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Trainnews - volume 3 - issue 122
Author: Espee00
Date: 06-03-2010 - 20:29
Trainnews - volume 3 - issue 122 - 06/03/10
Notice - Trainnews is posted at both trainnews.org and altamontpress.com. Checkout Trainnews.org a RR board dedicated to train and railroad news and discussion.
This day in Railroad History
June 3, 1902
The Directors of the Preston & Berlin Railway awarded a contract to A.A. McDonald & Co. for grading, ditching, culverts, fencing, track laying and ballasting. This was the beginning of construction for a line connecting Galt, Preston, Hespeler and Berlin with a long-desired railway connection to the Canadian Pacific Railway at Galt, Ontario, Canada. The electrification of the line was carried out during the summer of 1904. At the same time a steam power house was constructed at what is now Preston Junction. New boilers, together with other steam auxiliary equipment and a 350 h.p. engine were purchased from the Goldie-McCulloch Co., and from Canadian General Electric, a 300 k.w. generator and other auxiliary equipment. The railway was leased on January 1, 1908 to the Canadian Pacific Railway for 99 years.
[www.trainweb.org]
Tonight's Photo - Please send photos to trainnews1@yahoo.com. Thanks for sending interesting photos, please keep them comming.
BNSF #8804 – EB BNSF train U-STCMED cut thru the fog in Prairie Du Chien WI with a train of ballast from St. Cloud MN to MaDill MO.
Jim Matuska Photo
Domestic News
UP's PRB coal train loadings climbed in May
[progressiverailroading.com]
MBTA to acquire new locomotives from Utah Transit Authority
[progressiverailroading.com]
Denver RTD fills several management positions
[progressiverailroading.com]
CSX's South Carolina division HQ earns 'green' building distinction
[progressiverailroading.com]
CTA to test passes for convention visitors
[progressiverailroading.com]
BLET's Sorrow to retire from presidential post next month
[progressiverailroading.com]
Clark, Saragoza join TriMet's board
[progressiverailroading.com]
Updates from LTK, MasterCard, RailComm, Benesch, Parsons Brinckerhoff, Bombardier and ALK Technologies
[progressiverailroading.com]
CG/LA Names Top 100 Infrastructure Projects
[joc.com]
Answers From a Train Operator, Part 2
[cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com]
Bullet train to devise backup funding plan
[www.bizjournals.com]
High-speed rail board narrows route options south of San Jose Diridon Station
[www.mercurynews.com]
Minor delays after BART train gets stuck
[www.sfgate.com]
Stalled train adds fuel to debate over Carson rail expansion
[www.gazette.com]
Train strikes semi near Hotchkiss
[www.gjsentinel.com]
Minor Railroad Derailment
[www.newschannel34.com]
Phoenix unveils design for 'PHX Sky Train'
[travel.usatoday.com]
MTA crews riding OT gravy train
[www.nypost.com]
Train arrives, and its value is questioned
[adirondackdailyenterprise.com]
Scenic train on tracks
[www.twoharborsmn.com]
An early morning crash disrupts light rail service
[kliv.com]
Two trains added for weekend jazz festival
[www.app.com]
Fort Carson Hits Road Block With Proposed Railroad Expansion
[www.kktv.com]
Bessemer eyes annexation near planned Norfolk Southern railroad hub
[blog.al.com]
Police issue tickets to drivers ignoring railroad warnings
[www.mysanantonio.com]
Portola gears up for annual Portola Railroad Days Festival
[www.theunion.com]
Parnell trims state capital, operating budgets
[alaskajournal.com]
Firefighters remove injured man from railroad car
[www.thestarphoenix.com]
Railroad Daze back in Franklin Park
[www.pioneerlocal.com]
Verde Canyon Railroad Offers Summer Outside the City
[www.earthtimes.org]
CSX Obtains LEED® Green Building Certification
[pr-usa.net]
3 arrested in Sioux Falls rail yard theft
[www.ktiv.com]
VRE not expected to sue Amtrak
[www2.insidenova.com]
Caltrain Adds Fare Increases to List of Budget Crisis Solutions
[sf.streetsblog.org]
Norfolk Southern CEO says McCalla rail hub key to plans
[blog.al.com]
CSX rates spark lawsuit
[www.observertoday.com]
Governor Rendell Releases $5 Million for Major Improvements at Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania
[www.sunherald.com]
Canadian News
CP Rail May See $1 Billion In New Revenue
[joc.com]
International News
Fastest High Speed Train Rolls off Production Line in China
[earthandindustry.com]
Downer might have a long wait for its first train
[www.smh.com.au]
Train crime down across Essex
[www.yellowad.co.uk]
Network Rail profits see sharp fall
[news.bbc.co.uk]
Ticket plea rejected for Clayton train station
[oakleigh-monash-leader.whereilive.com.au]
Vietnam's Bullet Train Dream
[asiasentinel.com]
Moçâmedes Railroad in Angola to receive more engines and carriages this year
[www.macauhub.com.mo]
Running Extra
Train pulls into Waterloo Station for Railway Children
[www.officiallondontheatre.co.uk]
Worst train crash in Russian history
[rt.com]
Notice - Trainnews is posted at both trainnews.org and altamontpress.com. Checkout Trainnews.org a RR board dedicated to train and railroad news and discussion.
This day in Railroad History
June 3, 1902
The Directors of the Preston & Berlin Railway awarded a contract to A.A. McDonald & Co. for grading, ditching, culverts, fencing, track laying and ballasting. This was the beginning of construction for a line connecting Galt, Preston, Hespeler and Berlin with a long-desired railway connection to the Canadian Pacific Railway at Galt, Ontario, Canada. The electrification of the line was carried out during the summer of 1904. At the same time a steam power house was constructed at what is now Preston Junction. New boilers, together with other steam auxiliary equipment and a 350 h.p. engine were purchased from the Goldie-McCulloch Co., and from Canadian General Electric, a 300 k.w. generator and other auxiliary equipment. The railway was leased on January 1, 1908 to the Canadian Pacific Railway for 99 years.
[www.trainweb.org]
Tonight's Photo - Please send photos to trainnews1@yahoo.com. Thanks for sending interesting photos, please keep them comming.
BNSF #8804 – EB BNSF train U-STCMED cut thru the fog in Prairie Du Chien WI with a train of ballast from St. Cloud MN to MaDill MO.
Jim Matuska Photo
Domestic News
UP's PRB coal train loadings climbed in May
[progressiverailroading.com]
MBTA to acquire new locomotives from Utah Transit Authority
[progressiverailroading.com]
Denver RTD fills several management positions
[progressiverailroading.com]
CSX's South Carolina division HQ earns 'green' building distinction
[progressiverailroading.com]
CTA to test passes for convention visitors
[progressiverailroading.com]
BLET's Sorrow to retire from presidential post next month
[progressiverailroading.com]
Clark, Saragoza join TriMet's board
[progressiverailroading.com]
Updates from LTK, MasterCard, RailComm, Benesch, Parsons Brinckerhoff, Bombardier and ALK Technologies
[progressiverailroading.com]
CG/LA Names Top 100 Infrastructure Projects
[joc.com]
Answers From a Train Operator, Part 2
[cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com]
Bullet train to devise backup funding plan
[www.bizjournals.com]
High-speed rail board narrows route options south of San Jose Diridon Station
[www.mercurynews.com]
Minor delays after BART train gets stuck
[www.sfgate.com]
Stalled train adds fuel to debate over Carson rail expansion
[www.gazette.com]
Train strikes semi near Hotchkiss
[www.gjsentinel.com]
Minor Railroad Derailment
[www.newschannel34.com]
Phoenix unveils design for 'PHX Sky Train'
[travel.usatoday.com]
MTA crews riding OT gravy train
[www.nypost.com]
Train arrives, and its value is questioned
[adirondackdailyenterprise.com]
Scenic train on tracks
[www.twoharborsmn.com]
An early morning crash disrupts light rail service
[kliv.com]
Two trains added for weekend jazz festival
[www.app.com]
Fort Carson Hits Road Block With Proposed Railroad Expansion
[www.kktv.com]
Bessemer eyes annexation near planned Norfolk Southern railroad hub
[blog.al.com]
Police issue tickets to drivers ignoring railroad warnings
[www.mysanantonio.com]
Portola gears up for annual Portola Railroad Days Festival
[www.theunion.com]
Parnell trims state capital, operating budgets
[alaskajournal.com]
Firefighters remove injured man from railroad car
[www.thestarphoenix.com]
Railroad Daze back in Franklin Park
[www.pioneerlocal.com]
Verde Canyon Railroad Offers Summer Outside the City
[www.earthtimes.org]
CSX Obtains LEED® Green Building Certification
[pr-usa.net]
3 arrested in Sioux Falls rail yard theft
[www.ktiv.com]
VRE not expected to sue Amtrak
[www2.insidenova.com]
Caltrain Adds Fare Increases to List of Budget Crisis Solutions
[sf.streetsblog.org]
Norfolk Southern CEO says McCalla rail hub key to plans
[blog.al.com]
CSX rates spark lawsuit
[www.observertoday.com]
Governor Rendell Releases $5 Million for Major Improvements at Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania
[www.sunherald.com]
Canadian News
CP Rail May See $1 Billion In New Revenue
[joc.com]
International News
Fastest High Speed Train Rolls off Production Line in China
[earthandindustry.com]
Downer might have a long wait for its first train
[www.smh.com.au]
Train crime down across Essex
[www.yellowad.co.uk]
Network Rail profits see sharp fall
[news.bbc.co.uk]
Ticket plea rejected for Clayton train station
[oakleigh-monash-leader.whereilive.com.au]
Vietnam's Bullet Train Dream
[asiasentinel.com]
Moçâmedes Railroad in Angola to receive more engines and carriages this year
[www.macauhub.com.mo]
Running Extra
Train pulls into Waterloo Station for Railway Children
[www.officiallondontheatre.co.uk]
Worst train crash in Russian history
[rt.com]
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 Trainnews - volume 3 - issue 122 |
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