Railroad Newsline for Saturday, 08/30/08
Author: Larry W. Grant
Date: 08-29-2008 - 20:00
Railroad Newsline for Saturday, August 30, 2008
Compiled by Larry W. Grant
In Memory of Rob Carlson, 1952 – 2006
RAIL NEWS:
BNSF UPDATES SERVICE ADVISORY REGARDING HURRICANE GUSTAV
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domino.bnsf.com]
SUBURBAN CHICAGO MAYORS FORM COALITION TO PUSH RAILROAD MERGER
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www.rblandmark.com]
And:
BOTH SIDES TO EJ&E SALE HAVE THEIR SAY AT MEETING
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www.dailyherald.com]
And:
OPPONENTS OF EJ&E SALE MARCH TO WEDNESDAY MEETING
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www.chicagotribune.com]
And:
BARRINGTON RESIDENTS BATTLE TO STOP TRAIN MERGER (With video)
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cbs2chicago.com]
And:
CN PLANS TO COME TO DES PLAINES MEETING
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www.dailyherald.com]
PROBATION GIVEN IN FATAL HIT-AND-RUN AT BERWYN, ILLINOIS TRAIN STATION; DRIVER PLEADS GUILTY TO RECKLESS HOMICIDE, AVOIDS PRISON TERM
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www.chicagotribune.com]
BAYTOWN, TEXAS TEEN ADMITS GUILT IN JOYRIDE CRASH THAT KILLED FOUR
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www.chron.com]
MAJOR SOUTHERN OREGON SHIPPERS FILE FOR RAIL CHANGE
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www.oregonlive.com]
HUMBOLDT BAY PORT/RAIL POTENTIAL TOUTED
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www.arcataeye.com]
ALL ABOARD FOR THE V&T WINE TRAIN (With photo)
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news.rgj.com]
CONSUMERS, FARMERS HURT BY LACK OF RAIL CARS
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www.southwestiowanews.com]
NORTHWEST RAILROAD MUSEUM PLANS LABOR DAY RUNS
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www.zwire.com]
WISCONSIN AND SOUTHERN RAILROAD SEEKS SOLUTION TO RAILS-TO-TRAILS (With photo)
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www.wiscnews.com]
HISTORY: LIFE WITH THE RAILS IN LOS GATOS IN 1905
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www.mercurynews.com]
MOUND HOUSE WAS IMPORTANT RAIL STOP DURING COMSTOCK ERA
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news.rgj.com]
AURORA, NEBRASKA: WAYSIDE HORN PROJECT COULD REDUCE TRAIN NOISE
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www.auroranewsregister.com]
REASON FOR MAN ON FORT COLLINS TRACKS STILL UNKNOWN
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www.coloradoan.com]
SUGAR GROVE, ILLINOIS GETS QUIET ZONE ON TWO CROSSINGS
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www.kcchronicle.com]
'AN EYEWITNESS TO THE END OF AN ERA'
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www.enidnews.com]
PENNSYLVANIA MAN ARRESTED FOR SHOOTING AT PASSENGER TRAIN
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articles.lancasteronline.com]
NORFOLK SOUTHERN WORKER SAVED IN RIVER RESCUE (With photo and video)
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www.wkyc.com]
NEW TARGET FOR METAL THIEVES PUTTING DRIVERS AT RISK, POLICE SAY; RISE IN THEFT OF COPPER WIRE AT RAILROAD CROSSINGS (With video)
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www.theindychannel.com]
HISTORIC CAR-TRAIN RACE WENT THROUGH PUTNAM COUNTY, INDIANA (With illustration)
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www.bannergraphic.com]
LAWSUIT HINDERED DIALOGUE BETWEEN DILLSBORO, GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS RAILROAD
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www.smokymountainnews.com]
CLARKSON UNIVERSITY STUDENTS WORKIN' ON THE ADIRONDACK SCENIC RAILROAD
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clarkson.edu]
HAGERSTOWN, MARYLAND STREET CLOSED AFTER RAILROAD UNDERPASS CONSUMES TRUCK (With video)
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www.herald-mail.com]
TRAIN DEPOT GETS A TICKET TO A LONGER LIFE; MOUNT CLEMENS, MICHIGAN TAKES A STEP TO PRESERVE HISTORIC STATION (With photos)
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www.detnews.com]
NORFOLK SOUTHERN TRAIN STRIKES LEWISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA WOMAN'S CAR (With photos)
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www.dailyitem.com]
BRIDGES COME DOWN ON OVER THE LOW GRADE LINE
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www.solanconews.com]
ALL ABORAD FOR THE SEANTOR; JOE BIDEN WAS A FIXTURE ON THE AMTRAK LINE (With photo gallery)
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www.washingtonpost.com]
(EDITOR'S NOTE: The inclusion of this piece in today's Railroad Newsline does not reflect a political opinion on my part. It is included merely for the Amtrak aspect of the story. - lwg
QUAKE SHAKES IRKUTSK AND BRIEFLY HALTS SIBERIA RAIL SERVICE
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www.iht.com]
KANKARIA TO GET TOY TRAIN THIS YEAR
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timesofindia.indiatimes.com]
RECORD BREAKING TRAIN TICKET PRICES IN INDONESIA
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www.tempointeractive.com]
TRANSIT NEWS:
CHICAGO METRA SAYS SO LONG TO ITS BAR CARS (With video)
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www.chicagotribune.com]
NO DALLAS AREA RAPID TRANSIT EMPLOYEES FIRED IN JEWELRY SCANDAL (With links to audit and archived articles)
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www.dallasnews.com]
FREE RIDES FOR DISABLED TO COST CHICAGO RTA AT LEAST $5 MILLION
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www.chicagotribune.com]
KING COUNTY, WASHINGTON EXECUTIVE RON SIMS PROPOSES INCREASE IN METRO BUS FARES, GETTING RID OF THE WATERFRONT STREETCAR
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seattletimes.nwsource.com]
YELLOW LINE EXTENSION WOULDN'T GO FARTHER THAN OLD ORCHARD ROAD, CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY SAYS
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www.chicagotribune.com]
DART RIDERSHIP FIGURES HIT ANOTHER RECORD
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www.dallasnews.com]
TRAIN ADVOCATES SUE TO FORCE BALLOT LANGUAGE CHANGE IN SONOMA-MARIN COUNTYS
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www.pressdemocrat.com]
SIX INJURED AS CONSTRUCTION CRANE HITS LIGHT-RAIL TRAIN IN CALGARY (With photo)
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canadianpress.google.com]
AMBER ALERTS TO BE DISPLAYED AT MBTA COMMUTER RAIL STATIONS
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www.wickedlocal.com]
TORONTO SEEKS LOW-FLOOR STREETCAR MANUFACTURER (With photo)
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toronto.ctv.ca]
LAGNIAPPE: (Something extra, not always railroad related, for Saturdays only.)
IN SEARCH OF A FRESNO DIAMOND (With photos)
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www.fresnobee.com]
SUMMER JOBS
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www.washingtonpost.com]
MURALS GIVING DOWNTOWN DURAND, WISCONSIN A NEW LOOK
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www.leadertelegram.com]
SHUTTERBUGS PICK UP TIPS IN YELLOWSTONE (With photo gallery)
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www.billingsgazette.net]
WWII FIGHTER BROUGHT BACK TO LIFE FOR ANOTHER FLIGHT OVERSEAS (With multimedia slide show and interactive map)
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www.star-telegram.com]
FOR WELL-TRAVELED CLAN, AUSTIN PROVIDED FINE PLACE TO GROW UP
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www.statesman.com]
SCIENCE IN PROGRESS: YOUTHS HELP ELK NEAR HESPERUS, COLORADO AVOID CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE (With photo gallery and video)
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www.durangoherald.com]
THE CURIOUIS WORLD OF THE LAST STOP (With photos and video)
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www.nytimes.com]
PICKUP BUILDS BOND: GRANDSON, GRANDPA REBUILD 1950 PICKUP (With photos)
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www.thenewstribune.com]
BOOK SHOWCASES GREAT LAKES VESSELS VEARING THE NAME ANN ARBOR
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blog.mlive.com]
THE END