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Trainnews - volume 3 - issue 86
Author: Espee99
Date: 04-20-2010 - 19:21
Trainnews - volume 3 - issue 86 - 04/20/10
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 20, 1958
The last run for the San Francisco Bay area transit operator Key System was today. The Key System consisted of local streetcar and bus lines operating solely in the East Bay, and a network of commuter rail and bus lines connecting cities and neighborhoods in the East Bay to San Francisco by way of a ferry pier extending out into San Francisco Bay, and later, via the lower deck of the Bay Bridge. The bridge railway and Transbay Terminal in San Francisco were shared with the Southern Pacific's Interurban Electric and the Sacramento Northern railroads, with the Bridge having both catenary and 3rd rail power, until the SP and SN quit the Bay Bridge in 1941. (Follow the link to an impressive collection of images. Note the drop-down menu on the left for more choices.)
[www.keyrailpix.org]
Photo of the Day
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Tonight's Photo - Please send photos to trainnews1@yahoo.com.
At 07:15 on Friday, April 09, 2010 the U.P. 844 is seen awaiting departure at McAlester, Oklahoma for Fort Worth, Texas. The steam locomotive will pull the Valley Eagle Heritage Tour train to Harlingen, Texas to celebrate the history and heritage of the old Missouri Pacific Valley Eagle passenger train. The Valley Eagle operated between Houston, Texas and Brownsville, Texas from 1948 until it was discontinued in June, 1962.
Larry W. Grant photo.
Domestic News
Officials: Signals out in fatal Ill. train crash
[www.google.com]
Cattle-based fuel runs Okla.-Texas passenger train
[www.google.com]
and
Amtrak test train runs on bio-diesel.
[www.star-telegram.com]
Belmar woman who was struck by train settles with NJ Transit for $1.2M
[www.nj.com]
Amtrak and NPS Add Podcasts to Trails and Rails Program for Train Fans and Riders
[www.nationalparkstraveler.com]
Peninsula cities won’t seek to repeal $10B bullet train bond
[www.bizjournals.com]
Two Groups Place Bid For HSBC's Train Unit - Sources
[online.wsj.com]
Suspicious packages causing major Caltrain delays
[www.mercurynews.com]
and
Palo Alto: Caltrain service disrupted after car gets stuck on tracks
[www.mercurynews.com]
Two derailed train cars put back on tracks, area cleared
[www.courier-journal.com]
Train hits car parked on track in Riverside, man killed
[www.mydesert.com]
Rail worker scrambled to save woman’s life
[www.chicagotribune.com]
Sounder trains stop for suspicious packages
[www.king5.com]
Cleanup continues at train derailment
[www.wane.com]
Train carrying chemicals derails in Williams Co.
[www.toledoonthemove.com]
Special train rides the rails with safety message
[www.thewesternnews.com]
Train strikes car stuck in gravel on tracks
[www.fireengineering.com]
New CTA cars: 'Cleaner, looks a lot safer'
[www.suntimes.com]
3-C rail vote hints at trouble down line
[www.dispatchpolitics.com]
and
Strickland wins $25M 3C planning request as Republicans question process, legality of vote
[www.examiner.com]
Metra Ridership Increases Due To Ike Construction
[cbs2chicago.com]
Crews working on railroad crossing cause delays for South Shore passengers
[www.wndu.com]
Tri-county railroad projects in the works
[www.courierpostonline.com]
National Train Day: Local activities planned May 8
[www.easttexasreview.com]
Railroad Conductor Saved With Emergency Balloon Angioplasty in Just 33 Minutes
[www.healthcanal.com]
Disaster barely averted in St. Louis as 2 locomotives meet on same track
[www.bnd.com]
Minnesota transport officials propose spending up to $5 billion to improve rail
[minnesota.publicradio.org]
BARTA open house showcases Franklin Street Station renovation project
[readingeagle.com]
Railinc Upgrades RailSight™ CLM Engine, Delivers More Power to Customers
[www.earthtimes.org]
State Railroad Museum seeking volunteers
[www.sacbee.com]
Sonoma County meetings offer first look at SMART station designs
[www.petaluma360.com]
Moving K-4 steam engine still the goal
[www.altoonamirror.com]
Intermodal terminal construction could start in September
[www.herald-mail.com]
What's next for the North Shore railway? Transit agency wants your suggestions
[www.silive.com]
Canadian News
Investors Bid Up Shares of Canadian Pacific Railway, Up 2% (CP)
[www.benzinga.com]
International News
Row over no water in special train
[www.hindustantimes.com]
New bus, train fare system
[news.asiaone.com]
50 injured in commuter train crash in Rome suburb
[www.cnbc.com]
Rail chaos as gas leak closes route
[www.google.com]
Uncertainty over train line
[www.northernstar.com.au]
Train drivers' union plans East Coast Main Line bid
[www.journallive.co.uk]
One Winner in the European Air Disaster: High Speed Rail
[www.infrastructurist.com]
Primorye Ready to Build Express Railroad to Vladivostok Airport
[vladivostoktimes.ru]
Mamata Banerjee seeks private investment for India Railways
[www.topnews.in]
CRH2 trains to carry 30,000 daily passengers on Fuzhou-Xiamen Railway
[www.whatsonxiamen.com]
Running Extra
Couple gets hitched in a caboose at a railroad park
[www.ktvl.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 20, 1958
The last run for the San Francisco Bay area transit operator Key System was today. The Key System consisted of local streetcar and bus lines operating solely in the East Bay, and a network of commuter rail and bus lines connecting cities and neighborhoods in the East Bay to San Francisco by way of a ferry pier extending out into San Francisco Bay, and later, via the lower deck of the Bay Bridge. The bridge railway and Transbay Terminal in San Francisco were shared with the Southern Pacific's Interurban Electric and the Sacramento Northern railroads, with the Bridge having both catenary and 3rd rail power, until the SP and SN quit the Bay Bridge in 1941. (Follow the link to an impressive collection of images. Note the drop-down menu on the left for more choices.)
[www.keyrailpix.org]
Photo of the Day
{hr}
Tonight's Photo - Please send photos to trainnews1@yahoo.com.
At 07:15 on Friday, April 09, 2010 the U.P. 844 is seen awaiting departure at McAlester, Oklahoma for Fort Worth, Texas. The steam locomotive will pull the Valley Eagle Heritage Tour train to Harlingen, Texas to celebrate the history and heritage of the old Missouri Pacific Valley Eagle passenger train. The Valley Eagle operated between Houston, Texas and Brownsville, Texas from 1948 until it was discontinued in June, 1962.
Larry W. Grant photo.
Domestic News
Officials: Signals out in fatal Ill. train crash
[www.google.com]
Cattle-based fuel runs Okla.-Texas passenger train
[www.google.com]
and
Amtrak test train runs on bio-diesel.
[www.star-telegram.com]
Belmar woman who was struck by train settles with NJ Transit for $1.2M
[www.nj.com]
Amtrak and NPS Add Podcasts to Trails and Rails Program for Train Fans and Riders
[www.nationalparkstraveler.com]
Peninsula cities won’t seek to repeal $10B bullet train bond
[www.bizjournals.com]
Two Groups Place Bid For HSBC's Train Unit - Sources
[online.wsj.com]
Suspicious packages causing major Caltrain delays
[www.mercurynews.com]
and
Palo Alto: Caltrain service disrupted after car gets stuck on tracks
[www.mercurynews.com]
Two derailed train cars put back on tracks, area cleared
[www.courier-journal.com]
Train hits car parked on track in Riverside, man killed
[www.mydesert.com]
Rail worker scrambled to save woman’s life
[www.chicagotribune.com]
Sounder trains stop for suspicious packages
[www.king5.com]
Cleanup continues at train derailment
[www.wane.com]
Train carrying chemicals derails in Williams Co.
[www.toledoonthemove.com]
Special train rides the rails with safety message
[www.thewesternnews.com]
Train strikes car stuck in gravel on tracks
[www.fireengineering.com]
New CTA cars: 'Cleaner, looks a lot safer'
[www.suntimes.com]
3-C rail vote hints at trouble down line
[www.dispatchpolitics.com]
and
Strickland wins $25M 3C planning request as Republicans question process, legality of vote
[www.examiner.com]
Metra Ridership Increases Due To Ike Construction
[cbs2chicago.com]
Crews working on railroad crossing cause delays for South Shore passengers
[www.wndu.com]
Tri-county railroad projects in the works
[www.courierpostonline.com]
National Train Day: Local activities planned May 8
[www.easttexasreview.com]
Railroad Conductor Saved With Emergency Balloon Angioplasty in Just 33 Minutes
[www.healthcanal.com]
Disaster barely averted in St. Louis as 2 locomotives meet on same track
[www.bnd.com]
Minnesota transport officials propose spending up to $5 billion to improve rail
[minnesota.publicradio.org]
BARTA open house showcases Franklin Street Station renovation project
[readingeagle.com]
Railinc Upgrades RailSight™ CLM Engine, Delivers More Power to Customers
[www.earthtimes.org]
State Railroad Museum seeking volunteers
[www.sacbee.com]
Sonoma County meetings offer first look at SMART station designs
[www.petaluma360.com]
Moving K-4 steam engine still the goal
[www.altoonamirror.com]
Intermodal terminal construction could start in September
[www.herald-mail.com]
What's next for the North Shore railway? Transit agency wants your suggestions
[www.silive.com]
Canadian News
Investors Bid Up Shares of Canadian Pacific Railway, Up 2% (CP)
[www.benzinga.com]
International News
Row over no water in special train
[www.hindustantimes.com]
New bus, train fare system
[news.asiaone.com]
50 injured in commuter train crash in Rome suburb
[www.cnbc.com]
Rail chaos as gas leak closes route
[www.google.com]
Uncertainty over train line
[www.northernstar.com.au]
Train drivers' union plans East Coast Main Line bid
[www.journallive.co.uk]
One Winner in the European Air Disaster: High Speed Rail
[www.infrastructurist.com]
Primorye Ready to Build Express Railroad to Vladivostok Airport
[vladivostoktimes.ru]
Mamata Banerjee seeks private investment for India Railways
[www.topnews.in]
CRH2 trains to carry 30,000 daily passengers on Fuzhou-Xiamen Railway
[www.whatsonxiamen.com]
Running Extra
Couple gets hitched in a caboose at a railroad park
[www.ktvl.com]
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