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Trainnews Volume 3 Issue 31
Author: Espee99
Date: 02-11-2010 - 20:46
Trainnews - volume 3 - issue 31 - 02/11/10
This day in Railroad History
February 11, 1907
The Southern Pacific won its battle against the Colorado River which broke its banks in California's Imperial Valley and threatened to inundate much of the area. Flood waters broke out early in 1905 and local efforts to failed. The SP was appealed to for finances and assistance. A tough battle was fought week after week, and in November 1906, the river was turned back into its channel. A month later the levy broke, pouring water into the Salton Sea. At the urging of President Theodore Roosevelt SP went to work again, trying to dump rock into the 1,100-foot break faster than the rampaging river could sweep it away. Operations over 1,200 miles of the railroad's main line were disrupted while some 3000 cars of rock were rushed from upto 480 miles. About 80,000 cubic yards were dumped in fifteen days.
[cprr.org]
Photo of the Day
Tonight's Photo - Please send photos to trainnews1@yahoo.com,
ATSF 883 climbs eastbound out of Walsenburg, Colorado in July of 1995, on a very cloudy summer day. ATSF 883 a C40-8W leads this heavy freight along with SD40-2 ATSF 5022 and SDF40-2 5252 which was formerly Amtrak 615. I used to drive from Albuquerque to Denver about once a month on business for years and this is one of the few decent shots I ever got in Walsenburg. I guess I spent too much time concentrating on the Joint Line...
L.A.Scrafford photo
Domestic News
Layoff notices go to Sacramento Regional Transit employees Friday
[www.sacbee.com]
New campaign aims to keep people off the tracks
[www.sfgate.com]
Asian community upset over 'yellow' train line in Atlanta, route renamed 'gold'
[www.latimes.com]
County transportation leaders hope dinner train will be ticket to state funds for rail purchase
[www.mercurynews.com]
Train track cleared 40 minutes before crash
[abclocal.go.com]
Train hits unoccupied car in Delco
[www.philly.com]
MTA's has secret weapon to battle blizzard: Ultra snow-blowing train blasts snow off the tracks
[www.nydailynews.com]
Rail Runner clips truck; none injured
[www.krqe.com]
U.S. Development Group Begins Construction of Louisiana Unit Train Rail Terminal for Handling Crude Oil
[www.marketwatch.com]
CTA Purchases New Train Cars, Unions Reject Concessions
[chicagoist.com]
Union Pacific train hits Coke truck near Ninnekah
[www.chickashanews.com]
Amtrak Train Accident Strands Hundreds For Hours In Virginia
[www.wusa9.com]
High-speed rail official: Ridership 'flaw' actually a typo
[www.mercurynews.com]
and
Bullet-Train Ridership Numbers Weren't Inflated, Just Mistyped
[www.nbcbayarea.com]
Town Hall Set For 7 Train Answers
[www.queenstribune.com]
Train passengers could be derailed
[www.timesunion.com]
MBTA offers commuters more real-time train arrival information
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
Light Rail train hit a car that slid onto tracks in Jersey City
[www.nj.com]
NJ's Fiscal Crisis Could Railroad NJ Transit Riders
[www.nbcnewyork.com]
Lyndhurst seeks to lease its train stations from NJ Transit
[www.northjersey.com]
Stockholders OK sale of BNSF to Berkshire Hathaway
[www.star-telegram.com]
Railroad shipping: AAR says volumes for the week ending February 6 up slightly year-over-year
[www.logisticsmgmt.com]
Iconic railroad car makes its way to new home
[www.pjstar.com]
New railroad files to purchase track in Chadron and west
[www.thechadronnews.com]
State to persuade Hermon Railroad Company to reconsider rail line abandonment
[www.wcsh6.com]
and
State still mulling rail lines takeover
[www.mainebiz.biz]
Union Pacific will begin upgrades
[www.chron.com]
Top Railroads Stocks are UNP, CSX, NSC
[www.transworldnews.com]
Roseburg railroad case jurors to get attitude quiz
[www.nrtoday.com]
House bill includes $6.5 million for railroad upgrades
[gaylordhub.com]
Spur puts EPCAL on the right track
[libn.com]
Loma Linda council approves 'quiet zones' at two railroad crossings
[www.pe.com]
BNSF train-car collision in Tulsa injured 1 person
[www.justicenewsflash.com]
Last-minute agreement saves fishing trains
[www.wallowacountychieftain.info]
Rail line would link areas to ports
[www.hattiesburgamerican.com]
Gov. Culver: Governor Culver hosts meeting with FRA administrator Joseph Szabo to discuss passenger rail issues
[www.iowapolitics.com]
Another light rail line, another example of ironic shortsightedness
[www.examiner.com]
Norfolk Southern Facilitates $3.1 Billion in Industrial Investment Along Rail Lines in 2009
[www.marketwatch.com]
Canadian News
Train derails in western Man.
[www.cbc.ca]
Extra runs for West Coast train
[www.bclocalnews.com]
'Electrical malfunction' smashes C-Train windows
[www.calgaryherald.com]
International News
Report Blames Eurostar for Dec. Train Failures
[abcnews.go.com]
Railway employee run over twice by train in Old Delhi
[timesofindia.indiatimes.com]
Korea's 1st Homemade Bullet Train on Track in March
[english.chosun.com]
Police detain nearly 6,000 train ticket scalpers
[www.chinadaily.com.cn]
Korea Eyes $45 Bil. Train Deal in US
[www.koreatimes.co.kr]
Man Saves Stalled Van From Train, Just Avoids Getting Hit Himself (YouTube Vid)
[www.gather.com]
BRITAIN has the most expensive train fares in Europe, The Sun can reveal.
[www.thesun.co.uk]
Train link between Turkey and Iraq to open soon
[www.todayszaman.com]
Grain train off track, on bridge
[www.warwickdailynews.com.au]
Missing Railroad Part Caused Moscow - Sofia Train Derailment
[www.novinite.com]
Bulgaria's rail infrastructure firm launches modernisation tender
[www.sofiaecho.com]
This day in Railroad History
February 11, 1907
The Southern Pacific won its battle against the Colorado River which broke its banks in California's Imperial Valley and threatened to inundate much of the area. Flood waters broke out early in 1905 and local efforts to failed. The SP was appealed to for finances and assistance. A tough battle was fought week after week, and in November 1906, the river was turned back into its channel. A month later the levy broke, pouring water into the Salton Sea. At the urging of President Theodore Roosevelt SP went to work again, trying to dump rock into the 1,100-foot break faster than the rampaging river could sweep it away. Operations over 1,200 miles of the railroad's main line were disrupted while some 3000 cars of rock were rushed from upto 480 miles. About 80,000 cubic yards were dumped in fifteen days.
[cprr.org]
Photo of the Day
Tonight's Photo - Please send photos to trainnews1@yahoo.com,
ATSF 883 climbs eastbound out of Walsenburg, Colorado in July of 1995, on a very cloudy summer day. ATSF 883 a C40-8W leads this heavy freight along with SD40-2 ATSF 5022 and SDF40-2 5252 which was formerly Amtrak 615. I used to drive from Albuquerque to Denver about once a month on business for years and this is one of the few decent shots I ever got in Walsenburg. I guess I spent too much time concentrating on the Joint Line...
L.A.Scrafford photo
Domestic News
Layoff notices go to Sacramento Regional Transit employees Friday
[www.sacbee.com]
New campaign aims to keep people off the tracks
[www.sfgate.com]
Asian community upset over 'yellow' train line in Atlanta, route renamed 'gold'
[www.latimes.com]
County transportation leaders hope dinner train will be ticket to state funds for rail purchase
[www.mercurynews.com]
Train track cleared 40 minutes before crash
[abclocal.go.com]
Train hits unoccupied car in Delco
[www.philly.com]
MTA's has secret weapon to battle blizzard: Ultra snow-blowing train blasts snow off the tracks
[www.nydailynews.com]
Rail Runner clips truck; none injured
[www.krqe.com]
U.S. Development Group Begins Construction of Louisiana Unit Train Rail Terminal for Handling Crude Oil
[www.marketwatch.com]
CTA Purchases New Train Cars, Unions Reject Concessions
[chicagoist.com]
Union Pacific train hits Coke truck near Ninnekah
[www.chickashanews.com]
Amtrak Train Accident Strands Hundreds For Hours In Virginia
[www.wusa9.com]
High-speed rail official: Ridership 'flaw' actually a typo
[www.mercurynews.com]
and
Bullet-Train Ridership Numbers Weren't Inflated, Just Mistyped
[www.nbcbayarea.com]
Town Hall Set For 7 Train Answers
[www.queenstribune.com]
Train passengers could be derailed
[www.timesunion.com]
MBTA offers commuters more real-time train arrival information
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
Light Rail train hit a car that slid onto tracks in Jersey City
[www.nj.com]
NJ's Fiscal Crisis Could Railroad NJ Transit Riders
[www.nbcnewyork.com]
Lyndhurst seeks to lease its train stations from NJ Transit
[www.northjersey.com]
Stockholders OK sale of BNSF to Berkshire Hathaway
[www.star-telegram.com]
Railroad shipping: AAR says volumes for the week ending February 6 up slightly year-over-year
[www.logisticsmgmt.com]
Iconic railroad car makes its way to new home
[www.pjstar.com]
New railroad files to purchase track in Chadron and west
[www.thechadronnews.com]
State to persuade Hermon Railroad Company to reconsider rail line abandonment
[www.wcsh6.com]
and
State still mulling rail lines takeover
[www.mainebiz.biz]
Union Pacific will begin upgrades
[www.chron.com]
Top Railroads Stocks are UNP, CSX, NSC
[www.transworldnews.com]
Roseburg railroad case jurors to get attitude quiz
[www.nrtoday.com]
House bill includes $6.5 million for railroad upgrades
[gaylordhub.com]
Spur puts EPCAL on the right track
[libn.com]
Loma Linda council approves 'quiet zones' at two railroad crossings
[www.pe.com]
BNSF train-car collision in Tulsa injured 1 person
[www.justicenewsflash.com]
Last-minute agreement saves fishing trains
[www.wallowacountychieftain.info]
Rail line would link areas to ports
[www.hattiesburgamerican.com]
Gov. Culver: Governor Culver hosts meeting with FRA administrator Joseph Szabo to discuss passenger rail issues
[www.iowapolitics.com]
Another light rail line, another example of ironic shortsightedness
[www.examiner.com]
Norfolk Southern Facilitates $3.1 Billion in Industrial Investment Along Rail Lines in 2009
[www.marketwatch.com]
Canadian News
Train derails in western Man.
[www.cbc.ca]
Extra runs for West Coast train
[www.bclocalnews.com]
'Electrical malfunction' smashes C-Train windows
[www.calgaryherald.com]
International News
Report Blames Eurostar for Dec. Train Failures
[abcnews.go.com]
Railway employee run over twice by train in Old Delhi
[timesofindia.indiatimes.com]
Korea's 1st Homemade Bullet Train on Track in March
[english.chosun.com]
Police detain nearly 6,000 train ticket scalpers
[www.chinadaily.com.cn]
Korea Eyes $45 Bil. Train Deal in US
[www.koreatimes.co.kr]
Man Saves Stalled Van From Train, Just Avoids Getting Hit Himself (YouTube Vid)
[www.gather.com]
BRITAIN has the most expensive train fares in Europe, The Sun can reveal.
[www.thesun.co.uk]
Train link between Turkey and Iraq to open soon
[www.todayszaman.com]
Grain train off track, on bridge
[www.warwickdailynews.com.au]
Missing Railroad Part Caused Moscow - Sofia Train Derailment
[www.novinite.com]
Bulgaria's rail infrastructure firm launches modernisation tender
[www.sofiaecho.com]
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 Trainnews Volume 3 Issue 31 |
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Re: Trainnews Volume 3 Issue 31-Day in Railroad History
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