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Trainnews - volume 3 - issue 140
Author: Espee99
Date: 06-25-2010 - 20:37
Trainnews - volume 3 - issue 140 - 06/25/10
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 25, 1998
The final Algoma Central Railway ore train consisting of 18 cars, rumbled from Wawa along the branch line to Hawk Junction and then down to Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada. In late 1997, Algoma Steel Inc. had announced that it would be shutting down its low grade ore mining operations in Wawa, in favour of higher grade ore from the Tilden Mine outside of Marquette, Michigan. The discovery of the iron ore deposit at Wawa by a prospector named Boyer was the catalyst for the steel industry in Sault Ste. Marie and a driving force of the Railway's construction starting in 1899.
[7stream.com]
Tonight's Photo - Please send photos to trainnews1@yahoo.com.
CN 7212 a GP9rm and its mated slug CN 212 a GP9 slug switch the Saskatchewan Grain Growers Elevators at North Vancouver, BC summer of 1998. No date on this slide, but if my memory is not faulty it was the July of 1998.
L.A.Scrafford Photo
Domestic News
Rail Intermodal Extends Volume Gain in June
[joc.com]
and
AAR weekly report: U.S. roads' intermodal volume reaches 19-month high
[progressiverailroading.com]
Hundreds take part in transit counterterrorism exercise
[progressiverailroading.com]
RTA: Tie purchases, production plummet in May
[progressiverailroading.com]
Passenger rail-car supply industry has growth potential, Duke study shows
[progressiverailroading.com]
GCRTA considers intermodal facility, station improvements
[progressiverailroading.com]
Long Beach port commission elects officers
[progressiverailroading.com]
The heat is on Md. transit officials to improve MARC train safety
[www.washingtonpost.com]
Amtrak president touts record ridership, long-distance trains
[travel.latimes.com]
and
Amtrak president defends train fares
[travel.latimes.com]
Metrolink shifts train operations to Amtrak
[www.scpr.org]
Excursion train hits truck; driver escapes unhurt
[www.timesrecord.com]
Efforts to restore 1902 train depot in eastern Indiana being helped by $500,000 grant
[www.therepublic.com]
Link train late-night service schedule adjusting for track work
[seattletimes.nwsource.com]
O'Malley apologizes for MARC train delays
[www.hometownannapolis.com]
SunRail, bullet train on track for 2015
[www.orlandosentinel.com]
Mont. railway cleared after rock slide, derailment
[www.businessweek.com]
First phase of Gold Line extension begins on Saturday
[www.latimes.com]
Chama Frets Over Tourist Season Without Train
[cbs4denver.com]
City makes $195M deal for train depot
[www.staradvertiser.com]
Man arrested for making IED and leaving it on railroad tracks
[www.wave3.com]
Norfolk business affected by railroad bridge collapse visits site
[www.ktiv.com]
Officials call rail crossing dangerous, but businesses oppose closing it
[latimesblogs.latimes.com]
Railcar getting paint job through training program
[bgdailynews.com]
Former U.S. Secretary of Transportation James Burnley sees U.S. at 'crisis point for infrastructure'
[www.examiner.com]
S&P revises RailAmerica Inc. outlook to 'positive'
[www.businessweek.com]
MBTA poised to upgrade Manchester crossing
[www.gloucestertimes.com]
Canadian News
CAW issues strike notice to VIA Rail
[progressiverailroading.com]
International News
Bombardier seeks large stake in Russian Railways' signaling subsidiary
[progressiverailroading.com]
Duronto engine separates from train
[timesofindia.indiatimes.com]
‘Run over’ by goods train, woman has miracle escape
[www.expressindia.com]
Bombs damage tracks at three railway stations
[www.sananews.net]
Railroad Strike in Spain Affects 43,000 Travelers
[www.laht.com]
Running Extra
Indecent exposure delays commuter train
[abclocal.go.com]
Train station might be fitted with solar panels to recharge electric cars
[www.westport-news.com]
History, Railroad & Movie Buffs Unite!
[www.sacramentopress.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 25, 1998
The final Algoma Central Railway ore train consisting of 18 cars, rumbled from Wawa along the branch line to Hawk Junction and then down to Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada. In late 1997, Algoma Steel Inc. had announced that it would be shutting down its low grade ore mining operations in Wawa, in favour of higher grade ore from the Tilden Mine outside of Marquette, Michigan. The discovery of the iron ore deposit at Wawa by a prospector named Boyer was the catalyst for the steel industry in Sault Ste. Marie and a driving force of the Railway's construction starting in 1899.
[7stream.com]
Tonight's Photo - Please send photos to trainnews1@yahoo.com.
CN 7212 a GP9rm and its mated slug CN 212 a GP9 slug switch the Saskatchewan Grain Growers Elevators at North Vancouver, BC summer of 1998. No date on this slide, but if my memory is not faulty it was the July of 1998.
L.A.Scrafford Photo
Domestic News
Rail Intermodal Extends Volume Gain in June
[joc.com]
and
AAR weekly report: U.S. roads' intermodal volume reaches 19-month high
[progressiverailroading.com]
Hundreds take part in transit counterterrorism exercise
[progressiverailroading.com]
RTA: Tie purchases, production plummet in May
[progressiverailroading.com]
Passenger rail-car supply industry has growth potential, Duke study shows
[progressiverailroading.com]
GCRTA considers intermodal facility, station improvements
[progressiverailroading.com]
Long Beach port commission elects officers
[progressiverailroading.com]
The heat is on Md. transit officials to improve MARC train safety
[www.washingtonpost.com]
Amtrak president touts record ridership, long-distance trains
[travel.latimes.com]
and
Amtrak president defends train fares
[travel.latimes.com]
Metrolink shifts train operations to Amtrak
[www.scpr.org]
Excursion train hits truck; driver escapes unhurt
[www.timesrecord.com]
Efforts to restore 1902 train depot in eastern Indiana being helped by $500,000 grant
[www.therepublic.com]
Link train late-night service schedule adjusting for track work
[seattletimes.nwsource.com]
O'Malley apologizes for MARC train delays
[www.hometownannapolis.com]
SunRail, bullet train on track for 2015
[www.orlandosentinel.com]
Mont. railway cleared after rock slide, derailment
[www.businessweek.com]
First phase of Gold Line extension begins on Saturday
[www.latimes.com]
Chama Frets Over Tourist Season Without Train
[cbs4denver.com]
City makes $195M deal for train depot
[www.staradvertiser.com]
Man arrested for making IED and leaving it on railroad tracks
[www.wave3.com]
Norfolk business affected by railroad bridge collapse visits site
[www.ktiv.com]
Officials call rail crossing dangerous, but businesses oppose closing it
[latimesblogs.latimes.com]
Railcar getting paint job through training program
[bgdailynews.com]
Former U.S. Secretary of Transportation James Burnley sees U.S. at 'crisis point for infrastructure'
[www.examiner.com]
S&P revises RailAmerica Inc. outlook to 'positive'
[www.businessweek.com]
MBTA poised to upgrade Manchester crossing
[www.gloucestertimes.com]
Canadian News
CAW issues strike notice to VIA Rail
[progressiverailroading.com]
International News
Bombardier seeks large stake in Russian Railways' signaling subsidiary
[progressiverailroading.com]
Duronto engine separates from train
[timesofindia.indiatimes.com]
‘Run over’ by goods train, woman has miracle escape
[www.expressindia.com]
Bombs damage tracks at three railway stations
[www.sananews.net]
Railroad Strike in Spain Affects 43,000 Travelers
[www.laht.com]
Running Extra
Indecent exposure delays commuter train
[abclocal.go.com]
Train station might be fitted with solar panels to recharge electric cars
[www.westport-news.com]
History, Railroad & Movie Buffs Unite!
[www.sacramentopress.com]
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 Trainnews - volume 3 - issue 140 |
Espee99 | 06-25-2010 - 20:37 |