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Railroad Newsline for Friday, June 13, 2008

Compiled by Larry W. Grant

In Memory of Rob Carlson, 1952 – 2006

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RAIL NEWS:

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RAILROAD BRIDGE AT CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA COLLAPSES (With photo)

[www.gazetteonline.com]

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UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD BRIDGE IN WATERLOO, IOWA COLLAPSES UNDER RIVER PRESSURE (With photo)

[www.wcfcourier.com]

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BNSF ISSUES UPDATE REGARDING FLOODING AT HANNIBAL, MISSOURI

[domino.bnsf.com]

And:

BNSF ISSUES SERVICE ADVISORY REGARDING SEVERE WEATHER IN THE MIDWEST

[domino.bnsf.com]

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LACK OF RAIL SERVICE HURTING OKLAHOMA WHEAT PRODUCERS AND ELEVATORS

[news.mywebpal.com]

(ED. NOTE: Gotta' love the masthead on the Alva Review-Courier. - lwg)

And:

SIDING LACK, SPEED LIMIT BLAMED FOR RAIL SNARL IN WHEAT HARVEST

[newsok.com]

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AMID ECONOMIC SLUMP, RAILROADS LOAD UP GAINS

[www.star-telegram.com]

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LAST TRAIN TO PORTOLA? -- VINTAGE LOCOMOTIVE TAKES FINAL TRIP ALONG AMADOR CENTRAL RAILROAD (With photo)

[www.ledger-dispatch.com]

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CHEAP WYOMING COAL LOOKS EAST, OVERSEAS

[www.guardian.co.uk]

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SECOND PHASE OF TRACK PROJECT CAUSES MORE TEMPORARY AMTRAK ILLINOIS SCHEDULE CHANGES

[www.amtrak.com]

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HOUSE WORKS ON AMTRAK AMENDMENTS

[www.cqpolitics.com]

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BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY NAMED INTERMODAL CARRIER OF THE YEAR

[www.bnsf.com]

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SUPPORTERS TEST TRAIN TO TREK RAIL RIDE

[www.thenewstribune.com]

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TRACKS NEAR ENID, OKLAHOMA CAN BE REPAIRED, RAILROAD SAYS

[newsok.com]

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BIODIESEL PLANT TERMINATED IN EVANSVILLE, WISCONSIN

[gazettextra.com]

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SOUTH DAKOTA'S ROUNDHOUSE OPENING RIGHT ON 'TRACK' (With photos)

[www.bhpioneer.com]

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BROKEN WATER MAIN IN BELLINGHAM, WASHINGTON CAUSES MINOR MUDSLIDE ON BNSF TRACKS

[www.bellinghamherald.com]

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LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT CONSIDERS CLOSING SOME RAILROAD CROSSINGS IN TANGIPAHOA PARISH AFTER ACCIDENT

[www.wwltv.com]

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EJ&E RAILROAD SALE GOES BACK TO KANKAKEE COUNTY COMMITTEE

[www.daily-journal.com]

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TEXAS STATE RAILROAD PREPARES FOR 'LONE RANGER'

[www.thecherokeean.com]

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JAMESTOWN, NORTH DAKOTA VOTERS REJECT QUIET ZONE

[www.jamestownsun.com]

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PATRIOT RAIL BUYS LOUISIANA RAILROAD

[www.bizjournals.com]

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AS OIL RISES, AMERICANS REDISCOVER THE RAILROAD

[www.guardian.co.uk]

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THAMES RIVER BRIDGE OUTAGE SHIFTED TWO DAYS UNTIL MONDAY, JUNE 16; FULL AMTRAK SERVICE TO RUN SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, WITH SUBSTITUTE TRAINS AND BUSES PROVIDED DURING FOUR-DAY OUTAGE, JUNE 16-19

[www.amtrak.com]

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TCI FACES PROBE INTO MOVE FOR SEATS ON CSX BOARD

[www.telegraph.co.uk]

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FIVE KILLED AFTER VEHICLE SLAMS INTO STOPPED FREIGHT TRAIN (With video)

[www.orlandosentinel.com]

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INDIANA RAILROADS DEAL WITH TRACKS WASHED OUT IN FLOOD

[www.ibj.com]

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SAVANNAH, GEORGIA'S ROUNDHOUSE RAILROAD MUSEUM RECEIVES HISTORIC BOXCAR

[www.wtoctv.com]

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WOMAN HIT BY NORFOLK SOUTHERN TRAIN IN PALMYRA, PENNSYLVANIA

[www.pennlive.com]

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VINTON COUNTY, OHIO DEVELOPMENT FORUM FOCUSES ON RAIL SERVICE

[vintoncourier.1upmonitor.com]

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SAVING THE PUTNAM RAIL LINE RIGHT-OF-WAY STILL PAYS DIVIDENDS

[lohud.com]

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NEW YORK STATE POLICE ARREST ADAMS RESIDENTS FOR THEFTS FROM CSX PROPERTY

[www.newswatch50.com]

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RAILWAY DISRUPTS NORTHWEST SASKATCHEWAN PAPER BUSINESS

[www.canada.com]

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ALL ABOARD!! JAPANESE WOMEN TAKE TO TRAIN SPOTTING

[in.reuters.com]

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MASSIVE PROFITS REPORTED FOR HORNBY

[www.kentonline.co.uk]

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TRANSIT NEWS:

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FRONTRUNNER TRAIN COLLIDES WITH JEEP IN DAVIS COUNTY, UTAH

[www.kutv.com]

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SANTA FE COUNTY, NEW MEXICO DELAYS LEAVE FROM TRANSIT DISTRICT

[www.santafenewmexican.com] News/County-delays-leave-from-Transit-District

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GOVERNOR SCHWARZENEGGER COMMITS $36 MILLION FOR BART UPGRADES

[www.bizjournals.com]

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ROBBERY SUSPECT IN HIT, KILLED BY CTA RED LINE TRAIN NEAR CHINATOWN, POLICE SAY (With photo)

[www.chicagotribune.com]

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COMMENTARY, THE SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS: DIVERTING TRANSIT FUNDS NOW WOULD HARM STATE FOR YEARS

[www.mercurynews.com]

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PHOENIX BUYING HOMES ALONG LIGHT-RAIL PATH

[www.azcentral.com]

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COST OF DENVER LIGHT RAIL SPIKES AGAIN

[www.denverpost.com]

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NEW JERSEY DEP HAS ISSUES WITH MOM RAIL LINE; COMMUTER TRAIN RUNNING THOUGH BATTLEFIELD SEEN AS POTENTIAL PROBLEM

[newstranscript.gmnews.com]

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LIRR TRACK FIRE IN HICKSVILLE, NEW YORK CAUSES COMMUTER DELAYS

[www.newsday.com]

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THIS METRO-NORTH TRAIN WON'T RIP YOUR PANTS (With photo)

[cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com]

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STREETCARS CRASH IN DOWNTOWN TORONTO (With photo)

[cnews.canoe.ca]

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