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Trainnews - volume 1 issue 19
Author: Espee99
Date: 11-12-2008 - 14:22
Trainnews volume 1 issue 19
Note: I will be traveling for the next few days, posting times will vary. Also keep the pictures coming, remember they need to be news worthy, otherwise I will use them for filler in the future.
To honor military personnel currently serving our nation and veterans, the
Strasburg Railroad conducted their annual "Troops & Trains" event November 8th and
9th. This event is staged just before each Veterans Day to emphasize the important
role that railroads have played during every military conflict our nation has faced
since the Civil War. A special "mixed train" was operated over their five mile line
several times each day of the event, which consisted of seven vintage freight cars
and three coaches, and was powered by ex-Canadian Pacific 0-6-0 No. 7312. This
train represented a typical mixed train operated during World War II to transport
troops and equipment. Re-enactors dressed in period military uniforms rode each
train and strolled about the station area between runs to talk about the railroad?s
involvement during past wars. The mixed train ran 30 minutes after the regular
passenger run, and two trains passed each other at Groffs siding. This photo was
taken on Sunday November 9th, as the mixed train was departing Groffs siding to
head back to Strasburg as the regular passenger run was departing the opposite end.
Photo by Alex Mayes November 9, 2008
Former Scranton railroad station marks 100 years
[www.ldnews.com]
Hunters should be careful near railroad tracks
[www.nebraska.tv]
Discord threatens Colton Crossing, a major Inland railroad overpass project
[www.pe.com]
ml
Staten Island Railroad, CSX launch dedicated intermodal service
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
Exelon assists relocation of railroad depot
[www.daily-journal.com]
Winchester rail switch yard hopes jeopardized
[www.nrtoday.com]
&title=Winchester%20rail%20switch%20yard%20hopes%20jeopardized
Amtrak's Northeast Ridership Falls as Business Travel Declines
[www.bloomberg.com]
Global Railway Earns $0.04 per Share in Q3 (international)
[www.tradingmarkets.com]
Misbehaving railway passengers to be fined (international)
[www.chinapost.com.tw]
ving-railway.htm
Q-C rail coalition visits vital connection site
[www.qctimes.com].
txt
CN Rail, Gammon, Katanga, Nortel, Timminco: Canada Stock Movers
[www.bloomberg.com]
Visit Tecate by train for dose of border goodwill
[travel.latimes.com]
Teamsters call on Transport Canada to probe CP Rail's increasing number of on-track
collisions, safety violations
[www.newswire.ca]
and
Teamsters rip CPR's safety record
[www.albertafarmexpress.ca]
8
Robinson Mine eyes future as copper prices plummet
[www.elynews.com]
Power problem halts Denver airport shuttle train
[www.gazette.com]
and
Power loss shuts down DIA trains for about an hour
[news.google.com]
=firefox-a&hl=en&resnum=4&ncl=1269625680
North America's coolest train trips
Want to bypass that snarling line at the airport? Ride the rails instead
[www.msnbc.msn.com]
New Tarrant County train may come with a price
[www.wfaa.com]
a4041742.html
Commuter train concerns persist (international)
[news.bbc.co.uk]
CN hopes to save deal for EJ&E track
[www.ble.org]
Note: I will be traveling for the next few days, posting times will vary. Also keep the pictures coming, remember they need to be news worthy, otherwise I will use them for filler in the future.
To honor military personnel currently serving our nation and veterans, the
Strasburg Railroad conducted their annual "Troops & Trains" event November 8th and
9th. This event is staged just before each Veterans Day to emphasize the important
role that railroads have played during every military conflict our nation has faced
since the Civil War. A special "mixed train" was operated over their five mile line
several times each day of the event, which consisted of seven vintage freight cars
and three coaches, and was powered by ex-Canadian Pacific 0-6-0 No. 7312. This
train represented a typical mixed train operated during World War II to transport
troops and equipment. Re-enactors dressed in period military uniforms rode each
train and strolled about the station area between runs to talk about the railroad?s
involvement during past wars. The mixed train ran 30 minutes after the regular
passenger run, and two trains passed each other at Groffs siding. This photo was
taken on Sunday November 9th, as the mixed train was departing Groffs siding to
head back to Strasburg as the regular passenger run was departing the opposite end.
Photo by Alex Mayes November 9, 2008
Former Scranton railroad station marks 100 years
[www.ldnews.com]
Hunters should be careful near railroad tracks
[www.nebraska.tv]
Discord threatens Colton Crossing, a major Inland railroad overpass project
[www.pe.com]
ml
Staten Island Railroad, CSX launch dedicated intermodal service
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
Exelon assists relocation of railroad depot
[www.daily-journal.com]
Winchester rail switch yard hopes jeopardized
[www.nrtoday.com]
&title=Winchester%20rail%20switch%20yard%20hopes%20jeopardized
Amtrak's Northeast Ridership Falls as Business Travel Declines
[www.bloomberg.com]
Global Railway Earns $0.04 per Share in Q3 (international)
[www.tradingmarkets.com]
Misbehaving railway passengers to be fined (international)
[www.chinapost.com.tw]
ving-railway.htm
Q-C rail coalition visits vital connection site
[www.qctimes.com].
txt
CN Rail, Gammon, Katanga, Nortel, Timminco: Canada Stock Movers
[www.bloomberg.com]
Visit Tecate by train for dose of border goodwill
[travel.latimes.com]
Teamsters call on Transport Canada to probe CP Rail's increasing number of on-track
collisions, safety violations
[www.newswire.ca]
and
Teamsters rip CPR's safety record
[www.albertafarmexpress.ca]
8
Robinson Mine eyes future as copper prices plummet
[www.elynews.com]
Power problem halts Denver airport shuttle train
[www.gazette.com]
and
Power loss shuts down DIA trains for about an hour
[news.google.com]
=firefox-a&hl=en&resnum=4&ncl=1269625680
North America's coolest train trips
Want to bypass that snarling line at the airport? Ride the rails instead
[www.msnbc.msn.com]
New Tarrant County train may come with a price
[www.wfaa.com]
a4041742.html
Commuter train concerns persist (international)
[news.bbc.co.uk]
CN hopes to save deal for EJ&E track
[www.ble.org]
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 Trainnews - volume 1 issue 19 |
Espee99 | 11-12-2008 - 14:22 |
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Richard | 11-12-2008 - 19:16 |