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Railroad Newsline for Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Compiled by Larry W. Grant

In Memory of Rob Carlson, 1952 – 2006

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RAIL NEWS:

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RAILROAD BUFFS FROM FAR AND WIDE RIDE THE LOOP (With photos)

[www.bakersfield.com]

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TRAIN CARS ON FIRE AFTER KCS TRAIN HITS LOG TRUCK NEAR ADA, LOUISIANA

[www.ktbs.com]

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EDGEWOOD, TEXAS: AMTRAK OFFICIAL SAYS DOUBLE ENGINE FAILURE WAS 'UNUSUAL'

[www.vanzandtnewspapers.com]

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STOKOE ARTIFACTS WERE NOT HARMED IN TEHACHAPI DEPOT FIRE (With photo)

[www.tehachapinews.com]

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RIDING THE RAILS: OKLAHOMA ENGINEER REFLECTS ON CAREER

[www.normantranscript.com]

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AMTRAK REFORM WELCOME; EXPAND TRAIN SERVICE FOR AMERICANS FED UP WITH HIGH GAS AND JET FUEL PRICES

[www.dailybreeze.com]

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FAIRBANKS TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE VOTES TO PUT $2 MILLION TOWARD SOUTHERN BYPASS PLANNING

[newsminer.com]

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FLOODING CONTINUES TO LIMIT ETHANOL PRODUCTION

[www.farmfutures.com]

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MAN IDENTIFIED IN FATAL MARION, ILLINOIS TRAIN CRASH (With photo)

[www.thesouthern.com]

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INPUT SOUGHT ON FATE OF HISTORIC UNION PACIFIC SWING BRIDGE AT FREEPORT, TEXAS

[thefacts.com]

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RAILROADS READY FOR WHEAT HARVEST: SOME OF LAST YEAR'S RECORD CROPS WERE LOST FOR LACK OF TRANSPORTATION

[www.tradingmarkets.com] News/1706315/

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CIMARRON, AN IMPORTANT COLORADO RAILROAD TOWN

[www.montrosepress.com]

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PLANS FOR CHINESE WORKERS MUSEUM MOVE FORWARD IN CARSON CITY, NEVADA

[www.nevadaappeal.com]

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CATTLE TOWNS: FORT MORGAN, COLORADO

[www.cattlenetwork.com]

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VINTAGE PASSENGER TRAIN PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY (With photos)

[www.montrosepress.com]

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A NEW TRAIL IN TACOMA'S BACKYARD? (With photo and map)

[www.thenewstribune.com]

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CRAWFORD PARK? KELSO FOUNDER'S HOMESTEAD MAY BE IDEAL (With photos)

[www.tdn.com]

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OPINION, THE FINANCIAL TIMES: CSX MUST CHOOSE ROUTE TO BOTTOM LINE

[www.ft.com]

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CSX CHIEF SAYS RAIL GROUP IS CATCHING UP

[www.ft.com]

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LAST TRAIN TO CROSS CONNECTICUT DRAWBRIDGE

[www.nytimes.com]

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A TRAIN, A TRUCK ... OR BOTH? (With photo)

[www.news-record.com]

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR, THE BOWLING GREEN (KY) DAILY NEWS: CSX, CITY POSSIBLY HAVE AN OLD GRUDGE

[bgdailynews.com]

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WRONG SIDE OF THE TRACKS; DUNN, NORTH CAROLINA WOMAN HITS DEAD ENDS AT EVERY TURN (With photos)

[www.mydailyrecord.com]

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HISTORIC CONNECTICUT: TRAINS KEPT A-ROLLIN' AT CONNECTICUT EASTERN RAILROAD MUSEUM

[www.conntact.com]

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NEW VINTAGE CAR AT CONWAY, NEW HAMPSHIRE RAIL STATION

[www.unionleader.com]

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DRIVER COLLIDES WITH TRAIN IN MATTHEWS, NORTH CAROLINA, TOTALS VAN

[www.charlotte.com]

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ON TRACK: RUSSIA PLANS RAILROAD LINK TO JAPAN

[www.russiatoday.ru]

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MECHEL ANNOUNCES CONSTRUCTION OF SPUR-TRACK TO ELGA COAL DEPOSIT AT OPENING CEREMONY

[www.sunherald.com]

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BRITAIN MAY ADD FIVE RAIL LINES AS TRAIN TRAVEL JUMPS

[www.bloomberg.com]

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TRANSIT NEWS:

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BACK ON LINE: STREET CARS RETURN TO NEW ORLEANS' SOUTH CARROLLTON AVENUE

[www.nola.com]

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HOUSTON METRO'S EAST END LIGHT RAIL PLANS MET WITH MIXED RECEPTION

[www.chron.com]

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CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY RED LINE TRAINS TO BE REROUTED FOR REPAIR WORK

[www.chicagotribune.com]

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BRING BACK THE STREETCARS? CHICAGO DUMPED THEM 50 YEARS AGO, AND ADVOCATES SAY IT WAS A MISTAKE

[www.suntimes.com]

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A RIDE THROUGH HOUSTON'S TRANSPORTATION PAST; TROVE OF DOCUMENTS, PHOTOS ILLUMINATES CITY'S STREETCAR ERA

[www.chron.com]

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IT'S A GAS! METROLINK AT ALL-TIME RIDERSHIP HIGH

[cbs2.com]

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HOUSTON'S DECISIONS ON LIGHT RAIL WERE YEARS IN MAKING

[www.chron.com]

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CONNECTICUT DRIVERS FIND TRAINS THE WAY TO GO

[www.greenwichtime.com]

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ATLANTA'S GETTING LAPPED IN THE RACE TO THE FUTURE

[www.ajc.com]

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ANOTHER MTA FARE HIKE ON THE HORIZON? (With video)

[abclocal.go.com]

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