Railroad Newsline for Saturday, 09/06/08
Author: Larry W. Grant
Date: 09-05-2008 - 20:01
Railroad Newsline for Saturday, September 06, 2008
Compiled by Larry W. Grant
In Memory of Rob Carlson, 1952 – 2006
RAIL NEWS:
KANE COUNTY, ILLINOIS REFINING STAND ON CN RAILROAD PURCHASE
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www.suburbanchicagonews.com]
And:
SPOKESMAN VOWS RAIL BUY WILL EASE TRAFFIC
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www.pioneerlocal.com]
FIVE CLASS I's REPORT MINIMAL DAMAGE FROM GUSTAV
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www.progressiverailroading.com]
And:
KCSR WEATHERS HURRICANE GUSTAV
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notes.kcsi.com]
UNION PACIFIC SURPASSES OWN RECORDS FOR MOVING LOADED COAL TRAINS OUT OF WYOMING
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www.uprr.com]
SHANK PULLS OUT OF CREEDE, COLORADO
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www.mineralcountyminer.com]
AAR REPORTS AUGUST RAILROAD CARLOAD AND INTERMODAL FIGURES ARE OFF
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www.logisticsmgmt.com]
RAILROAD DAYS, SYMPOSIUM COMES AGAIN TO COLORADO'S SAN JUANS
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www.ouraynews.com]
KATHRYN McQUADE APPOINTED EVP AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER OF CANADIAN PACIFIC
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www8.cpr.ca]
And:
CP FINANCE CHIEF LEAVES AFTER PROFIT PLUNGE
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www.financialpost.com]
CONVENTION TRAINS: MORE THAN 'WHISTLE STOP' POLITICS
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www.twincities.com]
SAN ANTONIO RAILROAD BRIDGE TO BE REBUILT AFTER FIRE
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www.woai.com]
CLINTON, MISSISSIPPI: TRAINS A COMMON SIGHT, MAJOR PLAYER IN CITY'S HISTORY
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www.clintonnews.com]
THE INSIDE TRACK ON RAIL CONSOLIDATION/DOUBLE TRACKING: WHAT THIS MEANS FOR RAIL-BORNE TRAFFIC MOVING IN CALIFORNIA AND BEYOND (With map)
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www.californiaprogressreport.com]
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY OKs FUNDS FOR RAILROAD BRIDGE RETROFIT OVER HIGHWAY 210
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www.pe.com]
FIRE DAMAGE CLOSES RAIL WHEAT SHIPPING ROUTE (With photo)
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www.columbiabasinherald.com]
FOCUS FALLS ON GATE IN WASHINGTON STATE TRAIN DEATH INQUIRY
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www.theolympian.com]
RAIL EARNINGS MAY SPIKE IN A FEW YEARS
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online.barrons.com]
DOUGLAS COUNTY, OREGON WANTS TO KEEP OVERSIGHT OF 1993 YONCALLA DIESEL FUEL SPILL FUND
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www.nrtoday.com]
A RAIL'S-EYE VIEW; TRAIN TREK MAKES EARTH'S SIZE RUSSIA'S STORY HIT HOME FOR KANSAS MAN
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www.hutchnews.com]
NEWTON, KANSAS: TRAIN ON THE BRAIN
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www.thekansan.com]
TRAINS TOOK FRICKE TO WAR TWO TIMES
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www.southwestiowanews.com]
THOUSANDS OF NEW RESIDENCES SEEN AT DOWNTOWN SACRAMENTO RAILYARD PROJECT (With photos)
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www.sacbee.com]
CSX ISSUES GUSTAV AND HANNA UPDATES
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www.csx.com]
APPARENT PIPE BOMBS FOUND ON FLORIDA RAILROAD TRACKS (With photo)
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www.gainesville.com]
ELLSWORTH, MAINE RESIDENTS WARNED TO STAY OFF TRACKS AS RAIL PROJECT PROGRESSES
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ellsworthmaine.com]
WALKWAY OVER THE HUDSON CONSTRUCTION UNDERWAY (With photos)
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www.midhudsonnews.com]
ST. AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA: NEW DORM ROOMS IN OLD RAILROAD BUILDING (With photos and video)
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www.firstcoastnews.com]
RAIL SAFETY LESSONS ADDED TO NEW JERSEY SCHOOL SCHEDULES
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www.packetonline.com]
FLORIDA MAN LOSES ARM AFTER PASSING OUT ON RAILROAD TRACKS
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www.tampabays10.com]
HAMILTON, MASSACHUSETTS TRAIN SAFETY AT ISSUE
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www.boston.com]
NORFOLK SOUTHERN TRAIN HITS UNOCCUPIED SUV NEAR BAINBRIDGE, PENNSYLVANIA
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articles.lancasteronline.com]
CLOSELY WATCHED TRAINS; ISRAEL'S NEW TRAIN STATIONS ARE BEGINNING TO MAKE AN ARCHITECTURAL STATEMENT
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www.haaretz.com]
ARGENTINE PROTESTORS SET FIRE TO TRAIN OVER DELAYS
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www.iht.com]
AUSTRALIA: VICTORIA SUFFERS TRAIN DRIVER SHORTAGE
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news.theage.com.au]
TRANSIT NEWS:
WESTSIDE MAX TURNS TEN: SINCE ITS KICKOFF IN 1998, WESTSIDE MAX HAS HAD MORE THAN 100 MILLION RIDERS (With photo)
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www.beavertonvalleytimes.com]
HONOLULU RAIL OPPONENTS ANNOUNCE MILESTONE ACCOMPLISHMENT (With photos and video)
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www.khnl.com]
COMMENTARY, THE BEE: INNER SOUTHEAST PORTLAND LIGHT RAIL REALLY SEEMS ON TRACK THIS TIME
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www.thebeenews.com]
COMMENTARY, WEST SEATTLE HERALD: WEST SEATTLE NEEDS MASS TRANSIT NOW
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www.westseattleherald.com]
HENDRICKS ON KANSAS CITY LIGHT RAIL: IF NOT NOW, WHEN?
[
primebuzz.kcstar.com]
SONOMA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA JUDGE: ANTI-RAIL EFFORT MISLED
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www.pressdemocrat.com]
NEW AUSTIN, TEXAS URBAN RAIL PLAN TO BE SEEN BY PUBLIC
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www.keyetv.com]
MBTA BOLSTERS RUSH-HOUR TRAIN, BUS SERVICE
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www.boston.com]
LIGHT RAIL IN THE LEHIGH VALLEY? RESIDENTS DEBATE OPTIONS
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media.www.thebrownandwhite.com]
PITTSBURGH LIGHT-RAIL TUNNEL-BORING MACHINE MOVING AGAIN
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www.post-gazette.com]
LAGNIAPPE: (Something extra, not always railroad related, for Saturdays only.)
VETERAN VISITS LST-325 (With photos)
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www.hannibal.net]
POISONOUS STREAM RECLAIMED IN UTAH'S AMERICAN FORK CANYON
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www.heraldextra.com]
THAT'S INFLATON (Photo with caption)
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www.durangoherald.com]
MR. JALOPY GETS THE MAKER MOVEMENT UP AND RUNNING (With photo)
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hosted.ap.org]
THE EMMITSBURG RAILROAD -- PART 10
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www.emmitsburg.net]
(EDITOR'S NOTE: For other pieces about the Emmitsburg Railroad, search 'Article Archives' by Author - lwg)
ARMADILLOS ON SLOW MARCH TO ILLINOIS
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www.thetelegraph.com]
EUCALYPTUS TREES HAVE DEEP ROOTS IN CALIFORNIA'S HISTORY
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www.signonsandiego.com]
CROWD WATCHES 20TH ANNUAL SHEEP DRIVE IN REED POINT, MONTANA (With photo gallery)
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www.billingsgazette.net]
RESTORATION OF WYOMING'S HISTORIC SOUTH PASS CITY GOLD MINE TAKES SHAPE (With photos)
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www.casperstartribune.net]
NORTH DAKOTA VALLEY SAW HISTORIC HUNT (With photo)
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www.billingsgazette.net]
THE END