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Trainnews Volume 3 Issue 19
Author: Espee99
Date: 01-26-2010 - 20:11
Trainnews - volume 3 - issue 19 - 01/26/10
This day in Railroad History
January 26, 1921
A head-on collision occurred at Abermule, Montgomeryshire, Wales, killing 17 people on the Cambrian Railway. The crash arose from misunderstandings between staff which effectively over-rode the safe operation of the Electric Train Tablet system protecting the single line. A train departed carrying the wrong tablet for the section it was entering and collided with a train coming the other way. Among the dead was Lord Herbert Vane-Tempest, a director of the Cambrian Railways. The obvious cause of the Abermule collision was the unauthorised working of the tablet machines by anyone who happened to be around, and the failure of the staff at Abermule to notify each other of their actions. The slack working practices had been allowed to develop over several years by Stationmaster Parry and Signalman Jones.
[en.wikipedia.org]
Photo of the Day
This was taken in the very last days that any trains stopped at the Southern Pacific 16th Street Depot in Oakland, CA. About 3/4 of a mile from Mile Post Zero of their railroad! I have August 13, 1994 on the transparency, but I also took a shot of the Amtrak notice to passengers saying that July 17th would be the last train.
So perhaps the date on this should be July 13th. It was taken from the Interlocking tower adjacent to the depot and shows the old elevated SP red car platforms on top of the train shed where the inter urban trains used to pick up and drop off passengers.
Rolland A. Meyers Photo
Domestic News
Red Line stations reopen
[voices.washingtonpost.com]
and
Cap Metro details final steps to rail opening
[www.statesman.com]
Police escort man with knife off train at Brockton rail station
[www.wickedlocal.com]
MTA plans to shut down train service to the North Fork
[www.27east.com]
Japan’s bullet train might soon be speeding through the South
[www.crunchgear.com]
Light-rail train strikes car in Phoenix
[www.azcentral.com]
Southeast Minnesota Rail Alliance announces high-speed train name finalists
[www.kttc.com]
Is No G Train Better Than Slow G Train?
[gothamist.com]
North Plains history group plans train history lecture
[www.oregonlive.com]
Can’t Stop the Weekend Rail Runner
[alibi.com]
and
Money will keep Rail Runner weekend trains
[www.newswest9.com]
Tampa Amtrak ridership continues to grow
[www2.tbo.com]
NYPD Crackdown on Subway Riders Using More Than 1 Seat
[gothamist.com]
57 claims arise from July Muni crash that injured 47 people
[www.justicenewsflash.com]
LIRR glitch charges riders for tickets they didn't buy
[www.newsday.com]
State wants railroad trial heard outside Douglas County
[www.nrtoday.com]
Fresno rail consolidation group that wanted tracks moved runs into rail-'roadblock'
[www.examiner.com]
High speed grain loading facility plans advanced
[www.thechadronnews.com]
Genesee & Wyoming Inc. to Provide Presentation at Small/Mid Cap Conference Hosted by Deutsche Bank
[www.transworldnews.com]
BNSF Reduces Transit Schedules on 60 Percent of Its Domestic Premium Intermodal Traffic
[www.earthtimes.org]
Negotiations Between County And Railway Company Progressing, Ten Year Fight Could End Soon
[www.fortbendnow.com]
Transbay project receives $171 million federal loan
[www.sfgate.com]
Florida looks to be in the lead in high-speed rail funding derby
[transportationblog.dallasnews.com]
Metro-North reports fewer riders in November
[www.recordonline.com]
Union Pacific Railroad improving Queen Creek line
[www.azcentral.com]
Amtrak to continue service
[media.www.dakotastudent.com]
Canadian News
Canada wants U.S. to pay for new checkpoint in Quebec
[blog.timesunion.com]
Special Items Boost Canadian National's 4Q Profit
[abcnews.go.com]
and
Canadian National Railway Company. Q4 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
[seekingalpha.com]
International News
Two hurt as train derails
[www.arabnews.com]
and
Saudi train derails, 2 hurt
[www.straitstimes.com]
Train named in recognition of service improvements
[rail-news.com]
Work hours dispute brings trains to halt
[www.timeslive.co.za]
Bihar woman MLC roughs up Wipro techie on train
[www.deccanherald.com]
Heritage train trip this weekend from Geelong to Melbourne
[www.geelongadvertiser.com.au]
First Capital Connect pays passengers bigger refunds as threat to franchise looms
[business.timesonline.co.uk]
Half-hourly train service tops Essex rail users’ wish list
[www.gazette-news.co.uk]
Old Patagonian Express keeps chugging along
[www.globalpost.com]
Russia. Cargo shipment through the ports via North-Caucasian Railroad grew by 2.3% in December 2009
[www.blackseagrain.net]
This day in Railroad History
January 26, 1921
A head-on collision occurred at Abermule, Montgomeryshire, Wales, killing 17 people on the Cambrian Railway. The crash arose from misunderstandings between staff which effectively over-rode the safe operation of the Electric Train Tablet system protecting the single line. A train departed carrying the wrong tablet for the section it was entering and collided with a train coming the other way. Among the dead was Lord Herbert Vane-Tempest, a director of the Cambrian Railways. The obvious cause of the Abermule collision was the unauthorised working of the tablet machines by anyone who happened to be around, and the failure of the staff at Abermule to notify each other of their actions. The slack working practices had been allowed to develop over several years by Stationmaster Parry and Signalman Jones.
[en.wikipedia.org]
Photo of the Day
This was taken in the very last days that any trains stopped at the Southern Pacific 16th Street Depot in Oakland, CA. About 3/4 of a mile from Mile Post Zero of their railroad! I have August 13, 1994 on the transparency, but I also took a shot of the Amtrak notice to passengers saying that July 17th would be the last train.
So perhaps the date on this should be July 13th. It was taken from the Interlocking tower adjacent to the depot and shows the old elevated SP red car platforms on top of the train shed where the inter urban trains used to pick up and drop off passengers.
Rolland A. Meyers Photo
Domestic News
Red Line stations reopen
[voices.washingtonpost.com]
and
Cap Metro details final steps to rail opening
[www.statesman.com]
Police escort man with knife off train at Brockton rail station
[www.wickedlocal.com]
MTA plans to shut down train service to the North Fork
[www.27east.com]
Japan’s bullet train might soon be speeding through the South
[www.crunchgear.com]
Light-rail train strikes car in Phoenix
[www.azcentral.com]
Southeast Minnesota Rail Alliance announces high-speed train name finalists
[www.kttc.com]
Is No G Train Better Than Slow G Train?
[gothamist.com]
North Plains history group plans train history lecture
[www.oregonlive.com]
Can’t Stop the Weekend Rail Runner
[alibi.com]
and
Money will keep Rail Runner weekend trains
[www.newswest9.com]
Tampa Amtrak ridership continues to grow
[www2.tbo.com]
NYPD Crackdown on Subway Riders Using More Than 1 Seat
[gothamist.com]
57 claims arise from July Muni crash that injured 47 people
[www.justicenewsflash.com]
LIRR glitch charges riders for tickets they didn't buy
[www.newsday.com]
State wants railroad trial heard outside Douglas County
[www.nrtoday.com]
Fresno rail consolidation group that wanted tracks moved runs into rail-'roadblock'
[www.examiner.com]
High speed grain loading facility plans advanced
[www.thechadronnews.com]
Genesee & Wyoming Inc. to Provide Presentation at Small/Mid Cap Conference Hosted by Deutsche Bank
[www.transworldnews.com]
BNSF Reduces Transit Schedules on 60 Percent of Its Domestic Premium Intermodal Traffic
[www.earthtimes.org]
Negotiations Between County And Railway Company Progressing, Ten Year Fight Could End Soon
[www.fortbendnow.com]
Transbay project receives $171 million federal loan
[www.sfgate.com]
Florida looks to be in the lead in high-speed rail funding derby
[transportationblog.dallasnews.com]
Metro-North reports fewer riders in November
[www.recordonline.com]
Union Pacific Railroad improving Queen Creek line
[www.azcentral.com]
Amtrak to continue service
[media.www.dakotastudent.com]
Canadian News
Canada wants U.S. to pay for new checkpoint in Quebec
[blog.timesunion.com]
Special Items Boost Canadian National's 4Q Profit
[abcnews.go.com]
and
Canadian National Railway Company. Q4 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
[seekingalpha.com]
International News
Two hurt as train derails
[www.arabnews.com]
and
Saudi train derails, 2 hurt
[www.straitstimes.com]
Train named in recognition of service improvements
[rail-news.com]
Work hours dispute brings trains to halt
[www.timeslive.co.za]
Bihar woman MLC roughs up Wipro techie on train
[www.deccanherald.com]
Heritage train trip this weekend from Geelong to Melbourne
[www.geelongadvertiser.com.au]
First Capital Connect pays passengers bigger refunds as threat to franchise looms
[business.timesonline.co.uk]
Half-hourly train service tops Essex rail users’ wish list
[www.gazette-news.co.uk]
Old Patagonian Express keeps chugging along
[www.globalpost.com]
Russia. Cargo shipment through the ports via North-Caucasian Railroad grew by 2.3% in December 2009
[www.blackseagrain.net]
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Espee99 | 01-26-2010 - 20:11 |
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OPRRMS | 01-26-2010 - 23:34 |
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Cal-P | 01-27-2010 - 03:51 |
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Rolland A. Meyers | 01-27-2010 - 11:30 |
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OPRRMS | 01-27-2010 - 11:55 |
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Rolland Meyers | 01-27-2010 - 13:31 |
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