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Trainnews Volume 3 Issue 56
Author: Espee99
Date: 03-14-2010 - 18:13
Trainnews - volume 3 - issue 56 - 03/14/10
Notice -Trainnews will publish tonight due to double header tomorrow; therefore next issue will be Tuesday
This day in Railroad History
March 14, 1954
The final Huntingdon & Broad Top Mountain Railroad train steamed northbound from Mount Dallas to Saxton south central Pennsylvania. With no money available for dieselization, the railroad remained true to steam until the very end. Chartered in 1852 as the Huntingdon & Broad Top Mountain Railroad and Coal Company, the railroad was designed to haul coal from the Broad Top area north to a connection to the Pennsylvania Railroad at Huntingdon. The first trains operated between Huntingdon and Saxton in 1855, and the railroad expanded south to Mount Dallas in 1863. From 1863 until 1954, these 44 miles of mainline would haul millions of tons of ore, coal, and iron as well as regular freight and passengers. H&BTM's only surviving locomotive is number 38, a 1929 Baldwin Locomotive Works 2-8-0.
[www.bbandbrr.com]
Photo of the Day
Tonight's Photo - Please send photos to trainnews1@yahoo.com.
Amtrak 283 leads Train 721 past brand new on display Amtrak-California 2001 on September 9, 1994. 2001 is on a now gone siding in Jack London Square, Oakland, CA.
Marty Bernard Photo
Domestic News
N.J. Transit train was delayed for three hours caused by signal outage, downed trees during nor'easter
[www.nj.com]
and
About 19,000 Without Power After Storm
[www.myfoxphilly.com]
Amtrak resumes service on northeast corridor
[www.baltimoresun.com]
NJ Transit suspends train service on major rail lines
[www.nj.com]
Web site lists hazardous train cargo in real time
[galvestondailynews.com]
The Third Lane Is a Train
[www.independent.com]
Train station eyed for transport center
[www.seacoastonline.com]
Bringing back Tidewater passenger rail service
[www.mantecabulletin.com]
NYC Transit Problems
[www.myfoxny.com]
Norfolk Southern’s Greencastle project on track
[www.herald-mail.com]
CSX Railroad Repairs Tracks, Closes Streets in Tipp City
[tippnews.com]
Commuter trains resume after Wash. mudslide
[seattletimes.nwsource.com]
RailAmerica, Inc. Reports February 2010 Monthly Carloads
[pr-canada.net]
Landmark Angels Flight Railway Reopens on Bunker Hill
[www.ktla.com]
Canadian News
Trains roll at museum
[www.thedailyobserver.ca]
International News
Fast train to open a year ahead of schedule
[news.google.com]
Train drags man along track
[www.abc.net.au]
High-speed train plan is not on right track for rail chiefs
[www.heraldscotland.com]
Japan's Train Buffs Yell For Dr. Yellow
[inventorspot.com]
Secunderabad-Hazrat Nizamuddin Duronto Express flagged off
[timesofindia.indiatimes.com]
First train travels rail bypass
[www.bordermail.com.au]
Commuters face train delays
[berwick-leader.whereilive.com.au]
and
Bad start for Melbourne's Metro trains with cancellations on the Frankston and Sandringham lines
[www.heraldsun.com.au]
ScotRail: Easter business as usual
[www.google.com]
Singleton rail accident cuts coal line
[www.theherald.com.au]
Folly on private wheels
[www.dnaindia.com]
Peru says Machu Picchu service back soon
[www.jacksonsun.com]
Runing Extra
Audience treated to train talk
[www.santamariatimes.com]
Notice -Trainnews will publish tonight due to double header tomorrow; therefore next issue will be Tuesday
This day in Railroad History
March 14, 1954
The final Huntingdon & Broad Top Mountain Railroad train steamed northbound from Mount Dallas to Saxton south central Pennsylvania. With no money available for dieselization, the railroad remained true to steam until the very end. Chartered in 1852 as the Huntingdon & Broad Top Mountain Railroad and Coal Company, the railroad was designed to haul coal from the Broad Top area north to a connection to the Pennsylvania Railroad at Huntingdon. The first trains operated between Huntingdon and Saxton in 1855, and the railroad expanded south to Mount Dallas in 1863. From 1863 until 1954, these 44 miles of mainline would haul millions of tons of ore, coal, and iron as well as regular freight and passengers. H&BTM's only surviving locomotive is number 38, a 1929 Baldwin Locomotive Works 2-8-0.
[www.bbandbrr.com]
Photo of the Day
Tonight's Photo - Please send photos to trainnews1@yahoo.com.
Amtrak 283 leads Train 721 past brand new on display Amtrak-California 2001 on September 9, 1994. 2001 is on a now gone siding in Jack London Square, Oakland, CA.
Marty Bernard Photo
Domestic News
N.J. Transit train was delayed for three hours caused by signal outage, downed trees during nor'easter
[www.nj.com]
and
About 19,000 Without Power After Storm
[www.myfoxphilly.com]
Amtrak resumes service on northeast corridor
[www.baltimoresun.com]
NJ Transit suspends train service on major rail lines
[www.nj.com]
Web site lists hazardous train cargo in real time
[galvestondailynews.com]
The Third Lane Is a Train
[www.independent.com]
Train station eyed for transport center
[www.seacoastonline.com]
Bringing back Tidewater passenger rail service
[www.mantecabulletin.com]
NYC Transit Problems
[www.myfoxny.com]
Norfolk Southern’s Greencastle project on track
[www.herald-mail.com]
CSX Railroad Repairs Tracks, Closes Streets in Tipp City
[tippnews.com]
Commuter trains resume after Wash. mudslide
[seattletimes.nwsource.com]
RailAmerica, Inc. Reports February 2010 Monthly Carloads
[pr-canada.net]
Landmark Angels Flight Railway Reopens on Bunker Hill
[www.ktla.com]
Canadian News
Trains roll at museum
[www.thedailyobserver.ca]
International News
Fast train to open a year ahead of schedule
[news.google.com]
Train drags man along track
[www.abc.net.au]
High-speed train plan is not on right track for rail chiefs
[www.heraldscotland.com]
Japan's Train Buffs Yell For Dr. Yellow
[inventorspot.com]
Secunderabad-Hazrat Nizamuddin Duronto Express flagged off
[timesofindia.indiatimes.com]
First train travels rail bypass
[www.bordermail.com.au]
Commuters face train delays
[berwick-leader.whereilive.com.au]
and
Bad start for Melbourne's Metro trains with cancellations on the Frankston and Sandringham lines
[www.heraldsun.com.au]
ScotRail: Easter business as usual
[www.google.com]
Singleton rail accident cuts coal line
[www.theherald.com.au]
Folly on private wheels
[www.dnaindia.com]
Peru says Machu Picchu service back soon
[www.jacksonsun.com]
Runing Extra
Audience treated to train talk
[www.santamariatimes.com]
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 Trainnews Volume 3 Issue 56 |
Espee99 | 03-14-2010 - 18:13 |