Trainnews - issue 42 - 2/18/09
Editor's Note- Photos will be posted again as we receive them, I am on the road but will post if you send to
trainnews@att.net
BNSF's H2 "peaches" were born from a bad batch of paint. #4481 was the most faded that the photographer had encountered. The EB train is taking on the ex SP&S mainline at Vancouver, WA for an easy trip to Pasco and points further.
Alan Morris Photo
Domestic News
City to again consider railroad measure March 3
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www.neoshodailynews.com]
Judge halts PSC plan to impose railroad inspection fee
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www.shreveporttimes.com]
Railroad worker claims asbestos-related disease
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www.stclairrecord.com]
Waco council Votes no on railroad crossings
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www.kxxv.com]
Funding source to restore Columbus-Greenville Railroad line
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www.wreg.com]
Railroad history program set Saturday
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www.fortmorgantimes.com]
Air compressor, tools stolen from railroad right-of-way
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www.cjonline.com]
Union Pacific Railroad rates to rise
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www.northplattebulletin.com]
Supervisors to tackle railroad crossing issue
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www.timesrepublican.com]
Illinois Central Railroad Company--Abandonment Exemption--in Grenada County, MS
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www.tradingmarkets.com]
Lawmaker Proposing Statewide Rehabilitation Of Freight Rail Lines
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www.courant.com]
Metro rail safety demo catches cars on the tracks
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www.txcn.com]
Bridge or Tunnel Possible At Canal Place
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www.wcbcradio.com]
Rail car museum price tag $6.5M Union Station Foundation makes proposal
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www.standard.net]
McCotter and the mythical “Sin Express”
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michiganmessenger.com]
Report title: Summary: CSX Corp.
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www.alacrastore.com]
Rail Safety Enhanced with ENSCO's Joint Bar Inspection System
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www.prweb.com]
Region awaits a share of stimulus money
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www.post-trib.com]
San Pablo residents fed up with flooding
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abclocal.go.com]
Study: Cheatham County rail travel may be 5-8 years away
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www.tennessean.com]
All Aboard! Thomas the Tank Engine(TM) Steams Into Town With Day Out With Thomas(TM) 2009: The Hero of the Rails Tour, Sponsored by The LEGO Group
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sev.prnewswire.com]
Two-hour Amtrak delays expected after fatal Richmond collision
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www.mercurynews.com]
Three-year-old found safe after solo train ride
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www.newsday.com]
CTA resumes Blue Line service to O'Hare
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www.dailyherald.com]
Politicians, straphangers rally to protest G train service cuts
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www.nydailynews.com]
Conductor in train crash had safety violations
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www.boston.com]
No Photo Ban in Subways, Yet an Arrest
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www.nytimes.com]
Disruptive passenger halts train
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www.rrdailyherald.com]
High-Speed Trains Get $8B in Recovery Package
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www.sustainablebusiness.com]
and
California bullet train wants to haul some economic stimulus money
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www.centralvalleybusinesstimes.com]
Montana Rail Link still cleaning up after coal train derailment near Superior
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www.missoulian.com]
Ridership study touts Stoughton rail option
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news.bostonherald.com]
Is Houston-to-Galveston Rail Actually a Real Possibility?
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blogs.houstonpress.com]
Investigation continues into Collinsville train derailment
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suburbanjournals.stltoday.com]
International News
Deputy PM says appropriate technology needed for high-speed trains
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www.saigon-gpdaily.com.vn]
MoD documents go missing on train
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news.bbc.co.uk]
Special trains to meet passenger rush
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timesofindia.indiatimes.com]
Man fined for dangerous train ride
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www.abc.net.au]
Coaches part from train: 43rd rake failure since Jan
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www.expressindia.com]
Sandringham train line reopens after wildcat action, Connex furious
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www.news.com.au]
Rush hour train derailed by tunnel points fault
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news.scotsman.com]
Poignant scenes at Central Station as relief train brings in survivors
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timesofindia.indiatimes.com]
China develops maglev train for urban transport
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news.xinhuanet.com]
Campaign gains support against Hitachi £7.5 billion train deal
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www.railnews.co.uk]