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Trainnews Volume 3 Issue 25
Author: Espee99
Date: 02-03-2010 - 19:42
Trainnews - volume 3 - issue 25 - 02/03/10
This day in Railroad History
February 3, 1963
The strike-bound Florida East Coast Railway ran its first train in 10 days using management personel. Trains continued to run with supervisors in the months that followed with hundreds of acts of violence and sabotage committed against the railroad. These included removing rails, damaging switches, and firing gunshots at the locomotive cabs. There were several wrecks and in two instances trains were blown up, but there were no serious injuries or deaths. The strikes dragged on into the 1970s. Many railroad workers gave up hope of there ever being a settlement and moved on to other jobs. The strike by the non-operating unions ended December 1974. The National Mediation Board finally called a halt to the strikes by the operating unions on May 3,1977.
[www.theadvocates.org]
Photo of the Day
After undergoing testing and evaluation for several months, three of MARC's new MP36PH-3C diesels were placed in revenue service on all three of MARC's lines in early January. MARC ordered 26 of the new diesels from MPI in April 2009; three of them (Nos. 10. 11 and 12) are now on the property. This is MARC No. 12 on the lead of a Washington DC to Baltimore run boarding passengers at the Seabrook, MD MARC station on Amtrak's Northeast Corridor on January 14, 2010.
Alex Mayes photo
Domestic News
No charges planned in Colorado train threat
[www.washingtonpost.com]
Burst pipe briefly shuts down some Dulles train service
[www.usatoday.com]
Ohio receives stimulus funding for passenger train
[www.hudsonhubtimes.com]
Money woes stall effort to build Sonoma to Marin train service SMART board says they don't want to shortchange Sonoma County
[www.petaluma360.com]
and
SMART rail official: Consider San Rafael-to-Santa Rosa train as first phase
[www.marinij.com]
Groups Prepare to Fight Over Train to Santa Monica Tomorrow
[laist.com]
and
Expect Plenty of Debate Before Tomorrow’s Vote on the Expo Line FEIR
[la.streetsblog.org]
Voters asked to weigh Transbay Transit Center’s bullet-train potential
[www.sfexaminer.com]
Federal Funding For High Speed Train Falls Far Short Of Rail Authority Expectations
[www.californiaprogressreport.com]
The third Rail
[www.lansingcitypulse.com]
No one reported hurt when train strikes vehicle stuck on tracks in Lower Saucon Township
[www.lehighvalleylive.com]
Is Metro's platform policy working?
[voices.washingtonpost.com]
No need for fences by train tracks
[www.baltimoresun.com]
SUV Destroyed by Train in Fresno (VIDEO)
[www.kmjnow.com]
A PATH worker is hospitalized after being pinned between two train cars
[www.nj.com]
Eurostar Releases Annual Figures for 2009
[pr-usa.net]
China Bank May Fund Maglev Train
[canadafreepress.com]
DART Invites You to Make Out on Board
[www.nbcdfw.com]
State police investigating collision between a train and a truck in Bath County
[www.wdbj7.com]
Service cut to 7 subway line slashes business for Long Island City merchants
[www.nydailynews.com]
WES celebrates 1 year anniversary
[www.wilsonvillespokesman.com]
Listen to rail critics for ‘best project possible’
[www.duluthnewstribune.com]
Shore Line East adds to New London
[www.norwichbulletin.com]
CSX Corp. Railroad Rolls On
[www.bloggingstocks.com]
Ride the railroad with Snoopy
[palestineherald.com]
Railroad trial to be heard in Roseburg
[www.nrtoday.com]
Railroad, FEMA view aftermath of Beebe floods
[www.arkansasleader.com]
Railroad shipping: STB-commissioned study focuses on factors impacting rate increases in recent years
[www.logisticsmgmt.com]
Railroad signs off on Twinsburg Road 'quiet zone'
[www.hudsonhubtimes.com]
Strasburg Rail Road Co. To Raise $999,900 in Private Offering
[philly.citybizlist.com]
BNSF signal work means detour at 11th Avenue
[isanticountynews.com]
V&T Commission rejects $1.3 million claim for condemnation costs
[www.nevadaappeal.com]
GATX plans to add $250 mil in debt
[www.dailyherald.com]
Enviro Groups Blow Whistle on Giant Rail Yard
[www.courthousenews.com]
Alameda Corridor debt rating cut by Moody's
[latimesblogs.latimes.com]
Union Depot project promises a return of elegance
[minnesota.publicradio.org]
Delays and detours affect MARC and MTA services
[voices.washingtonpost.com]
Railroad quiet zones on the right track
[www.chicagotribune.com]
Canadian News
Semi-trailer up in flames after hitting train
[www.cbc.ca]
Consolidated Thompson Iron Mines Signs Rail Transportation Agreement With Arnaud Railway Company
[ca.sys-con.com]
International News
Car badly damaged in train smash in Salisbury
[news.bbc.co.uk]
Train halted after driver ran red light
[tvnz.co.nz]
The train at St Pancras will be departing for ... Germany via Channel Tunnel
[www.thisislondon.co.uk]
There is still time to name that train
[www.northantset.co.uk]
Train workers stage nationwide strikes against downsizing plans
[www.france24.com]
Train link plan now back on track
[www.expressandstar.com]
Scots fireball train derailment was caused by 'catastrophic' bridge failure
[www.dailyrecord.co.uk]
Shanghai metro hires people to shove commuters into trains
[www.chinadaily.com.cn]
Snow plough driver hurt in train crash
[austrianindependent.com]
Tourism Minister: No damage to Machu Picchu, railway repairs expected to be completed in 8 weeks
[www.peruviantimes.com]
China Railway Construction to invest RMB 7.42 bln in 4 projects
[www.chinaknowledge.com]
Cuba Plans Large Railway Investment
[www.laht.com]
Ethiopia seeks India’s help improving railways with Djibouti
[www.ezega.com]
This day in Railroad History
February 3, 1963
The strike-bound Florida East Coast Railway ran its first train in 10 days using management personel. Trains continued to run with supervisors in the months that followed with hundreds of acts of violence and sabotage committed against the railroad. These included removing rails, damaging switches, and firing gunshots at the locomotive cabs. There were several wrecks and in two instances trains were blown up, but there were no serious injuries or deaths. The strikes dragged on into the 1970s. Many railroad workers gave up hope of there ever being a settlement and moved on to other jobs. The strike by the non-operating unions ended December 1974. The National Mediation Board finally called a halt to the strikes by the operating unions on May 3,1977.
[www.theadvocates.org]
Photo of the Day
After undergoing testing and evaluation for several months, three of MARC's new MP36PH-3C diesels were placed in revenue service on all three of MARC's lines in early January. MARC ordered 26 of the new diesels from MPI in April 2009; three of them (Nos. 10. 11 and 12) are now on the property. This is MARC No. 12 on the lead of a Washington DC to Baltimore run boarding passengers at the Seabrook, MD MARC station on Amtrak's Northeast Corridor on January 14, 2010.
Alex Mayes photo
Domestic News
No charges planned in Colorado train threat
[www.washingtonpost.com]
Burst pipe briefly shuts down some Dulles train service
[www.usatoday.com]
Ohio receives stimulus funding for passenger train
[www.hudsonhubtimes.com]
Money woes stall effort to build Sonoma to Marin train service SMART board says they don't want to shortchange Sonoma County
[www.petaluma360.com]
and
SMART rail official: Consider San Rafael-to-Santa Rosa train as first phase
[www.marinij.com]
Groups Prepare to Fight Over Train to Santa Monica Tomorrow
[laist.com]
and
Expect Plenty of Debate Before Tomorrow’s Vote on the Expo Line FEIR
[la.streetsblog.org]
Voters asked to weigh Transbay Transit Center’s bullet-train potential
[www.sfexaminer.com]
Federal Funding For High Speed Train Falls Far Short Of Rail Authority Expectations
[www.californiaprogressreport.com]
The third Rail
[www.lansingcitypulse.com]
No one reported hurt when train strikes vehicle stuck on tracks in Lower Saucon Township
[www.lehighvalleylive.com]
Is Metro's platform policy working?
[voices.washingtonpost.com]
No need for fences by train tracks
[www.baltimoresun.com]
SUV Destroyed by Train in Fresno (VIDEO)
[www.kmjnow.com]
A PATH worker is hospitalized after being pinned between two train cars
[www.nj.com]
Eurostar Releases Annual Figures for 2009
[pr-usa.net]
China Bank May Fund Maglev Train
[canadafreepress.com]
DART Invites You to Make Out on Board
[www.nbcdfw.com]
State police investigating collision between a train and a truck in Bath County
[www.wdbj7.com]
Service cut to 7 subway line slashes business for Long Island City merchants
[www.nydailynews.com]
WES celebrates 1 year anniversary
[www.wilsonvillespokesman.com]
Listen to rail critics for ‘best project possible’
[www.duluthnewstribune.com]
Shore Line East adds to New London
[www.norwichbulletin.com]
CSX Corp. Railroad Rolls On
[www.bloggingstocks.com]
Ride the railroad with Snoopy
[palestineherald.com]
Railroad trial to be heard in Roseburg
[www.nrtoday.com]
Railroad, FEMA view aftermath of Beebe floods
[www.arkansasleader.com]
Railroad shipping: STB-commissioned study focuses on factors impacting rate increases in recent years
[www.logisticsmgmt.com]
Railroad signs off on Twinsburg Road 'quiet zone'
[www.hudsonhubtimes.com]
Strasburg Rail Road Co. To Raise $999,900 in Private Offering
[philly.citybizlist.com]
BNSF signal work means detour at 11th Avenue
[isanticountynews.com]
V&T Commission rejects $1.3 million claim for condemnation costs
[www.nevadaappeal.com]
GATX plans to add $250 mil in debt
[www.dailyherald.com]
Enviro Groups Blow Whistle on Giant Rail Yard
[www.courthousenews.com]
Alameda Corridor debt rating cut by Moody's
[latimesblogs.latimes.com]
Union Depot project promises a return of elegance
[minnesota.publicradio.org]
Delays and detours affect MARC and MTA services
[voices.washingtonpost.com]
Railroad quiet zones on the right track
[www.chicagotribune.com]
Canadian News
Semi-trailer up in flames after hitting train
[www.cbc.ca]
Consolidated Thompson Iron Mines Signs Rail Transportation Agreement With Arnaud Railway Company
[ca.sys-con.com]
International News
Car badly damaged in train smash in Salisbury
[news.bbc.co.uk]
Train halted after driver ran red light
[tvnz.co.nz]
The train at St Pancras will be departing for ... Germany via Channel Tunnel
[www.thisislondon.co.uk]
There is still time to name that train
[www.northantset.co.uk]
Train workers stage nationwide strikes against downsizing plans
[www.france24.com]
Train link plan now back on track
[www.expressandstar.com]
Scots fireball train derailment was caused by 'catastrophic' bridge failure
[www.dailyrecord.co.uk]
Shanghai metro hires people to shove commuters into trains
[www.chinadaily.com.cn]
Snow plough driver hurt in train crash
[austrianindependent.com]
Tourism Minister: No damage to Machu Picchu, railway repairs expected to be completed in 8 weeks
[www.peruviantimes.com]
China Railway Construction to invest RMB 7.42 bln in 4 projects
[www.chinaknowledge.com]
Cuba Plans Large Railway Investment
[www.laht.com]
Ethiopia seeks India’s help improving railways with Djibouti
[www.ezega.com]
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Espee99 | 02-03-2010 - 19:42 |
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Tom McCann | 02-03-2010 - 21:15 |
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Bob Jennings | 02-04-2010 - 06:26 |
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Espee99 | 02-04-2010 - 08:41 |