Trainnews - volume 3 - issue 98 - 05/04/10
Notice - Trainnews will post in both locations trainnews.org and altamontpress.com tomorrow evening. I have a new work PC and its security will not let me copy the data into Altamont Press (also other issues) they will have it fixed tomorrow so posting will return to both sites
This day in Railroad History
May 4, 1970
The first coal ship, the Snow White, sailed from Canada's new Roberts Bank
Westshore Terminal with 24,289 tonnes of metallurgical coal headed to Japan. The first customer was Kaiser Coal, (later Kaiser Resources Ltd., B.C. Coal and Westar Mining), which had developed a new coal mine at Sparwood in southeastern B.C. and entered a partnership agreement with Japanese Steel Mills. Shipments totalled 1.5 million tonnes in 1970 with 33 vessels calling. Shipments jumped dramatically from 11.7 million tonnes in 1983 to 16.5 mt in 1984 and have climbed steadily since to break 20 mt for the first time in 1989. Westshore set a record in 1997 at 23.5 million tonnes.
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Tonight's Photo - Please send photos to
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When this picture was taken on June 16, 1977, Amtrak was six-years old and still relying on some very tired second-hand E-units. And I didn't think much of these old girls then, having known them in their glory. Today I'm sure glad I took this wonderful ABBA lash-up in the ex-PRR yard south of Chicago Union Station. From left to right: 440 ex-RFP E8A, 470 ex-Milw E9B, 452 ex-Milw E9B, and 418 ex-UP E9A.
Marty Bernard Photo
Domestic News
Editor's Note - I have found that the search engine is not finding JOC or Progressive Railroading on a regular basis, until it starts seeing these sites they will appear at the front of Domestic or International News as I will pull directly from those sites.
Environmental Groups Tout Freight Rail Jobs
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DOT Plan Would Reshape Freight Planning
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joc.com]
Rockefeller Promises Rail Reform This Year
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joc.com]
Flooding Disrupts Norfolk Southern Traffic
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joc.com]
One man dead, two critically hurt when Metra train hits car
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www.suntimes.com]
Residents mull HSR design options
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www.mv-voice.com]
Metrolink: New railcars will save lives
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www.pe.com]
Pittsburg puts police officer on train to scout for railroad crossing scofflaws
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www.fox4kc.com]
Frankfort allots $1M to reduce train noise
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www.southtownstar.com]
Historic Train Ride to Miami
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www.silverbelt.com]
Metro Adjusting Red Line Schedule
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www.news8.net]
Amtrak plan for Brevard chugs along
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www.floridatoday.com]
NLX board studies train speed choices
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isanti-chisagocountystar.com]
FAA approves of Hawaii rail transit route change to protect airspace
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www.honoluluadvertiser.com]
Debt collector gets 1st crack at overdue Milwaukee train station taxes
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dailyreporter.com]
Operation Lifesaver Enforcement Detail in Calcasieu Parish
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Metro train plans get first cut
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www.newsroompanama.com]
Amtrak trek could pave the way for Jupiter station
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www.tcpalm.com]
Light Rail - A Smashing Success?
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www.wtkr.com]
Train conductor reports burning car on passing train
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www.telegram.com]
Suspicious item found on railroad tracks was empty pipe
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www.courier-journal.com]
Tourist railroad considered for SC coast
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www.lakewyliepilot.com]
Rail Freight Fuel Efficency Has Doubled Since 1980
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www.benzinga.com]
Scenic railroad will get award today
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Suspects arrested in railroad theft
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Small grass fire breaks out on Austin railway
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First trains to use connector today
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Electro-Motive Diesel President & CEO Provides Expert Testimony on High-Speed Rail Strategy before U.S. House Subcommittee on Railroads, Chicago
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KCS Announces Closing of Common Stock Offering
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www.marketwatch.com]
Florida pledges to seek funds for high-speed rail
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www.miamiherald.com]
FEC Amtrak passenger rail workshop Tuesday night
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www.historiccity.com]
Cameron: The truth about Metro-North bar cars’ future
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www.acorn-online.com]
Canadian News
GO Train service cut in Weston
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www.insidetoronto.com]
International News
Investigators say freight train was correctly stopped at red light when Metro passenger train struck it, injuring five
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www.heraldsun.com.au]
Mumbai train strike ends, motormen back at work
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www.ndtv.com]
Twenty New Staffed Train Stations For Victoria
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www.thegovmonitor.com]
Russia's high-speed train to connect Nizhny Novgorod, Moscow
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Ministers take the train to counter opposition
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Lucchini RS inaugurates new rolling line for train wheel production
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Wait at railway crossings to shorten
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Train patience is being tested
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Push for better safety at train stations in the hills
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140mph train service is reduced after complaints
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Running Extra
What I dislike about new CTA train cars
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