Trainnews - volume 2 - issue 172 - 07/16/09
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
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.
Domestic News
Elkins Turntable Moved Wednesday Morning
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Riding the Rails Can Be Risky Business
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www.kwqc.com]
Attorney Generals Office Will Investigate Rail Foul Play Allegations'
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www.nhpr.org]
Rail-related accidents increasing in Utah
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www.ksl.com]
Southeastern Iowa town looks into selling railroad bridge to Ill. company
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www.wqad.com]
Reno police believe 19-year-old committed 91 acts of graffiti vandalism
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www.rgj.com]
Railroads sue to stop regulations
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www.nwlanews.com]
Downed tree blocked Highway 29 and Napa Valley Wine Train
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www.napavalleyregister.com]
Amtrak, Railway Express developer fight over space
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www.mddailyrecord.com]
PATH system unveils modernized railcars
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www.northjersey.com].
US looks to private investment for high-speed rail
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US looks to private investment for high-speed rail
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Sound Transit pumps up light-rail security with lights, cameras, officers
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Mor-Agra Grain to Build 4.5 Million Bushel Grain Elevator
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www.pdpw.org]
Kansas City Southern Announces Preferred Dividend
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Kansas City Southern Announces Preferred Dividend
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www.earthtimes.org]
Train in vein: Lifelong passion also a career
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www.chicagotribune.com]
LM&M train scheduled to return to Lebanon next week
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www.middletownjournal.com]
Would-be light-rail riders bemoan lack of parking
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seattletimes.nwsource.com]
CSX Corporation Declares Quarterly Dividend
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www.csx.com]
120-year-old Philadelphia railroad challenges SugarHouse
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www.philly.com]
Alaska Railroad tries again on herbicide
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www.adn.com]
Tulare County officials court railroad deal to save tracks
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www.recorderonline.com]
Our View: State ignores region's railroad need
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Railroad Suit Pending In Court
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www.theriverbanknews.com]
RTD, BNSF reach agreement on railway property for FasTracks
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www.bizjournals.com]
Railroad crossing arms going in
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www.neshobademocrat.com]
Local authors release book on the Lake Shore Electric Railway
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blog.cleveland.com]
Muni chief outlines crackdown on fare evaders
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www.sfgate.com]
Comprehensive Reference on Wheel-Rail Interface for Railway Engineers
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www.azom.com]
Canadian News
Progressive Railroading honors CN's Harrison as a 'railroad innovator'
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www.progressiverailroading.com]
Canada to invest C$300 mln in railway upgrade
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www.reuters.com]
Railway society stays on right track
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www.edmontonjournal.com]
International News
Idonesia’s PT Kereta Api Plans Upgrades to Locomotive Fleet with GE Transportation
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www.earthtimes.org]
Russian Railways gets $500 million loan from EBRD
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www.marketwatch.com]
German rail watchdog plans mass safety check
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www.reuters.com]
Croatia arrests 3 for $4.2M railways fraud
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www.upi.com]
New Publication Reviews Fatigue in Railway Infrastructure
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www.azom.com]
Dicing with death at dangerous railway level crossings
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Railways to introduce bio-diesel, CNG engines: Minister
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Only qualified technicians for railways
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Commuter Chaos As Arsonists Torch Grassland Near Railway Lines In Broxbourne
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NEDA board gives green light to railway super-terminal
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Light railway plan for Stortford?
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