Trainnews - volume 2 - issue 26 - 1/29/09
Editor's Note - Trainnews will not pubish on Saturday
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.
Harvey, North Dakota Soo Line 2-8-0 number 440 on display at the local park just South of the CP mainline (ex Soo Line). It is in excellent condition as display locomotives are concerned but it has no boiler jacket after the asbestos removal. Taken May 27, 2008. Harvey is WNW of Fargo, ND approximately 100 miles.
john hill Photo
Domestic News
Lawyers blame engineer in 2005 Metrolink train crash
[
latimesblogs.latimes.com]
Bullet train for Texas?
[
dallasmorningviewsblog.dallasnews.com]
Broken down train on Hudson line cleared
[
lohud.com]
Trains, buses lag far behind airlines on security
[
www.smartbrief.com]
Lost in translation?
[
www.sfgate.com]
Trains moving faster around Tuscaloosa
[
www.cw.ua.edu]
Loma Linda takes on tasks of researching train station proposal
[
www.pe.com]
Train derails in Spencer
[
www.chroniclet.com]
Mock Funeral Held For M Train
[
www.ny1.com]
Railroad opposes quiet rail bill
[
www.bismarcktribune.com]
First too big, then too small, South Ferry station will soon be just right
[
www.nydailynews.com]
Metro-North: satisfaction at record levels
[
www.thehour.com]
Legislators Press For Waterbury-To-Hartford Rail Service
[
www.courant.com]
Council changes transit route to serve airport
[
www.honoluluadvertiser.com]
Capital Metro, first responders conduct emergency rail drill
[
www.kvue.com]
WES Commuter Rail Opening Ceremony This Friday!
[
www.kuik.com]
and
Commuter rail worth celebrating, investing in
[
www.tigardtimes.com]
Railroad shipping: AAR reports week three volumes are down
[
www.logisticsmgmt.com]
Railroad work nearly complete in Conway for now; more to come in February
[
www.thecabin.net]
Railroad work done day early, Battle St. reopens
[
www.dailyhome.com]
MTA approves parts deal to save millions over 5 years
[
www.newsday.com]
French fries now fuel Disneyland's trains
[
latimesblogs.latimes.com]
RailAmerica filling short-line logistics niche
[
www.jaxdailyrecord.com]
Coos Bay Port Tries To Figure Out Rail Purchase
[
news.opb.org]
and
Finding money to purchase rail line difficult, port finds
[
www.registerguard.com]
Genesee & Wyoming Inc. to Present at BB&T Capital Markets Transportation Conference
[
news.prnewswire.com]
Watco CEO testifies in Washington
[
www.morningsun.net]
Train derails in Jay; none hurt
[
kennebecjournal.mainetoday.com]
International News
France’s Trains, Airport Services Disrupted in General Strike
[
www.bloomberg.com]
Train company faces strike action
[
news.bbc.co.uk]
Connex horror run: 200 train cancellations
[
www.theage.com.au]
Iron ore train derailment could cost $10 million
[
www.abc.net.au]
Making tracks on a luxury train
[
joongangdaily.joins.com]
Train tracks buckle under record heat
[
www.abc.net.au]