Railroad Newsline for Tuesday, 07/29/08
Author: Larry W. Grant
Date: 07-28-2008 - 20:31
Railroad Newsline for Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Compiled by Larry W. Grant
In Memory of Rob Carlson, 1952 – 2006
RAIL NEWS:
CHICAGO-AREA MOTORISTS TO PAY FREIGHT; REPORT ALSO SAYS RESPONSE AT RISK (With video)
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www.chicagotribune.com]
And:
RAILROAD DEAL WOULD SLOW TRAFFIC IN CHICAGO SUBURBS WITHOUT COSTLY UPPGRADES
[
www.suntimes.com]
And:
U.S. REGULATORS AGREE TO TIME LIMIT ON CN REVIEW
[
www.canada.com]
And:
FEDS: CROSSINGS CRUCIAL IN CN-EJ&E DEAL
[
www.southtownstar.com]
And:
LOCAL ISSUES ADDRESSED IN RAILROAD MERGER DRAFT; CN PURCHASE OF EJ&E STILL TWO YEARS AWAY FROM APPROVAL
[
www.suburbanchicagonews.com]
RECENT TRAIN DEATHS A SPIKE IN INLAND EMPIRE NUMBERS
[
www.pe.com]
U.P. TRAIN STRIKES, INJURES MAN NEAR ARLINGTON, OREGON (With photos)
[
www.eastoregonian.info]
RAILROADS POST SOLID 2Q PROFITS DESPITE FLOODS
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money.cnn.com]
RAILROAD PLOW CHUGS INTO TRUCKEE (With photo)
[
www.sierrasun.com]
ST. CROIX COUNTY, WISCONSIN RAILROAD CROSSINGS SLATED FOR SAFTEY UPGRADES
[
www.newrichmond-news.com]
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY CORONER: MAN LIKELY SHOT BEFORE BEING LAID ACROSS RAILROAD TRACKS
[
www.pe.com]
BNSF RAILROAD CEO MATTHEW ROSE IS KEYNOTE LUNCHEON SPEAKER AT 19TH ANNUAL BREAKBULK CINFERENCE & EXHIBITION OCTOBER 14-16 IN NEW ORLEANS
[
www.earthtimes.org]
GRANBY, COLORADO RAILROAD AREA TO BE CLEANED UP IN JOINT EFFORT (With photo)
[
www.skyhidailynews.com]
TICKET TO THE LAST FRONTIER; DISCOVER ALASKA BY TRAIN WITH A TICKET ON THE ALASKA RAILROAD (With photo)
[
www.vaildaily.com]
TRAIN DERAILMENT AT A VANCOUVER, WASHINGTON RAIL YARD CAUSES MINOR DELAYS FOR BNSF AND AMTRAK TRAINS
[
www.columbian.com]
DISCONTENT VOICES OVER HUMBOLDT BAY MARINE TERMINAL PLAN
[
www.times-standard.com]
And:
HARBOR COMMISSION CONTINUES TO HAMMER OUT AGREEMENT WITH GOLDMAN SACHS
[
eurekareporter.com]
DUNNELLON, FLORIDA RAIL LINE MEETING ON TUESDAY
[
www.ocala.com]
LETTER TO THE EDITOR, THE POTTSVILLE (PA) REPUBLICAN HERALD: LOCOMOTIVE NO. 425 TAKES RIDERS ON TRIP DOWN MEMORY LANE
[
www.republicanherald.com]
DERAILMENT IS CAROLINA SOUTHERN RAILROAD'S SEVENTH SINCE 2000
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www.myrtlebeachonline.com]
FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION NUCLEAR SHIPMENT Q & A; FRA SPOKESMAN STEVEN KLUM ANSWERS QUESTIONS BY THE PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW ABOUT PROPOSED NUCLEAR SHIPMENTS THROUGH PENNSYLVANIA
[
www.pittsburghlive.com]
TRAIN CROSSING GATES INSTALLED IN INDIANA, PENNSYLVANIA
[
online.indianagazette.com]
AGENCY INTERESTED IN REOPENING NORTHERN NEW YORK RAIL LINE
[
www.watertowndailytimes.com]
HOBO WASN'T WHAT HE SEEMED TO BE
[
www.newsleader.com]
CONDUCTOR TAKEN ILL ON CAPE COD CENTRAL RAILROAD DINNER TRAIN
[
www.capecodonline.com]
SEATS GOING FAST ON AMTRAK LINE
[
www2.tbo.com]
THE IRON SILK ROAD ADVANCES FURTHER
[
jamestown.org]
TRAIN TEMPTATION (With photos)
[
www.thetimes.co.za]
TRANSIT NEWS:
PHOENIX-AREA CLOSING IN ON LIGHT RAIL LAUNCH
[
www.azcentral.com]
LINNWOOD, WASHINGTON LIGHT RAIL PLAN LIKELY TO GO TO VOTERS
[
heraldnet.com]
WHITTIER, CALIFORINA CITY COUNCIL SUPPORTS LIGHT RAIL
[
www.whittierdailynews.com]
STREETCAR PROPOSAL OUTLINED TO AUSTIN, TEXAS CITY COUNCIL
[
milwaukee.bizjournals.com]
MESA ANTICIPATES EFFECT OF LIGHT RAIL (With photo and graphics)
[
www.eastvalleytribune.com]
MISSOURI-SIDE OFFICIALS PROPOSE EXPANDED KANSAS CITY-AREA BUS SERVICE
[
www.kansascity.com]
LETTER TO THE EDITOR, THE MADISON (WI) CAPTIAL TIMES: REFERENDUM NEEDED ON TRANSPORTATION 2020 PROPOSAL
[
www.madison.com]
NEW YORK'S M.T.A. AND ITS DEBT, AND HOW THEY GOT THAT WAY
[
www.nytimes.com]
BENEATH NEW YORK, A TUNNEL PROGRESSES (With photo)
[
lohud.com]
OPINION, THE POLITICKER.COM: MASS DISAPPOINTMENT
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politicker.com]
THE END