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Railroad Newsline for Friday, August 22, 2008

Compiled by Larry W. Grant

In Memory of Rob Carlson, 1952 – 2006

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RAIL NEWS:

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TRAIN DERAILS NEAR WOLF POINT, MONTANA (Photo with caption)

[www.billingsgazette.net]

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COAL MINE'S RAILROAD SPUR PUT ON FAST TRACK (With photos)

[www.billingsgazette.net]

Courtesy, Dave in Missoula

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PUBLIC MEETINGS TO BEGIN ON CANADIAN NATIONAL'S PROPOSED PURCHASE OF ELGIN, JOLIET & EASTERN RAILWAY

[www.chicagotribune.com]

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IT'S ALL IN THE FAMILY: TRAIN BUSINESS IN SECOND GENERATION

[www.leadvillechronicle.com]

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WITHOUT SOUNDS, IT'S NOT A CITY: ONE OF THE LITTLE JOYS OF LIVING IN SEATTLE IS LYING AWAKE SOME NIGHTS HEARING THE DOLEFUL WHISTLES OF THE TRAINS DOWN IN THE SODO SWITCHING YARDS

[seattletimes.nwsource.com]

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DELAY FOR COMPLETION DATE OF NEW UP BRIDGE NEAR OGDON, IOWA

[www.zwire.com]

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AMTRAK'S SAN JOAQUIN ROUTE SETS RIDERSHIP RECORD

[www.sacbee.com]

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LEGENDARY STEAM LOCOMOTIVE REPRESENTS HISTORICAL WHISTLE-STOP TOURS; UNION PACIFIC ALSO DISPLAY TWO ENVIRONMENATLLY FREINDLY LOCOMOTIVE DURING DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION (With photo and links)

[www.uprr.com]

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COOS BAY RAIL CLOSURE BOOSTS DIESEL USE (With photo)

[www.theworldlink.com]

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RAILROAD EXPANSION COMING; TWO-TRACK PROJECT ON SUNSET LINE TO BE DONE BY 2011 (With photo)

[www.explorernews.com]

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USDOT'S PROPOSED RRIF PROGRAM CHANGES COULD PUT LOANS OUT OF REACH FOR MANY SHORT LINES, ASLRRA SAYS

[www.progressiverailroading.com]

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BISMARCK RAILROAD DAYS TO BE HELD SUNDAY

[www.bismarcktribune.com]

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NO INJURIES IN TRAIN DERAILMENT IN DOWNTOWN AUSTIN, TEXAS

[www.chron.com]

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TRAINS LIKELY TO BLOW THROUGH WAUKESHA QUIETLY; RAILROAD SAFETY BOARD OKs SILENCING HORNS

[www.jsonline.com]

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A LEAK, AN INJURY, A CLOUD OF GAS: GALESBURG AGENCIES WORK TOGETHER TO PREFECR RESPONSE IN DISASTER DRILL

[www.galesburg.com]

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UPDATES FROM EMD, 10EAST, TIMKEN, INDIGOVISION, PNG VENTURES, GE RAIL SERVICES AND HARSCO

[www.progressiverailroading.com]

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WOMAN HIT, KILLED BY TRAIN IN ST. PAUL

[wcco.com]

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UNION PACIFIC RAIL LINE GOES ON THE BLOCK IN PACIFIC GROVE, CALIFORNINA (With photo)

[www.montereyherald.com]

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SAFETY URGED AT TRACKS; BNSF LAUNCHES AWARENESS CAMPAIGN IN AMARILLO, TEXAS

[www.amarillo.com]

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RAILROAD WORKERS REPLACING FALLEN BIRDGE OVER SCOTTS CREEK IN JAMES CITY, NORTH CAROLINA (WITH PHOTO)

[www.enctoday.com]

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TRACKING TRAINS: OHIO COMMUNITIES CONTEND WITH BLOCKED CROSSINGS

[www.sanduskyregister.com]

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SARATOGA COUNTY SUPERVISORS BACK RAIL YARD REDEVELOPMENT

[www.dailygazette.com]

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PLAN FOR RAIL YARD IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY, VIRGINIA GETS STATE OK

[www.inrich.com]

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NORTH CAROLINA DRIVER ESCAPES HIGH SPEED TRAIN COLLISION (With video)

[abclocal.go.com]

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MOUNT WASHIGNTON COG RAILWAY DIODIESEL TRAIN NEEDS A NAME

[www.seacoastonline.com]

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WAYNE, MICHIGAN POLICE INVESTIGATE FATAL TRAIN CRASH

[www.journalgroup.com]

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VANDALS DAMAGE CABOOSE IN EPHRATA, PENNSYLVANIA

[articles.lancasteronline.com]

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SMALL WORLD, BIG PLANS FOR MASSACHUSETTS MODEL RAILROAD CLUB

[www.nashobapublishing.com]

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RUSSIAN OCCUPATION OF GEORGIA CAUSES RAILROAD MAYHEM

[www.monstersandcritics.com]

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A MATERIAL THAT IS VERY MUCH ON TRACK; BETTER DEMENSIONAL AND WEATHER STABLILTY THAN WOOD, LIGHTER THAT CONCRETE

[www.prdomain.com]

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MONKEY ELUDES DRAGNET AT TOKYO TRAIN STATION (With photo)

[ap.google.com]

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TRANSIT NEWS:

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KILLER OF TRAIN PASSENGERS GETS 11 LIFE SENTENCES

[hosted.ap.org]

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CTA'S BLUE LINE WILL SHUT DOWN THIS WEEKEND BETWEEN JEFFERSON PARK, IRVING PARK STATIONS; WORK ON O'HARE BOUND SLOW ZONES CONTINUES

[www.chicagotribune.com]

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SOUND TRANSIT'S AIRPORT LIGHT-RAIL STATION WORK ON TRACK

[seattletimes.nwsource.com]

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SACRAMENTO LIGHT RAIL LINE HITS DELAY, PRICE JUMP

[www.sacbee.com]

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SNAKES ON A PLAIN: RAIL RUNNER OFFICIALS SAY WAVY TRACKS AREN'T FINISHED (With photo)

[www.santafenewmexican.com]-

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COMMUTER RAIL TO GO TO FOREST GROVE? WASHINGTON COUNTY, OREGON -- A FREIGHT RAILROAD OFFERS TO SHARE ITS LINE, WHICH NEEDS UPGRADING

[www.oregonlive.com]

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OTHELLO NEIGHBORHOOD GREETS THE FIRST SOUND TRANSIT LIGHT RAIL TRAINS (With photo)

[www.pacificpublishingcompany.com]

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MARYLAND GOVERNOR O'MALLEY ANNOUNCES PURCHASE OF MORE MARC CARS

[wjz.com]

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AS TAPPAN ZEE BRIDGE PROJECT STALLS, GOETHALS GETS REAL, SENSIBLE PLAN (With artist's rendering)

[lohud.com]

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CENTRAL FLORIDA COMMUTER RAIL CLEARS ONE FEDERAL HURDLE

[blogs.news-journalonline.com]

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