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Trainnews - volume 3 - issue 107
Author: Espee99
Date: 05-14-2010 - 21:23
Trainnews - volume 3 - issue 107 - 05/14/10
Notice - Trainnews is posted at both trainnews.org and altamontpress.com. Checkout Trainnews.com a RR board dedicated to train and railroad news.
This day in Railroad History
May 14, 1909
The Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad completed its Puget Sound extension from Chicago to Seattle through Othello, Washington. In 1907, the Milwaukee Land Company had platted the original Town of Othello. A well was drilled on Broadway and a wooden water tower was built at the west end of what became Pioneer Park. In 1910, the town was incorporated and the dirt streets, water system, wooden tower and gas engine well pump were given to the city by the railroad land development company. CMSP&P construction crews first arrived in Othello in 1907 to drill a well and stayed until 1920 when the 3,000-volt DC overhead electrical system was completed between Tacoma and Othello. Othello was a division point between Coast Division and Idaho Division and was also the end of the electrical line from Seattle. It is here that the railroad transferred locomotives from steam (and later diesels) to the electrics.
[www.othello-wa.us]
Tonight's Photo - Please send photos to trainnews1@yahoo.com. Thanks for sending interesting photos, please keep them comming.
A few interesting shots of BNSF SD70s. BNSF 9638 – Train E-PAMNAM taken at Ashby NE and BNSF 9614 – Train #885 taken in Dakota MN
Jim Matuska Photos
Domestic News
Rail Chief Blasts Shipper Activists on Regulation Law
[joc.com]
Domestic Intermodal Soars 35 Percent at NS
[joc.com]
North American intermodal volume surged in Q1, IANA says
[progressiverailroading.com]
AAR report: U.S. roads' traffic winning streak reaches 11 weeks
[progressiverailroading.com]
WMATA begins search for permanent GM
[progressiverailroading.com]
Virginia sets $492.7 million bond sale for transportation projects
[progressiverailroading.com]
NS addresses outlook, board issues at annual stockholders meeting
[progressiverailroading.com]
Metro-North, Poughkeepsie eye transit-oriented development plans
[progressiverailroading.com]
Pennsylvania DOT to help fund 11 freight-rail projects
[progressiverailroading.com]
Updates from L.B. Foster, Portec Rail, Railinc, Bombardier, Gannett Fleming, Bloom Cos. and Cambridge Systematics
[progressiverailroading.com]
Federal Railroad Administration investigating recent train derailments
[www.shorelineplus.com]
No reports of damage to fish, wildlife after train diesel spill
[www.kulr8.com]
and
Crews work to clean up Wind River train derailment
[billingsgazette.com]
Metra director who stepped in front of train had defrauded agency of $475,000
[www.bnd.com]
Second Train Derailment in Three Days
[www.nbcconnecticut.com]
Dinky or Bus? A Town Is Torn
[www.nytimes.com]
Vintage train station saved from demolition
[www.istockanalyst.com]
Rains detour eastbound Amtrak passenger train
[www.desmoinesregister.com]
U.P train strikes truck in Bellevue
[www.omaha.com]
PSC to Decide on Silencing Train Whistles
[www.kfyrtv.com]
Train Through City Moving After More Than 2 Years
[www.theindychannel.com]
The Week in High Speed Rail: Florida, Start Your Bulldozers!
[www.infrastructurist.com]
Operation Lifesaver rolls into Region 8
[www.kait8.com]
Under Dodger Stadium and More: Latest High-Speed Railway Routes Through LA
[la.curbed.com]
Muni's workin' on the railroad
[www.sfgate.com]
Alaska Railroad Corp. begins search for new CEO
[newsminer.com]
BBRR Blocks Off Crozet Parking Lot
[www.nbc29.com]
TRAC funds approved for Leipsic railroad expansion, I-75 lane addition
[www.wfin.com]
Meeting set to discuss the future of the Bono Bridge
[www.kait8.com]
Railroad is efficient option
[www.rutlandherald.com]
State approves funds to improve rail safety near Eastern Washington University
[www.utc.wa.gov]
Rail Crew Drivers: Working Sick and Sick of Waiting
[inthesetimes.com]
Trio accused of Avoca rail-track heist
[thetimes-tribune.com]
DOT to Award Funding for Research Into Biofuels and Bio-based Lubricants for Locomotives
[www.favstocks.com]
Gillibrand to DOT: Appoint a high-speed rail manager
[www.timesunion.com]
MBTA pushes back track repair; no delays this weekend
http:
Canadian News
Transit train fire sparks terror during morning commute in Edmonton
[www.metronews.ca]
Via Rail service returns after lengthy delays
[ottawa.ctv.ca]
TTC orders subway cars from Bombardier
[www.nationalpost.com]
International News
Man Fails to Spot Speeding Train -- Survives by a Matter of Inches
[www.asylum.com]
Aberdeen to Inverness train narrowly misses tractor
[news.bbc.co.uk]
Snag throws CR services off the track
[timesofindia.indiatimes.com]
Powerline puts Friday night train services into chaos
[www.couriermail.com.au]
Eleven tourists hurt in Marseilles train crash
[english.people.com.cn]
Train commuters will be left stranded
[www.ecr.co.za]
Train company pitches in to help fight drug dealing
[www.milfordmercury.co.uk]
Train firm Northern Rail given longer franchise
[www.journallive.co.uk]
Train movement on Dhk-Ctg route suspended for two hrs
[www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com]
Pakistan buying 150 railway engines in emergency
[www.thenews.com.pk]
Running Extra
sorry no extra trains tonight
Notice - Trainnews is posted at both trainnews.org and altamontpress.com. Checkout Trainnews.com a RR board dedicated to train and railroad news.
This day in Railroad History
May 14, 1909
The Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad completed its Puget Sound extension from Chicago to Seattle through Othello, Washington. In 1907, the Milwaukee Land Company had platted the original Town of Othello. A well was drilled on Broadway and a wooden water tower was built at the west end of what became Pioneer Park. In 1910, the town was incorporated and the dirt streets, water system, wooden tower and gas engine well pump were given to the city by the railroad land development company. CMSP&P construction crews first arrived in Othello in 1907 to drill a well and stayed until 1920 when the 3,000-volt DC overhead electrical system was completed between Tacoma and Othello. Othello was a division point between Coast Division and Idaho Division and was also the end of the electrical line from Seattle. It is here that the railroad transferred locomotives from steam (and later diesels) to the electrics.
[www.othello-wa.us]
Tonight's Photo - Please send photos to trainnews1@yahoo.com. Thanks for sending interesting photos, please keep them comming.
A few interesting shots of BNSF SD70s. BNSF 9638 – Train E-PAMNAM taken at Ashby NE and BNSF 9614 – Train #885 taken in Dakota MN
Jim Matuska Photos
Domestic News
Rail Chief Blasts Shipper Activists on Regulation Law
[joc.com]
Domestic Intermodal Soars 35 Percent at NS
[joc.com]
North American intermodal volume surged in Q1, IANA says
[progressiverailroading.com]
AAR report: U.S. roads' traffic winning streak reaches 11 weeks
[progressiverailroading.com]
WMATA begins search for permanent GM
[progressiverailroading.com]
Virginia sets $492.7 million bond sale for transportation projects
[progressiverailroading.com]
NS addresses outlook, board issues at annual stockholders meeting
[progressiverailroading.com]
Metro-North, Poughkeepsie eye transit-oriented development plans
[progressiverailroading.com]
Pennsylvania DOT to help fund 11 freight-rail projects
[progressiverailroading.com]
Updates from L.B. Foster, Portec Rail, Railinc, Bombardier, Gannett Fleming, Bloom Cos. and Cambridge Systematics
[progressiverailroading.com]
Federal Railroad Administration investigating recent train derailments
[www.shorelineplus.com]
No reports of damage to fish, wildlife after train diesel spill
[www.kulr8.com]
and
Crews work to clean up Wind River train derailment
[billingsgazette.com]
Metra director who stepped in front of train had defrauded agency of $475,000
[www.bnd.com]
Second Train Derailment in Three Days
[www.nbcconnecticut.com]
Dinky or Bus? A Town Is Torn
[www.nytimes.com]
Vintage train station saved from demolition
[www.istockanalyst.com]
Rains detour eastbound Amtrak passenger train
[www.desmoinesregister.com]
U.P train strikes truck in Bellevue
[www.omaha.com]
PSC to Decide on Silencing Train Whistles
[www.kfyrtv.com]
Train Through City Moving After More Than 2 Years
[www.theindychannel.com]
The Week in High Speed Rail: Florida, Start Your Bulldozers!
[www.infrastructurist.com]
Operation Lifesaver rolls into Region 8
[www.kait8.com]
Under Dodger Stadium and More: Latest High-Speed Railway Routes Through LA
[la.curbed.com]
Muni's workin' on the railroad
[www.sfgate.com]
Alaska Railroad Corp. begins search for new CEO
[newsminer.com]
BBRR Blocks Off Crozet Parking Lot
[www.nbc29.com]
TRAC funds approved for Leipsic railroad expansion, I-75 lane addition
[www.wfin.com]
Meeting set to discuss the future of the Bono Bridge
[www.kait8.com]
Railroad is efficient option
[www.rutlandherald.com]
State approves funds to improve rail safety near Eastern Washington University
[www.utc.wa.gov]
Rail Crew Drivers: Working Sick and Sick of Waiting
[inthesetimes.com]
Trio accused of Avoca rail-track heist
[thetimes-tribune.com]
DOT to Award Funding for Research Into Biofuels and Bio-based Lubricants for Locomotives
[www.favstocks.com]
Gillibrand to DOT: Appoint a high-speed rail manager
[www.timesunion.com]
MBTA pushes back track repair; no delays this weekend
http:
Canadian News
Transit train fire sparks terror during morning commute in Edmonton
[www.metronews.ca]
Via Rail service returns after lengthy delays
[ottawa.ctv.ca]
TTC orders subway cars from Bombardier
[www.nationalpost.com]
International News
Man Fails to Spot Speeding Train -- Survives by a Matter of Inches
[www.asylum.com]
Aberdeen to Inverness train narrowly misses tractor
[news.bbc.co.uk]
Snag throws CR services off the track
[timesofindia.indiatimes.com]
Powerline puts Friday night train services into chaos
[www.couriermail.com.au]
Eleven tourists hurt in Marseilles train crash
[english.people.com.cn]
Train commuters will be left stranded
[www.ecr.co.za]
Train company pitches in to help fight drug dealing
[www.milfordmercury.co.uk]
Train firm Northern Rail given longer franchise
[www.journallive.co.uk]
Train movement on Dhk-Ctg route suspended for two hrs
[www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com]
Pakistan buying 150 railway engines in emergency
[www.thenews.com.pk]
Running Extra
sorry no extra trains tonight
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