Trainnews - volume 2 - issue 299 - 12/04/09

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A CSX coal train emerges from the east portal of Randolph Tunnel on the Magnolia Cutoff a mile east of Orleans Road, West Virginia in February 2009.
The coal is en route to the export piers in Baltimore, MD. On the head end is a pair of General Electric AC4400CWs, which CSX purchased in 1998.

Alex Mayes Photo

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Domestic News

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Union Pacific altered its tunnels for more cross-Sierra cargo
[www.sacbee.com]

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MBTA train attendant fired after woman's handbag gets stuck in door
[www.boston.com]

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32 Rail Companies Commit to Expanding in U.S. Under High-Speed Rail Plan
[dc.streetsblog.org]
and
Ticket for train companies is US jobs
[www.google.com]

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Lodi man receives citation after car hit by train
[www.mercurynews.com]

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Santa’s Train Will Arrive In Winslow December 12
[www.azjournal.com]

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Harrisburg-Pittsburgh Amtrak Train Service Interrupted
[www.whtm.com]

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Coal train derails in eastern Kanawha County
[sundaygazettemail.com]

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Holiday Train canceled
[www.adn.com]

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Train delays between N.J. and N.Y. expected after Portal Bridge problems
[www.nj.com]

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Goodwill employee alerts officials to stop train headed toward stuck ca
[www.bakersfield.com]

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High-Speed NIMBYs Slow Down Bullet Train
[www.nbcbayarea.com]
and
Underground high-speed rail trains at Diridon station unlikely, rail leaders say
[www.mercurynews.com]

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Phoenix light rail crash wrapped van around pole
[www.justicenewsflash.com]

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Official: Rail flex likely cause of accident
[www.middletownjournal.com]

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Railroad pauses expansion projects in Ariz., NM
[www.chron.com]

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Railroad shipping: AAR says volumes for week ending November 28 are down
[www.logisticsmgmt.com]

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Railroad crossings in South Salt Creek Neighborhood closer to closing
[journalstar.com]

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Grant to build railroad spur
[www.hattiesburgamerican.com]

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ETSU railroad museum having model railroad holiday clinics until Christmas
[www.whnt.com]

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Iowa Short Line Wins Grant to Rebuild Bridge
[www.joc.com]

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Frozen railroad switch delays traffic
[www.helenair.com]

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Old Sacramento's Polar Express a Giant Hit with Kids, Parents
[www.news10.net]

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Full steam ahead for port project
[www.timesunion.com]

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SLC rolls out plan for downtown streetcars
[www.sltrib.com]

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MGGA, MFBF successfully mediate freight rate with BNSF railway
[www.theprairiestar.com]

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Canadian News

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SORRY NO CANADIAN NEWS FOUND BY NEWS TONIGHT

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International News

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Sell you a sandwich? Sorry, you might choke, says train steward
[www.dailymail.co.uk]

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Train strike plans could cause 'massive disruption'
[www.walesonline.co.uk]

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Santander, Siemens in Joint Bid for Brazil Train, Expansion Says
[www.bloomberg.com]

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Bomb hoax on Amarnath Express
[timesofindia.indiatimes.com]

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Five hurt as train derails
[www.thenews.com.pk]

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Bombardier’s train fleets wins 8 out of 10 Reliability Awards
[rail-news.com]

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Train firm seeks views
[www.portsmouth.co.uk]

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Power fault shuts down Brisbane peak-hour trains
[www.news.com.au]

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Myanmar strives for completion of railroad projects before election
[news.xinhuanet.com]

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All railway operations have returned to normal: KORAIL
[english.yonhapnews.co.kr]

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Electrification project on eastern railway system launched
[www.etaiwannews.com]

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Before first spike of planned railway, truckers already threaten chaos
[www.dominicantoday.com]

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Signal failure affects 168,000 passengers on Seibu Shinjuku Line
[www.japantoday.com]

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