Railroad Newsline for Wednesday, 06/25/08
Author: Larry W. Grant
Date: 06-24-2008 - 20:00
Railroad Newsline for Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Compiled by Larry W. Grant
In Memory of Rob Carlson, 1952 – 2006
RAIL NEWS:
RAILROAD BUFFS FROM FAR AND WIDE RIDE THE LOOP (With photos)
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www.bakersfield.com]
TRAIN CARS ON FIRE AFTER KCS TRAIN HITS LOG TRUCK NEAR ADA, LOUISIANA
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www.ktbs.com]
EDGEWOOD, TEXAS: AMTRAK OFFICIAL SAYS DOUBLE ENGINE FAILURE WAS 'UNUSUAL'
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www.vanzandtnewspapers.com]
STOKOE ARTIFACTS WERE NOT HARMED IN TEHACHAPI DEPOT FIRE (With photo)
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www.tehachapinews.com]
RIDING THE RAILS: OKLAHOMA ENGINEER REFLECTS ON CAREER
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www.normantranscript.com]
AMTRAK REFORM WELCOME; EXPAND TRAIN SERVICE FOR AMERICANS FED UP WITH HIGH GAS AND JET FUEL PRICES
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www.dailybreeze.com]
FAIRBANKS TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE VOTES TO PUT $2 MILLION TOWARD SOUTHERN BYPASS PLANNING
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newsminer.com]
FLOODING CONTINUES TO LIMIT ETHANOL PRODUCTION
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www.farmfutures.com]
MAN IDENTIFIED IN FATAL MARION, ILLINOIS TRAIN CRASH (With photo)
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www.thesouthern.com]
INPUT SOUGHT ON FATE OF HISTORIC UNION PACIFIC SWING BRIDGE AT FREEPORT, TEXAS
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thefacts.com]
RAILROADS READY FOR WHEAT HARVEST: SOME OF LAST YEAR'S RECORD CROPS WERE LOST FOR LACK OF TRANSPORTATION
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www.tradingmarkets.com] News/1706315/
CIMARRON, AN IMPORTANT COLORADO RAILROAD TOWN
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www.montrosepress.com]
PLANS FOR CHINESE WORKERS MUSEUM MOVE FORWARD IN CARSON CITY, NEVADA
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www.nevadaappeal.com]
CATTLE TOWNS: FORT MORGAN, COLORADO
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www.cattlenetwork.com]
VINTAGE PASSENGER TRAIN PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY (With photos)
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www.montrosepress.com]
A NEW TRAIL IN TACOMA'S BACKYARD? (With photo and map)
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www.thenewstribune.com]
CRAWFORD PARK? KELSO FOUNDER'S HOMESTEAD MAY BE IDEAL (With photos)
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www.tdn.com]
OPINION, THE FINANCIAL TIMES: CSX MUST CHOOSE ROUTE TO BOTTOM LINE
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www.ft.com]
CSX CHIEF SAYS RAIL GROUP IS CATCHING UP
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www.ft.com]
LAST TRAIN TO CROSS CONNECTICUT DRAWBRIDGE
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www.nytimes.com]
A TRAIN, A TRUCK ... OR BOTH? (With photo)
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www.news-record.com]
LETTER TO THE EDITOR, THE BOWLING GREEN (KY) DAILY NEWS: CSX, CITY POSSIBLY HAVE AN OLD GRUDGE
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bgdailynews.com]
WRONG SIDE OF THE TRACKS; DUNN, NORTH CAROLINA WOMAN HITS DEAD ENDS AT EVERY TURN (With photos)
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www.mydailyrecord.com]
HISTORIC CONNECTICUT: TRAINS KEPT A-ROLLIN' AT CONNECTICUT EASTERN RAILROAD MUSEUM
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www.conntact.com]
NEW VINTAGE CAR AT CONWAY, NEW HAMPSHIRE RAIL STATION
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www.unionleader.com]
DRIVER COLLIDES WITH TRAIN IN MATTHEWS, NORTH CAROLINA, TOTALS VAN
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www.charlotte.com]
ON TRACK: RUSSIA PLANS RAILROAD LINK TO JAPAN
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www.russiatoday.ru]
MECHEL ANNOUNCES CONSTRUCTION OF SPUR-TRACK TO ELGA COAL DEPOSIT AT OPENING CEREMONY
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www.sunherald.com]
BRITAIN MAY ADD FIVE RAIL LINES AS TRAIN TRAVEL JUMPS
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www.bloomberg.com]
TRANSIT NEWS:
BACK ON LINE: STREET CARS RETURN TO NEW ORLEANS' SOUTH CARROLLTON AVENUE
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www.nola.com]
HOUSTON METRO'S EAST END LIGHT RAIL PLANS MET WITH MIXED RECEPTION
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www.chron.com]
CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY RED LINE TRAINS TO BE REROUTED FOR REPAIR WORK
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www.chicagotribune.com]
BRING BACK THE STREETCARS? CHICAGO DUMPED THEM 50 YEARS AGO, AND ADVOCATES SAY IT WAS A MISTAKE
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www.suntimes.com]
A RIDE THROUGH HOUSTON'S TRANSPORTATION PAST; TROVE OF DOCUMENTS, PHOTOS ILLUMINATES CITY'S STREETCAR ERA
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www.chron.com]
IT'S A GAS! METROLINK AT ALL-TIME RIDERSHIP HIGH
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cbs2.com]
HOUSTON'S DECISIONS ON LIGHT RAIL WERE YEARS IN MAKING
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www.chron.com]
CONNECTICUT DRIVERS FIND TRAINS THE WAY TO GO
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www.greenwichtime.com]
ATLANTA'S GETTING LAPPED IN THE RACE TO THE FUTURE
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www.ajc.com]
ANOTHER MTA FARE HIKE ON THE HORIZON? (With video)
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abclocal.go.com]
THE END