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Trainnews volume 2 - issue 227
Author: Espee99
Date: 09-15-2009 - 19:52
Trainnews - volume 2 - issue 227 - 09/15/09
Notice - Trainnews is looking for more news worthy and hostoric photos, Please send them to trainnews@att.net. Remember the caption so that others can tell what, where and why your photo is significant.
Today's Photo
Green Means Go...
And that's what triMet's inaugural Green Line train is doing as it arrives at Pioneer Courthouse Square in downtown Portland Sep. 12.
The official first train was met by Portland's own Get A Life Marching Band playing the 1970s R&B classic "Love Train" and by a shower of green confetti.
As it pulled up to the platform, an entourage of green-class dancers danced their way off the train and into the square.
TriMet offered free rides on the Green Line Sep. 12-13 as part of the opening weekend celebrations. The new MAX Mall Shuttle, a Monday-Friday afternoon service on the downtown Transit Mall, was also scheduled to begin Sep. 14.
Photo by Thomas McCann
Domestic News
DART rail scrambles for solution to downtown Dallas bottleneck
[www.dallasnews.com]
Train Crash in Boston Leaves Several Hurt
[www.foxnews.com]
and
Commuter train accident leaves 15 hurt in Boston
[www.google.com]
Judge rules for bullet train backers, allows work to go forward
[www.bizjournals.com]
Amtrak: Ohio train would draw 478,000 riders
[www.victoriaadvocate.com]
Car hit by train at Cobb rail crossing
[www.ajc.com]
5 rail cars overturn near downtown Knoxville
[www.wztv.com]
and
Residents told they can go home after train derailment
[www.knoxnews.com]
Streetcar ballot could affect zoo train
[news.cincinnati.com]
$117M project disrupts Rockaway A train
[www.queenscourier.com]
Train proposal could provide fast travel option
[www.normantranscript.com]
Meeting focuses on proposed train service
[www.cleveland.com]
High-speed headache
[www.oregoncitynewsonline.com]
Seatless train on slow track
[www.nypost.com]
State cuts could reduce local Amtrak service
[www.battlecreekenquirer.com]
Augusta Train Depot Grant Could Be Moving On Down The Line
[www2.wjbf.com]
Clackamas County gets connected – to light rail
[www.clackamasreview.com]
Caltrain Accident In Redwood City Leaves One Dead
[www.ktvu.com]
Opening of P&N Railroad delayed to December
[www.gastongazette.com]
City sues railroads over damage to street
[www.registerguard.com]
Railroad workers invited to picnic on Saturday
[www.thekansan.com]
Railroad funding secured
[www.thedailynewsonline.com]
Take a ride on the Texas State Railroad through the pumpkin patch
[www.ktre.com]
To fix tracks
[www.iberianet.com]
Derailment mess cleaned, tracks on track
[www.coshoctontribune.com]
Study on routing Metro-North trains to Penn Station to be done earlier than planned
[www.lohud.com]
Davlin softens tone on high-speed rail lawsuit
[www.sj-r.com]
Daily TWiP - John Bull becomes world's oldest operable steam locomotive in 1981
[www.nashuatelegraph.com]
SUV accident not expected to impact LIRR rush
[www.newsday.com]
Amtrak says 3C passenger plan to cost $500 million to get under way
[blog.cleveland.com]
and
Galion, Crestline in 3-C depot contention
[www.mansfieldnewsjournal.com]
Canadian News
Bombardier gets $131 million train order
[www.reuters.com]
Two people in hospital after collision with C-Train near Heritage station
[www.calgaryherald.com]
International News
On India’s Railways, Women Find New Peace in Commute
[www.nytimes.com]
City tram-trains trial unveiled
[news.bbc.co.uk]
4 new engines for Ooty toy train
[timesofindia.indiatimes.com]
Train operator aims to set pace in Italy
[www.ft.com]
Alstom train aims to transform commuting
[www.ft.com]
Tunnel work set for Tel Aviv-Jerusalem fast train
[www.globes.co.il]
CoAL loads first train at Mooiplaats
[www.businessday.co.za]
Synchronised drives help give a train a lift during maintenance
[www.engineerlive.com]
Removal of SA visas affects Byo-Francistown train route
[www.chronicle.co.zw]
Seminar on North-South express train route held in Hanoi
[english.vovnews.vn]
The Hejaz Railway, which was destroyed during the first World War, will be brought back to life as a joint venture of four countries.
[www.worldbulletin.net]
Talks continue in bid to avert train strike
[www.gazette-news.co.uk]
Photo Server Instructions
During the maintenance period this morning I added an FTP site that you can use to post photos on Altamont Press.
Follow the directions below to save photos:
1) in Windows explorer enter "ftp://trainnews.webhop.org" (w/o quotes)
2) once the window opens right clich the mouse and select "login as"
3) enter photos for the login and trainnews for the password
4) copy you photo to the file server
5) close the window when you photos are copied
To post the picture copy the text below into you posting and replace FILENAME.JPG with your photos filename.
[trainnews.webhop.org]
I am running this as a test and have a smaller disk assigned to the service, please limit you photos to a max size of 800 x 600 as this will fill the screen in the post and leave more space for others. I will delete photos above 384K and also move photos them into an archive periodically.
Please send comments or questions on the photo server to trainnews@att.net
Notice - Trainnews is looking for more news worthy and hostoric photos, Please send them to trainnews@att.net. Remember the caption so that others can tell what, where and why your photo is significant.
Today's Photo
Green Means Go...
And that's what triMet's inaugural Green Line train is doing as it arrives at Pioneer Courthouse Square in downtown Portland Sep. 12.
The official first train was met by Portland's own Get A Life Marching Band playing the 1970s R&B classic "Love Train" and by a shower of green confetti.
As it pulled up to the platform, an entourage of green-class dancers danced their way off the train and into the square.
TriMet offered free rides on the Green Line Sep. 12-13 as part of the opening weekend celebrations. The new MAX Mall Shuttle, a Monday-Friday afternoon service on the downtown Transit Mall, was also scheduled to begin Sep. 14.
Photo by Thomas McCann
Domestic News
DART rail scrambles for solution to downtown Dallas bottleneck
[www.dallasnews.com]
Train Crash in Boston Leaves Several Hurt
[www.foxnews.com]
and
Commuter train accident leaves 15 hurt in Boston
[www.google.com]
Judge rules for bullet train backers, allows work to go forward
[www.bizjournals.com]
Amtrak: Ohio train would draw 478,000 riders
[www.victoriaadvocate.com]
Car hit by train at Cobb rail crossing
[www.ajc.com]
5 rail cars overturn near downtown Knoxville
[www.wztv.com]
and
Residents told they can go home after train derailment
[www.knoxnews.com]
Streetcar ballot could affect zoo train
[news.cincinnati.com]
$117M project disrupts Rockaway A train
[www.queenscourier.com]
Train proposal could provide fast travel option
[www.normantranscript.com]
Meeting focuses on proposed train service
[www.cleveland.com]
High-speed headache
[www.oregoncitynewsonline.com]
Seatless train on slow track
[www.nypost.com]
State cuts could reduce local Amtrak service
[www.battlecreekenquirer.com]
Augusta Train Depot Grant Could Be Moving On Down The Line
[www2.wjbf.com]
Clackamas County gets connected – to light rail
[www.clackamasreview.com]
Caltrain Accident In Redwood City Leaves One Dead
[www.ktvu.com]
Opening of P&N Railroad delayed to December
[www.gastongazette.com]
City sues railroads over damage to street
[www.registerguard.com]
Railroad workers invited to picnic on Saturday
[www.thekansan.com]
Railroad funding secured
[www.thedailynewsonline.com]
Take a ride on the Texas State Railroad through the pumpkin patch
[www.ktre.com]
To fix tracks
[www.iberianet.com]
Derailment mess cleaned, tracks on track
[www.coshoctontribune.com]
Study on routing Metro-North trains to Penn Station to be done earlier than planned
[www.lohud.com]
Davlin softens tone on high-speed rail lawsuit
[www.sj-r.com]
Daily TWiP - John Bull becomes world's oldest operable steam locomotive in 1981
[www.nashuatelegraph.com]
SUV accident not expected to impact LIRR rush
[www.newsday.com]
Amtrak says 3C passenger plan to cost $500 million to get under way
[blog.cleveland.com]
and
Galion, Crestline in 3-C depot contention
[www.mansfieldnewsjournal.com]
Canadian News
Bombardier gets $131 million train order
[www.reuters.com]
Two people in hospital after collision with C-Train near Heritage station
[www.calgaryherald.com]
International News
On India’s Railways, Women Find New Peace in Commute
[www.nytimes.com]
City tram-trains trial unveiled
[news.bbc.co.uk]
4 new engines for Ooty toy train
[timesofindia.indiatimes.com]
Train operator aims to set pace in Italy
[www.ft.com]
Alstom train aims to transform commuting
[www.ft.com]
Tunnel work set for Tel Aviv-Jerusalem fast train
[www.globes.co.il]
CoAL loads first train at Mooiplaats
[www.businessday.co.za]
Synchronised drives help give a train a lift during maintenance
[www.engineerlive.com]
Removal of SA visas affects Byo-Francistown train route
[www.chronicle.co.zw]
Seminar on North-South express train route held in Hanoi
[english.vovnews.vn]
The Hejaz Railway, which was destroyed during the first World War, will be brought back to life as a joint venture of four countries.
[www.worldbulletin.net]
Talks continue in bid to avert train strike
[www.gazette-news.co.uk]
Photo Server Instructions
During the maintenance period this morning I added an FTP site that you can use to post photos on Altamont Press.
Follow the directions below to save photos:
1) in Windows explorer enter "ftp://trainnews.webhop.org" (w/o quotes)
2) once the window opens right clich the mouse and select "login as"
3) enter photos for the login and trainnews for the password
4) copy you photo to the file server
5) close the window when you photos are copied
To post the picture copy the text below into you posting and replace FILENAME.JPG with your photos filename.
[trainnews.webhop.org]
I am running this as a test and have a smaller disk assigned to the service, please limit you photos to a max size of 800 x 600 as this will fill the screen in the post and leave more space for others. I will delete photos above 384K and also move photos them into an archive periodically.
Please send comments or questions on the photo server to trainnews@att.net
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 Trainnews volume 2 - issue 227 |
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