Railroad Newsline for Friday, 08/22/08
Author: Larry W. Grant
Date: 08-21-2008 - 20:01
Railroad Newsline for Friday, August 22, 2008
Compiled by Larry W. Grant
In Memory of Rob Carlson, 1952 – 2006
RAIL NEWS:
TRAIN DERAILS NEAR WOLF POINT, MONTANA (Photo with caption)
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www.billingsgazette.net]
COAL MINE'S RAILROAD SPUR PUT ON FAST TRACK (With photos)
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www.billingsgazette.net]
Courtesy, Dave in Missoula
PUBLIC MEETINGS TO BEGIN ON CANADIAN NATIONAL'S PROPOSED PURCHASE OF ELGIN, JOLIET & EASTERN RAILWAY
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www.chicagotribune.com]
IT'S ALL IN THE FAMILY: TRAIN BUSINESS IN SECOND GENERATION
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www.leadvillechronicle.com]
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
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seattletimes.nwsource.com]
DELAY FOR COMPLETION DATE OF NEW UP BRIDGE NEAR OGDON, IOWA
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www.zwire.com]
AMTRAK'S SAN JOAQUIN ROUTE SETS RIDERSHIP RECORD
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www.sacbee.com]
LEGENDARY STEAM LOCOMOTIVE REPRESENTS HISTORICAL WHISTLE-STOP TOURS; UNION PACIFIC ALSO DISPLAY TWO ENVIRONMENATLLY FREINDLY LOCOMOTIVE DURING DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION (With photo and links)
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www.uprr.com]
COOS BAY RAIL CLOSURE BOOSTS DIESEL USE (With photo)
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www.theworldlink.com]
RAILROAD EXPANSION COMING; TWO-TRACK PROJECT ON SUNSET LINE TO BE DONE BY 2011 (With photo)
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www.explorernews.com]
USDOT'S PROPOSED RRIF PROGRAM CHANGES COULD PUT LOANS OUT OF REACH FOR MANY SHORT LINES, ASLRRA SAYS
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www.progressiverailroading.com]
BISMARCK RAILROAD DAYS TO BE HELD SUNDAY
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www.bismarcktribune.com]
NO INJURIES IN TRAIN DERAILMENT IN DOWNTOWN AUSTIN, TEXAS
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www.chron.com]
TRAINS LIKELY TO BLOW THROUGH WAUKESHA QUIETLY; RAILROAD SAFETY BOARD OKs SILENCING HORNS
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www.jsonline.com]
A LEAK, AN INJURY, A CLOUD OF GAS: GALESBURG AGENCIES WORK TOGETHER TO PREFECR RESPONSE IN DISASTER DRILL
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www.galesburg.com]
UPDATES FROM EMD, 10EAST, TIMKEN, INDIGOVISION, PNG VENTURES, GE RAIL SERVICES AND HARSCO
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www.progressiverailroading.com]
WOMAN HIT, KILLED BY TRAIN IN ST. PAUL
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wcco.com]
UNION PACIFIC RAIL LINE GOES ON THE BLOCK IN PACIFIC GROVE, CALIFORNINA (With photo)
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www.montereyherald.com]
SAFETY URGED AT TRACKS; BNSF LAUNCHES AWARENESS CAMPAIGN IN AMARILLO, TEXAS
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www.amarillo.com]
RAILROAD WORKERS REPLACING FALLEN BIRDGE OVER SCOTTS CREEK IN JAMES CITY, NORTH CAROLINA (WITH PHOTO)
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www.enctoday.com]
TRACKING TRAINS: OHIO COMMUNITIES CONTEND WITH BLOCKED CROSSINGS
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www.sanduskyregister.com]
SARATOGA COUNTY SUPERVISORS BACK RAIL YARD REDEVELOPMENT
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www.dailygazette.com]
PLAN FOR RAIL YARD IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY, VIRGINIA GETS STATE OK
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www.inrich.com]
NORTH CAROLINA DRIVER ESCAPES HIGH SPEED TRAIN COLLISION (With video)
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abclocal.go.com]
MOUNT WASHIGNTON COG RAILWAY DIODIESEL TRAIN NEEDS A NAME
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www.seacoastonline.com]
WAYNE, MICHIGAN POLICE INVESTIGATE FATAL TRAIN CRASH
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www.journalgroup.com]
VANDALS DAMAGE CABOOSE IN EPHRATA, PENNSYLVANIA
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articles.lancasteronline.com]
SMALL WORLD, BIG PLANS FOR MASSACHUSETTS MODEL RAILROAD CLUB
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www.nashobapublishing.com]
RUSSIAN OCCUPATION OF GEORGIA CAUSES RAILROAD MAYHEM
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www.monstersandcritics.com]
A MATERIAL THAT IS VERY MUCH ON TRACK; BETTER DEMENSIONAL AND WEATHER STABLILTY THAN WOOD, LIGHTER THAT CONCRETE
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www.prdomain.com]
MONKEY ELUDES DRAGNET AT TOKYO TRAIN STATION (With photo)
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ap.google.com]
TRANSIT NEWS:
KILLER OF TRAIN PASSENGERS GETS 11 LIFE SENTENCES
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hosted.ap.org]
CTA'S BLUE LINE WILL SHUT DOWN THIS WEEKEND BETWEEN JEFFERSON PARK, IRVING PARK STATIONS; WORK ON O'HARE BOUND SLOW ZONES CONTINUES
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www.chicagotribune.com]
SOUND TRANSIT'S AIRPORT LIGHT-RAIL STATION WORK ON TRACK
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seattletimes.nwsource.com]
SACRAMENTO LIGHT RAIL LINE HITS DELAY, PRICE JUMP
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www.sacbee.com]
SNAKES ON A PLAIN: RAIL RUNNER OFFICIALS SAY WAVY TRACKS AREN'T FINISHED (With photo)
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www.santafenewmexican.com]-
COMMUTER RAIL TO GO TO FOREST GROVE? WASHINGTON COUNTY, OREGON -- A FREIGHT RAILROAD OFFERS TO SHARE ITS LINE, WHICH NEEDS UPGRADING
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www.oregonlive.com]
OTHELLO NEIGHBORHOOD GREETS THE FIRST SOUND TRANSIT LIGHT RAIL TRAINS (With photo)
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www.pacificpublishingcompany.com]
MARYLAND GOVERNOR O'MALLEY ANNOUNCES PURCHASE OF MORE MARC CARS
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wjz.com]
AS TAPPAN ZEE BRIDGE PROJECT STALLS, GOETHALS GETS REAL, SENSIBLE PLAN (With artist's rendering)
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lohud.com]
CENTRAL FLORIDA COMMUTER RAIL CLEARS ONE FEDERAL HURDLE
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blogs.news-journalonline.com]
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