Trainnews - volume 2 - issue 110 - 05/09/09
Trainnews will not publish on 05/13/09 due to my travel schedule
Vancouver, Wash, May 7, 2009 -- BNSF 7603 has just gone under the new cantilever southbound into Vancouver Terminal. In the foreground is the lead to the Frito-Lay plant. Nice light for a change in the Pacific Northwest.
Photo by Charles Stookey
Domestic News
Train may have killed grizzly near Coram, Montana
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www.billingsgazette.net]
and
FWP investigating grizzly bear death
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www.missoulian.com]
BNSF kicks in $20,000 for 2010 fireworks show
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www.columbian.com]
Railroad trespass crackdown nets 43 citations
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www.mercurynews.com]
Railroad Days rolling along
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www.lcsun-news.com]
Railroad makes $27M upgrade
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www.casperstartribune.net]
and
UP track work won’t affect coal shipments
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www.gillettenewsrecord.com]
National Railroad Museum offers Soo Line locomotive to Oshkosh
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www.greenbaypressgazette.com]
Curator arrested for stealing museum property
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www3.signonsandiego.com]
Meridian Celebrates National Train Day
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www.wtok.com]
Canyon Railway a blast from the past
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www.modbee.com]
Agreement reached on high-speed rail corridor
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finance.yahoo.com]
Friends watch in horror as car collides with train
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www.dailyitem.com]
Crossing reaches another milestone
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www.stevenspointjournal.com]
Enthusiasts celebrate National Train Day at Dallas' Union Station
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www.dallasnews.com]
MARC train hits car, injuring woman
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www.baltimoresun.com]
Firm to rebuild rail cars at Mare Island location
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www.timesheraldonline.com]
Union Tank to lay off more workers
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www.thetowntalk.com]
Boston Transit Authority Bans Cell Phones After Crash
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www.nytimes.com]
Pullman porters to be honored here
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www.philly.com]
Good training can ensure safety as trains return
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www.leader-news.com]
Conn. seeks funding for more commuter rail service
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www.bostonherald.com]
Train with Hazardous Materials Derails Near Palm Coast
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www.firstcoastnews.com]
Federal transit budget pencils in $54.5M for Mason Corridor
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www.coloradoan.com]
8:15 a.m. MARC train temporarily canceled
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www.baltimoresun.com]
Public gets taste of New Mexico commuter train system
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www.elpasotimes.com]
Tester talking trains
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www.bozemandailychronicle.com]
Tri-Rail deserves dedicated funding
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www.miamiherald.com]
All aboard
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www.newstimes.com]
Canadian News
CN not reporting delays?
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www.post-trib.com]
Spall supports train service
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www.bclocalnews.com]
International News
GE Transportation Signs LOI with Nigerian Federal Ministry of Transport for 25 New Locomotives
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nigerianbulletin.com]
TRAIN and tram surfers have become significant problems for public transport services.
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www.news.com.au]
Union slams plan for lone train drivers
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www.abc.net.au]
All aboard seaside special for direct train from Mansfield to Skegness
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www.chad.co.uk]
Fears grow for future of rail expansion
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www.guardian.co.uk]
China's CSR, Japan's KHI Group win contract for Singapore subway train production
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news.xinhuanet.com]
Train Derails in Central Java
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www.tempointeractive.com]
Taiwan uses special train to take students home for Mother's Day
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www.earthtimes.org]
£4.5m West Midlands rail information system goes live
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www.birminghammail.net]