Trainnews - volume 2 - issue 173 - 07/17/09

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TODAY'S PHOTO


Former DRGW GP40 still in full Rio Grande paint except for the UP patch job. UP's east Spokane WA yard 7/8/2009

Bruce Butler Photo

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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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LIRR engineer accused of letting passenger drive train

[www.newsday.com]

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Regional focus shifts to funding streetcar system in Fort Worth, Dallas

[www.star-telegram.com]

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Amtrak coming back to town?
[www.greenriverstar.com]

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Kansas City Southern to open distribution center for Nissan

[www.chron.com]

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Southern Pacific 4449 Greeted in Fargo, N.D.

[www.bnsf.com]

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Light-rail debut to offer a little bit for everybody

[seattletimes.nwsource.com]

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Norfolk Southern Selects Fayette County Site for New Memphis Regional Intermodal Terminal, Supporting Crescent Corridor Initiative

[www.nscorp.com] Releases/2009/fayette.html

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Reinventing a railroad: New York's abandoned High Line is being transformed into an elevated park that offers a new way to experience the city
[www.philly.com]

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Drop in freight traffic leads to railroad layoffs

[www.ktuu.com]

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Republicans ask Lynch, DOT chief for railroad records

[www.unionleader.com]

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34 Coal Train Cars Derail in Colorado, No Injuries Reported

[www.foxnews.com]

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KCTV5 (Kansas City) INVESTIGATION: Railroad Crossing Quiet Zones

[www.kctv5.com]

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Dangerous railroad cargo could threaten public safety

[www.stltoday.com]

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Deaths stun residents of ‘railroad town’ Savanna, IL

[www.qctimes.com]

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All Aboard for Trains and Wine
[online.wsj.com]

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Riding the rails with model train enthusiasts

[abclocal.go.com]

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Recent Derailment Forces Railroad To Be Upgraded

[www.kake.com]

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Consultant paid to finish study for relocating railroad tracks in Colbert

[www.timesdaily.com]

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Ohio's Lebanon-Mason & Monroe Railroad Returns

[www.wcpo.com]

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Newtown board seeks to halt waste transfer expansion

[www.newstimes.com]

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Purple Line Problems For Silver Spring

[www.washingtonpost.com]

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FRA issues ‘PTC’ rule-making proposal

[www.examiner.com]

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FRA receives 278 pre-applications for high-speed rail grants, issues proposed PTC implementation rules

[www.progressiverailroading.com]

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Illinois seeks $3.5B in stimulus funds for rail

[www.sj-r.com]

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South Greensburg teen on bike struck, killed by Derry train

[www.pittsburghlive.com]

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Our Opinion: High-speed hopes hinge on cooperation
[www.sj-r.com]

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Small Railroad Traffic Languishes

[www.joc.com]

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North Shore train enthusiasts have model club in Wakefield

[www.wickedlocal.com]

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North Shore train enthusiasts have model club in Wakefield

[www.wickedlocal.com]

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BART train hits construction worker

[www.sfgate.com]

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Sheriff wants to hunt down gang members on trains

[www.philly.com]

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Sheriff wants to hunt down gang members on trains

[www.philly.com]

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Canadian News

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Canada Still Mulling High-Speed Train, Goodyear Says

[www.bloomberg.com]

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CP Rail's clerical staff to vote on labor deal

[www.reuters.com]

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Canadian National Railway faces another tough quarter

[network.nationalpost.com]

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Feds herald 'new era of rail service'

[www.torontosun.com]

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Canada's last steam train offers journey to simpler time

[www.thepost.ca]

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International News

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Train robber Biggs back in prison
[news.bbc.co.uk]

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Berlin Train Disruptions to Worsen Next Week, Tagesspiegel Says

[www.bloomberg.com]

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No proposal to end vendor system at railway stations

[www.ptinews.com]

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Railways need more than 4500 coaches each year

[www.ptinews.com]

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Development body, railways eye same plot for projects
[www.indianexpress.com]

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Inquiry launched against officials for selling railway track

[www.dailytimes.com.pk]\07\17\story_17-7-2009_pg7_16

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North Central Railways to recruit 344 coolies

[timesofindia.indiatimes.com]

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Railway looks at plastic gel to keep its new rakes stain-free
[www.indianexpress.com]

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Pipavav Railway gets one-year extension to begin operations

[www.livemint.com]

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Railways steps up fees for film shoots
[www.indianexpress.com]

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Abuse of children on railway platforms: Rights body takes note

[www.sindhtoday.net]

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Pharmacy opens doors at railway station
[www.hastingsobserver.co.uk]

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Lagniappe (Something extra, not always railroad related, for Saturday's only)

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What happened next for famous brain injury patient Phineas Gage

[latimesblogs.latimes.com]

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