Trainnews - volume 2 - issue 149 - 06/22/09
TODAY'S PHOTO
The pictures are from the Hoosier Valley Rail Museum in North Judson, IN. The unit is a former Ohio Central unit leased to the museum by Jerry Jacobson. The museum also has leased several of the Ohio Central coaches as well.
Kurt Gaylor Photos
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
EDITORS NOTE - I normally do not publish news involving Deaths but tonights news does have a few articles due the nature of the related accidents.
Train Crash in Washington Leaves 6 People Dead
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www.nytimes.com]
and
Washington Metro Crash Kills Six
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online.wsj.com]
and
Nurse on train tells of badly injured passengers
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www.localnews8.com]
Water May Have Caused Train Wreck
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centralillinoisproud.com]
Whistles warned group before train struck, killed Seattle man
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seattletimes.nwsource.com]
'Christmas Carol' train with HP high-tech effects rolls into Bay Area
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www.mercurynews.com]
Train makes emergency stop in Longmont, blocks traffic
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www.timescall.com]
Later train added to Port Jervis Line schedule
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www.recordonline.com]
Metrolink engineer let unauthorized 'rail enthusiasts' control train
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www.courant.com]
1915 Santa Fe Depot – an indispensable relic from a bygone era
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www.examiner.com]
Zoo entrance waiting for railroad signal lights
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timesfreepress.com]
Alaska Railroad receives $26-mil. in stimulus funds
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www.ktva.com]
Antebellum railroad tunnel still a marvel after all these years
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www.examiner.com]
R.J. Corman Railroad Group acquires assets of Railpower Technologies
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www.tradingmarkets.com]
Ohio Launches Operation Lifesaver
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wowktv.com]
Providence &Worcester: The little engines that can
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www.projo.com]
Small Fire Stops Amtrak Train In Queens
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www.ny1.com]
North Carolina multi-modal industrial park to add rail line
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www.progressiverailroading.com]
Jefferson County residents gather to fight proposed rail facility
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www.wate.com]
Third recent subway or commuter rail hits big city
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seattletimes.nwsource.com]
Oklahoma officials studying rail options
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www.newsok.com]
Montana Rail Link to spend millions on Mullan Tunnel
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www.billingsgazette.net]
Altmire chairs high-speed rail hearing in Pittsburgh
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www.bizjournals.com]
DART lists holiday schedule
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www.thedailylight.com]
U.S. needs national freight policy, BNSF's Rose says
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www.progressiverailroading.com]
Carbon Estimator Shows BNSF Option Saves Every American an Average of 200 Pounds of Greenhouse Gas E
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pr-canada.net]
Canadian News
SORRY NO CANADIAN NEWS FOUND BY SEARCH TONIGHT
International News
Woman walking on line stops train
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news.bbc.co.uk]
Train services disrupted
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www.thestatesman.net]
Men-only trains sought in groping fears
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www.thetimes.co.za]
Almaty Train-Producing Factory Workers Protest
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www.rferl.org]
Eritrea: Old Steam Trains on New Journey in the Horn of Africa
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www.capitaleritrea.com]
National Express East Anglia wants views on new trains
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www.gazette-news.co.uk]
Summer discounts kick in on railway
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aktualne.centrum.cz]
Multinationals Ride a Chinese Railroad Boom
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www.supplychain.cn]
Saudi Arabia, South Africa establish joint venture in railroad technology
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www.saudigazette.com.sa]