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Trainnews Volume 3 Issue 50
Author: Espee99
Date: 03-07-2010 - 16:20
Trainnews - volume 3 - issue 50 - 03/07/10
Notice -Trainnews published today instead of Saturday 3/6/10 due to work, Trainnews will not publish on Wednesday 3/10/10 due to business travel
This day in Railroad History
March 6, 1984
The Oregon & Northwestern Railroad ran its last train. For most of its life, the O&NW was owned by the Edward Hines Lumber company in Eastern Oregon. The O&NW was a common carrier, but largely functioned as a log carrier for its parent. In 1984, the rising waters of nearby Malheur Lake indundated the UP's Burns Branch, which provided the only connection to the outside world. The UP quit running and so did the O&NW. A good many cars, mostly the O&NW's fleet of 50-foot, double door boxcars, were trapped in Burns by the end of service. The cars left in Burns were later trucked out to Crane, where they were placed back on the rails and shipped out. The O&NW's locomotives and caboose were later rolled inside one of the drying sheds, and operations ground to a halt.
[www.trainweb.org]
March 7, 1976
Auto Train No. 3 derailed at Possum Point, Virginia, on the tracks of the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad. The NTSB investigation of this accident disclosed that a wheel moved off of its axle seat due to a crack which extended through the wheel tread, plate and hub. This fracture also extended through a figure 1 stamped on the back side of the wheel rim. The analysis of the cracked wheel which resulted in the derailment at Possum Point, disclosed that the crack originated in a stamped mark on the rim of the wheel. This wheel had been exposed to excessive heating from braking and the crack initiation may have resulted partly from this condition. Privately owned Auto-Train also suffered another derailment 2 months later at Jarratt, Virginia that was also determined to be a cracked wheel.
[www.ntsb.gov]
Photo of the Day
Tonight's Photo - Please send photos to trainnews1@yahoo.com.
With its new paint scheme almost done, the curly stripes and the word "Metrolink" on the front are all that seem to be missing, Metrolink 867 is ready to go to work again at LAUS on the afternoon of Feb. 25, 2010.
Marty Bernard Photo
Domestic News
Crews removing derailed train cars in E Washington
[seattletimes.nwsource.com]
and
24 train cars derail in Wilson Creek
[www.columbiabasinherald.com]
Five Injured Saturday When Texas Commuter Train Hits Car
[www.kwtx.com]
UTA to implement bus, train route changes proposed in January
[www.optoiq.com]
VRE seeks your comments on plan for express train
[fredericksburg.com]
New life for old Aberdeen train station
[www.baltimoresun.com]
One way for the SMART train to stay on track
[www.marinij.com]
Groups trying to reinstate Newtown rail line
[www.phillyburbs.com]
For passengers, bad communications derail confidence
[www.boston.com]
MTA robs Island of Railway free ride
[www.silive.com]
Union Pacific program offers lessons in railroad safety
[eastoregonian.com]
Battle over payments to rail line has long history
[www.greatfallstribune.com]
and
Dispute with BNSF threatens Central Montana Rail line
[www.greatfallstribune.com]
Maglev money still MIA
[romenews-tribune.com]
Officials say rail is Va.'s transportation future
[www.washingtonexaminer.com]
San Francisco activists offer ways to aid Muni
[www.sfgate.com]
Canadian News
Roundhouse Society pleads for help
[www.hannaherald.com]
International News
Train to be named after the University of Worcester
[news.bbc.co.uk]
Festival real-name train ticket system to be made permanent
[www.chinadaily.com.cn]
Fog hits train services
[timesofindia.indiatimes.com]
Train volunteer slams new WSR disability policy
[www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk]
HSR train service might not resume on Monday
[www.chinapost.com.tw]
Maharaja Express makes maiden visit to Vadodara
[www.indianexpress.com]
JR Tokai says 2025 launch of maglev bullet train may be delayed
[mdn.mainichi.jp]
Bombardier fined daily over train car refit delays
[www.chinapost.com.tw]
Govt plans spl authority to execute bullet train project
[www.deccanherald.com]
Germany names new chairman for railway company
[www.businessweek.com]
We must keep the special hill funicular railway
[thestar.com.my]
Afghan ministry plans construction of 80-km rail link from Tajikistan
[www.waterworld.com]
Cliffside funicular railway in Hastings set to reopen
[news.bbc.co.uk]
New railway across Africa [video report]
[media.theage.com.au]
Notice -Trainnews published today instead of Saturday 3/6/10 due to work, Trainnews will not publish on Wednesday 3/10/10 due to business travel
This day in Railroad History
March 6, 1984
The Oregon & Northwestern Railroad ran its last train. For most of its life, the O&NW was owned by the Edward Hines Lumber company in Eastern Oregon. The O&NW was a common carrier, but largely functioned as a log carrier for its parent. In 1984, the rising waters of nearby Malheur Lake indundated the UP's Burns Branch, which provided the only connection to the outside world. The UP quit running and so did the O&NW. A good many cars, mostly the O&NW's fleet of 50-foot, double door boxcars, were trapped in Burns by the end of service. The cars left in Burns were later trucked out to Crane, where they were placed back on the rails and shipped out. The O&NW's locomotives and caboose were later rolled inside one of the drying sheds, and operations ground to a halt.
[www.trainweb.org]
March 7, 1976
Auto Train No. 3 derailed at Possum Point, Virginia, on the tracks of the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad. The NTSB investigation of this accident disclosed that a wheel moved off of its axle seat due to a crack which extended through the wheel tread, plate and hub. This fracture also extended through a figure 1 stamped on the back side of the wheel rim. The analysis of the cracked wheel which resulted in the derailment at Possum Point, disclosed that the crack originated in a stamped mark on the rim of the wheel. This wheel had been exposed to excessive heating from braking and the crack initiation may have resulted partly from this condition. Privately owned Auto-Train also suffered another derailment 2 months later at Jarratt, Virginia that was also determined to be a cracked wheel.
[www.ntsb.gov]
Photo of the Day
Tonight's Photo - Please send photos to trainnews1@yahoo.com.
With its new paint scheme almost done, the curly stripes and the word "Metrolink" on the front are all that seem to be missing, Metrolink 867 is ready to go to work again at LAUS on the afternoon of Feb. 25, 2010.
Marty Bernard Photo
Domestic News
Crews removing derailed train cars in E Washington
[seattletimes.nwsource.com]
and
24 train cars derail in Wilson Creek
[www.columbiabasinherald.com]
Five Injured Saturday When Texas Commuter Train Hits Car
[www.kwtx.com]
UTA to implement bus, train route changes proposed in January
[www.optoiq.com]
VRE seeks your comments on plan for express train
[fredericksburg.com]
New life for old Aberdeen train station
[www.baltimoresun.com]
One way for the SMART train to stay on track
[www.marinij.com]
Groups trying to reinstate Newtown rail line
[www.phillyburbs.com]
For passengers, bad communications derail confidence
[www.boston.com]
MTA robs Island of Railway free ride
[www.silive.com]
Union Pacific program offers lessons in railroad safety
[eastoregonian.com]
Battle over payments to rail line has long history
[www.greatfallstribune.com]
and
Dispute with BNSF threatens Central Montana Rail line
[www.greatfallstribune.com]
Maglev money still MIA
[romenews-tribune.com]
Officials say rail is Va.'s transportation future
[www.washingtonexaminer.com]
San Francisco activists offer ways to aid Muni
[www.sfgate.com]
Canadian News
Roundhouse Society pleads for help
[www.hannaherald.com]
International News
Train to be named after the University of Worcester
[news.bbc.co.uk]
Festival real-name train ticket system to be made permanent
[www.chinadaily.com.cn]
Fog hits train services
[timesofindia.indiatimes.com]
Train volunteer slams new WSR disability policy
[www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk]
HSR train service might not resume on Monday
[www.chinapost.com.tw]
Maharaja Express makes maiden visit to Vadodara
[www.indianexpress.com]
JR Tokai says 2025 launch of maglev bullet train may be delayed
[mdn.mainichi.jp]
Bombardier fined daily over train car refit delays
[www.chinapost.com.tw]
Govt plans spl authority to execute bullet train project
[www.deccanherald.com]
Germany names new chairman for railway company
[www.businessweek.com]
We must keep the special hill funicular railway
[thestar.com.my]
Afghan ministry plans construction of 80-km rail link from Tajikistan
[www.waterworld.com]
Cliffside funicular railway in Hastings set to reopen
[news.bbc.co.uk]
New railway across Africa [video report]
[media.theage.com.au]
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