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Trainnews volume 2 - issue 217
Author: e
Date: 09-02-2009 - 20:41
Trainnews - volume 2 - issue 217 - 09/03/09
Today's Photo
GN X 690 W with F unit 454A trailing thru Libby, MT 6-19-65 I was hoping for the usual A-B-B-A lashup of F units, and was greatly disappointed when the lead unit was a geep!! The train is westbound from Whitefish and is crossing Libby Creek and approaching the town of Libby, MT. I'm not sure, much of this entire area may not be the same, as Libby Dam was built just upstream from here. I'm unsure where the new mainline intersected the original line, but it should be close to this spot. The reservoir flooded the entire route west of Eureka and north of Libby, and necessitated the rerouting of the mainline south thru a very remote area I worked in as a seasonal forester for the USFS. I remember working from a fire camp and in tents with no electricity or running water. The preliminary survey teams for the new line were working just a few miles from where I was.
It was a sad day for me, as the ride down the Kootenai River west of Eureka was spectacular, especially around Stone Hill. An anecdotal story I heard was on a drifter who was asleep on a flatcar load of lumber that got away at either Eureka or Rexford. The story said that he was so scared he couldn't get off the car and it supposedly reached 110 or so. It seems a little fast considering the curves, but nevertheless, it was possible. It's now all under water.
Roger Esse Photo
Domestic News
With changes in place around Dallas, DART Green Line readies for debut
[www.dallasnews.com]
and
DART hearing on proposed services changes set for Sept. 17 in Georgetown
[www.sussexcountian.com]
MBTA Train Derails At Station
[www.thebostonchannel.com]
Manitowoc committee derails silent train idea
[www.htrnews.com]
Possible high speed train to run in Illinois
[www.dailyvidette.com]
Stevens Point train whistle ban starts next week
[www.waow.com]
Women Say They Had Little Warning Before Train Hit Car
[www.wsoctv.com]
Town manager makes plans for train viewing platform
[www.theselmanews.com]
Riverside campaign to focus on train safety
[www.pe.com]
Citations written in first hours of train track trespass crackdown
[www.contracostatimes.com]
Doyle announces deal with high-speed train maker
[badgerherald.com]
Lionel's new model celebrates LIRR's 175th anniversary
[www.newsday.com]
Contractors want roads, not trains
[djcoregon.com]
N.J., N.Y. PATH train commuters launch online survey to collect service complaints
[www.nj.com]
Catch a free ride at Molalla Train Park
[www.molallapioneer.com]
Smoke signals
[www.durangotelegraph.com]
City looks at train noise
[www.timescall.com]
Free wireless Internet in works for Metrorail stations and eventually train
[www.miamitodaynews.com]
Ohio Central train derails in Fresno
[www.coshoctontribune.com]
Calif. port holds hearings on more trains
[www.etrucker.com]
It was a bag on coal train near Belle Ayr, not a bomb
[www.gillettenewsrecord.com].
Hub Division plans New England Model Train Expo
[www.wickedlocal.com]
All aboard for a Vail rail line
[www.aurorasentinel.com]
Cablevision gunning for New York Wi-Fi contract, hotspots to run to Long Island, Connecticut
[www.chicagotribune.com]
Railroad company considers Clanton
[www.clantonadvertiser.com]
Railroad promises to fix crossings in Bossier City
[www.shreveporttimes.com]
Ruling favors railroad in crossing dispute
[www.nrtoday.com]
Make tracks to railroad fair at Ardenwood
[www.insidebayarea.com]
Toxic vapor leak capped on railroad car in Milpitas; none injured
[www.themilpitaspost.com]
'More we need to do' to get federal high-speed rail money
[www.pantagraph.com]
Signal Peak Mine
[www.kulr8.com]
Laying tracks for the future
[edhtelegraph.com]
Transit systems strapped all over US
[www.poughkeepsiejournal.com]
CSX to repair crossings after battle with N. Charleston mayorhttp://www2.counton2.com/cbd/news/local/article/csx_to_repair_crossings_after_battle_with_n._charleston_mayor/60712/
[www2.counton2.com]
Watkins Glen rail line gets $349,000 boost
[www.stargazette.com]
Canadian News
VIA debuts bike-train service between Toronto and Montreal
[www2.canada.com]
International News
Passenger attacks train conductor
[news.bbc.co.uk]
Brazil to Start Building $18 Billion Train in 2010, Agency Says
[www.bloomberg.com]
Trains late again, WR blames it on trespassing on tracks
[timesofindia.indiatimes.com]
Change in train for Dubai
[www.ft.com]
Premium-class trains offer lap of luxury
[www.thejakartapost.com]
Heredia Commuter Train And Bus Collide
[insidecostarica.com]
Ecnec to approve new train coaches plan
[www.thenews.com.pk]
Win tickets to travel anywhere on Virgin Trains' rail network
[www.mk-news.co.uk]
Investigation into Prestatyn train fire
[www.denbighshirevisitor.com]
Kyiv and Southwestern railroad launch operation of electric trains between Horodnia and Kyiv-Petrovka train stations
[www.kyivpost.com]
Los Prados yards completes first AVE train to be built in Málaga
[www.typicallyspanish.com]
Railway unions propose railway company´s reform
[www.romaniantimes.at]
Bulgaria State Railways Set on Laying off 2 000 Workers
[www.novinite.com]
Today's Photo
GN X 690 W with F unit 454A trailing thru Libby, MT 6-19-65 I was hoping for the usual A-B-B-A lashup of F units, and was greatly disappointed when the lead unit was a geep!! The train is westbound from Whitefish and is crossing Libby Creek and approaching the town of Libby, MT. I'm not sure, much of this entire area may not be the same, as Libby Dam was built just upstream from here. I'm unsure where the new mainline intersected the original line, but it should be close to this spot. The reservoir flooded the entire route west of Eureka and north of Libby, and necessitated the rerouting of the mainline south thru a very remote area I worked in as a seasonal forester for the USFS. I remember working from a fire camp and in tents with no electricity or running water. The preliminary survey teams for the new line were working just a few miles from where I was.
It was a sad day for me, as the ride down the Kootenai River west of Eureka was spectacular, especially around Stone Hill. An anecdotal story I heard was on a drifter who was asleep on a flatcar load of lumber that got away at either Eureka or Rexford. The story said that he was so scared he couldn't get off the car and it supposedly reached 110 or so. It seems a little fast considering the curves, but nevertheless, it was possible. It's now all under water.
Roger Esse Photo
Domestic News
With changes in place around Dallas, DART Green Line readies for debut
[www.dallasnews.com]
and
DART hearing on proposed services changes set for Sept. 17 in Georgetown
[www.sussexcountian.com]
MBTA Train Derails At Station
[www.thebostonchannel.com]
Manitowoc committee derails silent train idea
[www.htrnews.com]
Possible high speed train to run in Illinois
[www.dailyvidette.com]
Stevens Point train whistle ban starts next week
[www.waow.com]
Women Say They Had Little Warning Before Train Hit Car
[www.wsoctv.com]
Town manager makes plans for train viewing platform
[www.theselmanews.com]
Riverside campaign to focus on train safety
[www.pe.com]
Citations written in first hours of train track trespass crackdown
[www.contracostatimes.com]
Doyle announces deal with high-speed train maker
[badgerherald.com]
Lionel's new model celebrates LIRR's 175th anniversary
[www.newsday.com]
Contractors want roads, not trains
[djcoregon.com]
N.J., N.Y. PATH train commuters launch online survey to collect service complaints
[www.nj.com]
Catch a free ride at Molalla Train Park
[www.molallapioneer.com]
Smoke signals
[www.durangotelegraph.com]
City looks at train noise
[www.timescall.com]
Free wireless Internet in works for Metrorail stations and eventually train
[www.miamitodaynews.com]
Ohio Central train derails in Fresno
[www.coshoctontribune.com]
Calif. port holds hearings on more trains
[www.etrucker.com]
It was a bag on coal train near Belle Ayr, not a bomb
[www.gillettenewsrecord.com].
Hub Division plans New England Model Train Expo
[www.wickedlocal.com]
All aboard for a Vail rail line
[www.aurorasentinel.com]
Cablevision gunning for New York Wi-Fi contract, hotspots to run to Long Island, Connecticut
[www.chicagotribune.com]
Railroad company considers Clanton
[www.clantonadvertiser.com]
Railroad promises to fix crossings in Bossier City
[www.shreveporttimes.com]
Ruling favors railroad in crossing dispute
[www.nrtoday.com]
Make tracks to railroad fair at Ardenwood
[www.insidebayarea.com]
Toxic vapor leak capped on railroad car in Milpitas; none injured
[www.themilpitaspost.com]
'More we need to do' to get federal high-speed rail money
[www.pantagraph.com]
Signal Peak Mine
[www.kulr8.com]
Laying tracks for the future
[edhtelegraph.com]
Transit systems strapped all over US
[www.poughkeepsiejournal.com]
CSX to repair crossings after battle with N. Charleston mayorhttp://www2.counton2.com/cbd/news/local/article/csx_to_repair_crossings_after_battle_with_n._charleston_mayor/60712/
[www2.counton2.com]
Watkins Glen rail line gets $349,000 boost
[www.stargazette.com]
Canadian News
VIA debuts bike-train service between Toronto and Montreal
[www2.canada.com]
International News
Passenger attacks train conductor
[news.bbc.co.uk]
Brazil to Start Building $18 Billion Train in 2010, Agency Says
[www.bloomberg.com]
Trains late again, WR blames it on trespassing on tracks
[timesofindia.indiatimes.com]
Change in train for Dubai
[www.ft.com]
Premium-class trains offer lap of luxury
[www.thejakartapost.com]
Heredia Commuter Train And Bus Collide
[insidecostarica.com]
Ecnec to approve new train coaches plan
[www.thenews.com.pk]
Win tickets to travel anywhere on Virgin Trains' rail network
[www.mk-news.co.uk]
Investigation into Prestatyn train fire
[www.denbighshirevisitor.com]
Kyiv and Southwestern railroad launch operation of electric trains between Horodnia and Kyiv-Petrovka train stations
[www.kyivpost.com]
Los Prados yards completes first AVE train to be built in Málaga
[www.typicallyspanish.com]
Railway unions propose railway company´s reform
[www.romaniantimes.at]
Bulgaria State Railways Set on Laying off 2 000 Workers
[www.novinite.com]
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 Trainnews volume 2 - issue 217 |
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