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Trainnews - volume 3 - issue 84
Author: Espee99
Date: 04-17-2010 - 18:25
Trainnews - volume 3 - issue 84 - 04/17/10
Notice ==> Trainnews will now post on both AltamontPress and Trainnews. Trainnews.org is a work in progress. Please visit and try it out, your comments, complaints, etc are welcomed. Check out Larry Grant's trip report at Trainnews.org
This day in Railroad History
April 17, 1983
The Denver & Rio Grande conceded to Mother Nature and announced plans to build a new tunnel through Billies Mountain around an enormous landslide that dammed the Spanish Fork River, eventually destroying the D&RG tracks, 2 US highways, and the town at Thistle, Utah. Construction of the new railroad tunnel took 81 days, in the meantime D&RG traffic took an expensive detour on UP tracks. D&RG's coal branch to Marysvale from Thistle was abandoned.
[www.media.utah.edu]
April 18, 1998
Joint Burlington Northern and Union Pacific operation of the Camas Prairie Railroad ended when Camas Prairie RailNet took over operation of the 227 miles of trackage east of Riparia, Washington. The Camas Prairie Railroad Company was a curious mix of wheat field granger and Northwest logger--a railroad serving grain farmers of the rich Camas Prairie as well as the timber barons of the Clearwater River and its tributaries. It lasted intact into the era of railroad deregulation, its traffic base overwhelmingly dependent upon the appetite of the giant timber and paper mill of Potlatch, Inc., at Lewiston Idaho. The CPR was noted for its climb up Lapwai Creek on a three percent grade, crossing some remarkable wooden trestles, climaxed by the near-million board feet of the bridge called Halfmoon: 685 feet long, 141 feet high, laid out on a 14 degree s-curve.
[www.wwvrailway.com]
Photo of the Day
{hr}
Tonight's Photo - Please send photos to trainnews1@yahoo.com.
10 engine BNSF eastbound out of Mountainair NM at 1215 4/9/10. Only the first 5 units were running, the rest had the exhaust stacks taped shut.
Paul Sturtz Photos
Editors note - This article may signal changes in Californian's view of activistism (stopping everything for stoppings sake). The beach that is mentioned is west of the Santa Fe mainline at Delmar.
Surfers battle environmentalists over access path at famed Lower Trestles beach
[latimesblogs.latimes.com]
Domestic News
Bull And Cow Roam Long Island, Stop LIRR Train
[gothamist.com]
EXPRESS TRAIN COMING
[fredericksburg.com]
and
VRE Adds Faster Train Route
[www.nbcwashington.com]
VRE tackles fare evasion
[fredericksburg.com]
New workers sought for rail
[fredericksburg.com]
On track for railroad safety
[pryordailytimes.com]
West Haven train station progresses, minus garage
[www.nhregister.com]
Celebrate spring with a trip aboard wildflower train
[www.modbee.com]
Cheap and shortest train ride re-opens
[bigpondnews.com]
Gypsy Express welcomes volunteers
[www.newsleader.com]
Quincy terminal a hub for eastbound fruit and produce
[www.wenatcheeworld.com]
La Crosse area leaders get glimpse of future with high speed rail
[www.wkbt.com]
Tukwila back on fast track with light-rail link
[seattletimes.nwsource.com]
$250G for rail station
[www.nj.com]
Arcuri brings House railroads committee head to Utica
[www.uticaod.com]
Amtrak station possibilities narrowed to four, including two Downtown
[host.madison.com]
Atherton, Menlo Park, Palo Alto draft letters slamming high-speed rail project
[www.mercurynews.com]
Commuter Rail: Next Stop, New London
[www.courant.com]
Railroad to begin locomotive horn testing Monday
[qctimes.com]
RCL Services to hire 100, secures $20 million in financing
[dallas.bizjournals.com]
Kyocera RR 24/7 Railroad Solar System Solutions
[www.azocleantech.com]
Port will be sole property owner of Coos Bay Rail Link
[www.kcby.com]
Largest private companies in Chicago ranked by 2009 revenue: Coyote Logistics LLC
[www.chicagobusiness.com]
Rail investment benefits 225 Ohio businesses
[www.madisonpress.com]
Canadian News
SORRY NO CANADIAN NEWS FOUND BY SEARCH TONIGHT
International News
Clampdown on disorder on Newcastle to Carlisle train
[news.bbc.co.uk]
RSR probes train derailing
[www.iol.co.za]
61 hurt in Brazil train accident
[sify.com]
Yeshwantpur-Hosur local train on cards
[timesofindia.indiatimes.com]
German high-speed train loses door
[www.etaiwannews.com]
Railway company to stop Parahyangan train service
[www.thejakartapost.com]
Strike action to affect "bullet train" AVE services from Sunday
[www.thereader.es]
Hamilton to Auckland train campaigners face local opposition
[www.3news.co.nz]
Narrow escape for passengers of Ambala-Saharanpur train
[www.ptinews.com]
Dorset emergency services tackle mock train crash
[www.dorsetecho.co.uk]
Luxury Train Travels Through The Heart Of Southern Africa
[www.officialwire.com]
MRT Circle Line's 11 new stations open to much fanfare
[www.channelnewsasia.com]
Train drivers could run East Coast line
[www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk]
Passengers must wait for rail improvements
[www.ledburyreporter.co.uk]
Electro-Motive Diesel, Inc. expands its Global Parts Supply Network Announces the Establishment of Parts Warehouse Operations in the People’s Republic of China
[press-releases.techwhack.com]
Running Extra
EngineHouse Services on right track
[www.greenbaypressgazette.com]
Notice ==> Trainnews will now post on both AltamontPress and Trainnews. Trainnews.org is a work in progress. Please visit and try it out, your comments, complaints, etc are welcomed. Check out Larry Grant's trip report at Trainnews.org
This day in Railroad History
April 17, 1983
The Denver & Rio Grande conceded to Mother Nature and announced plans to build a new tunnel through Billies Mountain around an enormous landslide that dammed the Spanish Fork River, eventually destroying the D&RG tracks, 2 US highways, and the town at Thistle, Utah. Construction of the new railroad tunnel took 81 days, in the meantime D&RG traffic took an expensive detour on UP tracks. D&RG's coal branch to Marysvale from Thistle was abandoned.
[www.media.utah.edu]
April 18, 1998
Joint Burlington Northern and Union Pacific operation of the Camas Prairie Railroad ended when Camas Prairie RailNet took over operation of the 227 miles of trackage east of Riparia, Washington. The Camas Prairie Railroad Company was a curious mix of wheat field granger and Northwest logger--a railroad serving grain farmers of the rich Camas Prairie as well as the timber barons of the Clearwater River and its tributaries. It lasted intact into the era of railroad deregulation, its traffic base overwhelmingly dependent upon the appetite of the giant timber and paper mill of Potlatch, Inc., at Lewiston Idaho. The CPR was noted for its climb up Lapwai Creek on a three percent grade, crossing some remarkable wooden trestles, climaxed by the near-million board feet of the bridge called Halfmoon: 685 feet long, 141 feet high, laid out on a 14 degree s-curve.
[www.wwvrailway.com]
Photo of the Day
{hr}
Tonight's Photo - Please send photos to trainnews1@yahoo.com.
10 engine BNSF eastbound out of Mountainair NM at 1215 4/9/10. Only the first 5 units were running, the rest had the exhaust stacks taped shut.
Paul Sturtz Photos
Editors note - This article may signal changes in Californian's view of activistism (stopping everything for stoppings sake). The beach that is mentioned is west of the Santa Fe mainline at Delmar.
Surfers battle environmentalists over access path at famed Lower Trestles beach
[latimesblogs.latimes.com]
Domestic News
Bull And Cow Roam Long Island, Stop LIRR Train
[gothamist.com]
EXPRESS TRAIN COMING
[fredericksburg.com]
and
VRE Adds Faster Train Route
[www.nbcwashington.com]
VRE tackles fare evasion
[fredericksburg.com]
New workers sought for rail
[fredericksburg.com]
On track for railroad safety
[pryordailytimes.com]
West Haven train station progresses, minus garage
[www.nhregister.com]
Celebrate spring with a trip aboard wildflower train
[www.modbee.com]
Cheap and shortest train ride re-opens
[bigpondnews.com]
Gypsy Express welcomes volunteers
[www.newsleader.com]
Quincy terminal a hub for eastbound fruit and produce
[www.wenatcheeworld.com]
La Crosse area leaders get glimpse of future with high speed rail
[www.wkbt.com]
Tukwila back on fast track with light-rail link
[seattletimes.nwsource.com]
$250G for rail station
[www.nj.com]
Arcuri brings House railroads committee head to Utica
[www.uticaod.com]
Amtrak station possibilities narrowed to four, including two Downtown
[host.madison.com]
Atherton, Menlo Park, Palo Alto draft letters slamming high-speed rail project
[www.mercurynews.com]
Commuter Rail: Next Stop, New London
[www.courant.com]
Railroad to begin locomotive horn testing Monday
[qctimes.com]
RCL Services to hire 100, secures $20 million in financing
[dallas.bizjournals.com]
Kyocera RR 24/7 Railroad Solar System Solutions
[www.azocleantech.com]
Port will be sole property owner of Coos Bay Rail Link
[www.kcby.com]
Largest private companies in Chicago ranked by 2009 revenue: Coyote Logistics LLC
[www.chicagobusiness.com]
Rail investment benefits 225 Ohio businesses
[www.madisonpress.com]
Canadian News
SORRY NO CANADIAN NEWS FOUND BY SEARCH TONIGHT
International News
Clampdown on disorder on Newcastle to Carlisle train
[news.bbc.co.uk]
RSR probes train derailing
[www.iol.co.za]
61 hurt in Brazil train accident
[sify.com]
Yeshwantpur-Hosur local train on cards
[timesofindia.indiatimes.com]
German high-speed train loses door
[www.etaiwannews.com]
Railway company to stop Parahyangan train service
[www.thejakartapost.com]
Strike action to affect "bullet train" AVE services from Sunday
[www.thereader.es]
Hamilton to Auckland train campaigners face local opposition
[www.3news.co.nz]
Narrow escape for passengers of Ambala-Saharanpur train
[www.ptinews.com]
Dorset emergency services tackle mock train crash
[www.dorsetecho.co.uk]
Luxury Train Travels Through The Heart Of Southern Africa
[www.officialwire.com]
MRT Circle Line's 11 new stations open to much fanfare
[www.channelnewsasia.com]
Train drivers could run East Coast line
[www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk]
Passengers must wait for rail improvements
[www.ledburyreporter.co.uk]
Electro-Motive Diesel, Inc. expands its Global Parts Supply Network Announces the Establishment of Parts Warehouse Operations in the People’s Republic of China
[press-releases.techwhack.com]
Running Extra
EngineHouse Services on right track
[www.greenbaypressgazette.com]
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