Trainnews - volume 2 - issue 234 - 09/21/09
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
Amtrak's westbound Southwest Chief descending Raton Pass at Keota NM 10:35 am on a beautiful Sunday morning, 9-20-09 and the same train one hour later crossing the Canadian River at Springer, NM.
Paul Sturtz Photo
Domestic News
Board to Fund Repair of Train Cars' Faulty Doors
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www.washingtonpost.com]
Hazardous waste-hauling train, SUV collide; 3 injured
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www.sltrib.com]
Will you take DART's new State Fair train?
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transportationblog.dallasnews.com]
Sparks on engine, small fire delay Metra train
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www.suntimes.com]
Train Derailment Snarls Traffic In The Metro East
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www.fox2now.com]
Special Disney train pulls into Rensselaer station
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www.wten.com]
Eagerly anticipated Stanwood train platform late, over budget
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www.enterprisenewspapers.com]
Lexington police targeting train crossings
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www.thestate.com]
In Chicago, no clear signs of security upgrades
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www.chicagotribune.com]
Train will brighten city's Christmas
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www.annandaleadvocate.com]
It's worth it to link train lines
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www.courierpostonline.com]
Judge recommends Flagstaff's silent train plan
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www.kswt.com]
Longtime Sioux City business says they're land-locked; looks to expand elsewhere
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www.ktiv.com]
At first glance, high-speed rail seems a bit impractical
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www.newschief.com]
Finishing I-485 gets resounding support
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www.charlotteobserver.com]
Iberia gets railroad-crossing upgrades
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www.theadvertiser.com]
Historical Society restores steam locomotive, rail cars
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www.fox21online.com]
Track flak: Concerns abound in high-speed plan
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newsok.com]
Breakdown delays morning rail commute
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www.salemnews.com]
Alaska Railroad lays off 127
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www.google.com]
Bus becomes stuck under railroad gate
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www.morrisdailyherald.com]
FreightCar Posts 2Q Profit Well Above Estimates
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online.wsj.com]
NTSB urges national inspections for 'spurious signals'
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www.washingtonexaminer.com]
UP rejects Rusk rail spur offer
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www.news-journal.com]
FRA provides more than $14 million for seven freight-rail projects
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www.progressiverailroading.com]
BNSF Says Iowa's Application for Stimulus Funds Will Help Improve the State's Freight Mobility and Economy
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www.yachtchartersmagazine.com]
Canadian News
LRT boss pumped about 'wow factor' of low-floor trains
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www.edmontonsun.com]
Train whistles still plague Merritton residents
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www.stcatharinesstandard.ca]
International News
Struggling Taiwan bullet train firm picks new boss
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www.reuters.com]
Trains in Spain signal the future
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news.bbc.co.uk]
Rail Europe Upgrades Agent Booking Site; Offers Deal
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www.travelagentcentral.com]
Special train for festival rush
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timesofindia.indiatimes.com]
Train derails in Romania, 14 injured
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www.setimes.com]
Welsh steam train forced to used Siberian coal
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www.telegraph.co.uk]
Carriages to double on high speed train
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www.yourcanterbury.co.uk]
Train crash near Salisbury
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www.salisburyjournal.co.uk]
People ride train to work on Car Free Day
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www.odt.co.nz]
Ardleigh: "Landslip" causes train delays
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www.harwichandmanningtreestandard.co.uk]
Sistine Chapel inspires train station ceiling
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www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk]
French National Railroad Picks NEOCELLŪ Power Packs
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www.businesswire.com]
Russia supports railroad from Kirkenes to Nikel
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www.barentsobserver.com]
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