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Railroad Newsline for Tuesday, June 03, 2008

Compiled by Larry W. Grant

In Memory of Rob Carlson, 1952 – 2006

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RAIL NEWS:

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THREE REPORTED INJURED IN CRANE COLLAPSE AT WYOMING'S BLACK THUNDER MINE; BNSF LINE BLOCKED BY RUBBLE

[www.billingsgazette.net]

And:

THREE INJURED, TWO CRITICALLY, IN BLACK THUNDER CRANE ACCIDENT (With photos)

[www.trib.com]

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HISTORIC LOCOMOTIVE ROLLS INTO SAN DIEGO (Video)

[video.nbcsandiego.com]

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DO RAILROAD STOCKS HAVE MORE POWER TO BURN?

[www.nytimes.com]

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CANADIAN PACIFIC GRAIN HOPPER CARS GET A CLEAN SWEEP

[www8.cpr.ca]

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BUSINESSES SEEK OUT ALTERNATIVES TO RAILROAD SHIPPING

[www.siskiyoudaily.com]

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KCSR'S TEXAS DIVISION SEES MARKED IMPROVEMENTS; MORE EXPECTED IN NEAR FUTURE

[notes.kcsi.com]

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CHICAGO IS CHOKE POINT IN OVERLOADED U.S. RAIL SYSTEM

[www.suntimes.com]

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GE RAILROAD EMPLOYEE STRUCK, KILLED BY RAILCAR IN WATERLOO, IOWA

[www.chicagotribune.com]

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CANADIAN MPs UNHAPPY WITH RAILROAD SAFETY PLAN

[www.thestar.com]

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THIEVES GETTING BOLDER

[www.dallasnews.com]

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CANADIAN PACIFIC POSTS SCHEDULE OF EVENTS FOR CP SPIRIT OF 150 RAIL TOUR

[www8.cpr.ca]

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VARIETY OF CULTURES HELPED BUILD RAILROAD (With photo gallery)

[deseretnews.com]

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RAIL REP SEES BRIGHT FUTURE IN ACQUISITION

[www.thetimesonline.com]

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR. THE GALESBURG (IL) REGISTER-MAIL: REMINDED OF A NEAR FATALITY

[www.galesburg.com]

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THREE-YEAR-OLD GIRL IS KILLED AFTER BEING HIT BY FREIGHT TRAIN IN WEST CHICAGO

[www.chicagotribune.com]

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MONTANA RAIL LINK TRAIN HITS TRAILER IN BROADWATER COUNTY, MONTANA

[www.helenair.com]

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FOUR ARRESTED IN JACKSON COUNTY, ARKANSAS FOR STEALING RAILROAD SPIKES

[www.newportindependent.com]

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TRESPASSER DIES IN ST. PAUL TRAIN ACCIDENT

[www.startribune.com]

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CANADIAN TAKES GREAT PRIDE IN DISPLAYING ANTIQUE AND UNIQUE ITEMS

[www.thewesternstar.com]

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CSX TRAIN KILLS MAN LYING ON RAILROAD TRACKS IN KINGSPORT, TN

[www.timesnews.net]

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RAILROAD MUSEUM TO BE REDEDICATED IN BELLEVUE, OHIO

[www.portclintonnewsherald.com]

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NS TRAIN HITS BROKEN-DOWN CAR IN GREENBORO, NC, BUT NO ONE IS INJURED (With photo)

[www.news-record.com]

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NORFOLK SOUTHERN: IN THE ERA OF RECORD OIL PRICES, THE RAILROADS ARE ROARING

[www.bloggingstocks.com]

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HOSPITAL REPORT UPGRADES CONDITION OF MAINE TRAIN ACCIDENT VICTIM

[www.wcax.com]

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BURGAW, NC DEPOT GETTING A MAKEOVER

[www.wwaytv3.com]

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MUCH MORE TO THIS THAN A CABOOSE

[www.nytimes.com]

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SUFFOLK, VIRGINIA RESIDENTS' MEETING ON RAILROAD TRAFFIC ON JUNE 10

[www.dailypress.com]

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WARSAW, INDIANA'S BOB KLINE IS A 'MAN OF ALL TRAINS'

[www.timesuniononline.com]

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JAMAICA TO REVIVE RAILROAD INDUSTRY WITH CHINA'S HELP

[www.iht.com]

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RUSSIAN RAILROAD PERSONNEL IN ABKHAZIA

[ap.google.com]

And:

GEORGIA: RUSSIA PLANNING ABKHAZIA INVASION

[www.upi.com]

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REDISCOVERED TRACKS: RUSSIA IS ABOUT TO EXPERIENCE A RAILWAY BOOM

[www.russiaprofile.org]

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TRANSIT NEWS:

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PORTLAND'S STEEL BRIDGE BANS BUSES AS RAIL WORK STARTS

[www.oregonlive.com]

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MAN IN TRAIN CASE PORTRAYED AS VIOLENT

[www.latimes.com]

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SOUNDER COMMUTER TRAINS TO STOP IN MUKILTEO

[seattlepi.nwsource.com]

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SOUND TRANSIT COMPLETES SOUTHBOUND TRACKS ON CENTRAL LINK LIGHT-RAIL LINE

[www.progressiverailroading.com]

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, THE MILWAUKEE JOURNAL-SENTINEL: I-94 EXPANSION VS. MASS TRANSIT

[www.jsonline.com]

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ST. LOUIS METRO THREATS ARE LOOKING MORE REAL

[www.stltoday.com]

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GAS PRICES INCREASE DALLAS, TEXAS' McKINNEY AVENUE STREET CARS' POPULARITY (With video)

[www.nbc5i.com]

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VICTIMS OF CANTON, MASSACHUSETTS COMMUTER RAIL CRASH SUE

[news.bostonherald.com]

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INVESTIGATORS: MBTA GREEN LINE TRAIN WAS GOING NEARLY 30 MPH TOO FAST (With photo)

[www.boston.com]

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LIGHT RAIL CONCERNS IN NORFOLK, VIRGINIA

[www.myfoxhamptonroads.com]

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