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Trainnews Volume 3 Issue 47
Author: Espee99
Date: 03-03-2010 - 20:19
Trainnews - volume 3 - issue 47 - 03/03/10
This day in Railroad History
March 3, 1853
The 32nd Congress, 2nd Session, approved “The Military Appropriations Act of 1853” of which Sections 10 and 11 authorized the expenditure of $150,000 by the War Department to conduct “explorations and surveys ... to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean.” Within two months the surveys were underway, and in December the War Department submitted its Annual Report to the President containing an extended section describing the scope and progress of the surveys. Also included with the Report were the Secretary of War’s detailed written instructions to the various survey parties which were drawn from the Army under the direction of the Corps of Topographical Engineers.
[cprr.org]
Photo of the Day
Tonight's Photo - Please send photos to trainnews1@yahoo.com.
A CSX coal train emerges from the east portal of Carothers Tunnel a mile east of Paw Paw, WV on 1-18-08. This location is on the Magnolia Cutoff in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia, which was opened in 1914. The coal originated in the coal fields to the west, and is en route to the export piers in Baltimore, MD for overseas shipment. On the head end is a pair of AC4400CWs which CSX purchased from General Electric in 2002
Alex Mayes Photo
Domestic News
Amtrak train hits bus in Oakland
[www.examiner.com]
and
Train hits empty AC Transit bus
[www.sfgate.com]
Train derails in Hamilton
[news.cincinnati.com]
Woman hit by Metro Blue Line train
[www.contracostatimes.com]
and
Woman Trapped Under Blue Line Train, Survives
[www.ktla.com]
Ohio transportation official: Trains create jobs
[www.businessweek.com]
Light rail train becomes large rolling billboard
[www.kwgn.com]
Pedestrian hit by freight train in Riverside
[www.pe.com]
Slow train blocks Mishawaka and South Bend crossings Wednesday
[www.wsbt.com]
Train horns go out with a blast
[www.azdailysun.com]
Septa Gets Samples of Its Newest Regional Rail Train Cars
[www.kyw1060.com]
Illegal Immigrants Caught Sabotaging American Train Tracks
[www.mmdnewswire.com]
Quiet zones in works for Hamburg train crossings
[www.buffalonews.com]
NJ Transit: Fare hikes up to 30 percent, service cuts coming
[www.northjersey.com]
and
NJ Transit plans 200 layoffs, executive pay cuts
[www.philly.com]
Airport train depot bummer
[www.alaskadispatch.com]
North Bend woman's car hit by train near Kennard
[www.fremonttribune.com]
Lebanon Mason Monroe Railroad launches 2010 train ride season
[rodeo.cincinnati.com]
Rally To Save W Train
[www.qgazette.com]
NJ Transit says it’s sorry for this morning’s Pascack Valley line delays
[rockland.lohudblogs.com]
VRE express train could bypass county stops
[www2.insidenova.com]
Norfolk should get passenger rail in 3 years, Drake says
[www.portfolioweekly.com]
Lessons Shared from Calif. Train Crash
[www.firehouse.com]
Train believed to have started fire
[www.portlincolntimes.com.au]
Fillmore & Western Railway offers family excursions
[www.toacorn.com]
Kansas City Southern CEO: No Contact With Possible Acquirers
[online.wsj.com]
Return of freight railroad delayed
[www.pressdemocrat.com]
City pledges $10,000 for Railroad Days 2010
[www.plumasnews.com]
R.J. Corman to accept job applications Saturday in Lexington
[www.kentucky.com]
Railroad to hire workers to repair local short line
[www.courier-journal.com]
Railroad group seeks a home for collection, knowledge of trains
[www.kingmandailyminer.com]
RMI Signs New Five-Year Agreement with Genesee & Wyoming Inc.
[www.marketwatch.com]
Venell Farms, railroad agree for service
[www.gazettetimes.com]
Union Pacific Corporation's CFO to Address J.P. Morgan Aviation, Transportation & Defense Conference
[www.marketwatch.com]
DOT chief backs $25M rail acquisition bond
[www.bangordailynews.com]
U.P., ConAgra honored
[www.omaha.com]
Railroad crossing
[www.kxnet.com]
Thomas the Tank Engine chugs into Grapevine
[www.star-telegram.com]
Rail Technology Focuses On Safety, Environment, Efficiency
[www.cunninghamreport.com]
JERE W. SCHULER NAMED RAILROAD MUSEUM OF PENNSYLVANIA VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR
[www.centralpennbusiness.com]
American Railcar 4Q Profit Up 39% On Investment Gains
[online.wsj.com]
Castle's rail proposal would boost the entire Northeast
[www.delawareonline.com]
No light rail in tunnel this weekend
[seattletimes.nwsource.com]
Canadian News
VIA Service Resumes in Eastern Ontario
[www.cfra.com]
International News
London Bridge train services disrupted by fire
[news.bbc.co.uk]
6.4-magnitude quake hits southern Taiwan
[edition.cnn.com]
Driving That (Ottoman Steam) Train
[thefastertimes.com]
Soon, WR to rope in private firms to clean train coaches
[www.indianexpress.com]
Russia’s Terror-Fighting Trains Back on the Rails
[www.wired.com]
Long-delayed Train Safari on the go from mid-March
[www.thenews.com.pk]
Train up traffic opened after 27hours
[www.thenews.com.pk]
Thousands of commuters face overcrowding because train operators run short trains
[www.telegraph.co.uk]
Goods engine catches fire on Narmada bridge
[timesofindia.indiatimes.com]
Bradford rail expert's plea to train operators
[www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk]
This day in Railroad History
March 3, 1853
The 32nd Congress, 2nd Session, approved “The Military Appropriations Act of 1853” of which Sections 10 and 11 authorized the expenditure of $150,000 by the War Department to conduct “explorations and surveys ... to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean.” Within two months the surveys were underway, and in December the War Department submitted its Annual Report to the President containing an extended section describing the scope and progress of the surveys. Also included with the Report were the Secretary of War’s detailed written instructions to the various survey parties which were drawn from the Army under the direction of the Corps of Topographical Engineers.
[cprr.org]
Photo of the Day
Tonight's Photo - Please send photos to trainnews1@yahoo.com.
A CSX coal train emerges from the east portal of Carothers Tunnel a mile east of Paw Paw, WV on 1-18-08. This location is on the Magnolia Cutoff in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia, which was opened in 1914. The coal originated in the coal fields to the west, and is en route to the export piers in Baltimore, MD for overseas shipment. On the head end is a pair of AC4400CWs which CSX purchased from General Electric in 2002
Alex Mayes Photo
Domestic News
Amtrak train hits bus in Oakland
[www.examiner.com]
and
Train hits empty AC Transit bus
[www.sfgate.com]
Train derails in Hamilton
[news.cincinnati.com]
Woman hit by Metro Blue Line train
[www.contracostatimes.com]
and
Woman Trapped Under Blue Line Train, Survives
[www.ktla.com]
Ohio transportation official: Trains create jobs
[www.businessweek.com]
Light rail train becomes large rolling billboard
[www.kwgn.com]
Pedestrian hit by freight train in Riverside
[www.pe.com]
Slow train blocks Mishawaka and South Bend crossings Wednesday
[www.wsbt.com]
Train horns go out with a blast
[www.azdailysun.com]
Septa Gets Samples of Its Newest Regional Rail Train Cars
[www.kyw1060.com]
Illegal Immigrants Caught Sabotaging American Train Tracks
[www.mmdnewswire.com]
Quiet zones in works for Hamburg train crossings
[www.buffalonews.com]
NJ Transit: Fare hikes up to 30 percent, service cuts coming
[www.northjersey.com]
and
NJ Transit plans 200 layoffs, executive pay cuts
[www.philly.com]
Airport train depot bummer
[www.alaskadispatch.com]
North Bend woman's car hit by train near Kennard
[www.fremonttribune.com]
Lebanon Mason Monroe Railroad launches 2010 train ride season
[rodeo.cincinnati.com]
Rally To Save W Train
[www.qgazette.com]
NJ Transit says it’s sorry for this morning’s Pascack Valley line delays
[rockland.lohudblogs.com]
VRE express train could bypass county stops
[www2.insidenova.com]
Norfolk should get passenger rail in 3 years, Drake says
[www.portfolioweekly.com]
Lessons Shared from Calif. Train Crash
[www.firehouse.com]
Train believed to have started fire
[www.portlincolntimes.com.au]
Fillmore & Western Railway offers family excursions
[www.toacorn.com]
Kansas City Southern CEO: No Contact With Possible Acquirers
[online.wsj.com]
Return of freight railroad delayed
[www.pressdemocrat.com]
City pledges $10,000 for Railroad Days 2010
[www.plumasnews.com]
R.J. Corman to accept job applications Saturday in Lexington
[www.kentucky.com]
Railroad to hire workers to repair local short line
[www.courier-journal.com]
Railroad group seeks a home for collection, knowledge of trains
[www.kingmandailyminer.com]
RMI Signs New Five-Year Agreement with Genesee & Wyoming Inc.
[www.marketwatch.com]
Venell Farms, railroad agree for service
[www.gazettetimes.com]
Union Pacific Corporation's CFO to Address J.P. Morgan Aviation, Transportation & Defense Conference
[www.marketwatch.com]
DOT chief backs $25M rail acquisition bond
[www.bangordailynews.com]
U.P., ConAgra honored
[www.omaha.com]
Railroad crossing
[www.kxnet.com]
Thomas the Tank Engine chugs into Grapevine
[www.star-telegram.com]
Rail Technology Focuses On Safety, Environment, Efficiency
[www.cunninghamreport.com]
JERE W. SCHULER NAMED RAILROAD MUSEUM OF PENNSYLVANIA VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR
[www.centralpennbusiness.com]
American Railcar 4Q Profit Up 39% On Investment Gains
[online.wsj.com]
Castle's rail proposal would boost the entire Northeast
[www.delawareonline.com]
No light rail in tunnel this weekend
[seattletimes.nwsource.com]
Canadian News
VIA Service Resumes in Eastern Ontario
[www.cfra.com]
International News
London Bridge train services disrupted by fire
[news.bbc.co.uk]
6.4-magnitude quake hits southern Taiwan
[edition.cnn.com]
Driving That (Ottoman Steam) Train
[thefastertimes.com]
Soon, WR to rope in private firms to clean train coaches
[www.indianexpress.com]
Russia’s Terror-Fighting Trains Back on the Rails
[www.wired.com]
Long-delayed Train Safari on the go from mid-March
[www.thenews.com.pk]
Train up traffic opened after 27hours
[www.thenews.com.pk]
Thousands of commuters face overcrowding because train operators run short trains
[www.telegraph.co.uk]
Goods engine catches fire on Narmada bridge
[timesofindia.indiatimes.com]
Bradford rail expert's plea to train operators
[www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk]
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