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Railroad Newsline for Tuesday, July 01, 2008

Compiled by Larry W. Grant

In Memory of Rob Carlson, 1952 – 2006

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RAIL NEWS:

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BNSF ISSUES FLOOD SERVICE ADVISORY UPDATE (With photo link)

[domino.bnsf.com]

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AGREEMENT ON GARY/CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT EXPANSION SMOOTHES THE WAY IN INDIANA FOR CN'S EJ&E ACQUISITION

[www.cn.ca]

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BAJA PORT COULD RIVAL LOS ANGELES'

[articles.latimes.com]

And:

DOCKWORKERS NEED A DEAL

[www.latimes.com]

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WOMAN INJURED AFTER DRIVING INTO PATH OF TRAIN IN LAPLACE, LOUISIANA; SHE WAS TYPING INTO A GPS DEVICE (With photo)

[www.nola.com]

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GALESBURG CELEBRATES RAILROAD DAYS (With photos)

[www.galesburg.com]

And:

BIG WEEKEND FOR GALESBURG RAILROAD MUSEUM; RAIL FANS OF ALL AGES FLOCK TO TOWN FOR OPENING OF FESTIVAL (With photo)

[www.galesburg.com]

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SAFETY IN NUMBERS: UNION PACIFIC CRACKS DOWN ON HOMELESS ENCAMPMENT (With photos)

[www.independent.com]

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RAILROAD TRACK SAFETY ON THE MONTANA RAIL LINK (With video)

[www.kulr8.com]

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SNOQUALMIE, WASHINGTON: REGION'S ROADS WERE ONCE RAILS (With photo gallery)

[seattletimes.nwsource.com]

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ARIZONA GOVERNOR NAPOLITANO SIGNS BILL FOR REVIEWS OF RAIL PROJECTS

[www.kold.com]

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TEHACHAPI RESIDENTS REMEMBER THE DEPOT

[www.bakersfield.com]

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COMPANY PLANS RAIL LINE FOR FORMER TOWER SITE; TRANSFER FORM TRAIN THE TRUCK ENVISIONED

[www.jsonline.com]

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR, THE EUREKA REPORTER: MARINE TERMINAL, RAILROAD WOULD CREATE JOBS

[www.eurekareporter.com]

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TRAIN VS. CAR IN REXBURG, IDAHO HAS FATAL RESULTS (With photo)

[www.rexburgstandardjournal.com]

And:

TRAIN ACCIDENT UPDATE: MOTHER PASSED AWAY OVERNIGHT (With photos and video)

[www.localnews8.com]

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WISCONSIN INVESTIGATES RAIL CROSSING

[www.wiscnews.com]

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COLTON, CALIFORNIA: USE OF BOND MONEY QUESTIONED; CROSSING'S VALUE TO PUBLIC AT ISSUE

[www.sbsun.com]

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UNION PACIFIC TRAIN DERAILS IN ATCHISON, KANSAS

[www.nebraska.tv]

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NORTH BARRINGTON, ILLINOIS' 'TRAIN LADY' OPENS MINIATURE WORLD TO PUBLIC (With photo gallery)

[www.dailyherald.com]

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FEDS TO ENFORCE FREIGHT-TRAIN PLAN

[www.app.com]

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BUILD IT AND THEY WILL COME ... AND TEAR IT DOWN; SKATEBOARDERS LACKED OK FROM NORFOLK SOUTHERN TO BUILD STRUCTURE UNDER BRIDGE, RAILROAD OFFICIALS SAY

[www.pennlive.com]

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FREIGHT TRAINS TO HIT THROTTLE ON FORT WAYNE'S WEST SIDE

[www.journalgazette.net]

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COMMENTARY, THE BEAUFORD (SC) GAZETTE: TIME TO ACT IS NOW ON PORT ROYAL RAILROAD

[www.beaufortgazette.com]

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HARWICH, MASSACHUSETTS: COME SEE THE ENHANCED TRAIN EXHIBIT

[www.wickedlocal.com]

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FIVE DIE: LAKELAND, FLORIDA RAILROAD CROSSING CHANGES PLANNED (With video)

[www.tampabays10.com]

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CANAL, RAILROAD HISTORY ESSENTIAL TO BRUNSWICK, MARYLAND

[www.fredericknewspost.com]

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CASS SCENIC RAILROAD SHAY NO. 6 TO PULL PASSENGERS BETWEEN CASS AND ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA

[www.timeswv.com]

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RENOVATIONS PLANNED FOR PIERMONT TRAIN STATION (With photo)

[lohud.com]

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MARYLAND MUSEUM TRANSPORTS 1900s-ERA TRAIN STATION (With photo)

[www.delmarvanow.com]

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MAN IN SEAT 31's EIGHT GREAT EUROPEAN TRAIN ESCAPES

[travel.timesonline.co.uk]

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AUSTRALIAN TRANSPORT WOES: RAIL PASSENGERS LEFT STRANDED

[www.abc.net.au]

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HUMMING ON THE TRAIN TAKES AWAY THE STRAIN

[www.telegraph.co.uk]

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TRANSIT NEWS:

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OPINION, THE LOS ANGELES TIMES: WHICH WAY ON LIGHT RAIL? RATHER THAN CHOOSE BETWEEN TWO WORTHWHILE PROJECTS, THE MTA BOARD SHOULD PURSUE BOTH

[www.latimes.com]

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EDITORIAL, THE MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL: DIM LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL; THE REGION NEEDS HIGHER WATTAGE IDEAS FOR TRANSIT

[www.jsonline.com]

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STARTING TUESDAY, TWIN CITIES AREA FOLKS WILL PAY MORE TO BOOST TRANSIT IN FIVE COUNTIES

[www.startribune.com]

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PORTLAND TO MILWAUKIE LIGHT RAIL STEERING COMMITTEE CHOOSES EXTENSION TO PARK AVENUE

[www.clackamasreview.com]

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NEIGHBORS, CITY STILL HAGGLING OVER PHOENIX RAIL OPTIONS

[www.azcentral.com]

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COMMENTARY, THE PORTLAND OREGONIAN: COLUMBIA CROSSING -- A BRIDGE TOO EXPENSIVE?

[blog.oregonlive.com]

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COMMENTARY, THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN NEWS: FASTRACKS MAY NEED MORE MONEY FROM VOTERS

[www.rockymountainnews.com]

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IS CONNECTICUT RAIL YARD UPGRADE A 'BLACK HOLE'?

[www.stamfordadvocate.com]

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THREE MANHASSET, NEW YORK TEENS CHARGED IN DEPOT FIRE SETTING

[www.newsday.com]

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METRO-NORTH TO ADD TRAINS FOR FOURTH OF JULY WEEKEND

[www.poughkeepsiejournal.com]

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COMMUTER TRAIN RIDERS COMPLAIN ABOUT PATH CLOCKS; CLAIM THEY'RE NOT IN SYNC

[www.recordonline.com]

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