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Trainnews - volume 3 - issue 126
Author: Espee99
Date: 06-08-2010 - 19:16
Trainnews - volume 3 - issue 126 - 06/08/10
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 8, 1889
The Broadway line of the Los Angeles Cable Railway Company opened. The line ran on Fort Street (now Broadway) from the Plaza to Seventh and on Seventh to Grand in Los Angeles, California. Its length being about twenty-one miles of single track, worked by three power stations, all similar in design. In connection with this road, and serving as feeders, are twenty-four miles of horse-worked lines. The gauge is 3 ft. 6 in., and the rails, which are of steel, 40 lb. to the yard, are carried on iron sleepers. The channel in which the cable travels is made of cement concrete, and the slot rails on the top are of steel, and weigh 40 lb. per yard. The works on this line are of considerable interest, and include three viaducts, while the curves are numerous. One of the viaducts carries the line over the Santa Fe Railroad and the Los Angeles River, and is of considerable dimensions. The most important viaduct is that over San Fernando Street, and of which several views are here given.
[www.erha.org]
Tonight's Photo - Please send photos to trainnews1@yahoo.com. Thanks for sending interesting photos, please keep them comming.
Norfolk Southern's Office Car Special ducks under the former Southern Railway signal bridge at Winston Interlocking, three miles south of Culpeper, Virginia as it heads south on the former Southern Railway main on October 24, 2008. The train is deadheading to Charlotte, NC to position it for an Office Car Special trip to Raleigh on the following weekend. The deadhead move, symboled as NS train No. 955, was powered by all four of Norfolk Southern’s F9s, arranged in classic A-B-B-A formation. The F9s have had most interesting careers: F9A No. 4270 was previously MARC F9PH No. 81, rebuilt from B&O F7 No. 4580 in 1980 by Morrison-Knudsen. The two B units, Nos. 4276 and 4275, are ex CGW/CNW F7Bs, both of which were previously used to power the Chicago & North Western’s Executive Train. No. 4271 was previously MARC F9PH No.85, rebuilt from B&O F7A No. 4557 in 1980 by M-K. All four F-units were purchased by NS from RailCruise America in 2006, and were extensively overhauled at Norfolk Southern’s Juniata Shops in Altoona, PA in 2007. They were until recently previously used on RailCruise America’s dinner train out of St. Louis, which has been discontinued.
Alex Mayes photo
Domestic News
APTA report: Transit ridership declined at slower rate in Q1
[progressiverailroading.com]
Amtrak urges FRA to forge 'clear national vision' for rail system
[progressiverailroading.com]
AAR: U.S. intermodal volume jumps, carload traffic takes a few lumps in May
[progressiverailroading.com]
UP partners with Texas town, county to streamline local switching
[progressiverailroading.com]
BART to consider budget, surplus options
[progressiverailroading.com]
Illinois commission to help fund bridge, crossing projects
[progressiverailroading.com]
St. Louis Metro eyes soil erosion on Illinois line
[progressiverailroading.com]
Railcar Activation Slows Significantly in May
[joc.com]
US Intermodal Hits Record Pace in May
[joc.com]
Las Vegas Railway Express, Inc. Granted Injunction Against Z-Train Executives
[www.marketwatch.com]
Metro: 5 taken off duty after 10-car train travels green line
[www.wtvr.com]
and
Too-long train nets suspensions; commuters brace for debut of Nationals pitcher
[www.washingtonpost.com]
CSX Freight Train Derails In Smithsburg, Md.
[wjz.com]
Viewers thoughts about a train service from Raleigh to Charlotte
[www.wect.com]
2 accused of causing Stanwood pickup-train collision
[www.komonews.com]
Train derails near Brimson
[www.duluthnewstribune.com]
Amtrak to take free onboard WiFi nationwide
[arstechnica.com]
Union Pacific offers free train rides
[www.spokesman.com]
Train delays following broken gas line
[www.wtnh.com]
Qns. Track Blaze Traps Hundreds In J-Train Tunnel
[www.firefightingnews.com]
Worcester-to-Ayer rail a slow train comin’
[www.telegram.com]
Canadian turbines wind through Great Falls
[www.greatfallstribune.com]
WITH VIDEO: For sale: Historic train, some assembly required
[suburbanjournals.stltoday.com]
Conway Scenic Railroad
[www.citizen.com]
GE markets rail freight system
[www.impactpub.com.au]
Mechanical failures caused Northbrook derailment
[www.dailyherald.com]
Canadian News
Train service resumes from Bloor to Union stations
[www.cp24.com]
International News
High-speed train gives South Africa a lift
[www.latimes.com]
Mission impossible to rescue derailed train
[thescotsman.scotsman.com]
Track still closed after coal train derailment
[www.abc.net.au]
Disruption after Belfast train incident
[www.u.tv]
Qatar-Bahrain bridge talks center on train usage - Vinci
[www.arabianbusiness.com]
Train blame: no one takes full responsibility, report says
[www.theage.com.au]
Rlys SFTO scheme for goods transportation
[timesofindia.indiatimes.com]
Train commuters big winners in budget
[pine-rivers-press.whereilive.com.au]
Full steam ahead for Rochdale to London train service
[www.rochdaleonline.co.uk]
Plan to scrap new train carriages ‘is a blow’
[menmedia.co.uk]
Heathrow Express Enhances Train Service to Heathrow’s Terminal Four
[www.earthtimes.org]
$9 Million in Marijuana Stopped by CBP in Railroad Shipment
[tribwekchron.com]
Genesee & Wyoming Inc. Signs Agreement to Acquire FreightLink; Expands Rail Operations in South Australia and the Northern Territory
[www.streetinsider.com]
Mexico: Abandoned railways scrapped illegally
[www.forbes.com]
Running Extra
Cafe Lafayette Dinner Train
[www.fosters.com]
Gary Coleman - Coleman's Ex Plans To Scatter His Ashes On Train Tracks
[www.contactmusic.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 8, 1889
The Broadway line of the Los Angeles Cable Railway Company opened. The line ran on Fort Street (now Broadway) from the Plaza to Seventh and on Seventh to Grand in Los Angeles, California. Its length being about twenty-one miles of single track, worked by three power stations, all similar in design. In connection with this road, and serving as feeders, are twenty-four miles of horse-worked lines. The gauge is 3 ft. 6 in., and the rails, which are of steel, 40 lb. to the yard, are carried on iron sleepers. The channel in which the cable travels is made of cement concrete, and the slot rails on the top are of steel, and weigh 40 lb. per yard. The works on this line are of considerable interest, and include three viaducts, while the curves are numerous. One of the viaducts carries the line over the Santa Fe Railroad and the Los Angeles River, and is of considerable dimensions. The most important viaduct is that over San Fernando Street, and of which several views are here given.
[www.erha.org]
Tonight's Photo - Please send photos to trainnews1@yahoo.com. Thanks for sending interesting photos, please keep them comming.
Norfolk Southern's Office Car Special ducks under the former Southern Railway signal bridge at Winston Interlocking, three miles south of Culpeper, Virginia as it heads south on the former Southern Railway main on October 24, 2008. The train is deadheading to Charlotte, NC to position it for an Office Car Special trip to Raleigh on the following weekend. The deadhead move, symboled as NS train No. 955, was powered by all four of Norfolk Southern’s F9s, arranged in classic A-B-B-A formation. The F9s have had most interesting careers: F9A No. 4270 was previously MARC F9PH No. 81, rebuilt from B&O F7 No. 4580 in 1980 by Morrison-Knudsen. The two B units, Nos. 4276 and 4275, are ex CGW/CNW F7Bs, both of which were previously used to power the Chicago & North Western’s Executive Train. No. 4271 was previously MARC F9PH No.85, rebuilt from B&O F7A No. 4557 in 1980 by M-K. All four F-units were purchased by NS from RailCruise America in 2006, and were extensively overhauled at Norfolk Southern’s Juniata Shops in Altoona, PA in 2007. They were until recently previously used on RailCruise America’s dinner train out of St. Louis, which has been discontinued.
Alex Mayes photo
Domestic News
APTA report: Transit ridership declined at slower rate in Q1
[progressiverailroading.com]
Amtrak urges FRA to forge 'clear national vision' for rail system
[progressiverailroading.com]
AAR: U.S. intermodal volume jumps, carload traffic takes a few lumps in May
[progressiverailroading.com]
UP partners with Texas town, county to streamline local switching
[progressiverailroading.com]
BART to consider budget, surplus options
[progressiverailroading.com]
Illinois commission to help fund bridge, crossing projects
[progressiverailroading.com]
St. Louis Metro eyes soil erosion on Illinois line
[progressiverailroading.com]
Railcar Activation Slows Significantly in May
[joc.com]
US Intermodal Hits Record Pace in May
[joc.com]
Las Vegas Railway Express, Inc. Granted Injunction Against Z-Train Executives
[www.marketwatch.com]
Metro: 5 taken off duty after 10-car train travels green line
[www.wtvr.com]
and
Too-long train nets suspensions; commuters brace for debut of Nationals pitcher
[www.washingtonpost.com]
CSX Freight Train Derails In Smithsburg, Md.
[wjz.com]
Viewers thoughts about a train service from Raleigh to Charlotte
[www.wect.com]
2 accused of causing Stanwood pickup-train collision
[www.komonews.com]
Train derails near Brimson
[www.duluthnewstribune.com]
Amtrak to take free onboard WiFi nationwide
[arstechnica.com]
Union Pacific offers free train rides
[www.spokesman.com]
Train delays following broken gas line
[www.wtnh.com]
Qns. Track Blaze Traps Hundreds In J-Train Tunnel
[www.firefightingnews.com]
Worcester-to-Ayer rail a slow train comin’
[www.telegram.com]
Canadian turbines wind through Great Falls
[www.greatfallstribune.com]
WITH VIDEO: For sale: Historic train, some assembly required
[suburbanjournals.stltoday.com]
Conway Scenic Railroad
[www.citizen.com]
GE markets rail freight system
[www.impactpub.com.au]
Mechanical failures caused Northbrook derailment
[www.dailyherald.com]
Canadian News
Train service resumes from Bloor to Union stations
[www.cp24.com]
International News
High-speed train gives South Africa a lift
[www.latimes.com]
Mission impossible to rescue derailed train
[thescotsman.scotsman.com]
Track still closed after coal train derailment
[www.abc.net.au]
Disruption after Belfast train incident
[www.u.tv]
Qatar-Bahrain bridge talks center on train usage - Vinci
[www.arabianbusiness.com]
Train blame: no one takes full responsibility, report says
[www.theage.com.au]
Rlys SFTO scheme for goods transportation
[timesofindia.indiatimes.com]
Train commuters big winners in budget
[pine-rivers-press.whereilive.com.au]
Full steam ahead for Rochdale to London train service
[www.rochdaleonline.co.uk]
Plan to scrap new train carriages ‘is a blow’
[menmedia.co.uk]
Heathrow Express Enhances Train Service to Heathrow’s Terminal Four
[www.earthtimes.org]
$9 Million in Marijuana Stopped by CBP in Railroad Shipment
[tribwekchron.com]
Genesee & Wyoming Inc. Signs Agreement to Acquire FreightLink; Expands Rail Operations in South Australia and the Northern Territory
[www.streetinsider.com]
Mexico: Abandoned railways scrapped illegally
[www.forbes.com]
Running Extra
Cafe Lafayette Dinner Train
[www.fosters.com]
Gary Coleman - Coleman's Ex Plans To Scatter His Ashes On Train Tracks
[www.contactmusic.com]
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 Trainnews - volume 3 - issue 126 |
Espee99 | 06-08-2010 - 19:16 |