Railroad Newsline for Thursday, 05/29/08
Author: Larry W. Grant
Date: 05-28-2008 - 20:08
Railroad Newsline for Thursday, May 29, 2008
Compiled by Larry W. Grant
In Memory of Rob Carlson, 1952 – 2006
RAIL NEWS
LATE BREAKING:
EMERGENCY CREWS SCARMBLE TO RESPOND TO TRAIN CRASHES IN BOSTON, CHICAGO
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www.foxnews.com]
LETTER TO THE EDITOR, THE MINOT DAILY NEWS: MISTAKEN IMPRESSIONS
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www.minotdailynews.com]
RIDIN' THE RAILS IN COLORADO
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www.aspentimes.com]
FORT COLLINS, COLORADO DEPOT DOG'S MEMORY LIVES
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www.denverpost.com]
CALDWELL, IDAHO FARM FEED PLANT CATCHES FIRE; ROOM COLLAPSES ON RAIL CARS STAGED AT LOADING DOCKS
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www.idahostatesman.com]
TRAINS' CARGO RAISES CONCERN; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS PASS THROUGH LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA DAILY
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www.theadvertiser.com]
SASKATOON MAYOR WANTS TRAINS OUT OF CITY
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www.canada.com]
LONG WAIT MAY HARVEST REWARDS FOR OKLAHOMA ETHANOL PLANT
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newsok.com]
EDITORIAL, THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE: OLD RAILROAD SHOULD BE SAVED, NOT RAZED
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www.sltrib.com]
AMTRAK, ILLINOIS TOLLWAY ENLIST MASCOTS TO MAKE THEIR CASES
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www.chicagotribune.com]
EDITORIAL, THE MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL: GOOD LUCK, MR. BRESKE
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www.jsonline.com]
CN TRAINS REST IN BARTLETT, BUT NOISE RILES RESIDENTS
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www.chicagotribune.com]
BNSF DONATES $25,000 TO LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA RED CROSS
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www.klfy.com]
TERMITE MICROBES MAY HOLD KEY TO NON-CORN-BASED ETHANOL
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www.omaha.com]
SNOW CANCELS DURANGO'S IRON HORSE RACE (With photos)
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www.durangoherald.com]
DEADLY CARGO TO ROLL ON; NEW U.S. RULES NOT LIKELY TO IMPROVE SECURITY
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www.baltimoresun.com]
MASSACHUSETTS SCHOOL BUS DRIVER CITED IN RAILROAD CROSSING MISHAP
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www.wickedlocal.com]
NORWALK, CONNECTICUT'S SONO SWITCH TOWER MUSEUM HOSTS REUNION OF RAIL ENTHUSIASTS
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www.stamfordadvocate.com]
THAMES RIVER BRIDGE TO BE CLOSED TO RAIL TRAFFIC JUNE 14-17 FOR REPLACEMENT OF 90-YEAR-OLD VERTICAL LIFT SPAN; CONCURRENT MAINTENANCE 'BLITZ' WII UPGRADE INFRASTRUCTURE, REQUIRE AMTRAK SERVICE ADJUSTMENTS
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www.amtrak.com]
CAR CRASHES INTO TRAIN IN MICHIGAN (With video)
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www.weyi.com]
EDITORIAL, THE SALEM (OH) NEWS: MORE RESEARCH NEEDED ON COAL
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www.salemnews.net]
COMMENTARY, THE FAYETTEVILLE (NC) OBSERVER: 436 MILES AND 4 CENTS PER GALLON
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www.fayobserver.com]
'LISTEN TO THE RAILS' EXHIBIT OPENS JUNE 5 IN MARION, OHIO
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www.marionstar.com]
PBS COALS EXPANDS EMPLOYEES, PRODUCTION AS ECONOMY STRUGGLES
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www.dailyamerican.com]
OLD STUYVESANT, NY RAIL STOP AUDIENCE HEARS ABOUT FUTURE OF TRANSPORT
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www.zwire.com]
U.S. TOURIST DRUGGED, KILLED BY TRAIN IN ROME
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hosted.ap.org]
SRI LANKAN MILITARY SAYS BOMB BLAST ON TRAIN NEAR CAPITAL CITY KILLS 8, WOUNDS 70
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www.iht.com]
UKRAINE IS ABLE TO EXPORT NOT MORE THAN 105 MILLION TONS OF GRAIN BY END OF CURRENT SEASON; SHORTAGE OF RAIL CARS AND CHARTERED SHIPS BLAMED
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www.agrimarket.info]
TRANSIT NEWS:
EDITORIAL, THE MINNEAPOLIS STAR-TRIBUNE: WASHINGTON AVENUE IS BEST ROUTE FOR LIGHT-RAIL; FOCUS NOW ON MAKING THE MOST OF A CAMPUS TRANSIT MALL
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www.startribune.com]
RAIL RUNNER ASKS: HAVE YOU SEEN THESE VANDALS? (With photo and video)
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kob.com]
MASS TRANSIT AN OLD IDEA IN UTAH COUNTY
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www.heraldextra.com]
PEDESTRIAN RUNS IN TO THE SIDE OF LIGHT-RAIL TRAIN AT CROSSING IN MINNEAPOLIS
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www.startribune.com]
FORT WORTH COUNCILMAN DISCUSSES BONDS, LIGHT RAIL AT TOWN HALL MEETING
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www.fwbusinesspress.com]
OPINION, THE KANSAS CITY STAR: REVITALIZING KANSAS CITY REQUIRES TRUE LEADERSHIP
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www.kansascity.com]
PLANES, TRAINS AND AUTOMOBILES TO MERGE AT HONOLULU AIRPORT
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www.khnl.com]
OPINION, THE WORCHESTER (MA) BUSINESS JOURNAL: BLOCKING PROGRESS ON THE RAILS
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wbjournal.com]
WESTMORELAND COUNTY (PA) COMMUTER RAIL SERVICE A PRIORITY
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www.pittsburghlive.com]
RAIL REMAINS FAR OFF EVEN AS FLORIDA GAS PRICES SOAR
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www.heraldtribune.com]
THE END