Railroad Newsline for Wednesday, 09/03/08
Author: Larry W. Grant
Date: 09-02-2008 - 20:00
Railroad Newsline for Wednesday, September 03, 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]
And:
RAILS TAKE HURRICANE PRECAUTIONS
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www.trafficworld.com]
And:
SIX INCHES OF FLOODING REPORTED IN THE UPPER NINTH WARD; CSC BRIDGE TRAPS SOME WATER (With photos and map)
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www.nola.com]
And:
STATUS OF HARRISON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI DRAW AND TURNSTILE BRIDGES CLARIFIED
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www.sunherald.com]
And:
BNSF INSPECTING TRACKS AND EVALUATING EFFECTS OF HURRICANE GUSTAV
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domino.bnsf.com]
FIREFIGHTERS BATTLE BLAZE ON UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD TRESTLE IN SAN ANTONIO (With video)
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www.necn.com]
AMTRAK'S HEARTLAND FLYER RIDERSHIP BOOSTED BY HIGH GAS PRICES
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www.star-telegram.com]
BRIDGE OPENS ACROSS SAN BARNARDINO'S BUSY STATE STREET/UNIVERSITY PARKWAY RAILROAD CROSSING (With photos and map)
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www.pe.com]
V&T STEAMING CLOSER TO CARSON CITY, NEVADA (With photo)
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www.nevadaappeal.com]
THE CRUSH CRASH OF 1896
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www.corsicanadailysun.com]
SISKIYOU LINE PETITION FILED
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www.nrtoday.com]
RIDING ABOARD HISTORY (With photos)
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www.thehawkeye.com]
OKLAHOMA TRUCK DRIVER DEAD AFTER PROPANE TRUCK-TRAIN COLLISON; UNION PACIFIC ENGINEER AND CONDUCTOR DIED AT SCENE
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www.tahlequahdailypress.com]
U.S. PORTS CLEAN UP THEIR ACT
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www.worldtrademag.com]
OREGON BOY SCOUT LABORS TO HELP COMMUNITY (With photos)
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www.dailyastorian.info]
OPINION, THE TECUMSEH (OK) COUNTYWIDE NEWS & SUN: BREAK FROM THE BEATEN PATH
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www.countywidenews.com]
COLORADO TRAIN ENTHUSIAST CREATES BACKYARD RAILROAD (With slide show)
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www.9news.com]
LAYTON, UTAH ROAD WORK TO STOP VEHICLES FROM QUEUING ON RAIL TRACKS
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deseretnews.com]
OIL DROP TO HELP U.S. TRANSPORT ONLY IN SHORT-TERM
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in.reuters.com]
TRANSPORTATION STOCKS DESERVE A BETTER LOOK
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seekingalpha.com]
AIKEN, SOUTH CAROLINA RAILROAD DEPOT WILL BREAK GROUND AT CEREMONY FRIDAY (With photo)
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www.aikenstandard.com]
HAGERSTOWN, MARYLAND: OFFICIALS SAY CITY PARK STEAM ENGINE UNLIKELY TO RUN THEIR RAILS (With photos)
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www.herald-mail.com]
A LITTLE LACKAWANNA HISTORY AND LITERATURE
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www.thetimes-tribune.com]
A GLIMPSE INTO LITCHFIELD, MAINE'S RAIL HISTORY
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kennebecjournal.mainetoday.com]
QUESTIONS REMAIN ABOUT MCKEESPORT, PENNSYVANIA MAN'S 1986 DEATH ON TRACKS
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www.pittsburghlive.com]
KIDS CHECK OUT STORYBOOK ENGINE AT EDAVLLE RAILROAD IN CARVER, MASSACHUSETTS (With photos)
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www.patriotledger.com]
MILTON, PENNSYLVANIA: VOLUNTEERS ARE HEART OF TRAIN MUSEUM
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www.dailyitem.com]
NO RAILROAD DAYS IN MICHIGAN TOWNSHIP THIS YEAR
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www.livingstondaily.com]
NORTH CAROLINA FOLKS CLIMB ON BOARD FOR TRAIN DAY
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www.blueridgenow.com]
MOZAMBIQUE: BRANCH LINE OF SENA RAILROAD READY THIS MONTH
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www.macauhub.com.mo]
ANGOLA: HEAD OF STATE VISITS MALANGE RAILWAY COMPLEX
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allafrica.com]
TURKISH MINISTER: MERSIN-URUMCHI RAILROAD TO SHORTEN DISTANCE
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www.worldbulletin.net]
TRANSIT NEWS:
FRONTRUNNER NOT WORTH THE MONEY, PROVO, UTAH CRITIC SAYS
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www.sltrib.com]
SONOMA-MARIN AREA RAIL TRANSIT SUES OVER BALLOT ARGUMENTS
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www.pressdemocrat.com]
WEB PROGRAM HELPS SOUTH BAY POLICE TRACK, ARREST TAGGERS
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www.mercurynews.com]
AFTER A VIKINGS GAME, HIAWATHA LINE CAN CAUSE FRUSTRATIONS
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www.startribune.com]
POTENTIAL LIGHT RAIL VIBRATIONS CONCERN UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA RESEARCHERS
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www.finance-commerce.com]
OPINION, THE PASADENA STAR-NEWS: STREETCARS? AGAIN?
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www.pasadenastarnews.com]
LOS ANGELES STREETCAR UPDATE
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latimesblogs.latimes.com]
PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA: KING OF THE T, TUNNEL DOESN'T TAKE CRITICISM TO HEART (With photos)
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www.pittsburghlive.com]
CAN A COMMUTER RAIL LINE WORK IN ATLANTA (With photo and map)
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www.ajc.com]
TURN GAS FEARS INTO TRANSIT DREAMS, SAY ADVOCATES
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www.canada.com]
THE END