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Trainnews Volume 3 Issue 58
Author: Espee99
Date: 03-18-2010 - 20:35
Trainnews - volume 3 - issue 58 - 03/18/10
Notice - Trainnews will publish at odd times next week due to business travel.
This day in Railroad History
March 18, 1855
The first train operated on the Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge, the world's first working railway suspension bridge. It spanned 825 feet and stood 2.5 miles downstream of Niagara Falls. Connecting Niagara Falls, Ontario to Niagara Falls, New York, the bridge carried trains over the river by way of the bridge's upper deck while pedestrians and carriages used the lower. Three railway lines crossed over the bridge. The Great Western Railway, New York Central Railroad, and New York and Erie Rail Road differed in the width of their tracks; the bridge used a triple gauge system to conserve space, overlapping two tracks on top of each other and using a rail of each to form the third track. With increasingly heavier trains, in 1897 the Suspension Bridge was finally replaced by the Steel Arch Bridge, which was later renamed the Whirlpool Rapids Bridge. When the Suspension Bridge was dismantled, its wire cables were found not to have noticeably degraded, a testament to its strength and design.
[en.wikipedia.org]
Photo of the Day
Tonight's Photo - Please send photos to trainnews1@yahoo.com.
This is a scan I took several years ago. I had wondered what had happened to this stain glass herald of the Southern Pacific. As a kid I used to take the ferry from the old Oakland mole to San Francisco as my dad had passes, as an SP employee. Each time we went through the gates you could look overhead and see the outside lights of the sun penetrating the wonderful spectrum of colors in the glass lighting the darkened shed of the mole. Then the mole, located at the foot of 7th Street in Oakland, CA was torn down and for years I wondered what had happened to this magnificent SP herald. On a trip to the State Railroad Museum in Sacramento I was looking at the SP cab forward on display, turned around and……THERE IT WAS!! I know this is not a scan of a locomotive or consist of cars, but hopefully it might bring back a few fond memories in others as it did to me when I finally found it again.
Rolland A. Meyers Photo
Domestic News
Train hits car on Santa Cruz's Westside
[www.mercurynews.com]
Metro operator in Farragut North derailment had just returned from long leave
[www.washingtonpost.com]
Alstom May Partner With SNCF for Florida High-Speed Train Bid
[www.businessweek.com]
Highway Patrol Trying To Find Out Why Truck Got Hit By Train
[www2.wspa.com]
14 BNSF train cars derail just outside Flagstaff
[www.abc15.com]
Ohio transportation official defends rail project
[www.businessweek.com]
Light trail train damaged in crash with semi
[www.azcentral.com]
Ride the Train to Lodi's 17th Annual School Street Wine Stroll
[www.sacramentopress.com]
T officials: Newton train service should be back by Monday
[www.wickedlocal.com]
Bill redirects federal funds
[www.lvrj.com]
Turtle-paced action on high-speed rail
[www.argosy.ca]
Skanska and Granite JV to Build PATH Train Station at the World Trade Center
[www.azobuild.com]
Fundraising Event Set To Save Train Station
[www.courant.com]
Cars derail at Bailey Yard
[www.nptelegraph.com]
PRINCETON: Storm gives a taste of life without Dinky
[centraljersey.com]
Businesses Support Suit Against M.T.A.
[www.easthamptonstar.com]
North Versailles train wreck causes diesel spill
[www.post-gazette.com]
MTA Working to Provide Wi-Fi Service to Long Island Railroad and Metro-North Trains
[www.nassaunewslive.com]
Pell City community discusses future of railroad crossing
[www.myfoxal.com]
Sugar Pine Railroad spring cleans for tourists
[www.sierrastar.com]
Restored Locomotive Back At B&O Railroad Museum
[wjz.com]
Tweetsie hosts job fair March 20
[www2.mountaintimes.com]
Losing track of rail project funds
[www.timesunion.com]
Preliminary work begins on Niantic River Bridge
[www.theday.com]
Whidbey Island business awards contract to CI
[www.tri-cityherald.com]
HNTB wins work with Florida’s high-speed rail program
[kansascity.bizjournals.com]
Amtrak launches Twitter page
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
Ride the Easter Bunny Express to Roseland
[www.recordernewspapers.com]
Rail to port reopening after fire ; Traffic should roll today after trestle blaze destroys 16 new luxury cars
[www.fireengineering.com]
Passing marks for CN, but work needed
[www.dailyherald.com]
Montana Board Approves Lease Agreement With Arch Coal
[online.wsj.com]
"Crews dismantle rare covered railroad bridge"
[www.bendbulletin.com]
Waterloo Petitions DOT To Change High-Speed Rail Plans
[www.channel3000.com]
Bidding for Virginian Railway passenger rail station work on horizon
[www.roanoke.com]
Canadian News
O'Brien wants Greyhound to move to train station
[ottawa.ctv.ca]
Cape Breton railway will close without subsidy cash: N.S. cabinet minister
[www.pddnet.com]
International News
Hoax call for bomb on train stalls services at Gurgaon station
[www.indianexpress.com]
Brisbane train delays to last all day
[www.brisbanetimes.com.au]
Railways to be Lead Partner For CWG, Special Train to Mark Event
[www.indiajournal.com]
Free shuttle train service is extended in West Cumbria
[www.timesandstar.co.uk]
Double-headed steam train to run special trip on Ayr line
[www.ayrshirepost.net]
Railways lose 40,000 t. freight traffic on prohibitory orders
[sify.com]
GEORGIA: EBRD TO SPONSOR TBILISI-BYPASS RAILWAY PROJECT
[www.eurasianet.org]
Railways spending billions to ensure railway track safety
[dailymailnews.com]
Running Extra
Video Shows Moment Of Collision Between Bus, Texas Commuter Train
[www.kwtx.com]
Notice - Trainnews will publish at odd times next week due to business travel.
This day in Railroad History
March 18, 1855
The first train operated on the Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge, the world's first working railway suspension bridge. It spanned 825 feet and stood 2.5 miles downstream of Niagara Falls. Connecting Niagara Falls, Ontario to Niagara Falls, New York, the bridge carried trains over the river by way of the bridge's upper deck while pedestrians and carriages used the lower. Three railway lines crossed over the bridge. The Great Western Railway, New York Central Railroad, and New York and Erie Rail Road differed in the width of their tracks; the bridge used a triple gauge system to conserve space, overlapping two tracks on top of each other and using a rail of each to form the third track. With increasingly heavier trains, in 1897 the Suspension Bridge was finally replaced by the Steel Arch Bridge, which was later renamed the Whirlpool Rapids Bridge. When the Suspension Bridge was dismantled, its wire cables were found not to have noticeably degraded, a testament to its strength and design.
[en.wikipedia.org]
Photo of the Day
Tonight's Photo - Please send photos to trainnews1@yahoo.com.
This is a scan I took several years ago. I had wondered what had happened to this stain glass herald of the Southern Pacific. As a kid I used to take the ferry from the old Oakland mole to San Francisco as my dad had passes, as an SP employee. Each time we went through the gates you could look overhead and see the outside lights of the sun penetrating the wonderful spectrum of colors in the glass lighting the darkened shed of the mole. Then the mole, located at the foot of 7th Street in Oakland, CA was torn down and for years I wondered what had happened to this magnificent SP herald. On a trip to the State Railroad Museum in Sacramento I was looking at the SP cab forward on display, turned around and……THERE IT WAS!! I know this is not a scan of a locomotive or consist of cars, but hopefully it might bring back a few fond memories in others as it did to me when I finally found it again.
Rolland A. Meyers Photo
Domestic News
Train hits car on Santa Cruz's Westside
[www.mercurynews.com]
Metro operator in Farragut North derailment had just returned from long leave
[www.washingtonpost.com]
Alstom May Partner With SNCF for Florida High-Speed Train Bid
[www.businessweek.com]
Highway Patrol Trying To Find Out Why Truck Got Hit By Train
[www2.wspa.com]
14 BNSF train cars derail just outside Flagstaff
[www.abc15.com]
Ohio transportation official defends rail project
[www.businessweek.com]
Light trail train damaged in crash with semi
[www.azcentral.com]
Ride the Train to Lodi's 17th Annual School Street Wine Stroll
[www.sacramentopress.com]
T officials: Newton train service should be back by Monday
[www.wickedlocal.com]
Bill redirects federal funds
[www.lvrj.com]
Turtle-paced action on high-speed rail
[www.argosy.ca]
Skanska and Granite JV to Build PATH Train Station at the World Trade Center
[www.azobuild.com]
Fundraising Event Set To Save Train Station
[www.courant.com]
Cars derail at Bailey Yard
[www.nptelegraph.com]
PRINCETON: Storm gives a taste of life without Dinky
[centraljersey.com]
Businesses Support Suit Against M.T.A.
[www.easthamptonstar.com]
North Versailles train wreck causes diesel spill
[www.post-gazette.com]
MTA Working to Provide Wi-Fi Service to Long Island Railroad and Metro-North Trains
[www.nassaunewslive.com]
Pell City community discusses future of railroad crossing
[www.myfoxal.com]
Sugar Pine Railroad spring cleans for tourists
[www.sierrastar.com]
Restored Locomotive Back At B&O Railroad Museum
[wjz.com]
Tweetsie hosts job fair March 20
[www2.mountaintimes.com]
Losing track of rail project funds
[www.timesunion.com]
Preliminary work begins on Niantic River Bridge
[www.theday.com]
Whidbey Island business awards contract to CI
[www.tri-cityherald.com]
HNTB wins work with Florida’s high-speed rail program
[kansascity.bizjournals.com]
Amtrak launches Twitter page
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
Ride the Easter Bunny Express to Roseland
[www.recordernewspapers.com]
Rail to port reopening after fire ; Traffic should roll today after trestle blaze destroys 16 new luxury cars
[www.fireengineering.com]
Passing marks for CN, but work needed
[www.dailyherald.com]
Montana Board Approves Lease Agreement With Arch Coal
[online.wsj.com]
"Crews dismantle rare covered railroad bridge"
[www.bendbulletin.com]
Waterloo Petitions DOT To Change High-Speed Rail Plans
[www.channel3000.com]
Bidding for Virginian Railway passenger rail station work on horizon
[www.roanoke.com]
Canadian News
O'Brien wants Greyhound to move to train station
[ottawa.ctv.ca]
Cape Breton railway will close without subsidy cash: N.S. cabinet minister
[www.pddnet.com]
International News
Hoax call for bomb on train stalls services at Gurgaon station
[www.indianexpress.com]
Brisbane train delays to last all day
[www.brisbanetimes.com.au]
Railways to be Lead Partner For CWG, Special Train to Mark Event
[www.indiajournal.com]
Free shuttle train service is extended in West Cumbria
[www.timesandstar.co.uk]
Double-headed steam train to run special trip on Ayr line
[www.ayrshirepost.net]
Railways lose 40,000 t. freight traffic on prohibitory orders
[sify.com]
GEORGIA: EBRD TO SPONSOR TBILISI-BYPASS RAILWAY PROJECT
[www.eurasianet.org]
Railways spending billions to ensure railway track safety
[dailymailnews.com]
Running Extra
Video Shows Moment Of Collision Between Bus, Texas Commuter Train
[www.kwtx.com]
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