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Trainnews volume 2 - issue 135
Author: Espee99
Date: 06-06-2009 - 19:06
Trainnews - volume 2 - issue 135 - 06/06/09
East Flagstaff’s former Purina Siding/Railhead Yard sees a bit of action today as a Westbound general merchandise train is headed up by BNSF 5049 (GE C44-9W). Re-christened McPhetridge Siding in the 1990s in honor of a longtime local Santa Fe Railway employee, the small yard is nearly empty except for some ballast cars and the Flagstaff Local with two boxcars and BNSF 121 (GP60M). Nestle-Purina Petcare’s Flagstaff Manufacturing Facility still receives a healthy dose of cars and is the area’s largest customer, even featuring its own small locomotive. Due north of this location and across the street (aka Route 66), Railhead yard was originally built in the late 1950s as a literal ‘Railhead’ for construction materials for the then new Lake Powell / Glen Canyon Dam. In later years, it served as a transload area for rail equipment for the new Black Mesa & Lake Powell Railroad at Page, until its waning years in the mid-90s as a pulpwood and woodchip facility for the Apache Railway and ATSF. The yard and spur track across Route 66 were removed in the late 1990s and the area is now home to Best Buy and other retail shops adjacent to the Flagstaff Mall
Photo by Marc Pearsall
Request - Folks please send more photos to trainnews@att.net, include a description so that others will be able to share your reason for submitting the newsworthy or scenic photo. I process them as I receive the email so once I open and move you comment and photo to the server I will acknowledge it; however, that does not mean it will post on that days trainnews. Rest assured, that it will post in the next few days.
Domestic News
New proposal for train 'quiet' zone in Bismarck
[www.kxmb.com]
Fire engulfs Casa Grande's historic train depot
[www.zwire.com]
Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad train collides with minivan
[blog.cleveland.com]
Path Train between New Jersey and New York currently suspended
[www.thaindian.com]
Rail project needed to protect Mayo
[www.startribune.com]
FasTracks Off Track Again
[www.examiner.com]
Passenger rail on track, leaders say
[www.thonline.com]
California Seeking Stimulus Money For High Speed Rail Line
[www.hometownstation.com]
Railroad crossings sought for business prospects
[www.lenconnect.com]
CN rail line transfer pending
[www.sunherald.com]
Ship hits trestle
[www.enctoday.com]
Rail legislation a very bad idea
[www.inforum.com]
CSX Grants Walkway Easement
[www.hvpress.net]
Avon headlight company sees 120th anniversary
[www.democratandchronicle.com]
Police increase Caltrain patrols
[www.smdailyjournal.com]
Graffiti artists play ‘tag’ with BNSF elevated bridge
[www.kansascity.com]
Lakewood wants to test interest in commuter rail
[www.tennessean.com]
Canadian News
Canadian Pacific train jumps track
[www.upi.com]
and
Clean-up begins for derailed train
[newsdurhamregion.com]
Train passengers sickened
[www.edmontonsun.com]
International News
Mamata announces new train to Digha
[www.hindu.com]
Train hits car at level crossing
[news.bbc.co.uk]
Rail regulator warns train lengths may need to be cut
[www.guardian.co.uk]
Automatic train control: The brain on the train that takes the strain
[www.ft.com]
Tourist Chad Vance clung to Ghan train for two hours
[www.news.com.au]
First Bombardier train for Delhi Metro rolls out from Gujarat
[www.tradingmarkets.com]
Short circuit causes small fire on MRT train
[newsinfo.inquirer.net]
Volunteers try to keep heritage train on track
[www.georginaadvocate.com]
Neglect, popularity sinking rail network
[www.theage.com.au]
Dam broken causes train derailment
[www.nhandan.com.vn]
East Flagstaff’s former Purina Siding/Railhead Yard sees a bit of action today as a Westbound general merchandise train is headed up by BNSF 5049 (GE C44-9W). Re-christened McPhetridge Siding in the 1990s in honor of a longtime local Santa Fe Railway employee, the small yard is nearly empty except for some ballast cars and the Flagstaff Local with two boxcars and BNSF 121 (GP60M). Nestle-Purina Petcare’s Flagstaff Manufacturing Facility still receives a healthy dose of cars and is the area’s largest customer, even featuring its own small locomotive. Due north of this location and across the street (aka Route 66), Railhead yard was originally built in the late 1950s as a literal ‘Railhead’ for construction materials for the then new Lake Powell / Glen Canyon Dam. In later years, it served as a transload area for rail equipment for the new Black Mesa & Lake Powell Railroad at Page, until its waning years in the mid-90s as a pulpwood and woodchip facility for the Apache Railway and ATSF. The yard and spur track across Route 66 were removed in the late 1990s and the area is now home to Best Buy and other retail shops adjacent to the Flagstaff Mall
Photo by Marc Pearsall
Request - Folks please send more photos to trainnews@att.net, include a description so that others will be able to share your reason for submitting the newsworthy or scenic photo. I process them as I receive the email so once I open and move you comment and photo to the server I will acknowledge it; however, that does not mean it will post on that days trainnews. Rest assured, that it will post in the next few days.
Domestic News
New proposal for train 'quiet' zone in Bismarck
[www.kxmb.com]
Fire engulfs Casa Grande's historic train depot
[www.zwire.com]
Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad train collides with minivan
[blog.cleveland.com]
Path Train between New Jersey and New York currently suspended
[www.thaindian.com]
Rail project needed to protect Mayo
[www.startribune.com]
FasTracks Off Track Again
[www.examiner.com]
Passenger rail on track, leaders say
[www.thonline.com]
California Seeking Stimulus Money For High Speed Rail Line
[www.hometownstation.com]
Railroad crossings sought for business prospects
[www.lenconnect.com]
CN rail line transfer pending
[www.sunherald.com]
Ship hits trestle
[www.enctoday.com]
Rail legislation a very bad idea
[www.inforum.com]
CSX Grants Walkway Easement
[www.hvpress.net]
Avon headlight company sees 120th anniversary
[www.democratandchronicle.com]
Police increase Caltrain patrols
[www.smdailyjournal.com]
Graffiti artists play ‘tag’ with BNSF elevated bridge
[www.kansascity.com]
Lakewood wants to test interest in commuter rail
[www.tennessean.com]
Canadian News
Canadian Pacific train jumps track
[www.upi.com]
and
Clean-up begins for derailed train
[newsdurhamregion.com]
Train passengers sickened
[www.edmontonsun.com]
International News
Mamata announces new train to Digha
[www.hindu.com]
Train hits car at level crossing
[news.bbc.co.uk]
Rail regulator warns train lengths may need to be cut
[www.guardian.co.uk]
Automatic train control: The brain on the train that takes the strain
[www.ft.com]
Tourist Chad Vance clung to Ghan train for two hours
[www.news.com.au]
First Bombardier train for Delhi Metro rolls out from Gujarat
[www.tradingmarkets.com]
Short circuit causes small fire on MRT train
[newsinfo.inquirer.net]
Volunteers try to keep heritage train on track
[www.georginaadvocate.com]
Neglect, popularity sinking rail network
[www.theage.com.au]
Dam broken causes train derailment
[www.nhandan.com.vn]
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 Trainnews volume 2 - issue 135 |
Espee99 | 06-06-2009 - 19:06 |
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Metrolink 888 | 06-13-2009 - 18:31 |