Railroad Newsline for Thursday, July 24, 2008
Compiled by Larry W. Grant
In Memory of Rob Carlson, 1952 – 2006
RAIL NEWS:
OPINION, THE EUGENE REGISTER-GUARD: LET PORT BUY RAIL LINE -- FEDERAL BOARD SHOULD REJECT THE ABANDONMENT EFFORT
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www.registerguard.com]
And:
PORT IN LINE FOR $12 MILLION TO BUY, REVIVE IDLED RAIL LINE
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www.registerguard.com]
UNION PACIFIC REACHES $102 MILLION FOREST FIRE SETTLEMENT
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www.omaha.com]
Courtesy, Coleman Randall, Jr
And:
TWO TOP U.S. JUSTICE DEPARTMENT OFFICIALS HAIL FIRE SETTLEMENT
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www.sacbee.com]
CN SAYS IT'S NOT TIED TO CHICAGO DEAL; WILLING TO DROP EJ&E PURCHASE OF IT HAS TO JUMP THROUGH TOO MANY HOOPS TO GAIN APPROVAL, CEO SAYS
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www.theglobeandmail.com]
SANBAG PROJECT TARGETS RAIL-VEHICLE SNAG IN SAN BERNARDINO (With photos and map)
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www.pe.com]
TRANSPORT CANADA AND U.S. FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION TO STUDY CAUSES, REMEDIES TO RAILWAY SUICIDE
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www.ohscanada.com]
DOT ANNOUNCES $1 MILLION GRANT TO REDUCE RAIL-RELATED DEATHS
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www.ohsonline.com]
CORVALLIS CITY COUNCIL VOTES TO OPPOSE ODOT ORDER TO CLOSE RAIL CROSSINGS
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www.gazettetimes.com]
GOING, GOING ... OOPS, STILL STANDING; OLD COAL BIN AT STEEL MILL REFUSES TO FALL (With photos)
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www.chieftain.com]
CANADIAN PACIFIC ANNOUNCES ITS SECOND-QUARTER RESULTS
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www8.cpr.ca]
AMTRAK TRAIN HITS PICK-UP TRUCK IN JEFFERSON PARISH, LOUISIANA (With photo)
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www.nola.com]
NORTH DAKOTA DRIVER ESCAPES MAJOR INJURY AFTER HE RUNS INTO TRAIN
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www.kxmb.com]
RAIL DEATHS RISE SHAPLY ON CALIFORNIA'S INLAND REGION TRACKS
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www.pe.com]
GRANT TO PUT SOUTH COAST RAILROAD MUSEUM PROJECT ON FAST TRACK
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www.noozhawk.com]
WISCONSIN MUSEUM TO HOST RAIL HISTORIAN
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www.wausaudailyherald.com]
BUENA VISTA, COLORADO DEPOT UNDERGOES RESTORATION; THE 1891 STOP ON THE DENVER, LEADVILLE AND GUNNISON RAILROAD LINE GETS A $165,000 FACE-LIFT (With photo)
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www.chieftain.com]
CALIFORNIA PORTS' POLLUTION PLAN PROVES A BIG HAUL
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www.reuters.com]
BACK ON TRACK?
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www.concierge.com]
NORFOLK SOUTHERN INCREASES QUARTERLY DIVIDEND
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www.nscorp.com] Releases/2008/div2q_08.html
CAN PASSENGER RAIL RETURN TO ROANOKE? (With photos)
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www.roanoke.com]
DELAWARE COUNTY, INDIANA CONSIDERS TRAIN BYPASS FOR MUNCIE
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www.thestarpress.com]
LOCKPORT, NEW YORK WINERY MAY BE ON RIGHT TRACK FOR SUCCESS; RAILROAD MUSEUM MAKES SITE A STOP ON TRAIN EXCURSION
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www.buffalonews.com]
MORE ARRESTS EXPECTED IN MILO, MAINE RAIL YARD THEFT
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bangornews.com]
FLORIDA MAN ACCUSED OF LEAVING WHEELBARROW ON RAILROAD TRACKS
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www.tcpalm.com]
FALL START POSSIBLE FOR ALBANY EXPRESS TRAIN TO NEW YORK CITY
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timesunion.com]
LOTTERY UNDERWAY FOR CANTON, OHIO'S POLAR EXPRESS TICKETS
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www.ohio.com]
LIONEL COLLECTORS CLUB CONVENTION ATTRACTS OUT-OF STATE TRAIN LOVERS TO BUFFALO, NEW YORK (With photo)
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www.buffalonews.com]
ISRAEL RAILWAYS EMPLOYEE SEVERELY BEATEN IN LIKELY TERRORIST ATTACK
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www.israelnationalnews.com]
SUGAR CANE RAILWAY TRACKS STOLEN IN THE PHILIPPINES
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newsinfo.inquirer.net]
SISTERS WATCH FATHER KILLED BY TRAIN IN UK AS HE TRIES TO FREE THEIR DOG FROM TRACKS
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www.telegraph.co.uk]
TRANSIT NEWS:
LIGHT RAIL COULD REPLACE UTAH COUNTY'S FUTURE BUS RAPID TRANSIT
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www.sltrib.com]
WEBSTER PARISH, LOUISIANA SEEKS CITIZEN INPUT ON PROPOSED COMMUTER RAIL PROJECT
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www.shreveporttimes.com]
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA SIGNS OFF ON TWIN CITIES CENTRAL CORRIDOR LIGHT RAIL PLANS
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www.southsidepride.com]
THE SAN JOSE MERCURY ROAD SHOW: COMINGS, GOINGS OF BART
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origin.mercurynews.com]
OPINION, THE SEATTLE TIMES: THE WRONG INVESTMENT AT THE WRONG TIME (With map)
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seattletimes.nwsource.com]
OFFICIALS CHOSEN TO ADVISE TWIN CITIES-AREA TRANSIT BOARD ON NEW PROJECTS
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www.startribune.com]
STEEL BRIDGE MAX CLOSURE MEANS FEWER TRAINS TO PORTLAND IN AUGUST
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www.oregonlive.com]
METRO-NORTH'S WHEEL TRUING FACILITY WINS TWO ENGINEERING AWARDS
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www.progressiverailroading.com]
METRO-NORTH RIDERS FROM ULSTER WILL GET SHUTTLE LINK TO TRAINS
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www.poughkeepsiejournal.com]
SO SOON? FARES AND TOLLS RISE IN M.T.A. PLAN
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www.nytimes.com]
BROKEN RAIL CAUSES LIRR DELAYS, CANCELLATIONS
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www.wnbc.com]
THE END