Railroad Newsline for Monday, 07/30/07
Author: Larry W. Grant
Date: 07-29-2007 - 20:03
Railroad Newsline for Monday, July 30, 2007
Compiled by Larry W. Grant
In Memory of Rob Carlson, 1952 – 2006
RAIL NEWS
TRAIN WRECK LEAVES FOUL STENCH IN WEST UNIVERSITY, TEXAS (Good video with UP Track Inspection Car footage)
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www.khou.com]
And:
UNION PACIFIC QUICKENS WEST UNIVERSITY CLEANUP
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www.khou.com]
ON THE IRON HORSE'S BACK: UNION PACIFIC STEAM PROGRAM'S LYNN NYSTROM DISCUSSES HIS JOB
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www.casperstartribune.net]
SLAIN SHIPPING EXECUTIVE AIDED MOB, WITNESS SAYS
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www.stltoday.com]
PROVIDING A GLIMPSE INTO THE PAST: RETIRED UP TELEGRAPHER VISITS HER OLD DEPOT
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www.nptelegraph.com]
GARDNER, KANSAS PROPERTY OWNER FIGHTS DEVELOPER, INTERMODAL COMPLEX
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www.kccommunitynews.com]
RIVER RUNNER EVALUATES 'NEW' NO NAME RAPID ON THE UPPER ANIMAS RIVER
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www.durangoherald.com]
ROAD TRIP: VERDE CANYON RAILROAD
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www.tucsoncitizen.com]
RAILROAD SHIPPING: AAR SAYS TRAFFIC ON THE TRACKS DOWN YEARLY, BUT UP FROM LAST WEEK
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www.logisticsmgmt.com]
STUDY GROUP WILL DISSECT FORT COLLINS, COLORADO'S RAILROAD BLOCKAGE
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www.coloradoan.com]
HOUSE OK'S $500K FOR PORT OF ORANGE, TEXAS RAILROAD
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www.orangeleader.com]
ILLINOIS CITIES, INDIVIDUALS BENEFIT FROM RAILROAD SETTLEMENT
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www.pantagraph.com]
LEWISTOWN, MONTANA BUYS RAIL CORRIDOR FROM BNSF; WILL CREATE BIKING, WALKING TRAIL
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www.greatfallstribune.com]
OLD MOPAC ARKANSAS TUNNELS NOMINATED FOR HISTORIC REGISTER
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www.zwire.com]
ALL ABOARD: PARADISE, CALIFORNIA READY TO RING THE BELL FOR NEW DEPOT MUSEUM
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www.chicoer.com]
RAIL MEETING EYES ARKANSAS CITY, KANSAS
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www.arkcity.net]
DETROIT TRAIN SHOW DRAWS DEVOTED FANS
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www.detnews.com]
TRANSIT NEWS
DRIVING FORCE BEHIND KANSAS CITY LIGHT RAIL INSISTS PLAN IS WORKABLE
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www.kccommunitynews.com]
ALBANY, OREGON DEMOCRAT-HERALD EDITORIAL: THE LIMITS OF LIGHT RAIL
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www.dhonline.com]
NEW SOUTH SHORE LINE COMMUTER RAIL CARS MAY BE READY BY 2009
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www.jconline.com]
EDITORIAL COMMENT: (OR -- You could read the following TV station account of the same story with the TOTALLY unrelated photo of an SP pulled freight train which looks so un-Indianaish. – lwg)
NEW COMMUTER RAIL CARS COULD BE READY BY 2009
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www.fox28.com]
TRINITY RAILWAY EXPRESS TRAIN HITS MAN ON TRACKS NEAR I-35E
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www.dallasnews.com]
SUSPICIOUS BRIEFCASE DELAYS LIRR SERVICE
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www.newsday.com]
THE END