Trainnews - volume 1 - issue 41 - 12/05/08

Editors Request - Please send newsworthy and noteworthy photos to trainnews@att.net

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Editors Note - No news photos today or tomorrow as I will be traveling and using someone elses PC, Photos will return on Sunday.

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No injuries as train hits truck near Centralia
[seattlepi.nwsource.com]
and
Amtrak Train Hits Cement Truck North of Centralia
[www.chronline.com]

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ALONG THE TRAIL: Hit the trail to see the Christmas Train show
[www.couleenews.com]

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MARC delayed after Acela train damages power line
[www.examiner.com]

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U.S. Marines and CP celebrate 10 years of Toys for Tots Train deliveries
[uk.sys-con.com]

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Next stop: Fast St. Paul-to-Chicago train?
[www.startribune.com]

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Passenger train routes may be cut
[www.burlingtonfreepress.com]

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Durham Santa Train booked; New Hope is option
[www.newsobserver.com]

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Letting the train take the strain
[www.guardian.co.uk]

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America’s Fastest Train Moves Ahead
[www.happynews.com]

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Bumpier ride ahead for Charlotte mass transit
[www.charlotteobserver.com]

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New Lenox mayor says coalition's softening derails leverage with CN
[www.southtownstar.com]
and
Proposed rail merger clears last procedural hurdle
[www.chicagobreakingnews.com]
and
UPDATE: STB Completes Enviro Study Of CN Rail's U.S. Buy
[money.cnn.com]

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Railroad wires get a European checkup
[www.stamfordadvocate.com]

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Train ride for military families brings Santa today
[www.argusleader.com]

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Brown Line to return to normal by end of month, CTA says
[www.chicagotribune.com]

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High-speed trains provide balanced approach (international)
[www.theherald.co.uk]

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KDOT OKs study of Amtrak expansion
[www.chron.com]

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Ag producers tout coalition with railroad at Grain Growers Association convention
[www.greatfallstribune.com]

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UK railroad cutting jobs
[www.joc.com]

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DOT to stop traffic on Martha Berry – railroad bridge to be removed Dec. 12
[news.mywebpal.com]

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Railroad and intermodal shipping: AAR says November traffic totals are lowest monthly declines since 1997
[www.logisticsmgmt.com]
and
U.S. roads' intermodal volume, carloads reach record lows in November, AAR says
[www.progressiverailroading.com]

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Coto de Caza has real live steam railroad
[www.ocregister.com]

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New questions about LIRR safety
[abclocal.go.com]

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Railroad workers at Central Railway Station – Sofia to gather on protest (international)
[www.focus-fen.net]

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Transport minister: Over BGN 10 bln needed for railroad, road infrastructure modernization (international)
[www.focus-fen.net]

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Railroads to get immunity from state tort actions
[www.businessinsurance.com]

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Judge sends AFG’s Amtrak claims to arbitrator
[www.bizjournals.com]

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MT farmers to get say in BNSF's shipping rates
[www.kxmb.com]

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