Trainnews - volume 2 - issue 208 - 08/24/09

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TODAY'S PHOTOS

Idaho Northern and Pacific 4510 at the Emmett, Idaho Depot August 12, 2009. ( ed. - Note the trade-in trunks on this unit.)

Mike Pironi Photo

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Request - Please send more photos to trainnews@att.net, we are running low

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Domestic News

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Caltrains calls Palo Alto train-track suicides a 'cluster'
[www.mercurynews.com]

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Driver injured in crash with Muni Metro train
[www.sfgate.com]

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2 hurt in train-car accident in Sheboygan County
[www.chicagotribune.com]

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States Seek Slice of Rail Funding
[online.wsj.com]

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TRAX changes bug downtown riders
[www.sltrib.com]

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KPTM helps bring Disney's A Christmas Carol Train to Omaha!
[www.kptm.com]

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Arlen Specter breaks ground for Elizabethtown train station
[www.pennlive.com]

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Trainlogic Update - Now with Train Delay notifications!
[www.pitchengine.com]

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Ski Train revival seeks Union Station aid
[www.denverpost.com]

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18-Wheeler Removed from Train Tracks Near Beaumont
[www.kbmt12.com]
and
Train Crashes Into 18-Wheeler
[www.ksat.com]

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Pol wants train station named for Jackson
[www.upi.com]

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NYC Transit Restores 1 Train Service To 168th Street
[www.ny1.com]

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Granholm seeks grants for rail to Chicago
[www.freep.com]

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Maryland asking for $360M for rail work
[www.bizjournals.com]

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Twelve coal cars derail on CSX train in Wedgefield
[www.wistv.com]

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A roaring train through the Northern California redwoods
[www.post-gazette.com]

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Train Breaks Down, Blocks Traffic
[www.kcra.com]

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Return of train exciting prospect
[www.montgomeryadvertiser.com]

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State asks feds for $270 million for commuter rail
[www.orlandosentinel.com]

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South Shore Rail Commuters Must Switch To Metra
[cbs2chicago.com]

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The last of the narrow gauge railroads
[www.examiner.com]

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Railroad workers claim asthma and other respiratory diseases
[www.stclairrecord.com]

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Railroad items are taken; 2 charged
[www.journalpatriot.com]

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New railroad museum forming in the Upstate
[www.examiner.com]

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Railroad worker injured on tracks in Posey Co.
[www.14wfie.com]

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Texas State Railroad gearing up for RailFest 2009
[www.jacksonvilleprogress.com]

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Kansas City Southern shares fall on downgrade
[www.forbes.com]

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City may look at alternatives to NISP water
[www.fortmorgantimes.com]

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Transit advocates feel for MTA amid nation's woes
[www.lohud.com]

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Bomb squad halts traffic, train in San Martin
[www.gilroydispatch.com]

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Illinois commission urges FRA to adopt safety guidelines for HSR crossings
[www.progressiverailroading.com]

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Forum focuses on rail crossing safety
[www.tradingmarkets.com]

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Md. Requests Federal Money For MARC, Amtrak Projects
[www.washingtonpost.com]

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First phase of ethanol hub under construction in Rialto
[www.pe.com]

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Canadian News

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Inventor's single-track mind makes for silent train travel
[www.canada.com]

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International News

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Erosion may have caused collapse
[news.bbc.co.uk]

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JR West driver took photos of 2 women passengers while operating train at 120 kph
[www.japantoday.com]

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Now, instant communication between running staff of trains, control room
[timesofindia.indiatimes.com]

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Train cars derail at Ray
[www.ifallsdailyjournal.com]

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Wider seats for obese train passengers
[www.telegraph.co.uk]

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Some 840,000 to take train for home-bound Idulfitri trips
[www.antara.co.id]

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Probe reveals human error in train mishap
[www.centralchronicle.com]

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Signals threat to steam trains on Cambrian Line
[www.dailypost.co.uk]

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