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Railroad Newsline for Monday, July 23, 2007

Compiled by Larry W. Grant

In Memory of Rob Carlson, 1952 –2006

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RAIL NEWS

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FLOODWATERS TAKE OUT BUSY UP RAIL BRIDGE IN LIBERTY COUNTY, TEXAS, HALT TRAIN TRAFFIC

[www.chron.com]

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TEXAS FLOODING STRANDS AMTRAK'S WESTBOUND SUNSET LIMITED

[hosted.ap.org]

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TENTATIVE DEAL REACHED BETWEEN AMTRAK, UNION

[www.courierpostonline.com]

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AT HOME ON THE RAILS: LIFE ON THE RINGLING BROS. AND BARNUM & BAILEY CIRCUS TRAIN

[www.chron.com]

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TRAIN'S BACKERS TRY TO CALM NERVES IN NOVATO, CALIFORNIA

[www.marinij.com]

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HAPPY RAILS TO YOU: ON THE LINE NEAR ARLEE, MONTANA

[www.missoulian.com]

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NO INJURIES REPORTED IN MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA AS A RESULT OF RAILROAD TANK CAR LEAK

[www.muskogeephoenix.com]

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RAILROAD RUMBLE A REMINDER OF CONSTANT THREAT IN HOUSTON, TEXAS

[www.khou.com]

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RIO GRANDE SCENIC RAILROAD TOURIST TRAIN IN TROUBLE AFTER SECOND YEAR IN OPERATION

[www.9news.com]

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AMTRAK RIDERSHIP UP, BUT INCOME STILL DOWN

[www.ajc.com]

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RETIRED 81-YEAR-OLD RAILROAD ENGINEER WINS $9.2 MILLION IN COLORADO LOTTERY

[www.denverpost.com]

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RAIL CAR AT MUSEUM IN PINE BLUFF, ARKANSAS GETS HISTORIC DESIGNATION

[www.kait8.com]

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ARKANSAS UTILITY URGES CUSTOMER INVOLVEMENT IN RAIL LEGISLATION FIGHT

[www.arkansasnews.com]

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ARKANSAS AND MISSOURI RAILROAD TRAINS FRUSTRATED SPRINGDALE MOTORISTS

[www.nwaonline.net]

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GREELEY, COLORADO GARDEN RAILROAD ENTERTAINS, RAISES MONEY FOR CHARITY

[www.greeleytrib.com]

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VIRGINIA MUSEUM OF TRANSPORTATION SELLS NICKEL PLATE ROAD NO. 763 TO OHIO CENTRAL RAILROAD SYSTEMS

[www.roanoke.com]

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TRAIN ENTHUSIASTS REACH OUT TO SOLDIER SERVING IN IRAQ

[www.phillyburbs.com]

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AUSTRALIAN STATE OF VICTORIA INSTALLS RAIL CROSSING CAMERAS

[www.skynews.com.au]

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TRANSIT NEWS

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CITY COMMISSIONER SAM ADAMS SEES A WEB OF STREETCARS IN PORTLAND, OREGON

[www.oregonlive.com]

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NO CARS ON WILSHIRE? AN ABOVE-GROUND RAIL LINE TO THE OCEAN, ALONG WITH BIKE LANES AND A FEW BUSES, WOULD EASE L.A. TRAFFIC IMMEASURABLY

[www.latimes.com]

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INSIDE OF TORONTO RAILWAY COMPANY'S STREETCAR No. 1326

[torontoist.com]

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COUPLE SLAMMED ONTO TRAIN TRACKS IN BIZARRE CANADIAN RAIL CRASH

[cnews.canoe.ca]

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MISCONDUCT INVESTIGATED OVER UNC CHARLOTTE STUDY ABOUT LIGHT-RAIL

[www.charlotte.com]

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GROUND BROKEN FOR NEW YANKEE STADIUM TRAIN STOP

[wcbstv.com]

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THE END

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