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Trainnews volume 2 - issue 93
Author: Espee99
Date: 04-20-2009 - 19:07
Trainnews - volume 2 - issue 93 - 04/20/09
TRAINNEWS WILL NOT PUBLISH ON TUESDAY DUE TO TRAVEL, IT WILL RETURN ON WEDNESDAY
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.
Amtrak number 206 northbound at La Salle Co on June 14, 2008. It was detoured over the Union Pacific mainline due to work on the Moffat Tunnel which was ongoing through the summer of 2008.
John Hill Photo
Domestic News
Wall Street thinks rails 1Q results might surprise
[www.forbes.com]
Alaska Railroad reports 23 percent drop in net income
[www.juneauempire.com]
Follow a historic train trip on Twitter
[www.usatoday.com]
Police begin crackdown at South Florida railroad crossings
[www.sun-sentinel.com]
Crossing disputed
[www.dailyworld.com]
It started with a steam train
[www.examiner.com]
BNSF Eyes Route To Electric Trains
[www.joc.com]
and
Challenges Loom for Electric Ideas
[www.joc.com]
High-speed rail excitement builds with announcement
[www.postbulletin.com]
LEGISLATURE: Senate passes quiet rail bill
[www.bismarcktribune.com]
More than 2 dozen cars off the tracks; no injuries reported
[www.muscatinejournal.com]
and
Train Derailment In Muscatine County
[www.kwqc.com]
After 12 years, will Amtrak route return to southern Idaho?
[www.idahostatesman.com]
Paula Dockery: SunRail is OK, but this deal is awful
[www.orlandosentinel.com]
and
SunRail may hinge on Sen. Chris Smith
[www.orlandosentinel.com]
Hearing Yanked on Rail Access
[www.joc.com]
Train crash victims' families claim BNSF withheld records
[kstp.com]
Changes planned in Albany rail links
[www.democratherald.com]
Train Slams Into Teen's SUV In Vancouver
[www.kptv.com]
Whittier residents coping with limited access in and out of town
[www.ktuu.com]
Seattle's new light rail line to open July 18
[www.seattlepi.com]
Amtrak resumes Minnesota stops
[www.kare11.com]
Fitch affirms CSX's debt rating at BBB-; outlook for Class I is 'stable'
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
'Living steam' lures train fans
[www.contracostatimes.com]
Plan for stimulus dollars makes no mention of California to Vegas train
[www.desertdispatch.com]
Westbound MAX train derails downtown
[www.kgw.com]
Circus 'elephant walk' scheduled for late tonight
[www.dailypress.com]
Steaming full ahead in Nevada
[www.canada.com]
Muni: Day by day
[www.sfgate.com]
Canadian News
NDP request criminal investigation into BC Rail scandal
[thetyee.ca]
UPDATE: Cdn Natl 1Q Productivity Gains Drive Profits >CNI
[online.wsj.com]
CN declares second-quarter 2009 dividend
[news.prnewswire.com]
International News
UPDATE 2-Colombian coal train workers say lift strike
[uk.reuters.com]
and
Railroad strike affecting Drummond's Colombian mine ends
[blog.al.com]
Spain's Bullet Train Changes Nation -- and Fast
[online.wsj.com]
West Coast Main Line Improvement Work Means Changes to Virgin Trains' Services Over May Day Bank Holiday Weekend, May 2/3/4
[ca.sys-con.com]
Japanese train runs without driver
[www.upi.com]
Swiss SBB to spend $1.7 billion on new trains
[uk.reuters.com]
TRA to unveil train schedule in June
[www.taipeitimes.com]
Train delays on Caboolture lines
[www.brisbanetimes.com.au]
Major train stoppage in and around Oslo
[www.norwaypost.no]
Train crashes into school van in Los Lagos, 30 injured
[www.lasegunda.com]
East Africa: EAC Railway Master Plan to Be Redesigned
[allafrica.com]
Frinton-on-Sea's historic railway gates removed 'under cover of darkness'
[www.guardian.co.uk]
Railway line linking WA and QLD via NT proposed
[www.abc.net.au]
Jordan to Build 995-Mile Railway
[www.themedialine.org]
Armenia to receive $400 million loan to build railway to Iran
[en.rian.ru]
High-speed railway link ‘must extend to Scotland’
[www.theherald.co.uk]
Manila-Bicol railway resumes before year-end
[www.manilatimes.net]
Southern Peru to have a railway to Brazil
[www.livinginperu.com]
Carillion granted GBP 90 Mln Contract to upgrade London Overground Rail Network - Quick Facts
[www.rttnews.com]
Shenhua eyes Mongolian mine
[www.chinadaily.com.cn]
TRAINNEWS WILL NOT PUBLISH ON TUESDAY DUE TO TRAVEL, IT WILL RETURN ON WEDNESDAY
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.
Amtrak number 206 northbound at La Salle Co on June 14, 2008. It was detoured over the Union Pacific mainline due to work on the Moffat Tunnel which was ongoing through the summer of 2008.
John Hill Photo
Domestic News
Wall Street thinks rails 1Q results might surprise
[www.forbes.com]
Alaska Railroad reports 23 percent drop in net income
[www.juneauempire.com]
Follow a historic train trip on Twitter
[www.usatoday.com]
Police begin crackdown at South Florida railroad crossings
[www.sun-sentinel.com]
Crossing disputed
[www.dailyworld.com]
It started with a steam train
[www.examiner.com]
BNSF Eyes Route To Electric Trains
[www.joc.com]
and
Challenges Loom for Electric Ideas
[www.joc.com]
High-speed rail excitement builds with announcement
[www.postbulletin.com]
LEGISLATURE: Senate passes quiet rail bill
[www.bismarcktribune.com]
More than 2 dozen cars off the tracks; no injuries reported
[www.muscatinejournal.com]
and
Train Derailment In Muscatine County
[www.kwqc.com]
After 12 years, will Amtrak route return to southern Idaho?
[www.idahostatesman.com]
Paula Dockery: SunRail is OK, but this deal is awful
[www.orlandosentinel.com]
and
SunRail may hinge on Sen. Chris Smith
[www.orlandosentinel.com]
Hearing Yanked on Rail Access
[www.joc.com]
Train crash victims' families claim BNSF withheld records
[kstp.com]
Changes planned in Albany rail links
[www.democratherald.com]
Train Slams Into Teen's SUV In Vancouver
[www.kptv.com]
Whittier residents coping with limited access in and out of town
[www.ktuu.com]
Seattle's new light rail line to open July 18
[www.seattlepi.com]
Amtrak resumes Minnesota stops
[www.kare11.com]
Fitch affirms CSX's debt rating at BBB-; outlook for Class I is 'stable'
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
'Living steam' lures train fans
[www.contracostatimes.com]
Plan for stimulus dollars makes no mention of California to Vegas train
[www.desertdispatch.com]
Westbound MAX train derails downtown
[www.kgw.com]
Circus 'elephant walk' scheduled for late tonight
[www.dailypress.com]
Steaming full ahead in Nevada
[www.canada.com]
Muni: Day by day
[www.sfgate.com]
Canadian News
NDP request criminal investigation into BC Rail scandal
[thetyee.ca]
UPDATE: Cdn Natl 1Q Productivity Gains Drive Profits >CNI
[online.wsj.com]
CN declares second-quarter 2009 dividend
[news.prnewswire.com]
International News
UPDATE 2-Colombian coal train workers say lift strike
[uk.reuters.com]
and
Railroad strike affecting Drummond's Colombian mine ends
[blog.al.com]
Spain's Bullet Train Changes Nation -- and Fast
[online.wsj.com]
West Coast Main Line Improvement Work Means Changes to Virgin Trains' Services Over May Day Bank Holiday Weekend, May 2/3/4
[ca.sys-con.com]
Japanese train runs without driver
[www.upi.com]
Swiss SBB to spend $1.7 billion on new trains
[uk.reuters.com]
TRA to unveil train schedule in June
[www.taipeitimes.com]
Train delays on Caboolture lines
[www.brisbanetimes.com.au]
Major train stoppage in and around Oslo
[www.norwaypost.no]
Train crashes into school van in Los Lagos, 30 injured
[www.lasegunda.com]
East Africa: EAC Railway Master Plan to Be Redesigned
[allafrica.com]
Frinton-on-Sea's historic railway gates removed 'under cover of darkness'
[www.guardian.co.uk]
Railway line linking WA and QLD via NT proposed
[www.abc.net.au]
Jordan to Build 995-Mile Railway
[www.themedialine.org]
Armenia to receive $400 million loan to build railway to Iran
[en.rian.ru]
High-speed railway link ‘must extend to Scotland’
[www.theherald.co.uk]
Manila-Bicol railway resumes before year-end
[www.manilatimes.net]
Southern Peru to have a railway to Brazil
[www.livinginperu.com]
Carillion granted GBP 90 Mln Contract to upgrade London Overground Rail Network - Quick Facts
[www.rttnews.com]
Shenhua eyes Mongolian mine
[www.chinadaily.com.cn]
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 Trainnews volume 2 - issue 93 |
Espee99 | 04-20-2009 - 19:07 |