Trainnews volume 2 - issue 62
Author: Espee99
Date: 03-17-2009 - 20:29

Trainnews - volume 2 - issue 62 - 03/17/09

Happy St. Patties Day


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.


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Feb 27, 2009 BNSF 2965 and GP-39E 2768 head south toward Denver from Hudson, CO with 67 tank cars pulled from the Hudson Terminal RR. The same power is being utilized on the Golden Local as well.

John Hill Photo


Domestic News


Railway Museum offers treasures for rail buffs
[www.azcentral.com]


Expanded railway options not what they seem
[www.seacoastonline.com]


Iowa Northern Railway looks for piece of bonding plan
[www.globegazette.com]


BNSF Selects GRIDSCALE to Prevent Downtime and Improve Resource Utilization for Business-Critical Applications
[www.businesswire.com]


Railroads feeling effects of recession
[kdrv.com]


Kansas to use $3M from stimulus for railroads
[www.arkcity.net]


Railroads likely to 'dodge the re-regulation bullet' — Stifel Nicolaus research note
[www.progressiverailroading.com]


Railroad volumes signal economic contraction has ceased
[www.glgroup.com]


CSX Transportation First to Permanently Operate Fuel-Efficient GenSet Locomotives in Chicago Area
[sev.prnewswire.com]


Still no deal in Albany on NYC transit bailout
[www.newsday.com]


AAR's annual shipper forum set for NARS' Chicago meeting
[www.progressiverailroading.com]


Train Derails in Williston
[www.kxmc.com]


Light rail work closes Ballentine Blvd. in Norfolk
[hamptonroads.com]


Hanson Pipe & Precast Provides Rail and Precast Products for New Norfolk Light Rail
[www.forconstructionpros.com]


Rail line rescue has some problems
[www.visaliatimesdelta.com]


South Ferry's New Station
[www.nytimes.com]


Truck rig hit by train; driver escapes injury
[www.tahlequahdailypress.com]


'Some very good bids' received on train depot restoration
[www.gmtoday.com]


Extra trash trains shake up community
[www.sgvtribune.com]


Proposed transportation plan for Ann Arbor calls for train stations, bike lanes, improved intersections
[www.mlive.com]


Action needed regarding blocked train crossings
[www.hotspringsstar.com]


2 Train Cars Burn In Sidney
[www.whiotv.com]


Letter divides Peninsula cities into two camps on high-speed rail
[www.mercurynews.com]
and
High-speed rail's promise
[www.mercedsunstar.com]


Commuter rail service steams toward late 2009 start
[erstarnews.com]


AECOM Supports Two California High-Speed Train Contracts Worth over $70 Million in Total
[www.earthtimes.org]


Crash between light rail and car in central Phoenix
[www.azfamily.com]


Canadian News


Canadian National Railway (CNI) PriceWatch Alert With 14.45% Downside Protection
[www.marketintelligencecenter.com]


Better, faster train service coming to Ottawa, Toronto and Montreal
[www.cbc.ca]


Train derails west of Emo
[fftimes.com]


International News


80th anniversary of The Ghan railroad
[www.embraceaustralia.com]


Bligh urges patience on cross-border railway
[www.abc.net.au]


Another new rake breaks down, holds up Western Railway traffic
[timesofindia.indiatimes.com]


Alishan railway train drivers withdraw resignations
[www.etaiwannews.com]


Railways on track
[goondiwindi.yourguide.com.au]


Railway tickets for sale on internet
[www.radionetherlands.nl]


Vecer Wishes the Best to New Railways Boss
[www.sta.si]


Railway works set to begin in Cabramatta
[fairfield.yourguide.com.au]


Results of the Routine Inspection by The Shenzhen Regulatory Bureau of the CSRC on Guangshen Railway Company Limited
[news.prnewswire.com]


End of the line for local tourist railway
[www.ypct.com.au]


Iran-Armenia railway important for the region
[www.messenger.com.ge]


Medvedev to Bolster Military in Russia
[www.nytimes.com]


TRA upgrading trains to allow non-folding bicycles
[www.taipeitimes.com]


NRZ seeks funds to acquire trains
[www.herald.co.zw]


GE Transportation Inks $60 Mln Contract with Trenitalia - Update - Update
[www.rttnews.com]


Guangzhou-Kowloon through train services cancelled
[www.scmp.com]




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