Railroad Newsline for Monday, 09/08/08
Author: Larry W. Grant
Date: 09-07-2008 - 20:03
Railroad Newsline for Monday, September 08, 2008
Compiled by Larry W. Grant
In Memory of Rob Carlson, 1952 – 2006
RAIL NEWS:
IOWA INTERSTATE RAILROAD TO OPERATE STEAM TRAIN TRIPS FOR FLOOD RELIEF
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qconline.com]
ROCK BLAMED FOR D&SNG PASSENGER'S INJURY
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www.durangoherald.com]
TODAY'S TRAINS, TRUCKS FOLLOW ROUTES SET CENTURIES AGO BY INDIANS, FRONTIERSMEN (With photos and map)
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www.pe.com]
TWO ARRESTED IN LEWIS COUNTY, WASHINGTON RAILROAD BOMB SCARE (With photo)
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www.komonews.com]
And:
ARRESTS MADE IN TRANSALTA BOMB INCIDENT
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www.theolympian.com]
LETTER TO THE EDITOR, THE GALESBURG REGISTER-MAIL: ENGINEERS ONLY DOING THEIR JOBS
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www.galesburg.com]
SAFETY OF LAS VEGAS STUDENTS NEAR RAILROAD TRACKS A MATTER OF MONEY; NEITHER DISTRICT, UNION PACIFIC WANTS TO PAY (With map)
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www.lvrj.com]
PORT GOODS FLOW THROUGH CALIFORNIA'S INLAND EMPIRE AREA; PORT FUNDS DON'T
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www.pe.com]
And:
CARGO'S CROSSROADS (With photos and map)
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www.pe.com]
And:
HOW TO KEEP THE FLOW OF CARGO FROM OVERWHELMING STREETS AND FREEWAYS
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www.pe.com]
CANADIAN NATIONAL BID FOR EJ&E SEEN AS TEST CASE
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www.guardian.co.uk]
THE COUNCIL BLUFFS DAILY NONPAREIL: READERS RECALL RAILROADS DURING WORLD WAR II
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www.nonpareilonline.com]
FEDERAL RAILROAD AGENTS LOOKING INTO WASHINGTON STATE CRASH; INVESTIGATORS WILL CHECK CAB-MOUNTED CAMERA
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www.chronline.com]
WASHOUT FORCES ALASKA RAILROAD TO CANCEL RUNS
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www.adn.com]
YUMA MAY BE BACK ON ROUTE TO DEEP-WATER PORT
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www.yumasun.com]
MENOMONEE FALLS, WISCONSIN RAILROAD BUILDER STEAMS AHEAD
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www.redorbit.com]
TAKE A RIDE AT RIDGWAY, COLORADO'S RAILROAD DAYS
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www.ouraynews.com]
GRANT COULD EASE COSTS OF MORGAN COUNTY, COLORADO RAILROAD QUIET ZONES
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www.fortmorgantimes.com]
RAILROAD CARS DERAIL IN NEODESHA, KANSAS
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www.kake.com]
RIDE THE RAILS TO THE FAR NORTH
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www.canada.com]
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS' GRAPEFEST HOPES THAT BEER AND WINE MIX WELL
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www.star-telegram.com]
SUN CITY MODEL RAILROAD CLUB CELEBRATES CHILDHOOD HOBBY (With photo)
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www.pe.com]
POLICE: BOMB SCARE ON TRAIN IN NEW JERSEY WAS HOAX
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hosted.ap.org]
'TRACKS THROUGH TIME' TELEVISION SPECIAL LOOKS AT MICHIGAN'S SURPRISING RAILORADING HISTORY
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www.mlive.com]
And:
DAUGHTER OF A RAILROADER REMEMBERS A CHILDHOOD OF RIDING THE RAILS
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www.mlive.com]
BATTLEFIELD LATEST HOLDUP FOR NEW JERSEY RAIL LINE
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www.nytimes.com]
FLORIDA MAN ARRESTED FOR TRYING TO SALVAGE OLD RAILROAD PLATES
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www.nwfdailynews.com]
TRAIN HISTORY PRESERVED, CELEBRATED WITH FINDLAY, OHIO EVENT
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www.limaohio.com]
ROCKLAND, MAINE CONSIDERS RAIL EMISSION STUDY
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www.bangornews.com]
INDIANA STATE POLICE SEEKING HELP WITH RAIL YARD THEFT
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www.courierpress.com]
TENNESSEE WOMAN WALKING DOG STRUCK, KILLED BY CSX TRAIN
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www.wreg.com]
CITRUS LINE RAILROAD CHUGGING AGIAN AT CYPRESS GARDENS
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www.ultimaterollercoaster.com]
GREAT BRITIAN: PACIFIC RAILROAD TAKES A MAJOR SHARE IN WEARDALE
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www.journallive.co.uk]
TRAIN HOPPING THROUGH THE U.K.
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www.canada.com]
MAFIA SUSPECTED AS FANS TAKE OVER TRAIN
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www.irishtimes.com]
TRANSIT NEWS:
CALTRAIN ELECTRIFICATION WELCOMED, EXCEPT FOR $1.5 BILLION PRICE TAG
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www.mercurynews.com]
THE KANSAS CITY TRIBUNE: STREETCARS: THE AFFORDABLE ALTERNATIVE
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www.kctribune.com]
VTA TO BUILD TWO GRADE SEPARATIONS IN FREMONT, CALIFORNIA
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www.fremontbulletin.com]
L.A.'s MTA TO CONSIDER PROPOSED SUBWAY ROUTES
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www.laindependent.com]
TEMPE EVENTS CELEBRATE FIRST ARIZONA LIGHT RAIL OPENING
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www.marketwatch.com]
EDITORIAL, ROCKY MOUINTAIN NEWS: HEAD-IN-SAND METRO CITIES; DON'T CONFUSE THEM WITH RTD FACTS
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www.rockymountainnews.com]
EDITORIAL, THE PROVO DAILY HERALD: KEEP AN EYE ON RAIL COSTS
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www.heraldextra.com]
WILL SOUTHWEST FLORIDA GET ON THE TRAIN AND OFFER COMMUTER RAIL SERVICE?
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www.naplesnews.com]
NEW JERSEY MAN STRUCK BY LIGHT RAIL TRAIN HE JUST DEPARTED
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www.zwire.com]
FOUR DOWNTOWN NORFOLK ZONES NEXT IN LIGHT-RAIL CONSTRUCTION (With map)
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hamptonroads.com]
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