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Railroad Newsline for Wednesday, September 17, 2008

Compiled by Larry W. Grant

In Memory of Rob Carlson, 1952 – 2006

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RAIL NEWS:

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BNSF UPDATES SERVICE ADVISORY REGARDING HURRICANE IKE

[domino.bnsf.com]

And:

BNSF ISSUES MESSAGE TO CUSTOMERS ABOUT EFFECTS OF HURRICANE IKE ON THE RAILWAY

[domino.bnsf.com]

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FEDS LOOK INTO TEXTING BEFORE DEADLY TRAIN CRASH

[hosted.ap.org]

And:

FREE COUNSELING OFFERED IN WAKE OF TRAIN CRASH

[www.latimes.com]

And:

METROLINK'S GRIM RECORD OF FATALITIES

[www.latimes.com]

And:

MORNING COMMUTE: SOMBER TRIP ON LOS ANGELES TRAIN

[www.sacbee.com]

And:

FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION CHIEF: NEW TECHNOLOGY WOULD HAVE PREVENTED CRASH

[latimesblogs.latimes.com]

And:

LOS ANGELES LAW FIRM ANNOUNCES PLANS TO REPRESENT VICTIMS OF RAILROAD TRAGEDY

[www.prweb.com]

(ED. NOTE: Gosh, who'd a thunk? - lwg)

And:

POSITIVE TRAIN CONTROL BOOSTED BY L.A. TRAIN COLLISION

[www.designnews.com]

And:

LOS ANGELES RAIL CRASH MAY TEST $200 MILLION U.S. DAMAGES CAP

[www.bloomberg.com]

And:

L.A. MAYOR VILLARAIGOSA BOARDS TRAIN Monday MORNING JOINING OTHER COMMUTERS ON THEIR WAY TO WORK

[www.latimes.com]

And:

DERAILED METROLINK TRAIN RECORDINGS ARE MISSING VERBAL SAFETY CHECKS

[cbs2.com]

Courtesy, Coleman Randall, Jr

And:

NTSB RECREATES METROLINK CRASH FOR VISIBILTIY TEST (Video report)

[video.knbc.com]

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BNSF, NATIONAL CITY, CALIFORNIA WILL SHARE COST OF REPAIRS

[www.signonsandiego.com]

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EDITORIAL, THE GARY (IN) POST-TRIBUNE: FEDS SHOULD PURCHASE OF RAILROAD

[www.post-trib.com]

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BUFFETT'S CALL ON RAILROADS RIGHT ON TRACK

[seekingalpha.com]

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FRA OKs 11 RAIL GRANTS; OHIO RAIL COMMISSION APPROVES SIX GRANTS

[www.progressiverailroading.com]

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UNION PACIFIC TO SCHWARZENEGGER -- KEEP YOUR BOND MONEY AND YOUR PASSENGERS

[www.cunninghamreport.com]

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AMERICAN CANYON, CALIFORNIA: RETAIL PROJECT NEAR ANCAN WAL-MART BACK BEFORE CITY COUNCIL

[www.napavalleyregister.com]

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ILLINOIS MAN PAUSES TOO LING TO LIGHT CIGARETTE, STRUCK BY TRAIN

[www.thesouthern.com]

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MAN WHO LOST LEGS IN IOWA INTERSTATE TRAIN ACCIDENT ID'ed

[www.nonpareilonline.com]

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WABTECH BUYING STANDARD CAR TRUCK FOR $300 MILLION

[money.cnn.com]

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MOUNT HOOD RAILWAY TOUR REOPENS

[seattletimes.nwsource.com]

And:

MOUNT HOOD RAILROAD RELAUNCHES AFTER HIATUS (With photo)

[www.katu.com]

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DM&E TRAIN DERAILS IN WINONA COUNTY, MINNESOTA

[www.wkbt.com]

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AMTRAK'S WILD RIDE COULD GET BUMPIER

[industry.bnet.com]

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UPDATES FROM CATERPILLAR/PROGRESS RAIL, WABTEC, INTRADE INTERNATIONAL, ANDREW AND HARDESTY & HANOVER

[www.progressiverailroading.com]

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BNSF 2008 GRADE CROSSING COLLISIONS TREND CONTINUES TO IMPROVE

[www.bnsf.com]

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TRAIN DERAILS IN UTICA, NEW YORK (With photos and video)

[www.yorknewstimes.com]

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SPRINGFIELD, OHIO: RAILROAD WORKERS COULD FILL FREIGHT TRAINS FULL OF STORIES

[www.springfieldnewssun.com]

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U.S. APPEALS COURT UPHOLDS RULING ON CSX SHARE VOTES

[www.reuters.com]

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ETHANOL FUELS ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA'S RAIL SUIT

[www.washingtontimes.com]

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1,000 BOTTLE OF WHISKEY A CRIME IN 1918 -- DELIVERY OF BIG TRUNKS AT YPSILANTI TRAIN DEPOT TOUCHES OFF AN INVESTIGATION

[blog.mlive.com]

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ALL ABOARD THE 'GOOD MORNING AMERICA' TRAIN OF DISASTER (With photos)

[www.jossip.com]

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RDC SELLS INTEREST IN AFRICAN RAIL CORRIDOR TO MOZAMBICAN INVESTOR GROUP

[www.progressiverailroading.com]

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ANGOLA: BENGUELA RAILROAD TRAINS FUTURE STAFF

[www.macauhub.com.mo]

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THE RETURN OF THE BOAT TRAIN TO PARIS

[www.guardian.co.uk]

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TRANSIT NEWS:

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PHOENIX-AREA DRIVERS TO ENCOUNTER LIGHT-RAIL STATRING MONDAY ACROSS VALLEY

[www.azcentral.com]

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THE KANSAS CITY STAR: LIGHT RAIL COSTS

[primebuzz.kcstar.com]

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DALLAS AREA RAPID TRANSIT TO HOLD MEETINGS ON GREEN LINE CONSTRUCTION

[www.dallasnews.com]

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SEATTLE TRANSIT PROJECTS WILL SPARK DELAY, CONGESTION

[www.westseattleherald.com]

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TRANSIT AUTHOR TRACKS NEW IDEAS

[www.fwbusinesspress.com]

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MAX OPERATOR SHARES A VIEW FROM THE CAB

[www.oregonlive.com]

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HEARING SET ON LIGHT RAIL IN BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA

[www.sun-sentinel.com]

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LAW CHANGE COULD DRIVE UP PERSONNEL COSTS FOR SEPTA

[www.philly.com]

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NEW LIGHT RAIL LINE COMING TO BALTIMORE

[wjz.com]

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