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Trainnews - volume 3 - issue 153
Author: Espee99
Date: 07-13-2010 - 21:34
Trainnews - volume 3 - issue 153 - 07/13/10
Editors note - Please rest assured that if or when Altamont Press closes, Trainnews will continue at trainnews.org, a RR discussion board with a format similar to the board at Altamont Press.
This day in Railroad History
July 13, 1981
The 145 year old Skaneateles Short Line Railroad delivered its final shipment to Stauffer Chemical at Skaneateles, New York, and the line was cleared later that night. Ironically, returning from its last shipment to Stauffer, the small GE 44-tonner #6 derailed at a switch. Crews tried to put the locomotive back on the track using a bar and a jack. The jack broke and was smashed like a beer can after a few hours of trying to get the engine back on the tracks. A pay loader was called in to reset the engine back on the rails and that was the end of the ill-fated 5-mile short line... The Skaneateles Short Line served 17 industries from 1836-1981 and had a fleet of 6 steam engines, all retired by 1950, and 2 GE-Erie 44-tonners which were sold to New York State Electric & Gas in 1981. From 1831-1901 the railroad also operated the Skaneateles Steamboat & Transportation Company and operated 8 boats mixed of mail and dinner boats. The boat company still lives on and runs a dinner cruise weekly. The railroad employed 12 engineers, 9 firemen, 5 conductors, 6 brakmen, 8 management staff, and 14 yard staff.
[web.me.com]
Tonight's Photo - Please send photos to trainnews1@yahoo.com.
Pockets of snow are still visible on the distant peaks of the Selkirk Mountains on June 27, 2010, as UP train MHKET climbs the 1% grade between Bonners Ferry and Moyie Springs, Idaho. With ample power and a block of empty grain hoppers on the head end, the train is about to enter Tunnel 4, and it has less than 25 miles to go before reaching the Canadian border.
Photo by Sean Kelly
Domestic News
CSX beats Wall Street projections, sets several financial records
[progressiverailroading.com]
FTA pre-authorizes WMATA system improvements
[progressiverailroading.com]
California's Capitol Corridor gains riders in June despite government furloughs
[progressiverailroading.com]
CSXT, North Charleston agree to reroute line, build intermodal yard
[progressiverailroading.com]
Several unions note progress, impasse in contract negotiations
[progressiverailroading.com]
L.A. Metro applies federal grant to electrical system upgrades
[progressiverailroading.com]
Speakman to retire from Railroad Retirement Board
[progressiverailroading.com]
Updates from VTG Aktiengesellschaft, Knorr-Bremse, Harsco, Vertical Transportation Excellence, GATX and RailPros
[progressiverailroading.com]
MTA offers MARC 'hell train' riders free passes
[www.baltimoresun.com]
Train derailment could block traffic in Industry for two days
[latimesblogs.latimes.com]
Ammonia leak from train in Waycross
[www.ajc.com]
Rail worker killed in Deerfield train accident Tuesday
[www.gazettenet.com]
and
Railroad worker dies in Deerfield rail yard
[www.wggb.com]
DÉBUT OF KEOLIS 'PRETTY SEAMLESS'
[fredericksburg.com]
Dickinson supports passenger train
[www.thedickinsonpress.com]
Train troubles will force WES delays, shuttle service on Wednesday
[www.oregonlive.com]
Las Vegas Railway Express, Inc. ("X" Train) Announces Selection of PDI Rail Solutions to Provide Technical Expertise to Assure Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) & Amtrak Mechanical and Safety Compliance for All "X" Train Locomotive and Passenger Railcars
[www.marketwire.com]
30 train stations in line for $10M in improvements
[www.tradingmarkets.com]
Soil Testing Begins for Train from Culver City to Santa Monica
[laist.com]
BNSF honors Johnson County women who saved man stuck on tracks
[www.kansascity.com]
California’s missing train
[dailycaller.com]
Amtrak: The HOT Train
[www2.timesdispatch.com]
Train derailment closes Colo. 60
[www.greeleytribune.com]
Passenger Rail in OH Could Put Business on the Right Track
[www.publicnewsservice.org]
Granite Construction wins $78M railroad contract
[www.businessweek.com]
Alaska Railroad barred from spraying weed killers
[www.businessweek.com]
RailAmerica says June shipments rose 11.8 percent
[www.businessweek.com]
Shreveport Council Votes To Shut Down 3 Railroad Crossings
[www.ktbs.com]
Rollin' on the rails
[www.grandforksherald.com]
Verona's 'Erie Freight Shed' named historic landmark
[www.northjersey.com]
GBC Joins Proposed Effort to Secure Rail Resources, Transit Modes
[baltimorerealestate.citybizlist.com]
Canadian News
O-Train line shuts down for upgrades
[www.ottawacitizen.com]
International News
Brazil to pick builder of bullet train in December
[www.businessweek.com]
Siemens to Sign $2.8 Billion Russian Train Order
[www.businessweek.com]
German Rail's Growing Image Problem
[www.spiegel.de]
NSW train ticket machines hit by fault
[news.smh.com.au]
Double-decker train gets ready for trial by speed
[timesofindia.indiatimes.com]
More Virgin Train Seats London and Birmingham to Carlisle and Scotland
[www.news-fire.com]
Railway Corporation Commences Enugu Mass Transit Train
[allafrica.com]
Ford Fiesta deliveries to U.S. delayed by storm-damage to railroad lines
[www.egmcartech.com]
ANTT to publish US$18.8bn bullet train tender
[www.bnamericas.com]
Running Extra
Doris Higgins: Calling all train enthusiasts – volunteers wanted
[www.nilesstar.com]
Railroad Daze steams into RR this Thursday
[www.rainyriverrecord.com]
Legendary Union Pacific Railroad Steam Locomotive to Pull Cheyenne Frontier Days Special Train
[www.vadvert.co.uk]
A guide to steam engine tourist trains in West Virginia
[www.helium.com]
Editors note - Please rest assured that if or when Altamont Press closes, Trainnews will continue at trainnews.org, a RR discussion board with a format similar to the board at Altamont Press.
This day in Railroad History
July 13, 1981
The 145 year old Skaneateles Short Line Railroad delivered its final shipment to Stauffer Chemical at Skaneateles, New York, and the line was cleared later that night. Ironically, returning from its last shipment to Stauffer, the small GE 44-tonner #6 derailed at a switch. Crews tried to put the locomotive back on the track using a bar and a jack. The jack broke and was smashed like a beer can after a few hours of trying to get the engine back on the tracks. A pay loader was called in to reset the engine back on the rails and that was the end of the ill-fated 5-mile short line... The Skaneateles Short Line served 17 industries from 1836-1981 and had a fleet of 6 steam engines, all retired by 1950, and 2 GE-Erie 44-tonners which were sold to New York State Electric & Gas in 1981. From 1831-1901 the railroad also operated the Skaneateles Steamboat & Transportation Company and operated 8 boats mixed of mail and dinner boats. The boat company still lives on and runs a dinner cruise weekly. The railroad employed 12 engineers, 9 firemen, 5 conductors, 6 brakmen, 8 management staff, and 14 yard staff.
[web.me.com]
Tonight's Photo - Please send photos to trainnews1@yahoo.com.
Pockets of snow are still visible on the distant peaks of the Selkirk Mountains on June 27, 2010, as UP train MHKET climbs the 1% grade between Bonners Ferry and Moyie Springs, Idaho. With ample power and a block of empty grain hoppers on the head end, the train is about to enter Tunnel 4, and it has less than 25 miles to go before reaching the Canadian border.
Photo by Sean Kelly
Domestic News
CSX beats Wall Street projections, sets several financial records
[progressiverailroading.com]
FTA pre-authorizes WMATA system improvements
[progressiverailroading.com]
California's Capitol Corridor gains riders in June despite government furloughs
[progressiverailroading.com]
CSXT, North Charleston agree to reroute line, build intermodal yard
[progressiverailroading.com]
Several unions note progress, impasse in contract negotiations
[progressiverailroading.com]
L.A. Metro applies federal grant to electrical system upgrades
[progressiverailroading.com]
Speakman to retire from Railroad Retirement Board
[progressiverailroading.com]
Updates from VTG Aktiengesellschaft, Knorr-Bremse, Harsco, Vertical Transportation Excellence, GATX and RailPros
[progressiverailroading.com]
MTA offers MARC 'hell train' riders free passes
[www.baltimoresun.com]
Train derailment could block traffic in Industry for two days
[latimesblogs.latimes.com]
Ammonia leak from train in Waycross
[www.ajc.com]
Rail worker killed in Deerfield train accident Tuesday
[www.gazettenet.com]
and
Railroad worker dies in Deerfield rail yard
[www.wggb.com]
DÉBUT OF KEOLIS 'PRETTY SEAMLESS'
[fredericksburg.com]
Dickinson supports passenger train
[www.thedickinsonpress.com]
Train troubles will force WES delays, shuttle service on Wednesday
[www.oregonlive.com]
Las Vegas Railway Express, Inc. ("X" Train) Announces Selection of PDI Rail Solutions to Provide Technical Expertise to Assure Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) & Amtrak Mechanical and Safety Compliance for All "X" Train Locomotive and Passenger Railcars
[www.marketwire.com]
30 train stations in line for $10M in improvements
[www.tradingmarkets.com]
Soil Testing Begins for Train from Culver City to Santa Monica
[laist.com]
BNSF honors Johnson County women who saved man stuck on tracks
[www.kansascity.com]
California’s missing train
[dailycaller.com]
Amtrak: The HOT Train
[www2.timesdispatch.com]
Train derailment closes Colo. 60
[www.greeleytribune.com]
Passenger Rail in OH Could Put Business on the Right Track
[www.publicnewsservice.org]
Granite Construction wins $78M railroad contract
[www.businessweek.com]
Alaska Railroad barred from spraying weed killers
[www.businessweek.com]
RailAmerica says June shipments rose 11.8 percent
[www.businessweek.com]
Shreveport Council Votes To Shut Down 3 Railroad Crossings
[www.ktbs.com]
Rollin' on the rails
[www.grandforksherald.com]
Verona's 'Erie Freight Shed' named historic landmark
[www.northjersey.com]
GBC Joins Proposed Effort to Secure Rail Resources, Transit Modes
[baltimorerealestate.citybizlist.com]
Canadian News
O-Train line shuts down for upgrades
[www.ottawacitizen.com]
International News
Brazil to pick builder of bullet train in December
[www.businessweek.com]
Siemens to Sign $2.8 Billion Russian Train Order
[www.businessweek.com]
German Rail's Growing Image Problem
[www.spiegel.de]
NSW train ticket machines hit by fault
[news.smh.com.au]
Double-decker train gets ready for trial by speed
[timesofindia.indiatimes.com]
More Virgin Train Seats London and Birmingham to Carlisle and Scotland
[www.news-fire.com]
Railway Corporation Commences Enugu Mass Transit Train
[allafrica.com]
Ford Fiesta deliveries to U.S. delayed by storm-damage to railroad lines
[www.egmcartech.com]
ANTT to publish US$18.8bn bullet train tender
[www.bnamericas.com]
Running Extra
Doris Higgins: Calling all train enthusiasts – volunteers wanted
[www.nilesstar.com]
Railroad Daze steams into RR this Thursday
[www.rainyriverrecord.com]
Legendary Union Pacific Railroad Steam Locomotive to Pull Cheyenne Frontier Days Special Train
[www.vadvert.co.uk]
A guide to steam engine tourist trains in West Virginia
[www.helium.com]
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 Trainnews - volume 3 - issue 153 |
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