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Trainnews - volume 3 - issue 127
Author: Espee99
Date: 06-09-2010 - 20:38
Trainnews - volume 3 - issue 127 - 06/09/10
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 9, 1781
George Stephenson is born, the second child of Robert and Mabel, neither of whom could read or write. At 17, Stephenson was running a steam pump at a coal mine. He realised the value of education and paid to study at night school to learn reading, writing and arithmetic. Stephenson designed his first locomotive in 1814, a travelling engine designed for hauling coal on the Killingworth wagonway, and in Sepember 1825 built the first public railway line in the world to use steam locomotives. He is renowned as being the "Father of Railways". His rail gauge of 4 feet 8˝ inches (1,435 mm), sometimes called "Stephenson gauge", is the world's standard gauge.
[en.wikipedia.org]
Tonight's Photo - Please send photos to trainnews1@yahoo.com. Thanks for sending interesting photos, please keep them comming.
A unit train of empty grain cars powered by CSX AC4400CW No. 1, the “class unit” for this series of CSX diesels, passes by the old C&O coaling tower at Ronceverte, West Virginia , on September 29, 2007. This is CSX's Huntington Sub, which was the former C&O main. CSX purchased their first 30 AC4400CWs from General Electric in 1994, and currently has 572 of the 4,400 horsepower, AC traction diesels on their roster.
Alex Mayes photo
Domestic News
Axion to Aid Norfolk Southern’s Battery-Run Locomotive
[joc.com]
DOT Stimulus Payouts Top $13 Billion
[joc.com]
Progressive Railroading honors BNSF CEO Rose as 'Railroad Innovator'
[progressiverailroading.com]
Four congressmen unveil 'rail-car enhancement act'
[progressiverailroading.com]
Denver RTD wins top honors at APTA rail rodeo
[progressiverailroading.com]
MassDOT introduces plan to reduce emissions
[progressiverailroading.com]
Railroad Management Association to provide latest job openings online
[progressiverailroading.com]
Las Vegas Railway Express, Z-Train win injunction
[progressiverailroading.com]
Car collides with Hudson-Bergen light rail train in Jersey City
[www.nj.com]
CSX freight train derails in Smithsburg
[www.baltimoresun.com]
Orange and Blue Line delays
[voices.washingtonpost.com]
Train Slams Into Car Stopped On Tracks
[www.kcci.com]
North Elba to fund economic study for train corridor
[adirondackdailyenterprise.com]
Lifesaver offers rail safety tips
[www.abilene-rc.com]
State schedules summit on high-speed rail
[www.timesunion.com]
Freight train future lies in technology
[www.ajc.com]
Amtrak To Hold Meeting About New Station
[www.wesh.com]
Stimulus money helps diesel train engines run cleaner
[minnesota.publicradio.org]
Tecumseh train crossing needs repair
[www.lenconnect.com]
City, WSU, CP Rail may be sued for train fatality
[www.winonapost.com]
Vancouver, Seattle, Portland sign high speed train proposal
[www.news1130.com]
MTA launches 'keep off tracks' campaign
[weblogs.baltimoresun.com]
Riding the rails to support those who protect the streets
[www.ky3.com]
DNR agrees to demolish old railroad station on Trego Road
[www.herald-mail.com]
Caterpillar Sees Locomotive Builder Aiding Construction Lines
[online.wsj.com]
New York Gets Its High-Speed Rail Plan Back on Track
[blog.tstc.org]
Former Union Pacific employee gets 12 years in death of co-worker in Johnson County
[www.star-telegram.com]
Idle Cape May Seashore Lines trains a growing source of frustration
[www.pressofatlanticcity.com]
UPRR boss praises deputies involved in murder investigation
[www.littlechicagoreview.com]
Railinc Names Robert Simora Chief Information Officer
[www.earthtimes.org]
Firecracker Express Ignites Fourth of July Fun
[www.earthtimes.org]
Canadian News
Canadian feds to help fund Ottawa's light-rail system
[progressiverailroading.com]
Updates from Nordco, Ansaldo STS, GE Transportation, HDR, STV and AECOM
[progressiverailroading.com]
International News
Genesee & Wyoming to acquire Australia's FreightLink franchise
[progressiverailroading.com]
Train line opens after derailment
[www.themorningbulletin.com.au]
Passengers evacuated from smoky V/Line train at Bacchus Marsh
[www.heraldsun.com.au]
Changes in train timings on Konkan route
[timesofindia.indiatimes.com]
Hitachi hints British train deal could be derailed
[www.google.com]
Train commuters losing patience with regular delays
[www.stuff.co.nz]
More train cancellations between Greece and Bulgaria
[www.sofiaecho.com]
Ahmedabad Rajdhani to have 10 more coaches
[timesofindia.indiatimes.com]
No Metro trains for World Cup fans
[www.theage.com.au]
Iran, China to foster railroad cooperation
[twocircles.net]
Running Extra
Township officials honor longtime Red Run Express conductor
[www.herald-mail.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 9, 1781
George Stephenson is born, the second child of Robert and Mabel, neither of whom could read or write. At 17, Stephenson was running a steam pump at a coal mine. He realised the value of education and paid to study at night school to learn reading, writing and arithmetic. Stephenson designed his first locomotive in 1814, a travelling engine designed for hauling coal on the Killingworth wagonway, and in Sepember 1825 built the first public railway line in the world to use steam locomotives. He is renowned as being the "Father of Railways". His rail gauge of 4 feet 8˝ inches (1,435 mm), sometimes called "Stephenson gauge", is the world's standard gauge.
[en.wikipedia.org]
Tonight's Photo - Please send photos to trainnews1@yahoo.com. Thanks for sending interesting photos, please keep them comming.
A unit train of empty grain cars powered by CSX AC4400CW No. 1, the “class unit” for this series of CSX diesels, passes by the old C&O coaling tower at Ronceverte, West Virginia , on September 29, 2007. This is CSX's Huntington Sub, which was the former C&O main. CSX purchased their first 30 AC4400CWs from General Electric in 1994, and currently has 572 of the 4,400 horsepower, AC traction diesels on their roster.
Alex Mayes photo
Domestic News
Axion to Aid Norfolk Southern’s Battery-Run Locomotive
[joc.com]
DOT Stimulus Payouts Top $13 Billion
[joc.com]
Progressive Railroading honors BNSF CEO Rose as 'Railroad Innovator'
[progressiverailroading.com]
Four congressmen unveil 'rail-car enhancement act'
[progressiverailroading.com]
Denver RTD wins top honors at APTA rail rodeo
[progressiverailroading.com]
MassDOT introduces plan to reduce emissions
[progressiverailroading.com]
Railroad Management Association to provide latest job openings online
[progressiverailroading.com]
Las Vegas Railway Express, Z-Train win injunction
[progressiverailroading.com]
Car collides with Hudson-Bergen light rail train in Jersey City
[www.nj.com]
CSX freight train derails in Smithsburg
[www.baltimoresun.com]
Orange and Blue Line delays
[voices.washingtonpost.com]
Train Slams Into Car Stopped On Tracks
[www.kcci.com]
North Elba to fund economic study for train corridor
[adirondackdailyenterprise.com]
Lifesaver offers rail safety tips
[www.abilene-rc.com]
State schedules summit on high-speed rail
[www.timesunion.com]
Freight train future lies in technology
[www.ajc.com]
Amtrak To Hold Meeting About New Station
[www.wesh.com]
Stimulus money helps diesel train engines run cleaner
[minnesota.publicradio.org]
Tecumseh train crossing needs repair
[www.lenconnect.com]
City, WSU, CP Rail may be sued for train fatality
[www.winonapost.com]
Vancouver, Seattle, Portland sign high speed train proposal
[www.news1130.com]
MTA launches 'keep off tracks' campaign
[weblogs.baltimoresun.com]
Riding the rails to support those who protect the streets
[www.ky3.com]
DNR agrees to demolish old railroad station on Trego Road
[www.herald-mail.com]
Caterpillar Sees Locomotive Builder Aiding Construction Lines
[online.wsj.com]
New York Gets Its High-Speed Rail Plan Back on Track
[blog.tstc.org]
Former Union Pacific employee gets 12 years in death of co-worker in Johnson County
[www.star-telegram.com]
Idle Cape May Seashore Lines trains a growing source of frustration
[www.pressofatlanticcity.com]
UPRR boss praises deputies involved in murder investigation
[www.littlechicagoreview.com]
Railinc Names Robert Simora Chief Information Officer
[www.earthtimes.org]
Firecracker Express Ignites Fourth of July Fun
[www.earthtimes.org]
Canadian News
Canadian feds to help fund Ottawa's light-rail system
[progressiverailroading.com]
Updates from Nordco, Ansaldo STS, GE Transportation, HDR, STV and AECOM
[progressiverailroading.com]
International News
Genesee & Wyoming to acquire Australia's FreightLink franchise
[progressiverailroading.com]
Train line opens after derailment
[www.themorningbulletin.com.au]
Passengers evacuated from smoky V/Line train at Bacchus Marsh
[www.heraldsun.com.au]
Changes in train timings on Konkan route
[timesofindia.indiatimes.com]
Hitachi hints British train deal could be derailed
[www.google.com]
Train commuters losing patience with regular delays
[www.stuff.co.nz]
More train cancellations between Greece and Bulgaria
[www.sofiaecho.com]
Ahmedabad Rajdhani to have 10 more coaches
[timesofindia.indiatimes.com]
No Metro trains for World Cup fans
[www.theage.com.au]
Iran, China to foster railroad cooperation
[twocircles.net]
Running Extra
Township officials honor longtime Red Run Express conductor
[www.herald-mail.com]
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