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Trainnews volume 2 - issue 25
Author: Espee99
Date: 01-28-2009 - 20:34
Trainnews - volume 2 - issue 25 - 1/28/09
Editor's Note -
Please send newsworthy photos to trainnews@att.net, please include name, location and narrative so folks know what, where and why it is newsworthy.
Editor's Request Trainnews is again out of newsworthy photos. Folks time to search for pics and send them in.
Beaverton, Ore.; TriMet WES (Westside Express Service) DMU #1002 swings onto Lombard Street as it departs the Beaverton Transit Center on a test run Jan. 28, 2009. WES trains are the final days of testing before the official start of service Feb. 2.
The 1002 is one of three single-level DMUs built for TriMet by Colorado Railcar before its closure in December 2008. These cars, plus a cab-equipped trailer, will operate eight morning and eight afternoon rush hour round trips each weekday between the Portland suburbs of Beaverton and Wilsonville. Trains will operate every 30 minutes and take about 30 minutes to cover the 15-mile route, with three intermediate stops.
Photographer: Thomas McCann
Domestic News
Providence and Worcester Railroad Company Announces Dividend
[www.foxbusiness.com]
Norfolk Southern CEO: Inventory Replenishment To Help Volume
[money.cnn.com]
Norfolk Southern to lay off 100 more employees
[hamptonroads.com]
Regional railroad forced to trim staff
[www.tmcnet.com]
BNSF and UP Railroad furloughs making news in other locations too
[www.edgemonttribune.com]
Railway to lay off 2,500 employees
[www.reporternews.com]
LIRR, Metro-North seek joint purchasing deal to save money
[www.newsday.com]
Former railroad administrator bullish on Amtrak
[www.wxvt.com]
Chocolate and Romance On the Verde Canyon Railroad
[www.gatewaytosedona.com]
Fairbanks residents weigh in on railroad projects
[newsminer.com]
Jury awards Greenlawn woman $175G in LIRR gap case
[www.newsday.com]
Reconsider approval of CN purchase, state agency urges
[www.chicagotribune.com]
Asbestos in demolition prompts government suit
[www.sltrib.com]
Small fire under NY train
[www.newsday.com]
Railroads Seek More Tax Breaks For Investment
[money.cnn.com]
Freight train bridge, track repairs to start
[www.novatoadvance.com]
Wall comes down at Windsor crossing
[www.greeleytribune.com]
Worker Dies in Council Bluffs Train Accident
[www.kcrg.com]
CHS acquires Winona River & Rail
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
FRA says CSX still needs to improve its reporting of injuries
[www.jacksonville.com]
Union Pacific profits jump
[www.courierpostonline.com]
Building woes send Whittle north
[www.louisianapressjournal.com]
Rail-crash mess lingers in Earlville
[www.newstrib.com]
Henderson approves $10,000 for rail district
[www.news-journal.com]
Stick with train plan: Dixon must lobby harder
[www.thereporter.com]
Train track crossing barrier malfunctioning on Staten Island's West Shore
[www.silive.com]
N-Judah trains delayed after car crashes
[www.sfgate.com]
Missouri Amtrak trains get a new name
[www.usatoday.com]
Oregon’s first commuter rail train opens its doors to passengers on Monday
[www.tigardtimes.com]
Harlem Line trains running after shutdown due to fire
[www.poughkeepsiejournal.com]
High-Speed Trains Return to U.S. Fast Track
[blog.wired.com]
The M and R Trains to Get Eulogized
[gothamist.com]
Rail dumb, MTA! Platform at South Ferry station 1 inch too far from train
[www.nydailynews.com]
LACMTA tests train clearances on Eastside extension
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
Minor derailment on Electric Line causes delays
[www.southtownstar.com]
International News
I've been working on the railroad [www.redwatertribune.com]
Sales boost CP railway earnings
[www.canada.com]
Train drivers blamed for chaos
[www.theaustralian.news.com.au]
Train derailment probe under way
[news.bbc.co.uk]
and
Train derailment oil hits birds
[news.bbc.co.uk]
Rail improvements 'still needed'
[news.bbc.co.uk]
Plans to extend Yaldevi train service
[www.dailynews.lk]
Rail firm's U-turn over train cuts
[www.thisiskent.co.uk]
Editor's Note -
Please send newsworthy photos to trainnews@att.net, please include name, location and narrative so folks know what, where and why it is newsworthy.
Editor's Request Trainnews is again out of newsworthy photos. Folks time to search for pics and send them in.
Beaverton, Ore.; TriMet WES (Westside Express Service) DMU #1002 swings onto Lombard Street as it departs the Beaverton Transit Center on a test run Jan. 28, 2009. WES trains are the final days of testing before the official start of service Feb. 2.
The 1002 is one of three single-level DMUs built for TriMet by Colorado Railcar before its closure in December 2008. These cars, plus a cab-equipped trailer, will operate eight morning and eight afternoon rush hour round trips each weekday between the Portland suburbs of Beaverton and Wilsonville. Trains will operate every 30 minutes and take about 30 minutes to cover the 15-mile route, with three intermediate stops.
Photographer: Thomas McCann
Domestic News
Providence and Worcester Railroad Company Announces Dividend
[www.foxbusiness.com]
Norfolk Southern CEO: Inventory Replenishment To Help Volume
[money.cnn.com]
Norfolk Southern to lay off 100 more employees
[hamptonroads.com]
Regional railroad forced to trim staff
[www.tmcnet.com]
BNSF and UP Railroad furloughs making news in other locations too
[www.edgemonttribune.com]
Railway to lay off 2,500 employees
[www.reporternews.com]
LIRR, Metro-North seek joint purchasing deal to save money
[www.newsday.com]
Former railroad administrator bullish on Amtrak
[www.wxvt.com]
Chocolate and Romance On the Verde Canyon Railroad
[www.gatewaytosedona.com]
Fairbanks residents weigh in on railroad projects
[newsminer.com]
Jury awards Greenlawn woman $175G in LIRR gap case
[www.newsday.com]
Reconsider approval of CN purchase, state agency urges
[www.chicagotribune.com]
Asbestos in demolition prompts government suit
[www.sltrib.com]
Small fire under NY train
[www.newsday.com]
Railroads Seek More Tax Breaks For Investment
[money.cnn.com]
Freight train bridge, track repairs to start
[www.novatoadvance.com]
Wall comes down at Windsor crossing
[www.greeleytribune.com]
Worker Dies in Council Bluffs Train Accident
[www.kcrg.com]
CHS acquires Winona River & Rail
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
FRA says CSX still needs to improve its reporting of injuries
[www.jacksonville.com]
Union Pacific profits jump
[www.courierpostonline.com]
Building woes send Whittle north
[www.louisianapressjournal.com]
Rail-crash mess lingers in Earlville
[www.newstrib.com]
Henderson approves $10,000 for rail district
[www.news-journal.com]
Stick with train plan: Dixon must lobby harder
[www.thereporter.com]
Train track crossing barrier malfunctioning on Staten Island's West Shore
[www.silive.com]
N-Judah trains delayed after car crashes
[www.sfgate.com]
Missouri Amtrak trains get a new name
[www.usatoday.com]
Oregon’s first commuter rail train opens its doors to passengers on Monday
[www.tigardtimes.com]
Harlem Line trains running after shutdown due to fire
[www.poughkeepsiejournal.com]
High-Speed Trains Return to U.S. Fast Track
[blog.wired.com]
The M and R Trains to Get Eulogized
[gothamist.com]
Rail dumb, MTA! Platform at South Ferry station 1 inch too far from train
[www.nydailynews.com]
LACMTA tests train clearances on Eastside extension
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
Minor derailment on Electric Line causes delays
[www.southtownstar.com]
International News
I've been working on the railroad [www.redwatertribune.com]
Sales boost CP railway earnings
[www.canada.com]
Train drivers blamed for chaos
[www.theaustralian.news.com.au]
Train derailment probe under way
[news.bbc.co.uk]
and
Train derailment oil hits birds
[news.bbc.co.uk]
Rail improvements 'still needed'
[news.bbc.co.uk]
Plans to extend Yaldevi train service
[www.dailynews.lk]
Rail firm's U-turn over train cuts
[www.thisiskent.co.uk]
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Espee99 | 01-28-2009 - 20:34 |
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