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Trainnews Volume 3 Issue 64
Author: Espee99
Date: 03-25-2010 - 17:04
Trainnews - volume 3 - issue 64 - 03/25/10
This day in Railroad History
March 25, 1908
A Boston and Maine engine plunged through open drawspan over the Merrimac River at Newburyport, Massachucetts. Crashing through the gates after disregarding the signals that had been set for an open draw on the railroad bridge engine #23, hauling a train of four passenger cars, a freight car and a tender dashed toward the gaping abyss and only for the fact that emergency brakes were applied prevented rest of the entire train from diving into the dark waters of the Merrimac. The engine toppled in and with it, the fireman, William Winn of Portsmouth. Captain Hunt, drawtender of the Newburyport bridge, had seen the engine approach the open draw, grabbed a life-preserver and dashed to the rescue.
[salisburypoint.tnsing.com]
Photo of the Day
Tonight's Photo - Please send photos to trainnews1@yahoo.com.
The Kansas City Southern I-MTDA-18 is headed past milepost 68 on the White Rock Industrial Spur on Thursday, March 18, 2010. The TOFC UPS train hauls the Chicago to Dallas UPS trailers from the BNSF at Metro Junction near Krum, Texas to the KCS Dallas Yard daily except Sundays.
Larry W. Grant Photo.
Domestic News
Mechanical problem, medical issue, 911 call on Metra train
[www.suntimes.com]
MTA Seeking Artists to Submit Works for 63rd Street F Train Station
[www.dnainfo.com]
Rapid train soon to connect Orlando and Tampa
[www.erentals.co.uk]
Amtrak Heartland Flyer Train Crashes Near Oklahoma-Texas Border
[www.newson6.com]
Effort afoot to derail California high spead train project
[www.examiner.com]
Burlington Northern spends $1.46M on 4Q lobbying
[www.businessweek.com]
Truck hit by MAX train during police chase
[www.kgw.com]
NJ Transit commuters to voice concerns at hearings on fare hikes, service cuts
[www.nj.com]
Amtrak Promotes 'Blues' Tour on National Train Day
[www.travelagentcentral.com]
Caltrain Says Ending Bullet Train in San Jose Won't Do Any Good
[www.nbcbayarea.com]
Building a train station
[www.downtownexpress.com]
Transit experts say surface light-rail route would work for downtown Bellevue
[seattletimes.nwsource.com]
Canadian News
Second Amtrak Train Linking Vancouver and Seattle to Continue
[www.cascadiaprospectus.org]
Mont St. Hilaire train line shut
[www.montrealgazette.com]
Railroaders ask school board to reconsider decision on former train station
[www.thepost.ca]
International News
Systems blamed for deadly train accident
[www.upi.com]
Train strikes: Your rights explained
[news.bbc.co.uk]
Cumbria train derailment report highlights 'errors'
[news.bbc.co.uk]
Coal miners say train privatisation plan off the rails
[www.theaustralian.com.au]
Disruptions on Paraparaumu train line
[www.stuff.co.nz]
Floods may derail train network for months
[www.abc.net.au]
Global warming exhibition organized on board special Jammu-bound train
[sify.com]
End of the line for Caboolture train commuter
[northern-times.whereilive.com.au]
Railways probe Rajdhani derailment
[www.hindustantimes.com]
This day in Railroad History
March 25, 1908
A Boston and Maine engine plunged through open drawspan over the Merrimac River at Newburyport, Massachucetts. Crashing through the gates after disregarding the signals that had been set for an open draw on the railroad bridge engine #23, hauling a train of four passenger cars, a freight car and a tender dashed toward the gaping abyss and only for the fact that emergency brakes were applied prevented rest of the entire train from diving into the dark waters of the Merrimac. The engine toppled in and with it, the fireman, William Winn of Portsmouth. Captain Hunt, drawtender of the Newburyport bridge, had seen the engine approach the open draw, grabbed a life-preserver and dashed to the rescue.
[salisburypoint.tnsing.com]
Photo of the Day
Tonight's Photo - Please send photos to trainnews1@yahoo.com.
The Kansas City Southern I-MTDA-18 is headed past milepost 68 on the White Rock Industrial Spur on Thursday, March 18, 2010. The TOFC UPS train hauls the Chicago to Dallas UPS trailers from the BNSF at Metro Junction near Krum, Texas to the KCS Dallas Yard daily except Sundays.
Larry W. Grant Photo.
Domestic News
Mechanical problem, medical issue, 911 call on Metra train
[www.suntimes.com]
MTA Seeking Artists to Submit Works for 63rd Street F Train Station
[www.dnainfo.com]
Rapid train soon to connect Orlando and Tampa
[www.erentals.co.uk]
Amtrak Heartland Flyer Train Crashes Near Oklahoma-Texas Border
[www.newson6.com]
Effort afoot to derail California high spead train project
[www.examiner.com]
Burlington Northern spends $1.46M on 4Q lobbying
[www.businessweek.com]
Truck hit by MAX train during police chase
[www.kgw.com]
NJ Transit commuters to voice concerns at hearings on fare hikes, service cuts
[www.nj.com]
Amtrak Promotes 'Blues' Tour on National Train Day
[www.travelagentcentral.com]
Caltrain Says Ending Bullet Train in San Jose Won't Do Any Good
[www.nbcbayarea.com]
Building a train station
[www.downtownexpress.com]
Transit experts say surface light-rail route would work for downtown Bellevue
[seattletimes.nwsource.com]
Canadian News
Second Amtrak Train Linking Vancouver and Seattle to Continue
[www.cascadiaprospectus.org]
Mont St. Hilaire train line shut
[www.montrealgazette.com]
Railroaders ask school board to reconsider decision on former train station
[www.thepost.ca]
International News
Systems blamed for deadly train accident
[www.upi.com]
Train strikes: Your rights explained
[news.bbc.co.uk]
Cumbria train derailment report highlights 'errors'
[news.bbc.co.uk]
Coal miners say train privatisation plan off the rails
[www.theaustralian.com.au]
Disruptions on Paraparaumu train line
[www.stuff.co.nz]
Floods may derail train network for months
[www.abc.net.au]
Global warming exhibition organized on board special Jammu-bound train
[sify.com]
End of the line for Caboolture train commuter
[northern-times.whereilive.com.au]
Railways probe Rajdhani derailment
[www.hindustantimes.com]
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 Trainnews Volume 3 Issue 64 |
Espee99 | 03-25-2010 - 17:04 |