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Railroad Newsline for Friday, July 25, 2008

Compiled by Larry W. Grant

In Memory of Rob Carlson, 1952 – 2006

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RAIL NEWS:

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PORT OF COOS BAY PICKS UP STEAM TO RESTORE RAIL LINE

[www.kcby.com]

And:

SENATORS JOIN CALL FOR COOS BAY RAIL HEARING

[www.nrtoday.com]

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CN READY TO DROP CHICAGO TRACK DEAL; WOULD DERAIL ADVANTAGE FOR MEMPHIS

[www.commercialappeal.com]

And:

RESIDENTS TO PROTEST FREIGHT RAILWAY PLAN IN CHICAGO SUBURBS (With video)

[abclocal.go.com]

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CORN GROWERS URGE STB TO CONTINUE SHIPPING FERTILIZER BY RAIL

[www.cattlenetwork.com]

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SAN BERNARDINO, CALIFORNIA: RAIL YARD POLLUTON SAID 'HEALTH CRISIS' (With audio)

[www.inlandnewstoday.com]

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SIOUX FALLS RAILROAD OVERPASS MOVING FULL-STEAM AHEAD (With photos)

[www.argusleader.com]

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RAIL TRANSPROTATION COULD BE KEY IN POST GM ERA FOR JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN

[www.channel3000.com]

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TRAIN COLLIDES WITH SEMI TRUCK IN PROVO, UTAH (With video)

[www.ksl.com]

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CANADIAN NATIONAL: THE BEST RAILROAD FOR THIS RECESSION

[seekingalpha.com]

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WANTED: ONE CABOOSE BUILD IN WAITE PARK, MINNESOTA

[www.sctimes.com]

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GRANT TO PUT SOUTH COAST RAILROAD MUSEUM PROJECT ON FAST TRACK

[uk.reuters.com]

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RAILROAD'S MEMPHIS INTERMODAL FACILTIY COULD BE ENGINE OF GROWTH

[www.commercialappeal.com]

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WAUKESHA RESIDENTS LOSE SLEEP OVER TRIAN HORNS (With video)

[www.jsonline.com]

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LACROSSE, WISCONSIN NORTH SIDERS CRITICIZE RAILROAD MEDIANS

[www.istockanalyst.com]

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MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES SEEKS MORE DOCUMENTS FROM ATTORNEY GENERAL JAY NIXON

[publicbroadcasting.net]

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WISCONSIN MAN SENTENCED IN RAILROAD WIRE THEFT

[www.hudsonstarobserver.com]

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MORE TRAINS WILL DELAY SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI TRAFFIC; AS FUEL COSTS DRIVE FREIGHT FROM TRUCKS TO TRAINS, CROSSING WILL BE CLOGGED

[www.news-leader.com]

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THE RAILROAD CABOOSE HAS BEEN DERAILED BY NEW TECHNOLOGY (With photo)

[hamptonroads.com]

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CSX-TCI: THE HANGING CHADS OF ACTIVIST BATTLES

[blogs.wsj.com]

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RAILROAD COULD BE ON TRACK TO CARRY NEW VOLKSWAGENS

[hamptonroads.com]

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RAILROAD CAR MAKER MAKING HEADWAY IN NORTH ALABAMA

[www.960werc.com]

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HISTORIC GRAVITY RAILROAD CAR SET FOR DEDICATION IN WAYMART, PENNSYLVANIA

[www.theweeklyalmanac.com]

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NORFOLK SOUTHERN SEES CONTINUED DEMAND FOR US COAL

[uk.reuters.com]

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HAZELTON, PENNSYLVANIA TEEN DROWNS AFTER JUMPING FROM RAILWAY TRESTLE INTO LEHIGH RIVER

[www.standardspeaker.com]

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REMEMBERING ROANOKE'S RAIL HISTORY

[www.wsls.com]

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POLICE IN NEW JERSEY INVESTIGATE RAIL DEATH (With photo)

[www.packetonline.com]

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TRUCK OVERTURNS DUMPSTER ON MICHIGAN RAILROAD TRACKS

[www.milannews.com]

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NASHVILLE AND EASTERN RAILROAD SAYS EXPECT MORE SAND TRAINS (With photo)

[www.ucdailynews.com]

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TRAIN SMASHES TRUCK IN SUMTER, SOUTH CAROLINA (With photo)

[www.wistv.com]

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MMX PROVIDES FURTHER DETAILS ABOUT BRAZIL'S AMAPA RAILWAY BIDDING PROCESS

[www.marketwatch.com]

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ROBBERS LOOT TRAIN PASSENGERS IN INDIA

[timesofindia.indiatimes.com]

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JOINT KOREAS TRAIN NOT LIKELY FOR BEIJING OLMPIC GAMES

[www.reuters.com]

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TRANSIT NEWS:

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CONSTRUCTION ON LAST LEG OF BLUE LINE TO O'HARE ENDING EARLY, CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY SAYS

[www.chicagotribune.com]

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HOUSTON'S METRO COULD MODIFY RAIL ROUTE, WILSON'S CONTRACT

[www.chron.com]

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METROLINK TRACKS REOPENED AFTER FATAL ACCIDENT IN SAN FERNANDO VALLEY (With photo)

[www.latimes.com]

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CROSS OFF ONE POSSIBLE KANSAS CITY LIGHT RAIL OPPONENT: CROWN CENTER

[primebuzz.kcstar.com]

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LIGHT RAIL IN OTHER CITIES GIVES PHOENIX-AREA GLIMPSE OF THE FUTURE (With slide show and video)

[www.abc15.com]

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LIGHT RAIL READY TO ROLL THROUGH RAINIER VALLEY (With photo)

[www.mynorthwest.com]

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DANE COUNTY, WISCONSIN LIGHT RAIL ON FAST TRACK; NEWFOUND PILITICAL WILL MAY FINALLY MAKE REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY A REALITY

[www.madison.com]

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WEATHER LEADS TO MASSIVE DELAYS ON LIRR

[wcbstv.com]

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LONG DELAYS EXPERIENCED ON NEW JERSEY COMMUTER TRIANS

[cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com]

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TRAIN TRAVEL: A TRIP THROUGH TIME ON THE LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD

[www.jaunted.com]

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