Trainnews - volume 2 - issue 172 - 07/16/09

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TODAY'S PHOTOS

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Four 4449 images tonight

0001 - The 4449 Amtrak special eastbound on the former SP&S at Marshall WA. Note W&I's SP

painted FP9 in the background. 7/3/2009
0002 - 4449 with adoring fans at the Spokane WA Amtrak station. 7/3/2009
0003 - After unloading passengers at the Spokane WA Amtrak

station the train moves east to BNSF's Yardley yard. At Napa Street the train moves onto the "old Main" 7/3/2009
0004 - The 4449 Amtrak special train crosses the Spokane river

just east of Spokane WA 7/4/2009

Bruce Butler Photos

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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 your 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.

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Domestic News

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Elkins Turntable Moved Wednesday Morning

[www.wboy.com]

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Riding the Rails Can Be Risky Business

[www.kwqc.com]

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Attorney Generals Office Will Investigate Rail Foul Play Allegations'

[www.nhpr.org]

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Rail-related accidents increasing in Utah

[www.ksl.com]

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Southeastern Iowa town looks into selling railroad bridge to Ill. company

[www.wqad.com]

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Reno police believe 19-year-old committed 91 acts of graffiti vandalism

[www.rgj.com]

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Railroads sue to stop regulations

[www.nwlanews.com]

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Downed tree blocked Highway 29 and Napa Valley Wine Train

[www.napavalleyregister.com]

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Amtrak, Railway Express developer fight over space

[www.mddailyrecord.com]

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PATH system unveils modernized railcars

[www.northjersey.com].

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US looks to private investment for high-speed rail

[www.reuters.com]

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US looks to private investment for high-speed rail

[www.reuters.com]

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Sound Transit pumps up light-rail security with lights, cameras, officers

[seattletimes.nwsource.com]

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Mor-Agra Grain to Build 4.5 Million Bushel Grain Elevator

[www.pdpw.org]

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Kansas City Southern Announces Preferred Dividend
[www.earthtimes.org]

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Kansas City Southern Announces Preferred Dividend
[www.earthtimes.org]

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Train in vein: Lifelong passion also a career

[www.chicagotribune.com]

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LM&M train scheduled to return to Lebanon next week

[www.middletownjournal.com]

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Would-be light-rail riders bemoan lack of parking

[seattletimes.nwsource.com]

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CSX Corporation Declares Quarterly Dividend

[www.csx.com]

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120-year-old Philadelphia railroad challenges SugarHouse

[www.philly.com]

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Alaska Railroad tries again on herbicide

[www.adn.com]

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Tulare County officials court railroad deal to save tracks

[www.recorderonline.com]

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Our View: State ignores region's railroad need

[www.norwichbulletin.com]

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Railroad Suit Pending In Court

[www.theriverbanknews.com]

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RTD, BNSF reach agreement on railway property for FasTracks

[www.bizjournals.com]

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Railroad crossing arms going in

[www.neshobademocrat.com]

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Local authors release book on the Lake Shore Electric Railway

[blog.cleveland.com]

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Muni chief outlines crackdown on fare evaders

[www.sfgate.com]

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Comprehensive Reference on Wheel-Rail Interface for Railway Engineers

[www.azom.com]

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Canadian News

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Progressive Railroading honors CN's Harrison as a 'railroad innovator'

[www.progressiverailroading.com]

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Canada to invest C$300 mln in railway upgrade

[www.reuters.com]

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Railway society stays on right track

[www.edmontonjournal.com]

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International News

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Idonesia’s PT Kereta Api Plans Upgrades to Locomotive Fleet with GE Transportation

[www.earthtimes.org]

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Russian Railways gets $500 million loan from EBRD

[www.marketwatch.com]

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German rail watchdog plans mass safety check

[www.reuters.com]

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Croatia arrests 3 for $4.2M railways fraud

[www.upi.com]

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New Publication Reviews Fatigue in Railway Infrastructure

[www.azom.com]

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Dicing with death at dangerous railway level crossings

[www.news.com.au]

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Railways to introduce bio-diesel, CNG engines: Minister

[www.ptinews.com]

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Only qualified technicians for railways

[www.dailynews.lk]

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Commuter Chaos As Arsonists Torch Grassland Near Railway Lines In Broxbourne

[www.herald24.co.uk]

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NEDA board gives green light to railway super-terminal

[www.manilatimes.net]

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Light railway plan for Stortford?

[www.hertsandessexobserver.co.uk]

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