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Trainnews Volume 3 Issue 34
Author: Espee99
Date: 02-15-2010 - 19:50
Trainnews - volume 3 - issue 34 - 02/15/10
This day in Railroad History
February 15, 1854
Horseshoe Curve, a part of the Pennsylvania Railroad's main line to the west, opened today. The Curve is located in Kittanning Gap at the summit of the Allegheny Front, approximately 5 miles west of Altoona Pennsylvania. The bend is a tight arc of approximately 220 degrees. Originally comprising two tracks, it was widened to four tracks between 1898 and 1900. Conrail removed one of the tracks in 1981 and the Curve remains in this three-track configuration. The curve's importance to railroad traffic in the U.S. was such that it was guarded by Union soldiers during the American Civil War and the Nazis attempted to sabotage it in Operation Pastorius during World War II.
[www.chss.iup.edu]
Photo of the Day
Tonight's Photo - Please send photos to trainnews1@yahoo.com,
SOO SD60 #6029 was on CP Rail train #291 on Sunday 2-7-2010 in La Crosse WI.
Jim Matuska Photos
Domestic News
Stranded Amtrak Passenger Wants Answers
[www.wtvr.com]
and
Mechanical problems, snow delay Amtrak train bound for Richmond
[www2.timesdispatch.com]
Train Hits Van Stuck On Railroad Tracks
[www.wcpo.com]
GPS unit leads truck driver into train collision
[www.tauntongazette.com]
More Subway Disruptions
[cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com]
Boy’s Leg Is Severed in Tunnel on N Line
[www.nytimes.com]
Pullman railway car moved to Peoria museum
[www.chicagotribune.com]
Cargo Train Derails In South Sacramento
[cbs13.com]
Valley counties vie for rail maintenance station
[www.fresnobee.com]
High Speed Trains in US to be Slower Than Those in Europe, Asia
[www1.voanews.com]
Train hits coin smasher
[www.myplainview.com]
Amtrak line posted profit in second month
[www2.newsadvance.com]
Fatal accidents also affect train employees
[www.pe.com]
Gilroy chamber could form high-speed rail subcommittee
[www.morganhilltimes.com]
Marin Voice: Committed to SMART's success
[www.marinij.com]
New York Subway Cars Given a Dutch Makeover
[www.jaunted.com]
Saturday at Northwest's Newest Railroad
[blog.seattlepi.com]
Hermon Railroad President explains why company wants to abandon rail lines
[www.wcsh6.com]
Spring Fling at the Verde Canyon Railroad Lucky Leprechaun, Easter Bunny and Cinco de Mayo
[www.earthtimes.org]
Update: Railway Company Charged in Four Mile Road Fire
[www.9and10news.com]
New railroad files to purchase track in Chadron and west
[www.thechadronnews.com]
Agency approves Omya rail spur
[www.rutlandherald.com]
Norfolk Southern Facilitates $3.1 Billion in Industrial Investment Along Rail Lines in 2009
[pr-usa.net]
FreightCar America, Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter 2009 Earnings Conference Call
[www.marketwatch.com]
Monrovia to explore environmental impacts of proposed rail maintenance yard
[www.pasadenastarnews.com]
Barge on Atchafalaya River crashes into bridge
[www.wafb.com]
Railway museum wants $220,000
[www.theworldlink.com]
VRE back to normal on Tuesday
[voices.washingtonpost.com]
Canadian News
Canadian Pacific Railway Downward Momentum Looks to Continue (CP)
[www.tradingmarkets.com]
International News
Belgian train collision kills at least 18
[www.google.com]
Train dispute headed to industrial umpire
[www.abc.net.au]
and
Metro at war with its drivers over new train
[www.theage.com.au]
Commuters fed up with Wellington train problems
[www.3news.co.nz]
Hot Weather Blamed For Train Derailment At Guar Chempedak
[www.bernama.com]
Surly train conductor fines disguised Dracula during carnival
[www.monstersandcritics.com]
Part car, part train - is this the vehicle of the future?
[www.independent.co.uk]
Tube trains 'miss red lights 54 times'
[www.google.com]
Train passengers walk along tracks
[tvnz.co.nz]
China Seeks to Link Central Asia by Railroad
[www.jamestown.org][tt_news]=36041&tx_ttnews[backPid]=381&cHash=f94dd5a440
The longest cable railroad to be constructed in Armenia
[www.news.az]
Railway traffic linking France, Belgium suspended after train crash
[news.xinhuanet.com]
Korea, California Sign MOU for High-Speed Railway
[english.chosun.com]
Indian railways to get a new enquiry number
[news.oneindia.in]
Central Railway Station Metro Reopens
[www.yle.fi]
NRIC: Titan truck ran through the railway crossing as breaking the barriers
[www.focus-fen.net]
Kuwait approves plans for $25bn GCC railway
[www.arabianbusiness.com]
This day in Railroad History
February 15, 1854
Horseshoe Curve, a part of the Pennsylvania Railroad's main line to the west, opened today. The Curve is located in Kittanning Gap at the summit of the Allegheny Front, approximately 5 miles west of Altoona Pennsylvania. The bend is a tight arc of approximately 220 degrees. Originally comprising two tracks, it was widened to four tracks between 1898 and 1900. Conrail removed one of the tracks in 1981 and the Curve remains in this three-track configuration. The curve's importance to railroad traffic in the U.S. was such that it was guarded by Union soldiers during the American Civil War and the Nazis attempted to sabotage it in Operation Pastorius during World War II.
[www.chss.iup.edu]
Photo of the Day
Tonight's Photo - Please send photos to trainnews1@yahoo.com,
SOO SD60 #6029 was on CP Rail train #291 on Sunday 2-7-2010 in La Crosse WI.
Jim Matuska Photos
Domestic News
Stranded Amtrak Passenger Wants Answers
[www.wtvr.com]
and
Mechanical problems, snow delay Amtrak train bound for Richmond
[www2.timesdispatch.com]
Train Hits Van Stuck On Railroad Tracks
[www.wcpo.com]
GPS unit leads truck driver into train collision
[www.tauntongazette.com]
More Subway Disruptions
[cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com]
Boy’s Leg Is Severed in Tunnel on N Line
[www.nytimes.com]
Pullman railway car moved to Peoria museum
[www.chicagotribune.com]
Cargo Train Derails In South Sacramento
[cbs13.com]
Valley counties vie for rail maintenance station
[www.fresnobee.com]
High Speed Trains in US to be Slower Than Those in Europe, Asia
[www1.voanews.com]
Train hits coin smasher
[www.myplainview.com]
Amtrak line posted profit in second month
[www2.newsadvance.com]
Fatal accidents also affect train employees
[www.pe.com]
Gilroy chamber could form high-speed rail subcommittee
[www.morganhilltimes.com]
Marin Voice: Committed to SMART's success
[www.marinij.com]
New York Subway Cars Given a Dutch Makeover
[www.jaunted.com]
Saturday at Northwest's Newest Railroad
[blog.seattlepi.com]
Hermon Railroad President explains why company wants to abandon rail lines
[www.wcsh6.com]
Spring Fling at the Verde Canyon Railroad Lucky Leprechaun, Easter Bunny and Cinco de Mayo
[www.earthtimes.org]
Update: Railway Company Charged in Four Mile Road Fire
[www.9and10news.com]
New railroad files to purchase track in Chadron and west
[www.thechadronnews.com]
Agency approves Omya rail spur
[www.rutlandherald.com]
Norfolk Southern Facilitates $3.1 Billion in Industrial Investment Along Rail Lines in 2009
[pr-usa.net]
FreightCar America, Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter 2009 Earnings Conference Call
[www.marketwatch.com]
Monrovia to explore environmental impacts of proposed rail maintenance yard
[www.pasadenastarnews.com]
Barge on Atchafalaya River crashes into bridge
[www.wafb.com]
Railway museum wants $220,000
[www.theworldlink.com]
VRE back to normal on Tuesday
[voices.washingtonpost.com]
Canadian News
Canadian Pacific Railway Downward Momentum Looks to Continue (CP)
[www.tradingmarkets.com]
International News
Belgian train collision kills at least 18
[www.google.com]
Train dispute headed to industrial umpire
[www.abc.net.au]
and
Metro at war with its drivers over new train
[www.theage.com.au]
Commuters fed up with Wellington train problems
[www.3news.co.nz]
Hot Weather Blamed For Train Derailment At Guar Chempedak
[www.bernama.com]
Surly train conductor fines disguised Dracula during carnival
[www.monstersandcritics.com]
Part car, part train - is this the vehicle of the future?
[www.independent.co.uk]
Tube trains 'miss red lights 54 times'
[www.google.com]
Train passengers walk along tracks
[tvnz.co.nz]
China Seeks to Link Central Asia by Railroad
[www.jamestown.org][tt_news]=36041&tx_ttnews[backPid]=381&cHash=f94dd5a440
The longest cable railroad to be constructed in Armenia
[www.news.az]
Railway traffic linking France, Belgium suspended after train crash
[news.xinhuanet.com]
Korea, California Sign MOU for High-Speed Railway
[english.chosun.com]
Indian railways to get a new enquiry number
[news.oneindia.in]
Central Railway Station Metro Reopens
[www.yle.fi]
NRIC: Titan truck ran through the railway crossing as breaking the barriers
[www.focus-fen.net]
Kuwait approves plans for $25bn GCC railway
[www.arabianbusiness.com]
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