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Trainnews - volume 3 - issue 154
Author: Espee99
Date: 07-14-2010 - 19:55
Trainnews - volume 3 - issue 154 - 07/14/10
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 14, 1916
The Harahan Bridge over the Missisippi River at Memphis, Tennessee is opened. The bridge is named in honor of Mr. J. T. Harahan, prominent Memphis businessman and president of the bridge company. Originally called the Rock Island Bridge, it was renamed when Harahan was killed 4 years before completion of the project, when his car was hit by an oncoming train. 23 workers died during bridge construction. From 1916-1949, cars drove across on 2 narrow wooden planked one lane roadways suspended along both sides of the main bridge structure. With only a thin railing separating the vehicles from the muddy river far below, those who were scared of heights simply didn't travel by car on this mile long "side car" bridge.
[www.stevecox.com]
Tonight's Photo - Please send photos to trainnews1@yahoo.com.
The northernmost point on BNSF's Chicago-Seattle main line is where we find a westbound work train rolling alongside the Kootenai River just west of Katka, Idaho, on the late afternoon of June 26, 2010.
Photo by Sean Kelly
Domestic News
Ohio rail commission green lights NS project in Toledo
[progressiverailroading.com]
AAR: June traffic levels suggest still-recovering economy
[progressiverailroading.com]
Middletown lobbies for SEPTA service
[progressiverailroading.com]
Demand for Chinese furniture is driving up U.S. import container volume, PIERS says
[progressiverailroading.com]
Valley Metro ridership up in first half
[progressiverailroading.com]
Mineta Transportation Institute appoints chair, vice chair and trustees
[progressiverailroading.com]
Updates from Thales, Cummins, Granite Construction, Harsco, CIT, RP3 Agency and PDI Rail Solutions
[progressiverailroading.com]
Freight Transportation Services Index slipped 0.4 percent in May
[joc.com]
Railcar Owners Pull 3,064 Cars Out of Storage
[joc.com]
Rail Group Sees US Recovery Stalling
[joc.com]
Train tracks In Columbus County raise concerns
[www.wect.com]
Train, tractor-trailer collide in Yorkville
[www.uticaod.com]
Train blocking traffic, now moving
[www.wthitv.com]
Paducah to seek grant for train renovation
[www.kentucky.com]
NJ Transit to provide quiet cars during 90-day test
[www.nj.com]
Repairs begin on Wilton train station
[wiltonvillager.com]
Train horns to be eliminated in Ottumwa?
[www.heartlandconnection.com]
Camden Line having switch problems
[weblogs.baltimoresun.com]
Sunrail's blasting train horns will interrupt 16 percent of your day
[wdbo.com]
Another fallen tree causes 90-minute Amtrak delay
[articles.lancasteronline.com]
RailAmerica’s Margin To Expand On Extension Of Train Length
[www.benzinga.com]
'Quiet Zone' train modifications are too expensive
[www.postbulletin.com]
Train derailment damages track
[www.stuff.co.nz]
Blaze destroys train caboose
[www.westernwheel.com].
Naperville dance teacher's family files suit against railroads
[www.dailyherald.com]
Verona honors history of forgotten railroad
[www.nj.com]
North Elba puts off railroad corridor study
[adirondackdailyenterprise.com]
Genesee & Wyoming June Traffic Up 15.4% - Update
[www.dailymarkets.com]
3 face drug charges after pot found in tanker car
[www.sfgate.com]
Judge extends order barring railroad herbicide
[www.juneauempire.com]
CSX Corp. (CSX) Profit Beats Estimates, Auto Shipments Jump 63%
[www.beaconequity.com]
Railroad bridge repaired, opened
[www.abbevillenow.com]
Union Pacific Railroad Recognized as a Best Diversity Company by Diversity Careers in Engineering and Information Technology
[www.environmental-expert.com]
BNSF pulls out of grant process for proposed Willmar rail bypass
[www.wctrib.com]
Officials reapply for Iowa City-Chicago railway
[www.dailyiowan.com]
SEPTA Regional Rail schedules and line names change July 25
[www.examiner.com]
Kansas City Southern Declares Quarterly Preferred Dividend
[www.timescolonist.com]
Canadian News
Train shuttle should include commuter service: off-island muncipalities
[westislandgazette.com]
International News
KCSM needs more time to repair hurricane-damaged bridge, KCS says
[progressiverailroading.com]
Deutsche Bahn Rail Route to Moscow Passes Test
[joc.com]
High-speed Brazil train could be ready for Olympics
[www.montrealgazette.com]
South Africa's first high-speed train exceeds expectations
[news.xinhuanet.com]
Gorgeous Mercury bullet train would be England's fastest
[dvice.com]
Train breakdown traps passengers for hours
[www.upi.com]
Rail workers threaten to strike
[www.abc.net.au]
Eurostar ski train ticket sales open
[www.valthonet.com]
Brazil consults stakeholders on how to slash freight costs
[www.mb.com.ph]
Running Extra
Burke Junction train nearly restored
[folsomtelegraph.com]
Excursion train coming to winery Saturday
[www.herald-citizen.com]
Magical Train Ride Through Town [ed. nice video with this one]
[livingston.patch.com]
Best Public Transportation System, Retired
[www.eastbayexpress.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 14, 1916
The Harahan Bridge over the Missisippi River at Memphis, Tennessee is opened. The bridge is named in honor of Mr. J. T. Harahan, prominent Memphis businessman and president of the bridge company. Originally called the Rock Island Bridge, it was renamed when Harahan was killed 4 years before completion of the project, when his car was hit by an oncoming train. 23 workers died during bridge construction. From 1916-1949, cars drove across on 2 narrow wooden planked one lane roadways suspended along both sides of the main bridge structure. With only a thin railing separating the vehicles from the muddy river far below, those who were scared of heights simply didn't travel by car on this mile long "side car" bridge.
[www.stevecox.com]
Tonight's Photo - Please send photos to trainnews1@yahoo.com.
The northernmost point on BNSF's Chicago-Seattle main line is where we find a westbound work train rolling alongside the Kootenai River just west of Katka, Idaho, on the late afternoon of June 26, 2010.
Photo by Sean Kelly
Domestic News
Ohio rail commission green lights NS project in Toledo
[progressiverailroading.com]
AAR: June traffic levels suggest still-recovering economy
[progressiverailroading.com]
Middletown lobbies for SEPTA service
[progressiverailroading.com]
Demand for Chinese furniture is driving up U.S. import container volume, PIERS says
[progressiverailroading.com]
Valley Metro ridership up in first half
[progressiverailroading.com]
Mineta Transportation Institute appoints chair, vice chair and trustees
[progressiverailroading.com]
Updates from Thales, Cummins, Granite Construction, Harsco, CIT, RP3 Agency and PDI Rail Solutions
[progressiverailroading.com]
Freight Transportation Services Index slipped 0.4 percent in May
[joc.com]
Railcar Owners Pull 3,064 Cars Out of Storage
[joc.com]
Rail Group Sees US Recovery Stalling
[joc.com]
Train tracks In Columbus County raise concerns
[www.wect.com]
Train, tractor-trailer collide in Yorkville
[www.uticaod.com]
Train blocking traffic, now moving
[www.wthitv.com]
Paducah to seek grant for train renovation
[www.kentucky.com]
NJ Transit to provide quiet cars during 90-day test
[www.nj.com]
Repairs begin on Wilton train station
[wiltonvillager.com]
Train horns to be eliminated in Ottumwa?
[www.heartlandconnection.com]
Camden Line having switch problems
[weblogs.baltimoresun.com]
Sunrail's blasting train horns will interrupt 16 percent of your day
[wdbo.com]
Another fallen tree causes 90-minute Amtrak delay
[articles.lancasteronline.com]
RailAmerica’s Margin To Expand On Extension Of Train Length
[www.benzinga.com]
'Quiet Zone' train modifications are too expensive
[www.postbulletin.com]
Train derailment damages track
[www.stuff.co.nz]
Blaze destroys train caboose
[www.westernwheel.com].
Naperville dance teacher's family files suit against railroads
[www.dailyherald.com]
Verona honors history of forgotten railroad
[www.nj.com]
North Elba puts off railroad corridor study
[adirondackdailyenterprise.com]
Genesee & Wyoming June Traffic Up 15.4% - Update
[www.dailymarkets.com]
3 face drug charges after pot found in tanker car
[www.sfgate.com]
Judge extends order barring railroad herbicide
[www.juneauempire.com]
CSX Corp. (CSX) Profit Beats Estimates, Auto Shipments Jump 63%
[www.beaconequity.com]
Railroad bridge repaired, opened
[www.abbevillenow.com]
Union Pacific Railroad Recognized as a Best Diversity Company by Diversity Careers in Engineering and Information Technology
[www.environmental-expert.com]
BNSF pulls out of grant process for proposed Willmar rail bypass
[www.wctrib.com]
Officials reapply for Iowa City-Chicago railway
[www.dailyiowan.com]
SEPTA Regional Rail schedules and line names change July 25
[www.examiner.com]
Kansas City Southern Declares Quarterly Preferred Dividend
[www.timescolonist.com]
Canadian News
Train shuttle should include commuter service: off-island muncipalities
[westislandgazette.com]
International News
KCSM needs more time to repair hurricane-damaged bridge, KCS says
[progressiverailroading.com]
Deutsche Bahn Rail Route to Moscow Passes Test
[joc.com]
High-speed Brazil train could be ready for Olympics
[www.montrealgazette.com]
South Africa's first high-speed train exceeds expectations
[news.xinhuanet.com]
Gorgeous Mercury bullet train would be England's fastest
[dvice.com]
Train breakdown traps passengers for hours
[www.upi.com]
Rail workers threaten to strike
[www.abc.net.au]
Eurostar ski train ticket sales open
[www.valthonet.com]
Brazil consults stakeholders on how to slash freight costs
[www.mb.com.ph]
Running Extra
Burke Junction train nearly restored
[folsomtelegraph.com]
Excursion train coming to winery Saturday
[www.herald-citizen.com]
Magical Train Ride Through Town [ed. nice video with this one]
[livingston.patch.com]
Best Public Transportation System, Retired
[www.eastbayexpress.com]
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