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Trainnews volume 2 - issue 235
Author: Espee99
Date: 09-23-2009 - 20:45
Trainnews - volume 2 - issue 235 - 09/23/09
No trainnews tomorrow evening due to work, returns on Friday
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
Eastbound coal train leaving Galesburg passes under old CB&Q signal bridge.
Tom Farence Photo
Domestic News
NTSB urges transit systems to address 'safety glitches'
[www.usatoday.com]
and
Train Crash Triggers MBTA Safety Warnings
[www.thebostonchannel.com]
and
SEPTA working to avoid deadly signal error
[www.philly.com]
Suspicious package delays commuter train
[seattletimes.nwsource.com]
Official: Trains are the ticket
[www.dispatchpolitics.com]
Smoking boxcar moves through Cottonwood
[www.redding.com]
Ski train canceled by Alaska railroad
[www.adn.com]
CSX agrees to sell New Bedford-Fall River train line to the state
[www.heraldnews.com]
Petition blows the whistle on train noise
[www.snponline.com]
Train is Back on Track
[kaaltv.com]
Judge Recommends Flagstaff’s Silent Train Plan
[www.naztoday.com]
Board Votes to Include $4.5 Billion for High-Speed Train Projects In California's Federal Stimulus Funding Application
[www.businesswire.com]
Castroville to Monterey: All aboard a train or bus?
[www.thecalifornian.com]
Train derailment closes Clearwater street temporarily
[www.tampabay.com]
Ambitious plans in works for Mentor train museum
[www.news-herald.com]
Lakeland Mall's train goes on loan in Ohio
[www.commercialappeal.com]
Rail fight making progress
[www.sj-r.com]
T steps up inspections to find defective railroad ties
[www.patriotledger.com]
Railroad worker claims hernia problems in FELA suit
[www.madisonrecord.com]
Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad's Polar Express tickets go electronic
[www.auroraadvocate.com]
DEP issues Housatonic Railroad notice of violations
[www.newstimes.com]
Norfolk Southern Revs Up after Georgia Flooding
[www.joc.com]
BNSF Burlington Bridge Upgrade Work Begins
[www.earthtimes.org]
RailAmerica Raises IPO to $450 Million
[www.joc.com]
Little engines that do
[dispatch.com]
Fort Worth concludes deal with Union Pacific on Southwest Parkway overpass
[www.star-telegram.com]
Trains planned for Delmarva
[www.delmarvanow.com]
Metro-North capital plan includes few new programs
[www.lohud.com]
BNSF Worker Killed Near Hereford
[www.newswest9.com]
Report urges ambitious East End transportation network
[www.newsday.com]
Genoa-South Elgin Amtrak route edges out Belvidere
[www.suburbanchicagonews.com]
Canadian News
Hundreds board train to Earlton
[www.nugget.ca]
International News
Struggling Taiwan bullet train sees quick break-even
[www.forbes.com]
Portugal Voters Risk Derailing Socrates’s High-Speed Train Plan
[www.bloomberg.com]
World's 10 Greatest Train Journeys
[abcnews.go.com]
Pinoys happy with new Metro train in Dubai
[www.abs-cbnnews.com]
Malang-Surabaya train route to return to normal on Thursday
[www.thejakartapost.com]
Train drivers call in sick to protest
[www.globes.co.il]
Malang-Jakarta train tickets sell out
[www.thejakartapost.com]
Adelaide train services disrupted
[www.abc.net.au]
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
No trainnews tomorrow evening due to work, returns on Friday
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
Eastbound coal train leaving Galesburg passes under old CB&Q signal bridge.
Tom Farence Photo
Domestic News
NTSB urges transit systems to address 'safety glitches'
[www.usatoday.com]
and
Train Crash Triggers MBTA Safety Warnings
[www.thebostonchannel.com]
and
SEPTA working to avoid deadly signal error
[www.philly.com]
Suspicious package delays commuter train
[seattletimes.nwsource.com]
Official: Trains are the ticket
[www.dispatchpolitics.com]
Smoking boxcar moves through Cottonwood
[www.redding.com]
Ski train canceled by Alaska railroad
[www.adn.com]
CSX agrees to sell New Bedford-Fall River train line to the state
[www.heraldnews.com]
Petition blows the whistle on train noise
[www.snponline.com]
Train is Back on Track
[kaaltv.com]
Judge Recommends Flagstaff’s Silent Train Plan
[www.naztoday.com]
Board Votes to Include $4.5 Billion for High-Speed Train Projects In California's Federal Stimulus Funding Application
[www.businesswire.com]
Castroville to Monterey: All aboard a train or bus?
[www.thecalifornian.com]
Train derailment closes Clearwater street temporarily
[www.tampabay.com]
Ambitious plans in works for Mentor train museum
[www.news-herald.com]
Lakeland Mall's train goes on loan in Ohio
[www.commercialappeal.com]
Rail fight making progress
[www.sj-r.com]
T steps up inspections to find defective railroad ties
[www.patriotledger.com]
Railroad worker claims hernia problems in FELA suit
[www.madisonrecord.com]
Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad's Polar Express tickets go electronic
[www.auroraadvocate.com]
DEP issues Housatonic Railroad notice of violations
[www.newstimes.com]
Norfolk Southern Revs Up after Georgia Flooding
[www.joc.com]
BNSF Burlington Bridge Upgrade Work Begins
[www.earthtimes.org]
RailAmerica Raises IPO to $450 Million
[www.joc.com]
Little engines that do
[dispatch.com]
Fort Worth concludes deal with Union Pacific on Southwest Parkway overpass
[www.star-telegram.com]
Trains planned for Delmarva
[www.delmarvanow.com]
Metro-North capital plan includes few new programs
[www.lohud.com]
BNSF Worker Killed Near Hereford
[www.newswest9.com]
Report urges ambitious East End transportation network
[www.newsday.com]
Genoa-South Elgin Amtrak route edges out Belvidere
[www.suburbanchicagonews.com]
Canadian News
Hundreds board train to Earlton
[www.nugget.ca]
International News
Struggling Taiwan bullet train sees quick break-even
[www.forbes.com]
Portugal Voters Risk Derailing Socrates’s High-Speed Train Plan
[www.bloomberg.com]
World's 10 Greatest Train Journeys
[abcnews.go.com]
Pinoys happy with new Metro train in Dubai
[www.abs-cbnnews.com]
Malang-Surabaya train route to return to normal on Thursday
[www.thejakartapost.com]
Train drivers call in sick to protest
[www.globes.co.il]
Malang-Jakarta train tickets sell out
[www.thejakartapost.com]
Adelaide train services disrupted
[www.abc.net.au]
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
| Subject | Written By | Date/Time (PST) |
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 Trainnews volume 2 - issue 235 |
Espee99 | 09-23-2009 - 20:45 |