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Trainnews - volume 3 - issue 70
Author: Espee99
Date: 04-01-2010 - 19:56
Trainnews - volume 3 - issue 70 - 04/01/10
Service Notice - Due to maintenance this weekend the photos may load slower as they have been moved to a backup machine. I expect to have the regular server back online early next week after maintenance work. Thanks for your understanding.
This day in Railroad History
April 1, 1991
The East Portland Traction Company officially took over what was left of the Portland Traction Company line between Milwaukie and East Portland, where it connects to the SP/UP/BNSF. The first tracks of the Portland Traction Company were built in the 1890s, but it had many different owners. At one point logging railroads with Shay geared locomotives connected to the PTC. The last electric interurban ran in 1958 and in 1962 the Southern Pacific and the Union Pacific jointly purchased the PTC. Much of the business in later years was at the Milwaukie Industrial Park established by the PTC in the 1950s. Dick Samuels and his family continue to operate the EPTC as the Oregon Pacific Railroad today.
(Note: for more on the early years of PTC, visit [www.craigsrailroadpages.com])
[www.oregonpacificrr.com]
Photo of the Day
Tonight's Photo - Please send photos to trainnews1@yahoo.com.
A west bound CSX train of coal empties splits the signals at Weverton, Maryland on the Cumberland Sub three miles west of Brunswick, MD on January 28, 2008. The train is headed back to the West Virginia coal fields to the west for reloading. On the lead is four week old ES44AC No. 731, one of 84 such diesels CSX purchased from General Electric in 2007. This location marks the end of the Metropolitan Sub and the beginning of the Cumberland Sub.
Alex Mayes photo
Domestic News
High-speed train to nowhere
[www.sfgate.com]
NM commuter train to provide wireless service
[www.businessweek.com]
and
Azulstar Completes WiMAX 4G Deployment on Rail Network
[4g-wirelessevolution.tmcnet.com]
Hartsfield-Jackson holds contest to name train
[www.ajc.com]
Seven hurt in crash between van, Muni train
[www.mercurynews.com]
CSX Train Derails In Nelson
[www.nbc29.com]
Train engineers oppose personality tests
[www.ocregister.com]
Ride Along on the Train
[www.nbcsandiego.com]
Train cars derail in Crawford County
[www.whas11.com]
State funding may be cut for SAM Shortline Train
[www.walb.com]
Train season opens this weekend at Railtown
[www.uniondemocrat.com]
Diesel leak halts train in Kearney
[www.kearneyhub.com]
Truck carrying bombs collides with train at plant
[news.mywebpal.com]
Budget crunch driving up train fares
[centraljersey.com]
Toledo teens get joy ride on train bound for nowhere (911 call)
[www.toledoonthemove.com]
Taye Diggs Joins Amtrak to Celebrate National Train Day
[news.gnom.es]
Trailer And Train Collide In Litchfield On Tuesday
[www.thejournal-news.net]
Two Mexican Nationals Arrested in Northern Arizona After Botched Train Heist
[blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com]
MARC heat restrictions? Yes, really.
[voices.washingtonpost.com]
Marin Voice: Working together for a solution
[www.marinij.com]
Alaska Railroad reports nearly $14M profit in 2009
[www.ktuu.com]
A Difference of Opinion on National Railroad Hall of Fame Fundraising
[www.wgil.com]
$15,000 copper theft in Kane Co.
[www.dailyherald.com]
Spirit of Jasper Hits the Rails this Weekend
[tristatehomepage.com]
Aroma Park: High-speed rail to be tested here today
[www.daily-journal.com]
Pasco company gets stimulus grant for Richland biodiesel refinery
[www.thenewstribune.com]
Trash trains may get tops
[www.yournabe.com]
Amtrak suspends service between New York and Boston due to flooding
[www.theday.com]
Feasibility of Siskiyou rail purchase explored
[www.siskiyoudaily.com]
Free class explains rules of train and track safety
[www.pioneerlocal.com]
Greenbrier Announces Webcast and Conference Call of Quarterly Financial Results
[news.gnom.es]
Canadian News
Summer GO train service to Niagara
[www.torontosun.com]
Stella-Jones Completes Acquisition of Tangent Rail Corporation
[www.marketwire.com]
International News
Snow strands passengers on train near Inverness
[news.bbc.co.uk]
Alleged train arsonists held
[www.iol.co.za]
Kota students get special train to Jaipur for exams
[timesofindia.indiatimes.com]
Train ride to the lost city of the Incas
[www.theworld.org]
NATIONAL TRAIN STRIKE CANCELLED AFTER HIGH COURT GRANTS INJUNCTION
[www.express.co.uk]
Three killed in Slovak train crash
[www.iol.co.za]
Tourists hitch a ride on a freight train
[www.iol.co.za]
India's first AC double-decker train!
[business.rediff.com]
Direct train to Oxford in new plan
[www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk]
Brisbane train contaminated with measles virus
[ibtimes.com.au]
Galway to Limerick, the slow way
[www.irishtimes.com]
Passenger Train Hits Vehicle in Cazenga
[allafrica.com]
Planned Rail Strikes in France and Britain
[intransit.blogs.nytimes.com]
Northland Resources S.A.: Swedish Government to Co-finance Rail to Northland Project Area
[www.marketwatch.com]
Service Notice - Due to maintenance this weekend the photos may load slower as they have been moved to a backup machine. I expect to have the regular server back online early next week after maintenance work. Thanks for your understanding.
This day in Railroad History
April 1, 1991
The East Portland Traction Company officially took over what was left of the Portland Traction Company line between Milwaukie and East Portland, where it connects to the SP/UP/BNSF. The first tracks of the Portland Traction Company were built in the 1890s, but it had many different owners. At one point logging railroads with Shay geared locomotives connected to the PTC. The last electric interurban ran in 1958 and in 1962 the Southern Pacific and the Union Pacific jointly purchased the PTC. Much of the business in later years was at the Milwaukie Industrial Park established by the PTC in the 1950s. Dick Samuels and his family continue to operate the EPTC as the Oregon Pacific Railroad today.
(Note: for more on the early years of PTC, visit [www.craigsrailroadpages.com])
[www.oregonpacificrr.com]
Photo of the Day
Tonight's Photo - Please send photos to trainnews1@yahoo.com.
A west bound CSX train of coal empties splits the signals at Weverton, Maryland on the Cumberland Sub three miles west of Brunswick, MD on January 28, 2008. The train is headed back to the West Virginia coal fields to the west for reloading. On the lead is four week old ES44AC No. 731, one of 84 such diesels CSX purchased from General Electric in 2007. This location marks the end of the Metropolitan Sub and the beginning of the Cumberland Sub.
Alex Mayes photo
Domestic News
High-speed train to nowhere
[www.sfgate.com]
NM commuter train to provide wireless service
[www.businessweek.com]
and
Azulstar Completes WiMAX 4G Deployment on Rail Network
[4g-wirelessevolution.tmcnet.com]
Hartsfield-Jackson holds contest to name train
[www.ajc.com]
Seven hurt in crash between van, Muni train
[www.mercurynews.com]
CSX Train Derails In Nelson
[www.nbc29.com]
Train engineers oppose personality tests
[www.ocregister.com]
Ride Along on the Train
[www.nbcsandiego.com]
Train cars derail in Crawford County
[www.whas11.com]
State funding may be cut for SAM Shortline Train
[www.walb.com]
Train season opens this weekend at Railtown
[www.uniondemocrat.com]
Diesel leak halts train in Kearney
[www.kearneyhub.com]
Truck carrying bombs collides with train at plant
[news.mywebpal.com]
Budget crunch driving up train fares
[centraljersey.com]
Toledo teens get joy ride on train bound for nowhere (911 call)
[www.toledoonthemove.com]
Taye Diggs Joins Amtrak to Celebrate National Train Day
[news.gnom.es]
Trailer And Train Collide In Litchfield On Tuesday
[www.thejournal-news.net]
Two Mexican Nationals Arrested in Northern Arizona After Botched Train Heist
[blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com]
MARC heat restrictions? Yes, really.
[voices.washingtonpost.com]
Marin Voice: Working together for a solution
[www.marinij.com]
Alaska Railroad reports nearly $14M profit in 2009
[www.ktuu.com]
A Difference of Opinion on National Railroad Hall of Fame Fundraising
[www.wgil.com]
$15,000 copper theft in Kane Co.
[www.dailyherald.com]
Spirit of Jasper Hits the Rails this Weekend
[tristatehomepage.com]
Aroma Park: High-speed rail to be tested here today
[www.daily-journal.com]
Pasco company gets stimulus grant for Richland biodiesel refinery
[www.thenewstribune.com]
Trash trains may get tops
[www.yournabe.com]
Amtrak suspends service between New York and Boston due to flooding
[www.theday.com]
Feasibility of Siskiyou rail purchase explored
[www.siskiyoudaily.com]
Free class explains rules of train and track safety
[www.pioneerlocal.com]
Greenbrier Announces Webcast and Conference Call of Quarterly Financial Results
[news.gnom.es]
Canadian News
Summer GO train service to Niagara
[www.torontosun.com]
Stella-Jones Completes Acquisition of Tangent Rail Corporation
[www.marketwire.com]
International News
Snow strands passengers on train near Inverness
[news.bbc.co.uk]
Alleged train arsonists held
[www.iol.co.za]
Kota students get special train to Jaipur for exams
[timesofindia.indiatimes.com]
Train ride to the lost city of the Incas
[www.theworld.org]
NATIONAL TRAIN STRIKE CANCELLED AFTER HIGH COURT GRANTS INJUNCTION
[www.express.co.uk]
Three killed in Slovak train crash
[www.iol.co.za]
Tourists hitch a ride on a freight train
[www.iol.co.za]
India's first AC double-decker train!
[business.rediff.com]
Direct train to Oxford in new plan
[www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk]
Brisbane train contaminated with measles virus
[ibtimes.com.au]
Galway to Limerick, the slow way
[www.irishtimes.com]
Passenger Train Hits Vehicle in Cazenga
[allafrica.com]
Planned Rail Strikes in France and Britain
[intransit.blogs.nytimes.com]
Northland Resources S.A.: Swedish Government to Co-finance Rail to Northland Project Area
[www.marketwatch.com]
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