Railroad Newsline for Tuesday, 08/12/08
Author: Larry W. Grant
Date: 08-11-2008 - 20:03
Railroad Newsline for Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Compiled by Larry W. Grant
In Memory of Rob Carlson, 1952 – 2008
RAIL NEWS:
SUBURBAN CHICAGO LIGISLATORS WANT FED RAILROAD BOARD ON TAXPAYERS' SIDE; SUBURBS FURIOUS OVER PANEL'S REPORT OF CN'S PROPOSED RAIL-LINE PURCHASE
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www.suntimes.com]
OPTIONS FOR ABANDONED COOS BAY RAIL LINE ON TABLE AT HEARING
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www.ktvz.com]
CALIFORNIA SCRAP METAL SELLERS COULD BE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE PHOTO ID, THUMBPRINT; ACLU SEES AN INVASION OF PRIVACY
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www.latimes.com]
OPINION, CRAIN'S CHACAGO BUSINESS: OPPONENTS OF RAIL MERGER EXAGGERATE WOES
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www.chicagobusiness.com]
RUSTON, LOUISIANA TRAIN-CAR ACCIDENT HAUNTS DRIVER (With photo)
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www.shreveporttimes.com]
EDITORIAL, THE CASPER STAR-TRIBUNE: GOOD INVESTMENT IN HIGH-SPEED RAIL STUDY
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www.trib.com]
IF WARREN BUFFETT TAKES A TRAIN, SHOULD YOU GO FOR A RIDE, TOO?
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online.wsj.com]
20-YEAR-OLD MINNESOTA WOMAN DEAD AFTER FALL FROM CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAY'S ARCOLA HIGH BRIDGE (With photo)
[
www.stillwatergazette.com]
MAN HIT BY AMTRAK TRAIN IN CLACKAMAS COUNTY, OREGON
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www.oregonlive.com]
MAN DIES IN TRAIN-TRUCK COLLISION NEAR KING CITY, CALIFORNIA
[
thecalifornian.com]
NORFOLK SOUTHERN MAY CLOSE ELLISVILLE, MISSISSIPPI CROSSING (With photo)
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www.leadercall.com]
VERDE CANYON RAILROAD OFFERS LUXURIOUS RAIL HOSPITALITY NEAR SEDONA, ARIZONA (With photo)
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www.gatewaytosedona.com]
$1 MILLION PROJECT UNVEILED AT SIOUX CITY'S RAILROAD MUSEUM
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www.kpth.com]
REXBURG, IDAHO POLICE AIMING TO TRAIN PUBLIC ON RAILROAD SAFETY
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www.rexburgstandardjournal.com]
NORTH CAROLINA RAILROAD SUSPENDS SERVICES: OWNERS RUN THE DURANGO & SILVERTON NARROW GAUGE RAILROAD TOO
[
www.durangoherald.com]
ALL ABOARD FOR A PENNSYLVANIA TRAIN TRIP
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www.republicanherald.com]
RAILROAD ENTHAUSIASTS VISIT NEW CENTER AT FLORIDA'S LAKES REGIONAL PARK; THE PERFECT TRAINING GROUND
[
www.news-press.com]
COMPANIES TURN TO TRACKS FOR SHIPPING
[
www.timeswv.com]
EYEWITNESS 1877: RUMORS, RUINS REMAIN AFTER RAIL STRIKE
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www.post-gazette.com]
MEDINA, NEW YORK RAILROAD MUSEUM STRUCK BY LIGHTNING (With photo)
[
www.journal-register.com]
HISTORIC RAIL CAR MOVING AGAIN IN PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH COUNTRY
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www.ldnews.com]
ATV FREEFALL FROM RAILROAD TRESTLE LEAVES TWO OHIO MEN SERIOUSLY INJURED
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www.wtov9.com]
BLASTS, FIREBALLS AT TORONTO PROPANE COMPANY FORCE EVACUATIONS; AT LEAST TWO RAIL TANK CARS ERUPT (With video)
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edition.cnn.com]
PEDESTRAIN ON SPRINGFIELD, OHIO RAILROAD TRESTLE IS KILLED BY TRAIN
[
www.springfieldnewssun.com]
NORTH KOREA TO RENT RAIL LINK TO RZD
[
www.moscowtimes.ru]
PENRITH FAST TRAIN LINK 'RULED OUT' IN NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA
[
www.abc.net.au]
TRANSPORTATION MINISTRY REPORTS 14 PERCENT RAISE IN TRAIN SYSTEM USERS IN ISRAEL
[
www.jpost.com]
TRANSIT NEWS:
STREETCARS MAY SOMEDAY RETURN TO SALT LAKE CITY'S SUGAR HOUSE DISTRICT
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www.sltrib.com]
RAIL RUNNER EXPRESS: TRAIN FARE, SCHEDULE PROPOSALS REVEALED; PLANNERS TO OFFER COMMUTERS $100 MONTHLY PASS
[
www.santafenewmexican.com]
SEATTLE'S RED MONORAIL TRAIN BACK IN SERVICE
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seattletimes.nwsource.com]
NATION'S METRO REGIONS PREPARE FOR POST-PETROLEUM TRANSPORTATION
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seattletimes.nwsource.com]
RECENT ATTACK LOOMS OVER MAX SECURITY
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www.beavertonvalleytimes.com]
WES LAUNCH EXPECTED IN EARLY NOVEMBER; OREGON COMMUTER RAIL BETWEEN WILSONVILLE, BEAVERTON AWAITS DELVERY OF TRAINS
[
www.oregonlive.com]
EDITORIAL, THE DENVER POST: SOLVING STATE'S MOBILITY CRISIS
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www.denverpost.com]
THE GOLDEN AGE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE TROLLEY TRAVEL (With photo)
[
www.fosters.com]
WITH TOLLS RISING, PORT AUTHORITY EMPLOYEES STILL GET A FREE RIDE
[
www.nj.com]
EXTREME COMMUTER: TRAVELING THREE STATES FOR LOVE (With video)
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www.amny.com]
THE END