Railroad Newsline for Thursday, 08/14/08
Author: Larry W. Grant
Date: 08-13-2008 - 20:09
Railroad Newsline for Thursday, August 14, 2008
Compiled by Larry W. Grant
In Memory of Rob Carlson, 1952 – 2006
RAIL NEWS:
BNSF FREIGHT TRAIN DERAILS AT FRESNO, CALIFORNIA
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domino.bnsf.com]
And:
DERAILMENT SIDETRACKS AMTRAK TRAINS BETWEEN FRESNO AND HANFORD; RIDERS WILL TAKE BUSES AFTER TANKER JUMPS THE TRACKS (With photo)
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www.fresnobee.com]
MONSTER TRAINS COMING DOWN THE TRACKS? DRIVERS STUCK AT CHICAGO-AREA CROSSINGS COULD SEE TWO MILES OF RAIL CARS (With related graphic)
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www.chicagotribune.com]
A HIGH-SPEED TRAIN THROUGH CALIFORNIA? NOT SO FAST...
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latimesblogs.latimes.com]
THREE RAIL CARS OF UNION PACIFIC TRAIN DERAIL IN LODI (With photo)
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www.lodinews.com]
MIDWEST CITY, OKLAHOMA TO CONSIDER RAIL SUPPORT
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newsok.com]
WASHINGTON COUNTY, MINNESOTA OFFICIALS CONSIDER DEATH OF WOMAN WHO FELL FROM RAIL BRIDGE AN ACCIDENT
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www.twincities.com]
And:
GAP IN MINNESOTA RAIL BRIDGE WALKWAY IS FATAL; TRESPASSING ON RAIL STRUCTURE CALLED A PROBLEM
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www.twincities.com]
MINOR DERAILMENT LEAVES UNKNOWN SPILL ON TRACK IN CARTHAGE, MISSOURI (With photos)
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www.carthagepress.com]
SCRAP METAL SALE WILL NET TEXAS STATE RAILROAD AUTHORITY UP TO $500,000; BOARD HEARS UPDATE ON SPECIAL RUNS, EVENTS SLATED FOR FALL, WINTER
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www.thecherokeean.com]
UNION PACIFIC ANNOUNCES OPERATIONS AND LABOR RELATIONS MANAGEMENT CHANGES
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www.uprr.com]
OREGON MAN RECOVERING AFTER BEING HIT BY UNION PACIFIC TRAIN
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www.kgw.com]
SEGUIN, TEXAS MAN KILLED WHEN TRAIN STRIKES HIM
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seguingazette.com]
KREMMLING, COLORADO TRAIN DEPOT ON TRACK TO BE SAVED (With photo)
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www.skyhidailynews.com]
QUIET ZONE DEBATED FOR CITY (MARICOPA, AZ) RIFE WITH NOISY FREIGHT TRAINS
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www.azcentral.com]
LETTER TO THE EDITOR, THE SEARCY (AR) DAILY CITIZEN: READER'S RAILROAD RECOLLECTIONS
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www.thedailycitizen.com]
USDA RAISES CORN ESTIMATES ON 'IDEAL' WEATHER
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hosted.ap.org]
MONTANA OFFICIALS TURN OUT FOR ETHANOL ANNOUNCEMENT; NEW PLANT IN BUTTE OPENS TO DEVELOP PRODUCTION METHOD
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www.billingsgazette.net]
VERMONT RAILROAD TRACKS DAMAGED IN MINOR DERAILMENT CAUSING MAJOR HEADACHE FOR AMTRAK AND FREIGHT RAIL
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www.rutlandherald.com]
ALL ABOARD IN HUBBARD, OHIO; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS OFTEN USE THE TRAIN AS A BACKDROP FOR PICTURES
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www.vindy.com]
CLASSIC DINING EXPERIENCE ROLLS THROUGH SHELBY COUNTY, ALABAMA (With photo)
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www.shelbycountyreporter.com]
NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILROAD CROSSINGS UPSET NEIGHBORS IN PENNSYLVANIA
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www.pittsburghlive.com]
TWO OHIO MEN ARRESTED IN RAILROAD THEFT ATTEMPT
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www.cantonrep.com]
TRESPASSING ON TRESTLES DANGEROUS, RAIL OFFICIALS SAY
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www.springfieldnewssun.com]
POLICE PLAN CRACKDOWN ON RAIL BRIDGE SHENANIGANS (With photo)
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www.sootoday.com]
THE RAILROAD TO NOWHERE: EAST RUTHERFORD BIKEWAY PROJECT STILL OFF THE TRACKS (With photo)
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leadernewspapers.net]
DAMAGE PREVENTION PRODUCT ABSORBS RAIL TRANSIT INDUCED FORCES
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news.thomasnet.com]
MOZAMBIQUE: SENA RAILROAD WILL CARRY 18 MILLION TONS OF FREIGHT YEARLY
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www.macauhub.com.mo]
CHINA-CENTRAL ASIA RAILROAD FACES ECONOMIC, POLITICAL RISKS
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www.turkishweekly.net]
TRAIN COLLISION KILLS ONE IN INDIA
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www.hindustantimes.com]
TRANSIT NEWS:
SOUND TRANSIT'S FALL PROPOSAL HAS TOO FEW BUSES, CRITICS SAY; BUT BACKERS INSIST NEW LIGHT RAIL WILL FREE UP MORE SERVICE
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seattlepi.nwsource.com]
HEARING ON L.A.'s EXPOSITION LIGHT RAIL LINE BEGINS
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ktla.trb.com]
COMMENTARY, THE FEDERAL WAY NEWS: NEW SOUND TRANSIT PLAN WOULD NOT MATTER MUCH
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www.federalwaynews.net]
FUNDING SETBACK FOR PHOENIX LIGHT-RAIL EXPANSION?
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www.azcentral.com]
NEW PARKING GARAGE OPENS ALONG HIAWATHA LINE
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www.progressiverailroading.com]
SANTA CLARA VTA SEEKS SALES TAX INCREASE TO OPERATE, MAINTAIN BART EXTENSION
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www.progressiverailroading.com]
CAUGHT ON CAMERA: TRAIN NARROWLY MISSES TWIN CITIES METRO BUS
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www.kare11.com]
GARY, INDIANA TRAIN STATION PLAN HAS NEW LIFE
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www.post-trib.com]
SEVERAL PROBLEMS SLOW DOWN LIRR TRAINS
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www.newsday.com]
MASSACHUSETTS NEIGHBORS HOWL OVER TRAIN HORNS
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www.salemnews.com]
BAD METROCARD MACHINE LEADS TO $800 K WINDFALL, ARRESTS
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gothamist.com]
LAGNIAPPE: (Something extra, not always railroad related, for Saturdays only – usually)
CROW TRIBE AGREES TO COAL PROJECT; AUSTRALIANS PLAN $7 BILLION COAL-TO-LIQUIDS PLANT
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www.billingsgazette.net]
And:
GROUPS: COAL-TO-LIQUIDS PLANT WOULD DEGRADE WYOMING'S AIR QUALITY
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www.casperstartribune.net]
CUSTOM HARVEST CREWS KEEP TIME WITH SEASONS; THE RELENTLESS PACE OF 6-DAY WORKWEEKS -- FOR MONTHS -- WEEDS OUT MANY EMPLOYEES (With photo gallery)
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www.billingsgazette.net]
FDNY STINT 'PROVING GROUND' FOR WEST POINT CADETS
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www.nytimes.com]
COWS MAY SOON WEAR WIRELESS HEADSETS (With photo)
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www.omaha.com]
THE PULL OF HEAVY INDUSTRY
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www.nytimes.com]
THE GHOSTS OF CINNABAR (With map)
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www.yellowstoneinsider.com]
MONTANAFAIR'S FARE ON A STICK; SKEWERED PICKLES, MEATBALLS, EVEN FRUIT TEMPTING TO FAIRGOERS (With photos and video)
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www.billingsgazette.net]
THE END