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Trainnews volume 3 issue 60
Author: Espee99
Date: 03-20-2010 - 17:24
Trainnews - volume 3 - issue 60 - 03/20/10
Notice - Trainnews will publish at odd times next week due to business travel.
This day in Railroad History
March 20, 1927
The first coded cab signal/train control system with four indications was placed in service on March 20, 1927 on the Pennsylvania Railroad owned West Jersey & Seashore, between Atlantic City and Camden, New Jersey. These systems enforced signals by applying train brakes if the crew did not do so. Cab signals were not willingly embraced by the railroads, they were installed by ICC mandate. In 1933, the PRR successfully petitioned the ICC for permission to remove train control/train braking apparatus from its previous installations. After a series of accidents where the cab signal was acknowledged but speed was not reduced, the PRR in 1951 placed an order with Union Switch & Signal Co. to equip 307 passenger locomotives with automatic train control that was tied into the cab signal system. Extensive wayside system modifications were also made.
[www.prrths.com]
Photo of the Day
Tonight's Photo - Please send photos to trainnews1@yahoo.com.
train Q341 passes a pair of classic B&O color position signals as it approaches the east portal of Carothers tunnel on the Magnolia Cutoff, which was opened in 1914. This location is in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia a mile east of Paw Paw. This train originated at Curtis Bay in Baltimore, MD and is en route to Cumberland, MD. On the lead is ES44DC No. 5415, which CSX purchased from General Electric in 2007.
Alex Mayes photo
Domestic News
Rail worker killed when train hits truck
[abclocal.go.com]
and
Union Pacific worker struck, killed by Metrolink train
[www.pasadenastarnews.com]
NYC to bid goodbye to V-train
[www.wcax.com]
and
MTA Revises Plans To Cut Transit Service
[www.ny1.com]
Man escapes serious injury, not citiation, after collsion with train
[www.abcactionnews.com]
Grinnell student nearly loses leg leaping onto train
[www.desmoinesregister.com]
Train catches fire in Carlisle
[news.cincinnati.com]
and
Train Fire In Warren County
[www.kypost.com]
NM commuter train expects 3 millionth rider
[www.kvia.com]
Train station repairs coming
[fredericksburg.com]
Work on Denton’s A-Train platform and downtown station to begin Monday
[www.pegasusnews.com]
House passes bill to expand Gettysburg park boundaries
[www.ydr.com]
Honolulu officials knew year ago that rail route too close to airport
[www.honoluluadvertiser.com]
Authorities Respond To Minor Train Crash In Ridgefield; No Injuries
[www.courant.com]
High-tech program aims to cut train crashes
[www.dailyherald.com]
Train wheel sparks grass fires
[thefacts.com]
Asian railway firms vie for US business
[www.thepeninsulaqatar.com]
Missouri River Runner
[only-nature.gather.com]
Ann Arbor-to-Detroit rail line delayed due to funding shortage
[www.annarbor.com]
Divided board OKs car float repairs
[www.delmarvanow.com]
CSX Transportation Announces 2009 Chemical Safety Excellence Award Winners
[pr-usa.net]
RAILWAYS POISED TO DELIVER IN 2010; updates: CN Rail, Norfolk Southern, Bombardier, Potash C[www.gurufocus.com]
Canadian News
Electro-Motive Diesel shares KSA's ongoing commitment to improvement and expansion of its rail infrastructure
[www.ameinfo.com]
International News
Golden Chariot luxury train arrives in Kerala
[sify.com]
Signals for train strike add to Easter travel chaos
[www.traveldaily.co.uk]
5,000 passengers affected by disruption in eastbound train services
[www.channelnewsasia.com]
Inlogistics: India's first private train cargo operator
[www.moneycontrol.com]
New museum for South Yorkshire train Mallard
[www.thestar.co.uk]
Train services briefly suspended in Rourkela
[www.hindustantimes.com]
Train fares to increase
[www.b92.net]
£635,000 for train revamp
[www.thestar.co.uk]
Train services could double in Rugby
[www.rugbytoday.co.uk]
Major train disaster reported on French website didn’t happen!
[www.geekwithlaptop.com]
Libyan Railroad Officials Hold Talks with Chinese Company Constructing Two Major Projects
[tripolipost.com]
Running Extra
Tracing Tracy Territory: Solving the case of the SP depot
[www.tracypress.com]
Notice - Trainnews will publish at odd times next week due to business travel.
This day in Railroad History
March 20, 1927
The first coded cab signal/train control system with four indications was placed in service on March 20, 1927 on the Pennsylvania Railroad owned West Jersey & Seashore, between Atlantic City and Camden, New Jersey. These systems enforced signals by applying train brakes if the crew did not do so. Cab signals were not willingly embraced by the railroads, they were installed by ICC mandate. In 1933, the PRR successfully petitioned the ICC for permission to remove train control/train braking apparatus from its previous installations. After a series of accidents where the cab signal was acknowledged but speed was not reduced, the PRR in 1951 placed an order with Union Switch & Signal Co. to equip 307 passenger locomotives with automatic train control that was tied into the cab signal system. Extensive wayside system modifications were also made.
[www.prrths.com]
Photo of the Day
Tonight's Photo - Please send photos to trainnews1@yahoo.com.
train Q341 passes a pair of classic B&O color position signals as it approaches the east portal of Carothers tunnel on the Magnolia Cutoff, which was opened in 1914. This location is in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia a mile east of Paw Paw. This train originated at Curtis Bay in Baltimore, MD and is en route to Cumberland, MD. On the lead is ES44DC No. 5415, which CSX purchased from General Electric in 2007.
Alex Mayes photo
Domestic News
Rail worker killed when train hits truck
[abclocal.go.com]
and
Union Pacific worker struck, killed by Metrolink train
[www.pasadenastarnews.com]
NYC to bid goodbye to V-train
[www.wcax.com]
and
MTA Revises Plans To Cut Transit Service
[www.ny1.com]
Man escapes serious injury, not citiation, after collsion with train
[www.abcactionnews.com]
Grinnell student nearly loses leg leaping onto train
[www.desmoinesregister.com]
Train catches fire in Carlisle
[news.cincinnati.com]
and
Train Fire In Warren County
[www.kypost.com]
NM commuter train expects 3 millionth rider
[www.kvia.com]
Train station repairs coming
[fredericksburg.com]
Work on Denton’s A-Train platform and downtown station to begin Monday
[www.pegasusnews.com]
House passes bill to expand Gettysburg park boundaries
[www.ydr.com]
Honolulu officials knew year ago that rail route too close to airport
[www.honoluluadvertiser.com]
Authorities Respond To Minor Train Crash In Ridgefield; No Injuries
[www.courant.com]
High-tech program aims to cut train crashes
[www.dailyherald.com]
Train wheel sparks grass fires
[thefacts.com]
Asian railway firms vie for US business
[www.thepeninsulaqatar.com]
Missouri River Runner
[only-nature.gather.com]
Ann Arbor-to-Detroit rail line delayed due to funding shortage
[www.annarbor.com]
Divided board OKs car float repairs
[www.delmarvanow.com]
CSX Transportation Announces 2009 Chemical Safety Excellence Award Winners
[pr-usa.net]
RAILWAYS POISED TO DELIVER IN 2010; updates: CN Rail, Norfolk Southern, Bombardier, Potash C[www.gurufocus.com]
Canadian News
Electro-Motive Diesel shares KSA's ongoing commitment to improvement and expansion of its rail infrastructure
[www.ameinfo.com]
International News
Golden Chariot luxury train arrives in Kerala
[sify.com]
Signals for train strike add to Easter travel chaos
[www.traveldaily.co.uk]
5,000 passengers affected by disruption in eastbound train services
[www.channelnewsasia.com]
Inlogistics: India's first private train cargo operator
[www.moneycontrol.com]
New museum for South Yorkshire train Mallard
[www.thestar.co.uk]
Train services briefly suspended in Rourkela
[www.hindustantimes.com]
Train fares to increase
[www.b92.net]
£635,000 for train revamp
[www.thestar.co.uk]
Train services could double in Rugby
[www.rugbytoday.co.uk]
Major train disaster reported on French website didn’t happen!
[www.geekwithlaptop.com]
Libyan Railroad Officials Hold Talks with Chinese Company Constructing Two Major Projects
[tripolipost.com]
Running Extra
Tracing Tracy Territory: Solving the case of the SP depot
[www.tracypress.com]
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 Trainnews volume 3 issue 60 |
Espee99 | 03-20-2010 - 17:24 |