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Railroad Newsline for Thursday, September 25, 2008

Compiled by Larry W. Grant

In Memory of Rob Carlson, 1952 – 2006

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RAIL NEWS:

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HOUSE PASSES RAIL SAFETY BILL

[ap.google.com]

And:

STATEMENT OF EDWARD R. HAMBERGER, PRESIDENT AND CEO, ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADS ON PASSAGE OF THE COMPREHENSIVE RAIL SAFETY BILL

[www.marketwatch.com]

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'MIRACLE MAN' SAYS LIFE GOES ON AFTER RAILROAD ACCIDENT; CLEBURNE, TEXAS MAN LOSES LEGS WHEN RAIL CAR RAN OVER HIM (With video)

[www.nbc5i.com]

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BNSF SPENDING $3 MILLION TO REPLACE MORE THAN 13 MILES OF RAILROAD TRACK IN OKLAHOMA

[money.cnn.com]

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UNION PACIFIC INCREASES THIRD QUARTER EARNINGS TARGET; LOWER DIESEL FUEL COSTS AND STRON OPERATING EFFICIENCY OFFSET HURRICANE IMPACT

[www.uprr.com]

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CONGRESS HUSTLING TO PASS RAIL REFORM AFTER CRASH

[www.sacbee.com]

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BNSF'S HOUSTON INTERMODAL CONTRACTOR HELPS OUT AFTER IKE (With photos)

[www.bnsf.com]

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C&TS CORRECTS RIDERSHIP STATS

[www.cumbrestoltec.org]

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AMTRAK TRAIN STRIKES AND KILLS PEDSTRIAN IN ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

[www.latimes.com]

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YEARS OF PRACTICAL USE PROVE THAT RAIL CONTROLS WORK

[www.latimes.com]

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UPDATES FROM ALSTOM, VOSSLOH, BOMBARDIER, SAVI, TRACTION MOTOR SERVICE AND THE ANDERSONS

[www.progressiverailroading.com]

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KCSR EAST LOOP BYPASS PROJECT IN LAREDO DESIGNATED BY U.S. DOT AS ONE OF THREE TBCR PROJECTS

[www.marketwatch.com]

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MINOT, NORTH DAKOTA: LAYING TRACKS TO THE PAST; FAMILY 'TIES' BRING SCOUT TO RAILROAD PROJECT DONE THE HARD WAY

[www.minotdailynews.com]

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GRANTS, NEW MEXICO STATION'S FATE UNKNOWN

[www.cibolabeacon.com]

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UNION PACIFIC CHALLENGER MAKING BOONE, IOWA VISIT

[www.midiowanews.com]

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'DAY OUT WITH THOMAS' SPENDS FINAL WEEKEND IN BOONE, IOWA

[www.midiowanews.com]

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GREATER TULSA AREA TRAIN SHOW INFORMATION (With photo gallery from previous Bixby train show)

[www.bixbybulletin.com]

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TRACTOR-TRAILER FREED FROM UNDER MAMARONECK, NEW YORK RAILROAD BRIDGE AFTER FIVE HOURS (With photo)

[lohud.com]

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COLORADO TRAIN FINDS NEW LIFE AS PENNSYLVANIA TOURIST TRAIN (With photo gallery)

[lohud.com]

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FLOORING FIRM CEO NAMED TO NORFOLK SOUTHERN BOARD

[money.cnn.com]

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AIKEN, SOUTH CAROLINA GETS BACK TO ITS RAILROAD ROOTS (With video)

[www.wjbf.com]

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LOOKING BACK AT THE AMTRAK TRAGEDY

[www.myfoxgulfcoast.com]

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AMTRAK DEPLOYS VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM

[www.gcn.com]

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MEN 20-29 MOST LIKELY TO COLLIDE WITH TRAIN

[www.suntimes.com]

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CN POLICE UNION RATIFIES NEW COLLECTIVE LABOUR AGREEMENT

[www.cn.ca]

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DEATH ON THE TRACKS; FRIENDS MOURN AFTER CANADIAN MAN FALLS UNDER TRAIN

[www.southtownstar.com]

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TRAIN KILLS GERMAN WOMAN TRYING TO RESCUE DOG

[ap.google.com]

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TRANSIT NEWS

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METRO LIGHT RAIL GOING BACK TO NORMAL MONDAY; BUT HOUSTON WILL EXTEND CITYWIDE CURFEW

[www.chron.com]

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UTAH TRANSIT AUTHORITY: COMPUTE WHILE YOU COMMUTE (With photo)

[www.sltrib.com]

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SANTA FE COUNTY, NEW MEXICO MAY BUILD HOMES NEAR FUTURE TRAIN STOP

[www.santafenewmexican.com]

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SEATTLE'S PROPOSITION 1: BACKERS HOPE BIG TURNOUT CAN PROPEL $17.9 BILLION PLAN; FOES SAY TIMING IS AWFUL (With map and links)

[seattletimes.nwsource.com]

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METROLINK'S PROBLEMS GO BEYOND AN ENGINEER AND HIS CELL PHONE

[la.streetsblog.org]

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ORANGE COUNTY TRANSIT AUTHORITY BACKS NEW TRAIN TECHNOLOGY

[www.ocregister.com]

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WHAT'S IN RAIL NAME? TOUGHER RULES; AUSTIN'S CAPITAL METRO NOW SAYS THAT ITS COMMUTER RAIL LINE IN ACTUAL LIGHT RAIL

[www.statesman.com]

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BATHROOMS STILL RARE ON METRA ELECTRIC LINE

[www.southtownstar.com]

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DISABLED OR DECEIVING? LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD RETIREES CLAIM DISABILTY FOR FREE GOLF, PARK ACCESS, OFFICILS SAY

[www.marketwatch.com]

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NY'S CUOMO ISSUES SUBPOENAS TO LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD

[www.reuters.com]

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METRO-NORTH PROCLAIMED 'REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM'

[money.cnn.com]

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