Trainnews - volume 2 - issue 56 - 03/11/09

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. I understand the Winterail is close but I again running out of pictures, and new submissions will be appreciated

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Sorry no pictures tonight. We have run out of photos

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Domestic News

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Innovative Designs Supplying CSX Railroad
[www.msnbc.msn.com]

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Union Pacific CFO: 1Q Volumes Down 22% Through March 7
[money.cnn.com]

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Regional railroad company earns national recognition
[www.wiscnews.com]

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Railroad authority says rail not dead
[www.times-standard.com]
and
NCRA to restart freight service to Willits
[www.willitsnews.com]

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Railroad may pay for repairs to crossings
[www.midhudsonnews.com]

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Union Pacific Railroad Fences in Homeless Encampment
[www.indybay.org]

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Sweep For Railroad Trespassers Nets Arrests
[www.theindychannel.com]#-

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Win Broadway tickets on March 18 for the Long Island Rail Road's 175th Anniversary
[www.examiner.com]

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'Monster train' fears rising in suburbs
[www.chicagotribune.com]

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BNSF filling jobs in Montana
[www.chron.com]

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Railroad settles lawsuit with Tamaroa residents six years after derailment
[www.kfvs12.com]

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A Scary Outlook for Freight
[online.barrons.com]

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MBTA seeks stimulus funds to fast-track Haverhill line double-tracking
[www.eagletribune.com]

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DM&E to replace area rail this year
[news.postbulletin.com]

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Ridgway depot remains familiar link to history
[www.ouraynews.com]

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Tualatin looks toward cheaper options to deal with WES horn noise
[www.tualatintimes.com]

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Rail line bid delayed
[www.mailtribune.com]

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Union Pacific's freight shipments down 15 percent in first quarter
[www.tradingmarkets.com]

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Stadium Is Citi Field, but the Subway Stop Has Other Ideas
[www.nytimes.com]

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Train car derails, smashes fence
[www.tauntongazette.com]

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Two Men Survive Wreck With Train
[cbs13.com]

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WSDOT ends lease with rail operator
[www.djc.com]

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STB blesses NS/Pan Am Railways 'Patriot Corridor' joint venture
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
and
Pan Am Railways and Norfolk Southern Receive Approval to Improve Rail Service In New York and New England
[news.prnewswire.com]

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Violations Before LA Crash Stir Rail Safety Debate
[www.claimsjournal.com]

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New Group Pushes For Light Rail In Des Moines
[www.whotv.com]

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GPS systems will help inform commuters about train delays
[www.boston.com]

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Train derails, 5 cars overturned in Morgan County
[www.volunteertv.com]

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Special tax, wayside horns considered possible train-silencing options
[www.coloradoan.com]

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Local Trains To New York Curtailed By Track Repairs
[www2.tbo.com]

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Amtrak's Silver Star Sees Ridership Rise
[www2.tbo.com]

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The question was about sugar cane trains
[www.bigislandweekly.com]

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Mayors back Nov. FasTracks tax vote
[www.denverpost.com]-

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Amtrak Unveils Spot TV Branding Campaign
[www.mediaweek.com]

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Mountain View asks to be considered for high-speed rail station
[www.mercurynews.com]

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Orange Empire Railway Museum refuses to disclose names of board members
[www.pe.com]

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Canadian News

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CP asks employees to help get books in order
[business.theglobeandmail.com]
and
Canadian Pacific volumes down, eyes more cost cuts
[uk.reuters.com]

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Railway Museum Gets Funding
[www.opinion250.com]

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International News

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KTX Rail Devices Chosen Without Field Tests
[english.donga.com]

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Line fault blamed for train delays
[www.brisbanetimes.com.au]

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High-speed train makes debut trip
[www.hurriyet.com.tr]

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Network Rail replaces train monitoring system
[www.vnunet.com]

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Tube platforms closed during rush hour due to 'screeching tracks'
[www.guardian.co.uk]

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Train buffet car plans run on time
[www.oxfordmail.co.uk]

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Freight train derails near Belgrade
[www.b92.net]

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Rail loop failure causes delays
[www.theaustralian.news.com.au]

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New express train plan gathers steam
[english.vovnews.vn]

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SNCF profit halved as crisis hits freight business
[www.forbes.com]

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Laos, Thailand open historic railway
[www.isria.info]

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Beijing expects new inter-city railway
[news.xinhuanet.com]

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China Rail Construction gets $4.1 bln in contracts
[www.reuters.com]

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Ipoh-Padang Besar Railway Project On Track
[www.bernama.com.my]

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Iran Welcomes Railway Link to China
[english.farsnews.com]

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ESCWA finalizes preparing data on railway project in Yemen
[www.sabanews.net]

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Holyrood bid to get railway service back on track
[www.pressandjournal.co.uk]

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State Railway of Thailand rolls out an historical steam engine for an anniversary celebration, 26 March.
[www.etravelblackboard.com]

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