Railroad Newsline for Thursday, 09/04/08
Author: Larry W. Grant
Date: 09-03-2008 - 20:00
Railroad Newsline for Thursday, September 04, 2008
Compiled by Larry W. Grant
In Memory of Rob Carlson, 1952 – 2006
RAIL NEWS:
END OF THE LINE FOR RAIL TOUR OPERATOR GRANDLUXE
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www.kjct8.com]
UPDATED BNSF SERVICE RECOVERY REPORT; HURRICANE GUSTAV
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domino.bnsf.com]
SAN ANTONIO RAILROAD TRESTLE FIRE SHUT DOWN I-35 (With video)
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www.woai.com]
CN OFFICIALS: JOLIET COULD BE A RAILWAY HUB
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www.suburbanchicagonews.com]
A RAILROAD FINDS ITS VOICE
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www.computerworld.com]
MAN INJURED BY TRAIN IN GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO WON'T BE CHARGED
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www.gjfreepress.com]
TRUCK HIT BY TRAIN IN AURELIA
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www.chronicletimes.com]
(EDITOR'S NOTE: Anyone out there familiar with the Canadian Northern Railroad? - lwg)
EDITORIAL, THE FORT WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM: IT'S TIME TO RESOLVE THE SOUTHWEST PARKWAY PARALYSIS (With photo)
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www.star-telegram.com]
FORT WORTH, TEXAS: OBSTACLES CLEARED TO EXTEND ALLIANCE RUNWAYS TO 11,000 FEET; BNSF TRACKS TO BE RELOCATED (With map)
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www.star-telegram.com]
TEXAS STATE RAILROAD CELEBRATES ONE YEAR OPERATION IN PRIVATE SECTOR
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www.jacksonvilleprogress.com]
And:
PRIVATIZED TEXAS STATE RAILROAD MAKES FOR A GOOD YEAR FOR AMERICAN HERITAGE RAILWAYS
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www.palestineherald.com]
BNSF TO REPLACE ALMOST 20 TRACK MILES OF RAIL IN NORTH DAKOTA
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money.cnn.com]
FORMER DIRECTOR OF PHARMACY FOR UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD EMPLOYEES HEALTH SYSTEM IN NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA SANCTIONED FOR MISCONDUCT BY STATE
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www.northplattebulletin.com]
A 2009 START FOR SACRAMENTO'S DOWNTOWN RAILYARDS (With map)
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www.sacbee.com]
UNION PACIFIC HOLDS TRAIN SAFETY PROGRAM IN JOHNSTON CITY AND MARION, ILLINOIS
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www.mariondaily.com]
IOWA FLOODS DEALT BIG BLOW TO RAILWAYS AND BRIDGES
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www.gazetteonline.com]
DANGEROUS RAILROAD TRACKS (With video)
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www.kidk.com]
(EDITOR'S NOTE: Maybe if they tried contacting Union Pacific instead of Pacific Union, they might have more luck with their problem - lwg)
TACOMA, WASHINGTON: TRAIN CAN'T STOP IN TIME TO AVOID MAN ON TRACKS NEAR BAY STREET
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www.thenewstribune.com]
KANSAS CITY'S NELSON-ATKINS MUSEUM OF ART AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS OFFER RAILROAD-THEMED PROGRAMMING
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www.infozine.com]
CLALLAM COUNTY, WASHINGTON FIRST IN LINE FOR FUNDS TO TAKE TRAIL THROUGH OLD RAILROAD TUNNELS
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www.peninsuladailynews.com]
CITY OF PACIFIC GROVE, CALIFORNIA MULLS LAYING CLAIM TO RAIL LINE
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www.montereyherald.com]
HISTORICAL FACT OR FICTION: TUNNELS UNDER DOWNTOWN KEARNEY, NEBRASKA (With video)
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www.nebraska.tv]
FRA ISSUES FOUR GRANTS FOR RAIL RESEARCH, INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADES
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www.progressiverailroading.com]
GEORGETOWN, SOUTH CAROLINA RESIDENTS CHARGED WITH RAILROAD TRACK THEFT
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www.myrtlebeachonline.com]
NORTH CAROLINA RAILROAD CROSSING SIGNALS PLANNED BEFORE FATAL WRECK (With photo)
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abclocal.go.com]
NORTH CAROLINA DOT TO HOST CITIZEN WORKSHOP ON TRANSPARK RAIL LINK
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www.enctoday.com]
PENNSYLVANIA STUDENTS LEARN HISTORY BY RIDING RAILS
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www.heraldstandard.com]
GEORGIA TRUCK DRIVER SLAMS INTO MOVING TRAIN (With video)
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www.walb.com]
SENATOR SCHUMER URGES RELEASE OF FUNDS FOR JAMESTOWN, NEW YORK TRAIN STATION REVITALIZATION PROJECT
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www.empirestatenews.net]
FULL STEAM AHEAD AT HESSTON (MI) STEAM MUSEUM
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thenewsdispatch.com]
MOZAMBICAN RAILROAD COMPANY WORKSHOPS REFURBISH TRAIN CARGO CARRIAGES
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www.macauhub.com.mo]
CHINA AIMS FOR FASTEST BULLET TRAIN (With photo)
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www.hindu.com]
And:
WORLD'S FASTEST TRAIN DESTROYS ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE IN NANJING, CHINA (With photo)
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www.telegraph.co.uk]
NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT NEARLY DERAILS NEW MINI-TRAIN
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www.nzherald.co.nz]
TRANSIT NEWS:
RECORD RIDERSHIP STRAINS CHICAGO'S CTA, METRA, PACE -- AND IT'S LIKELY TO GET WORSE
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www.chicagotribune.com]
METROLINK TRAIN KILLS PEDESTRIAN IN NORTHRIDGE, CALIFORNIA
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www.latimes.com]
TUCKING IN THE TROLLEYS FOR THE SEASON (With photos)
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www.yakima-herald.com]
GREATER KANSAS CITY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE SUPPORTS LIGHT RAIL PLAN
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primebuzz.kcstar.com]
CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY SLOW ZONES CUT IN HALF FROM LAST YEAR, OFFICIALS SAY OF RAIL UPGRADES
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www.chicagotribune.com]
TEMPE POLICE TO CRACK DOWN ON LIGHT RAIL TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS (With video)
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www.abc15.com]
ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO: MANY RAIL RIDERS WILL PAY TO PARK IN 2009
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www.englewood-herald.com]
MASSACHUSETTS RAILROAD BRIDGE TO GET $3 MILLION MAKEOVER
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www.eagletribune.com]
BRUSH FIRE STALLS SOME LIRR SERVICE
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www.newsday.com]
TAMPA BAY LIGHT-RAIL TRAIN FAR OUT OF REACH
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www.heraldtribune.com]
THE END