISSION UNION PACIFIC LOCOMOTIVE ARRIVES IN CALIFORNIA
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www.uprr.com]
NEW MEXICO TRAIN, TRUCK WRECK CAUSES POWER OUTAGE, REROUTES TRAFFIC ON U.S. 70 (With photo)
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www.pntonline.com]
STATE OF LOUISIANA BRIDGE WIDENING IMPASSE WITH NEW ORLEANS PUBLIC BELT RAILROAD APPEARS RESOLVED
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www.nola.com]
RAILROAD FUEL EFFICIENCY SETS NEW RECORD
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www.earthtimes.org]
UNION PACIFIC RECEIVES EMPLOYER OF THE YEAR FOR SERVICES TO VETERANS
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www.uprr.com]
BNSF CARRIES IMPORTANT FREIGHT FOR THE 2010 WINTER OLYMPICS (With photo)
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www.bnsf.com]
HISTORIC CABOOSE FINDS NEW HOME AT RAILROAD MUSEUM (With photo)
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www.rgj.com]
NO ONE HURT WHEN TRAIN STRIKES CAR AT CLOSED MINNESOTA CROSSING
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www.sctimes.com]
BNSF, EMPLOYEE RECEIVE AWARD FROM NAVY LEAGUE
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www.bnsf.com]
BOONVILLE, MO CITY COUNCIL PASSES RESOLUTION TO ACCEPT OWNERSHIP OF KATY BRIDGE
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www.boonvilledailynews.com]
RAILROAD SILENCE PROVES TOO COSTLY FOR WAUKESHA
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www.gmtoday.com]
CITY OF TACOMA MAKES PROPOSAL TO BNSF ON PRAIRIE LINE (With photo)
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www.tacomaweekly.com]
MIDLAND, TEXAS POLICE CRACKING DOWN AT RAILROAD CROSSINGS (With video)
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www.newswest9.com]
CN SPENT $650,000 LOBBYING IN 1Q
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money.cnn.com]
DERAILED MINNESOTA DINNER TRAIN ON TRACK AGAIN
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www.twoharborsmn.com]
ALL ABOARD TO DISCOVER NEW TASTES ON THE ROYAL GORGE ROUTE'S WINE EXPRESS
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www.atmstravelnews.com]
EXETER, PA WOMAN ACCUSED OF THROWING SON ONTO RAILROAD TRACKS IS FREED ON BAIL (With photo)
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www.readingeagle.com]
CSX TRAIN SPARKS BRUSH FIRES IN SOUTHEAST CHARLOTTE (With video)
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www.wsoctv.com]
NORFOLK SOUTHERN SPENT $1.5 MILLION LOBBYING IN 1Q
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www.hemscott.com]
GREENBUSH, MA RAILROAD GATES DROP ON SCHOOL BUS
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www.wickedlocal.com]
MUSCLE SHOALS, ALABAMA HOPES CURFEW, CAMERAS HELP STOP VANDALISM AT OLD RAILROAD BRIDGE
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www.timesdaily.com]
(ED. NOTE: The L&N once interchanged with the Southern Railway at the Shoals via The Old Railroad Bridge. The draw span has been removed and installed at another location on the Norfolk Southern. See a photo here: [
images.timesdaily.com])
EDITORIAL, THE SCHENECTADY (NY) DAILY GAZETTE: PRECAUTIONS NEEDED NEAR RAILROAD TRACKS
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www.dailygazette.com]
MICHIGAN'S TRI-CITIES DEPOT MUSEUM REOPENS DOORS
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www.grandhaventribune.com]
IT WAS ALL ABOARD FOR FUN WITH THOMAS ON THE CUYAHOGA VALLEY SCENIC RAILROAD (With photos)
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www.akron.com]
WOOD PELLET WAREHOUSE OPENS IN PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA
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www.aer-online.com]
TRAIN TRIP TO MOSCOW'S MANORS (With photo)
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mnweekly.ru]
INDIA'S CANCER TRAIN
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sify.com]
SOUTH AFRICAN LUXURY TRAIN COACHES CATCH FIRE
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www.iol.co.za]
TRANSIT NEWS:
SULPHUR ROCK, ARKANSAS TROLLEY CAR CREATED MANY MEMORIES
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www.guardonline.com]
CALIFORNIA TRANSIT CUTS PROTESTED
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www.sacbee.com]
METRA TRAIN HITS PEDESTRIAN ON CHICAGO'S NEAR WEST SIDE
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www.chicagotribune.com]
WHILE KANSAS CITY DAWDLES ON LIGHT RAIL, OTHER CITIES CONTINUE TO MOVE AHEAD
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primebuzz.kcstar.com]
LIGHT RAIL'S ROUTE THROUGH UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA ON HOLD,... AGAIN
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www.startribune.com]
INPUT FROM PUBLIC SOUGHT ON ROUTE FOR MILWAUKIE, OREGON LIGHT-RAIL
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www.oregonlive.com]
OPINION, THE (VANCOUVER, WA) COLUMBIAN: LIGHT RAIL FOCUS TURNS TO COLLEGE
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www.columbian.com]
HIGH GAS PRICES HELP BOOST LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD RIDERSHIP
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www.newsday.com]
NEW METRO-NORTH RAIL CAR MODELS PRAISED FOR LIGHTING DESIGN
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www.connpost.com]
MASSACHUSETTS OFFICIALS PRESSING CSX ON COMMUTER TRAINS; WORCESTER-BOSTON MAY GET MORE
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www.telegram.com]
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