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Railroad Newsline for Monday, September 08, 2008

Compiled by Larry W. Grant

In Memory of Rob Carlson, 1952 – 2006

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RAIL NEWS:

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IOWA INTERSTATE RAILROAD TO OPERATE STEAM TRAIN TRIPS FOR FLOOD RELIEF

[qconline.com]

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ROCK BLAMED FOR D&SNG PASSENGER'S INJURY

[www.durangoherald.com]

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TODAY'S TRAINS, TRUCKS FOLLOW ROUTES SET CENTURIES AGO BY INDIANS, FRONTIERSMEN (With photos and map)

[www.pe.com]

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TWO ARRESTED IN LEWIS COUNTY, WASHINGTON RAILROAD BOMB SCARE (With photo)

[www.komonews.com]

And:

ARRESTS MADE IN TRANSALTA BOMB INCIDENT

[www.theolympian.com]

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR, THE GALESBURG REGISTER-MAIL: ENGINEERS ONLY DOING THEIR JOBS

[www.galesburg.com]

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SAFETY OF LAS VEGAS STUDENTS NEAR RAILROAD TRACKS A MATTER OF MONEY; NEITHER DISTRICT, UNION PACIFIC WANTS TO PAY (With map)

[www.lvrj.com]

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PORT GOODS FLOW THROUGH CALIFORNIA'S INLAND EMPIRE AREA; PORT FUNDS DON'T

[www.pe.com]

And:

CARGO'S CROSSROADS (With photos and map)

[www.pe.com]

And:

HOW TO KEEP THE FLOW OF CARGO FROM OVERWHELMING STREETS AND FREEWAYS

[www.pe.com]

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CANADIAN NATIONAL BID FOR EJ&E SEEN AS TEST CASE

[www.guardian.co.uk]

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THE COUNCIL BLUFFS DAILY NONPAREIL: READERS RECALL RAILROADS DURING WORLD WAR II

[www.nonpareilonline.com]

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FEDERAL RAILROAD AGENTS LOOKING INTO WASHINGTON STATE CRASH; INVESTIGATORS WILL CHECK CAB-MOUNTED CAMERA

[www.chronline.com]

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WASHOUT FORCES ALASKA RAILROAD TO CANCEL RUNS

[www.adn.com]

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YUMA MAY BE BACK ON ROUTE TO DEEP-WATER PORT

[www.yumasun.com]

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MENOMONEE FALLS, WISCONSIN RAILROAD BUILDER STEAMS AHEAD

[www.redorbit.com]

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TAKE A RIDE AT RIDGWAY, COLORADO'S RAILROAD DAYS

[www.ouraynews.com]

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GRANT COULD EASE COSTS OF MORGAN COUNTY, COLORADO RAILROAD QUIET ZONES

[www.fortmorgantimes.com]

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RAILROAD CARS DERAIL IN NEODESHA, KANSAS

[www.kake.com]

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RIDE THE RAILS TO THE FAR NORTH

[www.canada.com]

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GRAPEVINE, TEXAS' GRAPEFEST HOPES THAT BEER AND WINE MIX WELL

[www.star-telegram.com]

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SUN CITY MODEL RAILROAD CLUB CELEBRATES CHILDHOOD HOBBY (With photo)

[www.pe.com]

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POLICE: BOMB SCARE ON TRAIN IN NEW JERSEY WAS HOAX

[hosted.ap.org]

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'TRACKS THROUGH TIME' TELEVISION SPECIAL LOOKS AT MICHIGAN'S SURPRISING RAILORADING HISTORY

[www.mlive.com]

And:

DAUGHTER OF A RAILROADER REMEMBERS A CHILDHOOD OF RIDING THE RAILS

[www.mlive.com]

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BATTLEFIELD LATEST HOLDUP FOR NEW JERSEY RAIL LINE

[www.nytimes.com]

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FLORIDA MAN ARRESTED FOR TRYING TO SALVAGE OLD RAILROAD PLATES

[www.nwfdailynews.com]

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TRAIN HISTORY PRESERVED, CELEBRATED WITH FINDLAY, OHIO EVENT

[www.limaohio.com]

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ROCKLAND, MAINE CONSIDERS RAIL EMISSION STUDY

[www.bangornews.com]

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INDIANA STATE POLICE SEEKING HELP WITH RAIL YARD THEFT

[www.courierpress.com]

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TENNESSEE WOMAN WALKING DOG STRUCK, KILLED BY CSX TRAIN

[www.wreg.com]

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CITRUS LINE RAILROAD CHUGGING AGIAN AT CYPRESS GARDENS

[www.ultimaterollercoaster.com]

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GREAT BRITIAN: PACIFIC RAILROAD TAKES A MAJOR SHARE IN WEARDALE

[www.journallive.co.uk]

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TRAIN HOPPING THROUGH THE U.K.

[www.canada.com]

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MAFIA SUSPECTED AS FANS TAKE OVER TRAIN

[www.irishtimes.com]

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TRANSIT NEWS:

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CALTRAIN ELECTRIFICATION WELCOMED, EXCEPT FOR $1.5 BILLION PRICE TAG

[www.mercurynews.com]

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THE KANSAS CITY TRIBUNE: STREETCARS: THE AFFORDABLE ALTERNATIVE

[www.kctribune.com]

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VTA TO BUILD TWO GRADE SEPARATIONS IN FREMONT, CALIFORNIA

[www.fremontbulletin.com]

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L.A.'s MTA TO CONSIDER PROPOSED SUBWAY ROUTES

[www.laindependent.com]

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TEMPE EVENTS CELEBRATE FIRST ARIZONA LIGHT RAIL OPENING

[www.marketwatch.com]

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EDITORIAL, ROCKY MOUINTAIN NEWS: HEAD-IN-SAND METRO CITIES; DON'T CONFUSE THEM WITH RTD FACTS

[www.rockymountainnews.com]

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EDITORIAL, THE PROVO DAILY HERALD: KEEP AN EYE ON RAIL COSTS

[www.heraldextra.com]

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WILL SOUTHWEST FLORIDA GET ON THE TRAIN AND OFFER COMMUTER RAIL SERVICE?

[www.naplesnews.com]

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NEW JERSEY MAN STRUCK BY LIGHT RAIL TRAIN HE JUST DEPARTED

[www.zwire.com]

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FOUR DOWNTOWN NORFOLK ZONES NEXT IN LIGHT-RAIL CONSTRUCTION (With map)

[hamptonroads.com]

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THE END

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