Trainnews - volume 2 - issue 268 - 10/29/09
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Today's Photos
BNSF trains in Cheney - It seems that the "pot of gold at the end of the rainbow" points to a carload of wheels on an eastbound BNSF freight at Cheney WA on 7/12/2009.
Bruce Butler Photo
Domestic News
BART riders so squeezed they're sitting on train floors
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www.mercurynews.com]
Amtrak to Leavenworth: nice ride to Oompahtown, with a few hiccups
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seattletimes.nwsource.com]
Phils Took The Train
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www.courant.com]
CSX train engineer thankful no one hurt in accident at Alcoa crossing
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www.thedailytimes.com]
Railroad shipping: AAR reports volumes for the week ending October 24 are down
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www.logisticsmgmt.com]
Amtrak Plans Wi-Fi Internet Access on Acela Trains
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www.bloomberg.com]
Kansas City Southern 3Q profit, revenue tumble
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www.google.com]
Wabtec 3Q earnings fall on freight rail slowdown
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www.google.com]
Officials: Railroad key to future
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gwcommonwealth.com]
Railroad worker claims mental and physical pain in lawsuit
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www.setexasrecord.com]
Public Works Director wants pedestrians to be aware when near railroad tracks
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www.stjamesnews.com]
Committee moves toward railroad quiet zones
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www.minotdailynews.com]
Sedgwick County Conducts Operation 'Cops On Rails'
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www.kake.com]
Jury awards $1.3 million in Union Pacific sexual discrimination case
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www.kansascity.com]
TriMet's new (used) WES trains inside and out
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blog.oregonlive.com]
NJDOT to replace railroad crossing
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www.northjersey.com]
Texas SC reverses $5M verdict against Union Pacific
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www.setexasrecord.com]
Muelder appointed to NRRHOF board
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www.galesburg.com]
Short Line Traffic Grows
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www.joc.com]
Monterey-Marina Light Rail Plans Move Forward
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www.kcba.com]
Meadow Vista painter is on the right track
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colfaxrecord.com]
BNSF to Host Halloween Day Train for 500 Special Children
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ca.sys-con.com]
Muni likely to oversee world’s oldest cable car
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www.sfexaminer.com]
Union Pacific stacktrains to disappear from the canyon
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www.plumasnews.com]
BNSF Leads Surface Transportation Providers in Climate Change Disclosure
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www.earthtimes.org]
Port Authority Trans Hudson re signaling contracts awarded
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steelguru.com]
Tanker explosion damages 200 feet of rail line
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www.indystar.com]
Canadian News
SORRY NO CANADIAN NEWS FOUND BY SEARCH TONIGHT
International News
Boost for electric rail plan welcomed
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www.theboltonnews.co.uk]
PM pledges fair treatment for fired train workers
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enews.mcot.net]
Metro starts trial run of trains on Noida route
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www.merinews.com]