 |
Trainnews Volume 3 Issue 21
Author: Espee99
Date: 01-28-2010 - 20:20
Trainnews - volume 3 - issue 21 - 01/28/10
This day in Railroad History
January 28, 1855
The first transcontinental railroad in the Western Hemisphere today operated the very first coast-to coast train. The Panama railroad was completed at a final cost of $7,000,00 or $140,000 per mile, making it the most expensive railroad ever built. The distance of the railway was 47 ¾ miles long. It had 170 bridges and culverts, one of the bridges was over 600 feet long. There was no tunneling, no rock cutting of any importance, and no heavy grading. The summit grade was 258 feet above sea level. The company sold the railroad line, stock, and rights to the Compagnie Universelle du Canal Interoceanique for $18,000,000, incorporated under French law, March 3, 1881. The French attempt to build the Panama canal failed, and the Compagnie Nouvelle du Canal de Panama was purchased by the United States government, April 23, 1904, under authority of the Panama Canal (Spooner) Act of 1902
[www.bruceruiz.net]
Photo of the DayNote: I am again out of photos, Please send photos to trainnews1@yahoo.com
Metrolink 860 with new stripes at San Bernardino on January 24, 2010.
Marty Bernard Photo
Domestic News
NOTE: Tonights edition contains multiple articles on the $8B Stimulus distribution, they are presented in the order search located the news link. I did not make an effort to post all 800+ hits for the funding but tried to capture all major articles.
Explosive device set on Virginia tracks
[voices.washingtonpost.com]
Obama announces $8 billion investment in high-speed train system
[www.cnn.com]
Ohio rail fans cheer, but questions remain about $400 million train line
[www.cleveland.com]
Bullet train boost thanks to stimulus funds
[www.kget.com]
Rail authority set to review Sunnyvale area route options for 'bullet' train
[www.mercurynews.com]
$400M to go toward Transbay Transit Center train station
[www.sfexaminer.com]
BART cuts 74 mostly vacant positions
[www.mercurynews.com]
Des Moines loses in Obama’s high-speed train grant decisions
[blogs.desmoinesregister.com]
Federal Grant Enables Rail Link Between Portland and Brunswick
[www.mpbn.net]
and
Maine gets $35 million to extend Amtrak to Brunswick
[www.usatoday.com]
B.C. Amtrak station to get a facelift
[www.wwmt.com]
New Dulles Aerotrain shuts down for a while on 2nd day of service
[voices.washingtonpost.com]
NJ Chamber of Commerce Train to D.C.
[photos.nj.com]
Train destroys school vehicle
[www.cabotstarherald.com]
MTA wants to end train service
[www2.timesreview.com]
RI gets $1.2 million for train service upgrades
[www2.turnto10.com]
Metro approves 10-cent fare increase with no service cuts
[www.washingtonpost.com]
Nevada not included on list for high-speed rail projects
[www.lasvegassun.com]
Florida to get first $1.25B building funds for bullet train
[www.examiner.com]
Allensworth aspires to be spot for bullet train hub
[www.recorderonline.com]
PoMo ponders pulling Holiday Train support
[www.bclocalnews.com]
N-Judah and vehicle collide
[www.sfexaminer.com]
High Speed Rail
[www.flanews.com]
Freight railroad Old Dominion 4Q profit slips
[www.businessweek.com]
Dallas sues railroad museum to force move to Frisco
[friscoblog.dallasnews.com]
NY to receive $151M for railroad improvements
[albany.bizjournals.com]
Norfolk Southern seeks annual election of board
[www.businessweek.com]
SL & RG railroad hires new general manager
[www.alamosanews.com]
Caltrain gets lift from federal stimulus funds
[www.mercurynews.com]
and
TRANSBAY JOINT POWERS AUTHORITY COMMENDS HISTORIC AWARD OF $2.35 BILLION IN ARRA FUNDING FOR CALIFORNIA
[www.sanfranciscosentinel.com]
Sumpter Valley Railroad gets donation to upgrade steam engine
[blog.oregonlive.com]
Rail board seeks to outsource excursion trains
[www.wallowacountychieftain.info]
CT Wins $40 Million in Obama Money for High Speed Rail
[blogs.courant.com]
Kansas City Southern railroad profit falls
[www.businessweek.com]
$50 Million From Feds Will Improve Amtrak's Vermonter Service
[www.vpr.net]
Passenger rail service set for 2012 start
[www.springfieldnewssun.com]
Intermodal shipping: BNSF rolls out intermodal service enhancements
[www.logisticsmgmt.com]
Canadian News
Second man arrested in Alberta train derailment
[www.calgaryherald.com]
Major Headaches For GO Train Passengers
[www.citytv.com]
Canadian Pacific 4Q Revenue, Share Earnings Fall >CP
[online.wsj.com]
and
Canadian Pacific announces 2009 results
[www.prnewswire.com]
International News
Man tries to karate chop train, fails
[www.heraldsun.com.au]
Metrorail to set the record straight
[www.buanews.gov.za]
Gurgaon will see its first Metro train today
[economictimes.indiatimes.com]
Train builder wins Qld contracts
[www.abc.net.au]
Morning train has a mind of its own
[www.stuff.co.nz]
Trains delayed as train tracks buckle in heat
[www.news.com.au]
Chinese Bullet Train Producer to Speed Production in '10
[english.cri.cn]
SNCF on European track with Arriva talks
[www.ft.com]
This day in Railroad History
January 28, 1855
The first transcontinental railroad in the Western Hemisphere today operated the very first coast-to coast train. The Panama railroad was completed at a final cost of $7,000,00 or $140,000 per mile, making it the most expensive railroad ever built. The distance of the railway was 47 ¾ miles long. It had 170 bridges and culverts, one of the bridges was over 600 feet long. There was no tunneling, no rock cutting of any importance, and no heavy grading. The summit grade was 258 feet above sea level. The company sold the railroad line, stock, and rights to the Compagnie Universelle du Canal Interoceanique for $18,000,000, incorporated under French law, March 3, 1881. The French attempt to build the Panama canal failed, and the Compagnie Nouvelle du Canal de Panama was purchased by the United States government, April 23, 1904, under authority of the Panama Canal (Spooner) Act of 1902
[www.bruceruiz.net]
Photo of the DayNote: I am again out of photos, Please send photos to trainnews1@yahoo.com
Metrolink 860 with new stripes at San Bernardino on January 24, 2010.
Marty Bernard Photo
Domestic News
NOTE: Tonights edition contains multiple articles on the $8B Stimulus distribution, they are presented in the order search located the news link. I did not make an effort to post all 800+ hits for the funding but tried to capture all major articles.
Explosive device set on Virginia tracks
[voices.washingtonpost.com]
Obama announces $8 billion investment in high-speed train system
[www.cnn.com]
Ohio rail fans cheer, but questions remain about $400 million train line
[www.cleveland.com]
Bullet train boost thanks to stimulus funds
[www.kget.com]
Rail authority set to review Sunnyvale area route options for 'bullet' train
[www.mercurynews.com]
$400M to go toward Transbay Transit Center train station
[www.sfexaminer.com]
BART cuts 74 mostly vacant positions
[www.mercurynews.com]
Des Moines loses in Obama’s high-speed train grant decisions
[blogs.desmoinesregister.com]
Federal Grant Enables Rail Link Between Portland and Brunswick
[www.mpbn.net]
and
Maine gets $35 million to extend Amtrak to Brunswick
[www.usatoday.com]
B.C. Amtrak station to get a facelift
[www.wwmt.com]
New Dulles Aerotrain shuts down for a while on 2nd day of service
[voices.washingtonpost.com]
NJ Chamber of Commerce Train to D.C.
[photos.nj.com]
Train destroys school vehicle
[www.cabotstarherald.com]
MTA wants to end train service
[www2.timesreview.com]
RI gets $1.2 million for train service upgrades
[www2.turnto10.com]
Metro approves 10-cent fare increase with no service cuts
[www.washingtonpost.com]
Nevada not included on list for high-speed rail projects
[www.lasvegassun.com]
Florida to get first $1.25B building funds for bullet train
[www.examiner.com]
Allensworth aspires to be spot for bullet train hub
[www.recorderonline.com]
PoMo ponders pulling Holiday Train support
[www.bclocalnews.com]
N-Judah and vehicle collide
[www.sfexaminer.com]
High Speed Rail
[www.flanews.com]
Freight railroad Old Dominion 4Q profit slips
[www.businessweek.com]
Dallas sues railroad museum to force move to Frisco
[friscoblog.dallasnews.com]
NY to receive $151M for railroad improvements
[albany.bizjournals.com]
Norfolk Southern seeks annual election of board
[www.businessweek.com]
SL & RG railroad hires new general manager
[www.alamosanews.com]
Caltrain gets lift from federal stimulus funds
[www.mercurynews.com]
and
TRANSBAY JOINT POWERS AUTHORITY COMMENDS HISTORIC AWARD OF $2.35 BILLION IN ARRA FUNDING FOR CALIFORNIA
[www.sanfranciscosentinel.com]
Sumpter Valley Railroad gets donation to upgrade steam engine
[blog.oregonlive.com]
Rail board seeks to outsource excursion trains
[www.wallowacountychieftain.info]
CT Wins $40 Million in Obama Money for High Speed Rail
[blogs.courant.com]
Kansas City Southern railroad profit falls
[www.businessweek.com]
$50 Million From Feds Will Improve Amtrak's Vermonter Service
[www.vpr.net]
Passenger rail service set for 2012 start
[www.springfieldnewssun.com]
Intermodal shipping: BNSF rolls out intermodal service enhancements
[www.logisticsmgmt.com]
Canadian News
Second man arrested in Alberta train derailment
[www.calgaryherald.com]
Major Headaches For GO Train Passengers
[www.citytv.com]
Canadian Pacific 4Q Revenue, Share Earnings Fall >CP
[online.wsj.com]
and
Canadian Pacific announces 2009 results
[www.prnewswire.com]
International News
Man tries to karate chop train, fails
[www.heraldsun.com.au]
Metrorail to set the record straight
[www.buanews.gov.za]
Gurgaon will see its first Metro train today
[economictimes.indiatimes.com]
Train builder wins Qld contracts
[www.abc.net.au]
Morning train has a mind of its own
[www.stuff.co.nz]
Trains delayed as train tracks buckle in heat
[www.news.com.au]
Chinese Bullet Train Producer to Speed Production in '10
[english.cri.cn]
SNCF on European track with Arriva talks
[www.ft.com]
| Subject | Written By | Date/Time (PST) |
|---|---|---|
 Trainnews Volume 3 Issue 21 |
Espee99 | 01-28-2010 - 20:20 |