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Trainnews volume 2 - issue 188
Author: Espee99
Date: 08-02-2009 - 17:39
Trainnews - volume 2 - issue 188 - 08/02/09
NOTE -Sorry for the inconvience; Trainnews is back on schedule with this issue.
TODAY'S PHOTOS (first from 8/1/09 and then for today 08/02/09)
This is the famous wooden Halfmoon Trestle on the Camas Praire Second
Subdivision out of Lewiston, ID. The second ran from Spalding up to
Grangeville, ID. The part that drew most attention was between Culdsac at
the bottom and Reubens at the top of a 3% grade that was fourteen miles in
length. No revenue trains have run this line since the last one down the
hill on November 29, 2000. But this monument still stands and is visited now
by motor car clubs and hikers.
Rolland A. Meyers Photo
Rayonier #8 was moved from Shelton, WA to Chehalis, WA in June 09 for storage. The 2-6-6-2T was built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in November 1924 for the Bloedel-Donovan Lumber Mill Railroad. That railroad operated out of Bellingham, WA. The locomotive has 44" driving wheels and weighs a total of 213,000 pounds. Rayonier bought the locomotive in 1945 for work around Sekiu and kept it busy until 1964. The mallet was saved from scrapping when two individuals bought the locomotive and moved it to Shelton, WA. There is no plans at this time to restore the locomotive to operational condition. This photo was taken on 25 July 09 at the Chehalis-Centralia Railroad siding in Chehalis. The locomotive rests near Exit 77 of Interstate 5.
Dan Simmering Photo
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
BNSF building rail line near Butte
[billingsgazette.com]
Death on the tracks: For Caltrain crews, trauma of suicides may never go away
[www.mercurynews.com]
Va. Wants Federal Funds for High-Speed Rail
[www.washingtonpost.com]
Bus collides with car, train grazes car driver
[www.pasadenastarnews.com]
Rep. Markey invites federal lawmakers to hear train issues in Loveland
[www.reporterherald.com]
Woodward: Can you hear that train a-coming? We might get Amtrak back
[www.idahostatesman.com]
Chaffee man opens miniature train to public
[www.semissourian.com]
Train speeds to increase 10 mph
[www.circlevilleherald.com]
Rail Runner's new stop opens south of Santa Fe
[www.kob.com]
At the controls: A profile of one Amtrak engineer's trip down the Valley
[www.mercedsunstar.com]
It's ACES For New York To Atlantic City
[www.examiner.com]
Silence is golden along these tracks
[www.columbusdispatch.com]
Is Snohomish rail project on the right track?
[www.heraldnet.com]
Stockton rail yard project is on track
[www.recordnet.com]
Could a simple sign make rail crossings safer?
[journalstar.com]
Steam Locomotive Displayed At Amtrak Sunday
[www.wisn.com]
Rail line vows changes will avert delays
[www.boston.com]
Light Rail Strikes Car Downtown
[wjz.com]
Dwindling revenues may delay construction of railroad museum
[www.cleburnetimesreview.com]
Hope springs eternal for legislation spurred by EJ&E fight
[www.dailyherald.com]
Anchorage-Seward rail link reopens Sunday
[www.adn.com]
Silver Dollars & Wooden Nickels: On track: Economic recovery, the V&T
[www.nevadaappeal.com]
Road crew unearths long-gone trolley tracks Railway found buried by school
[www.coloradoan.com]
Grand Canyon Railway announces several new add-on tour options
[www.examiner.com]
Amtrak cleared for second daily train to Vancouver, B.C. Skagit shines with more than flowers
[www.theolympian.com]
Canadian News
SkyTrain to run earlier Sunday for travellers
[www.vancouversun.com]
Canadian National Railway: Still a bargain
[www.bloggingstocks.com]
International News
Sydney-Bound Trains Disrupted After Derailment, Railcorp Says
[www.bloomberg.com]
Train derailed on NSW central coast
[www.theaustralian.news.com.au]
Steam train departing from Bolton bids for climbing record
[www.thisislancashire.co.uk]
Troubled Neihu MRT Line suffers new breakdown
[www.etaiwannews.com]
New Russian high-speed train Sapsan sets record on Moscow-Saint Petersburg route
[www.focus-fen.net]
Northern train services up to Omanthai by December
[www.defence.lk]
Railways interested to set up project on Singur land: Banerjee
[www.samaylive.com]
‘Railway faces Rs7.55b losses during riots & arson of Dec 2007’
[dailymailnews.com]
Retardant on Tracks Did Not Have Certificate
[www.javno.com]
Bulgaria marks railway worker’s day – August 2
[www.focus-fen.net]
Siemens Gets Contracts From Russian Railways Worth EUR320M
[online.wsj.com]
China Railway Construction wins $2.7 bln contracts
[www.reuters.com]
UPDATE 2-ENRC pulls out of Kazakh-China railway
[www.forbes.com]
Ukrainian Railways to Test Green Star Lubrication Products
[www.machinerylubrication.com]
China to launch Shanghai-Tianjin high-speed trains
[news.xinhuanet.com]
NOTE -Sorry for the inconvience; Trainnews is back on schedule with this issue.
TODAY'S PHOTOS (first from 8/1/09 and then for today 08/02/09)
This is the famous wooden Halfmoon Trestle on the Camas Praire Second
Subdivision out of Lewiston, ID. The second ran from Spalding up to
Grangeville, ID. The part that drew most attention was between Culdsac at
the bottom and Reubens at the top of a 3% grade that was fourteen miles in
length. No revenue trains have run this line since the last one down the
hill on November 29, 2000. But this monument still stands and is visited now
by motor car clubs and hikers.
Rolland A. Meyers Photo
Rayonier #8 was moved from Shelton, WA to Chehalis, WA in June 09 for storage. The 2-6-6-2T was built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in November 1924 for the Bloedel-Donovan Lumber Mill Railroad. That railroad operated out of Bellingham, WA. The locomotive has 44" driving wheels and weighs a total of 213,000 pounds. Rayonier bought the locomotive in 1945 for work around Sekiu and kept it busy until 1964. The mallet was saved from scrapping when two individuals bought the locomotive and moved it to Shelton, WA. There is no plans at this time to restore the locomotive to operational condition. This photo was taken on 25 July 09 at the Chehalis-Centralia Railroad siding in Chehalis. The locomotive rests near Exit 77 of Interstate 5.
Dan Simmering Photo
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
BNSF building rail line near Butte
[billingsgazette.com]
Death on the tracks: For Caltrain crews, trauma of suicides may never go away
[www.mercurynews.com]
Va. Wants Federal Funds for High-Speed Rail
[www.washingtonpost.com]
Bus collides with car, train grazes car driver
[www.pasadenastarnews.com]
Rep. Markey invites federal lawmakers to hear train issues in Loveland
[www.reporterherald.com]
Woodward: Can you hear that train a-coming? We might get Amtrak back
[www.idahostatesman.com]
Chaffee man opens miniature train to public
[www.semissourian.com]
Train speeds to increase 10 mph
[www.circlevilleherald.com]
Rail Runner's new stop opens south of Santa Fe
[www.kob.com]
At the controls: A profile of one Amtrak engineer's trip down the Valley
[www.mercedsunstar.com]
It's ACES For New York To Atlantic City
[www.examiner.com]
Silence is golden along these tracks
[www.columbusdispatch.com]
Is Snohomish rail project on the right track?
[www.heraldnet.com]
Stockton rail yard project is on track
[www.recordnet.com]
Could a simple sign make rail crossings safer?
[journalstar.com]
Steam Locomotive Displayed At Amtrak Sunday
[www.wisn.com]
Rail line vows changes will avert delays
[www.boston.com]
Light Rail Strikes Car Downtown
[wjz.com]
Dwindling revenues may delay construction of railroad museum
[www.cleburnetimesreview.com]
Hope springs eternal for legislation spurred by EJ&E fight
[www.dailyherald.com]
Anchorage-Seward rail link reopens Sunday
[www.adn.com]
Silver Dollars & Wooden Nickels: On track: Economic recovery, the V&T
[www.nevadaappeal.com]
Road crew unearths long-gone trolley tracks Railway found buried by school
[www.coloradoan.com]
Grand Canyon Railway announces several new add-on tour options
[www.examiner.com]
Amtrak cleared for second daily train to Vancouver, B.C. Skagit shines with more than flowers
[www.theolympian.com]
Canadian News
SkyTrain to run earlier Sunday for travellers
[www.vancouversun.com]
Canadian National Railway: Still a bargain
[www.bloggingstocks.com]
International News
Sydney-Bound Trains Disrupted After Derailment, Railcorp Says
[www.bloomberg.com]
Train derailed on NSW central coast
[www.theaustralian.news.com.au]
Steam train departing from Bolton bids for climbing record
[www.thisislancashire.co.uk]
Troubled Neihu MRT Line suffers new breakdown
[www.etaiwannews.com]
New Russian high-speed train Sapsan sets record on Moscow-Saint Petersburg route
[www.focus-fen.net]
Northern train services up to Omanthai by December
[www.defence.lk]
Railways interested to set up project on Singur land: Banerjee
[www.samaylive.com]
‘Railway faces Rs7.55b losses during riots & arson of Dec 2007’
[dailymailnews.com]
Retardant on Tracks Did Not Have Certificate
[www.javno.com]
Bulgaria marks railway worker’s day – August 2
[www.focus-fen.net]
Siemens Gets Contracts From Russian Railways Worth EUR320M
[online.wsj.com]
China Railway Construction wins $2.7 bln contracts
[www.reuters.com]
UPDATE 2-ENRC pulls out of Kazakh-China railway
[www.forbes.com]
Ukrainian Railways to Test Green Star Lubrication Products
[www.machinerylubrication.com]
China to launch Shanghai-Tianjin high-speed trains
[news.xinhuanet.com]
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 Trainnews volume 2 - issue 188 |
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