Trainnews - volume 2 - issue 53 - 03/08/09
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.
BNSF "Four Aces" #1111 leads a Brownsville-Pasco EB train near Bingen, WA. The amount of Canadian lumber on these trains is always present.
Alan Morris Photo
Domestic News
Overpass project remains on track
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www.ldnews.com]
Radical high-speed trains briefly brightened the Depression
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www.baltimoresun.com]
Residents are against closing railroad crossing near Caledonia
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www.marionstar.com]
CSX says $11M shareholder settlement approved
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www.forbes.com]
Toxic gas traveling circuitous rail route
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www.columbusdispatch.com]
Authorities to close highway after derailment
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www.katc.com]
South Florida scrambles for economic stimulus money
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www.sun-sentinel.com]
Study shows cost of $9.5M to set Loveland train quiet zones
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www.coloradoan.com]
State expects work to start on second rail line this year
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www.dailygazette.com]
Get on board for high-speed rail to Duluth
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www.startribune.com]
MTA talks with progress, despite audit call
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lohud.com]
Caltrain to upgrade crossing at 25th Avenue in San Mateo
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www.insidebayarea.com]
Rail line purchase is a bad idea
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www.santacruzsentinel.com]
Halt FasTracks or change its management
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www.denverpost.com]
Train trip opens new window on world for first-time riders
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www.columbusdispatch.com]
Rancher tries to halt railroad
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www.billingsgazette.net]
and
Billionaire seeks to slow coal railroad
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www.thedickinsonpress.com]
Railroad responsibile for cleanup
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www.tomahjournal.com]
Railroad offers ongoing discounts
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www.dispatch.com]
Amtrak Train Derails in Russell
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www.cbs3springfield.com]
Bumpy ride
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www3.signonsandiego.com]
SEPTA offers advice in case of strike
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www.philly.com]
Train service study too expensive for some Northampton County council members
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www.lehighvalleylive.com]
Kamehameha Schools urges that Honolulu rail be at ground level
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www.honoluluadvertiser.com]
Businesses urge Wine Train discussions
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www.sthelenastar.com]
Canadian News
Sorry no Canadian search hits tonight
International News
Block Train Connects Europe, Central Asia
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www.joc.com]
Special trains for Dakor to tackle Holi rush
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timesofindia.indiatimes.com]
More trains could run
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www.theage.com.au]
Passengers injured as students pelt stones at bogies of train
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timesofindia.indiatimes.com]
Trains claim stock
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www.bendigoadvertiser.com.au]
PDVSA signs agreements to develop LNG trains
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www.energycurrent.com]
$1m train blaze near Whyalla
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au.news.yahoo.com]