Railroad Newsline for Friday, 07/04/08
Author: Larry W. Grant
Date: 07-03-2008 - 20:22
Railroad Newsline for Friday, July 04, 2008 (Celebrate Our Nation’s Birth!!)
Compiled by Larry W. Grant
In Memory of Rob Carlson, 1952 –2006
RAIL NEWS:
BNSF ISSUES UPDATED SERVICE ADVISORY REGARDING THE EFFECTS OF MIDWEST FLOODING ON THE RAILWAY
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domino.bnsf.com]
IOWA CONGRESSMEN SEEK FEDERAL ASSISTANCE TO HELP REPAIR IOWA RAILROAD BRIDGES DESTROYED BY FLOODS
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www.iowapolitics.com]
A MISSISSIPPI QUIET ZONE (Photo with caption)
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www.clintonnews.com]
FOUR CARS OF UNION PACIFIC FREIGHT TRAIN DERAIL IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY
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www.signonsandiego.com]
PALLET COMPANY WANTS UNION PACIFIC TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR SALT LAKE CITY FIRE (With video)
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www.ksl.com]
TRACK IMPROVEMENTS TO BE MADE ON UNION PACIFIC'S COUNCIL BLUFFS/OMAHA MAIN LINE
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www.uprr.com]
AMTRAK RECEIVES $5 MILLION TO INCREASE TRACK CAPACITY BETWEEN ST. LOUIS AND KANSAS CITY
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www.bizjournals.com]
ILLINOIS DEVELOPS GIS TOOL FOR POTENTIAL BIODIESEL, ETHANOL PLANTS
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www.biodieselmagazine.com]
GRANT TO BE SOUGHT FOR SANTA FE SPRINGS RAILROAD BRIDGE
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www2.whittierdailynews.com]
COOS BAY, OREGON RAIL LINE THEFTS BRING ARRESTS
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www.theworldlink.com]
UPDATES FROM UNION TANK CAR, VOSSLOH, WABTEC, ALSTOM AND WI-TRONIX
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www.progressiverailroading.com]
THE RIO GRANDE SCENIC RAILROAD HAS MICHAEL MARTIN MURPHEY SET TO PERFORM; THE ONLY WAY TO SEE HIM IS TO RIDE THE TRAIN (With photo and video links)
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www.9news.com]
GLADSTONE, ILLINOIS: 'CLOCK IS TICKING'
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www.reviewatlas.com]
WHISTLE BLOWS FOR TEMPLE, TEXAS AMTRAK STATION MANAGER
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www.temple-telegram.com]
WATERTOWN, SOUTH DAKOTA: FULL-SCALE IMAGE (Photo with caption)
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www.thepublicopinion.com]
TWO INJURED WHEN BIG RIG CAN'T CROSS BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA TRAIN TRACKS
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www.bakersfield.com]
EXPEDITED MOAB, UTAH TAILINGS REMOVAL COULD BE MORE THAN $1 BILLION
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deseretnews.com]
THE JOY OF DEREGULATION: A BIT HERE, A BIT THERE, AND SOON WE'RE TALKING BIG SAVINGS. SAY, $40 BILLION A YEAR
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www.newsweek.com]
FEARS FOR DISCLOSURE RULES AFTER CSX FINDING
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www.ft.com]
RAILROAD RESURGENCE RAISES CONCERNS IN MASSACHUSETTS
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www.milforddailynews.com]
RAILROAD PLAN ANGERS CHAMPLAIN, NEW YORK FARMERS
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www.wcax.com]
EAST PENN PLANS RAILROAD SPUR AT PLANT IN RICHMOND, PENNSYLVANIA
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www.readingeagle.com]
PROPOSAL TO CLOSE SOME HIGH POINT, NORTH CAROLINA RAILROAD CROSSINGS WORRIES BUSINESS OWNERS
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www.myfoxwghp.com]
STEAM LOCOMOTIVE HEADING TO ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA
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www.times-news.com]
CUMBERLAND, MARYLAND: QUIET ZONES -- SIGNS ALERT RESIDENTS TO LACK OF TRAIN HORN
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www.times-news.com]
STB FORCES CSX TO DROP 'UNREASONABLY HIGH' RAIL RATES
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www.purchasing.com]
And:
RATE RULING SEEN HURTING RAILROADS
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www.forbes.com]
MODEL TRAIN BUFFS GATHER IN LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY; NATIONAL N SCALE CONVENTION (With video)
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www.courier-journal.com]
ALL ABOARD: MILLIONS OF CHINESE ARE TRAVELING FOR THE ANNUAL SPRING FESTIVAL. BUT WHAT HAPPENS IF THE AUTOMOBILE REPLACES THE TRAIN AS THE PREFERRED MODE OF TRANSPORTATION?
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www.newsweek.com]
CARGO CAR DERAILMENT SHUTTERS HAIFA-HADERA TRAIN SERVICE IN ISRAEL
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www.haaretz.com]
MANILA, PHILIPPINES: TRAIN DRAGS CAR FROM RAIL CROSSING; DRIVER SAFE
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newsinfo.inquirer.net]
TRANSIT NEWS:
UTAH TRANSIT AUTHORITY BUYS EAST COAST RAIL CARS (With photo)
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www.sltrib.com]
MAN IS HIT BY A COMMUTER TRAIN IN FREMONT, CALIFORNIA AND SURVIVES
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www.mercurynews.com]
PHOENIX COUNCIL TO CONSIDER LIGHT-RAIL CHANGES
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www.azcentral.com]
And:
LIGHT RAIL ROUTE IN PHOENIX BRINGS NEIGHBOR AGAINST NEIGHBOR
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www.abc15.com]
HOUSTON, TEXAS: WITH POPULARITY COMES PROBLEMS
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www.chron.com]
OPINION, THE ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY WEB @#$%&: LIGHT-RAIL: FAIL
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www.asuwebdevil.com]
GAS GUZZLERS AND 'GHOSTBURBS'
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www.guardian.co.uk]
OVERDUE EL PASO TROLLEY STUDY COMPLETE; PUBLIC DEBUT WEEKS AWAY
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www.kvia.com]
WOMAN SLIPS INTO GAP AT LIRR SOYSSET STATION
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www.newsday.com]
CSX DEAL KEY TO FUTURE FLORIDA COMMUTER RAIL PROJECTS
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www2.tbo.com]
MONMOUTH COUNTY, NEW JERSEY WANTS UPDATED NUMBERS USED IN RAIL STUDY
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