Trainnews volume 2 - issue 262
Author: Espee99
Date: 10-23-2009 - 20:19

Trainnews - volume 2 - issue 262 - 10/23/09


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SP 4-8-4 4449 hammers along the shore of Lake Cocolalla approaching Cocolalla, Idaho, on October 19.

Sean Kelly Photo


Domestic News


High-speed rail advocates say $8B is just a start
[billingsgazette.com]


Amtrak agrees to take controls of Metrolink trains
[www.ocregister.com]
and
Amtrak agrees to run SoCal commuter trains
[www.mercurynews.com]


Amtrak Raises Objections to Measure Allowing Guns on Trains
[www.foxnews.com]


Train strikes car in Lehi
[www.sltrib.com]


Stowaway trying to cross border arrested in train car
[www.bellinghamherald.com]


Delays Continue, But Metra Resumes Service
[www.nbcchicago.com]


Cos Cob train substation on tap for major improvements
[www.acorn-online.com]


Family Escapes SUV Before Tri-Rail Train Strikes
[www.wpbf.com]


SMART awards initial contracts for commute train, bike path
[www.pressdemocrat.com]


All aboard, urp, Metrorail! Our next stop: the Queasies.
[www.washingtonpost.com]


Help return train route in Montana
[www.missoulian.com]


Oil Leak Contained From Train Derailment
[www.wbez.org]


Man struck by Metrolink train
[www.burbankleader.com]


Atlantic City Express Service (ACES) Announces 'Pour Tour' This Fall
[www.reuters.com]


Bullet train dream
[www.pe.com]


U.P. chairman ‘very cautious' on next year
[www.omaha.com]


Burlington Outlook Weighs on Shares
[online.wsj.com]


New Railroad Cars Delayed But Not Derailed
[www.nbcconnecticut.com]


Railroad shipping: AAR reports volumes for week ending October 17 are down
[www.logisticsmgmt.com]


Unitrac Receives Special Trackwork Contract for Evansville Western Railway Project in North Baltimore, Ohio
[www.reuters.com]


Trains Collides with a Car in NE Atlanta
[www.myfoxatlanta.com]


Piedmont & Atlantic Railroad Co., Inc., d/b/a/ Yadkin Valley Railroad Company--Acquisition and Operation Exemption--Norfolk Southern Railway Company
[www.tradingmarkets.com]


LIRR Valley Stream upgrade almost complete
[www.newsday.com]


Rail-Shipper Panel Urges STB Changes
[www.joc.com]


WisBusiness: DOT official says Obama could announce high-speed rail winners in State of Union speech
[www.wisbusiness.com]


Linn backs P&W request for federal rail repair funds
[www.democratherald.com]


Updates from Vossloh/Global Rail Systems, GATX, Unitrac, Penumbra Capital and RailRunner
[www.progressiverailroading.com]


Bridge plan gets mixed reviews
[www.times-gazette.com]


BNSF pushes productivity, cost controls in wake of eroding business from weak economy
[www.progressiverailroading.com]


Cleveland to Pittsburgh Considered for High Speed Passenger Rail
[www.wytv.com]


Norfolk Southern rules out Bibb County site for rail hub
[blog.al.com]


BART clarifies plans for East County extension
[www.contracostatimes.com]


Canadian News


SORRY NO CANADIAN NEWS FOUND BY SEARCH TONIGHT


International News


Trains suspended due to landslip
[news.bbc.co.uk]


Special weekly train
[timesofindia.indiatimes.com]


TCC: Train strike hurt business
[www.bangkokpost.com]


Arriva train to Manchester Airport could be derailed by English operators
[www.dailypost.co.uk]


Great railway journeys: Last Call for the Dining Car
[www.telegraph.co.uk]


Anti-collision device not yet on track
[timesofindia.indiatimes.com]


Six southern trains back in service
[www.nationmultimedia.com]




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