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Railroad Newsline for Thursday, June 12, 2008

Compiled by Larry W. Grant

In Memory of Rob Carlson, 1952 – 2006

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RAIL NEWS:

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BNSF FREIGHT TRAIN DERAILS IN WESTMINSTER, COLORADO (With photo gallery)

[www.denverpost.com]

And:

DERAILED TRAIN NO ACCIDENT, POLICE SAY; BNSF OFFERS $10,000 REWARD FOR CULPRITS

[origin.denverpost.com]

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NCRA LOSES APPEAL AGAINST DECISION SUSPENDING RAIL REPAIRS

[www.novatoadvance.com]

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RAILROAD OPERATORS REACT TO CRITICISM FROM OKLAHOMA GRAIN ELEVATOR OPERATOR

[newsok.com]

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RARE AMERICAN STEAM LOCOMOTIVE BACK IN THE SOUTHLAND (With video)

[en.rian.ru]

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CARGO HAS L.A. TRAFFIC AT A CRAWL; AS TRUCKS AN TRAINS HAUL A FLOOD OF FOREIGN GOODS FROM SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PORTS, COMMUTERS FIGHT FOR SPACE WITH FREIGHT

[www.latimes.com]

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TRIAL CONTINUES IN DM&E RAIL EXTENSION

[www.argusleader.com]

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CAR HAULERS WALK OUT IN 15 STATES

[www.omaha.com]

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NEW BULL MOUNTAIN INVESTOR STEPS IN; $20 MILLION PAYMENT WILL CLEAR OLD DISPUTES, PAVE WAY FOR NEW RUN AT DEVELOPMENT OF MONTANA COAL MINE

[www.billingsgazette.net]

(ED. NOTE: What the heck is a short-term railroad? :-) - lwg)

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WHITE HOUSE WARNS OF AMTRAK FUNDS VETO

[www.philly.com]

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CHICAGO'S UNION STATION LIKELY TO GET NEW WAITING AREA FOR INTERCITY BUS SERVICES; AMTRAK'S FEEDER BUSES WOULD BE EXEMPT

[www.chicagotribune.com]

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GUEST OPINION, THE SEATTLE TIMES: TRAIN SAFETY: STOP, LOOK, LISTEN -- LIVE

[seattletimes.nwsource.com]

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TULARE COUNTY COULD BUY RAIL LINE; FEDERAL AGENCY RULES FIRM CAN ABANDON STRATHMORE LINE

[www.visaliatimesdelta.com]

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CAUSE OF TRAIN WRECK IN LIVERPOOL, TEXAS IS STILL A MYSTERY

[thefacts.com]

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SOUTHERN RAILWAY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA FACILITY TO TRANSLOAD VARIOUS COMMODITIES INSTEAD OF LUMBER

[www.progressiverailroading.com]

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RAILROAD SCARE IN ONALASKA, WISCONSIN TURNS UP NOTHING

[www.lacrossetribune.com]

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WICHITA, KANSAS CITY COUNCIL APPROVES GATES AT DANGEROUS RAILROAD CROSSING

[www.kansas.com]

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MODESTO & EMPIRE TRACTION CO. PLEASED WITH NREC ULTRA LOW EMISSIONS LOCOMOTIVE TEST

[www.businesswire.com]

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ARIZONA MAN HIT, KILLED BY TRAIN WAS REPORTEDLY DRUNK

[www.azcentral.com]

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UPDATES FOR NATIONAL RAILWAY EQUIPMENT, L.B. FOSTER, LIGHTSPIN TECHNOLOGIES AND AZIMUTH SYSTEMS

[www.progressiverailroading.com]

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CSX, HEDGE FUNDS SQUARE OFF IN FORUM

[money.cnn.com]

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CSX GRASPING AT STRAWS TO END BATTLE

[www.nytimes.com]

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COCKABOOSE CO-CREATOR DIES

[www.thestate.com]

And (from the archives):

NOTHING LIKE A COCKABOOSE

[www.thestate.com]

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STEAM ENGINE'S LAST JOURNEY WILL BE TO MUSEUM

[www.barrieadvance.com]

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MASSACHUSETTS MAN KILLED BY CSX TRAIN; 23-YEAR-OLD HAD SURVIVED A CAR CRASH IN 2007

[www.telegram.com]

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WIND BLOWS NS TRAIN OFF TRACK IN OHIO (With photos)

[www.thenews-messenger.com]

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CAR-TRAIN WRECKS SPUR ATHENS, ALABAMA TO CONSIDER RAIL CROSSING ARMS

[www.al.com]

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DANBURY, CONNECTICUT RAIL MUSEUM HOSTS 50 WORKS BY ARTIST

[www.newstimes.com]

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GEORGIAN PRESIDENT DEMANDS RUSSIAN RAILROAD TROOPS PULLOUT FROM ABKHAZIA

[en.rian.ru]

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FRENCH RAILWAY, PUBLIC WORKERS LARGELY SHUN UNIONS' STRIKE CALL

[www.bloomberg.com]

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YOUNG BRITISH MODEL TRAIN ENTHUSIASTS IN TRAINING

[www.portsmouth.co.uk]

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TRANSIT NEWS:

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DART LIGHT RAIL MAY RUN ATOP YOUNG STREET IN DOWNTOWN DALLAS

[www.dallasnews.com]

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LIGHT-RAIL TEST PUT ON HOLD; MALFUNCTIONING CAMERA PREVENTS FIRST-EVER RUN BETWEEN TEMPE AND MESA

[www.azcentral.com]

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NEW KANSAS CITY LIGHT-RAIL PLANS PUT FEDERAL FUNDING AT RISK

[www.kansascity.com]

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DENVER RTD PLANS TO MAKE MAJOR CUTS ON LIGHT-RAIL LINE

[www.9news.com]

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VANCOUVER (WA) LIGHT-RAIL FOE STEWART STAYS ON FOR C-TRAN VOTE

[www.columbian.com]

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LAKEWOOD SURE HAS ARRIVED: IN ITS DESIGNS FOR A LIGHT-RAIL STATION, ONE CITY SEES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR RIDERS TO SIT UP AND NOTICE THAT

[www.denverpost.com]

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UTAH TRANSIT AUTHORITY HOSTS MASS-TRANSIT CONFERENCE

[deseretnews.com]

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ABINGTON, MA OFFICIALS BACK PLAN TO SLOW COMMUTER TRAINS

[www.enterprisenews.com]

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TWO PATH LINES SUSPENDED THROUGH RUSH HOUR (With photo)

[www.nj.com]

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FLORIDA'S TRI-RAIL RIDERSHIP PUSHED TO RECORD HIGH BY GAS PRICES

[www.sun-sentinel.com]

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THE END

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