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
Sorry no pictures tonight. We have run out of photos
Domestic News
Innovative Designs Supplying CSX Railroad
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www.msnbc.msn.com]
Union Pacific CFO: 1Q Volumes Down 22% Through March 7
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money.cnn.com]
Regional railroad company earns national recognition
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www.wiscnews.com]
Railroad authority says rail not dead
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www.times-standard.com]
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NCRA to restart freight service to Willits
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www.willitsnews.com]
Railroad may pay for repairs to crossings
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www.midhudsonnews.com]
Union Pacific Railroad Fences in Homeless Encampment
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www.indybay.org]
Sweep For Railroad Trespassers Nets Arrests
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www.theindychannel.com]#-
Win Broadway tickets on March 18 for the Long Island Rail Road's 175th Anniversary
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www.examiner.com]
'Monster train' fears rising in suburbs
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www.chicagotribune.com]
BNSF filling jobs in Montana
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www.chron.com]
Railroad settles lawsuit with Tamaroa residents six years after derailment
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www.kfvs12.com]
A Scary Outlook for Freight
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online.barrons.com]
MBTA seeks stimulus funds to fast-track Haverhill line double-tracking
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www.eagletribune.com]
DM&E to replace area rail this year
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news.postbulletin.com]
Ridgway depot remains familiar link to history
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www.ouraynews.com]
Tualatin looks toward cheaper options to deal with WES horn noise
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www.tualatintimes.com]
Rail line bid delayed
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www.mailtribune.com]
Union Pacific's freight shipments down 15 percent in first quarter
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www.tradingmarkets.com]
Stadium Is Citi Field, but the Subway Stop Has Other Ideas
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www.nytimes.com]
Train car derails, smashes fence
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www.tauntongazette.com]
Two Men Survive Wreck With Train
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cbs13.com]
WSDOT ends lease with rail operator
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www.djc.com]
STB blesses NS/Pan Am Railways 'Patriot Corridor' joint venture
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www.progressiverailroading.com]
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Pan Am Railways and Norfolk Southern Receive Approval to Improve Rail Service In New York and New England
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news.prnewswire.com]
Violations Before LA Crash Stir Rail Safety Debate
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www.claimsjournal.com]
New Group Pushes For Light Rail In Des Moines
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www.whotv.com]
GPS systems will help inform commuters about train delays
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www.boston.com]
Train derails, 5 cars overturned in Morgan County
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www.volunteertv.com]
Special tax, wayside horns considered possible train-silencing options
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www.coloradoan.com]
Local Trains To New York Curtailed By Track Repairs
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www2.tbo.com]
Amtrak's Silver Star Sees Ridership Rise
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www2.tbo.com]
The question was about sugar cane trains
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www.bigislandweekly.com]
Mayors back Nov. FasTracks tax vote
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www.denverpost.com]-
Amtrak Unveils Spot TV Branding Campaign
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www.mediaweek.com]
Mountain View asks to be considered for high-speed rail station
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www.mercurynews.com]
Orange Empire Railway Museum refuses to disclose names of board members
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www.pe.com]
Canadian News
CP asks employees to help get books in order
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business.theglobeandmail.com]
and
Canadian Pacific volumes down, eyes more cost cuts
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uk.reuters.com]
Railway Museum Gets Funding
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www.opinion250.com]
International News
KTX Rail Devices Chosen Without Field Tests
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english.donga.com]
Line fault blamed for train delays
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www.brisbanetimes.com.au]
High-speed train makes debut trip
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www.hurriyet.com.tr]
Network Rail replaces train monitoring system
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www.vnunet.com]
Tube platforms closed during rush hour due to 'screeching tracks'
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www.guardian.co.uk]
Train buffet car plans run on time
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www.oxfordmail.co.uk]
Freight train derails near Belgrade
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www.b92.net]
Rail loop failure causes delays
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www.theaustralian.news.com.au]
New express train plan gathers steam
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english.vovnews.vn]
SNCF profit halved as crisis hits freight business
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www.forbes.com]
Laos, Thailand open historic railway
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www.isria.info]
Beijing expects new inter-city railway
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news.xinhuanet.com]
China Rail Construction gets $4.1 bln in contracts
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www.reuters.com]
Ipoh-Padang Besar Railway Project On Track
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www.bernama.com.my]
Iran Welcomes Railway Link to China
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english.farsnews.com]
ESCWA finalizes preparing data on railway project in Yemen
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www.sabanews.net]
Holyrood bid to get railway service back on track
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www.pressandjournal.co.uk]
State Railway of Thailand rolls out an historical steam engine for an anniversary celebration, 26 March.
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www.etravelblackboard.com]