Railroad Newsline for Tuesday, 08/14/07
Author: Larry W. Grant
Date: 08-13-2007 - 20:01
Railroad Newsline for Tuesday, August 14, 2007
Compiled by Larry W. Grant
In Memory of Rob Carlson, 1952 – 2006
RAIL NEWS
BNSF FREIGHT TRAIN DERAILS AT RIDGETON, KANASAS ON THE TRANSCON MAIN LINE
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newdomino.bnsf.com]
DM&E: SECOND ROUND BIDS IMMINENT; UNCLEAR IF FINANCING COMMITMENT STILL IN PLACE
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www.ft.com]
CLEAN UP AND REPAIRS UNDERWAY IN DM&E DERAILMENT IN MINNESOTA
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www.kttc.com]
FIVE INDICTED IN WEST SCARAMENTO AMTRAK TRAIN ATTACK
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www.kcra.com]
Courtesy, Coleman Randall, Jr.
HOOD CHOO-CHOO: ASKING $5.2 MILLION
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www.oregonlive.com]
MORE AMTRAK CASCADES SERVICE ADDITIONS
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www.amtrak.com]
BLAZING A NEW RAIL FOR CHICAGO'S UNION STATION
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www.dailysouthtown.com]
CHAMPAIGN, ILLINOIS TELLS CN OF ANOTHER INSTANCE OF CONCRETE FALLING FROM RAILROAD VIADUCT
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www.news-gazette.com]
BUSINESS IS ROLLING IN FOR WISCONSIN & SOUTHERN RAILROAD
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www.madison.com]
TEN-YEAR-OLD TAKES A DREAM RIDE ON BRECKENRIGE, MINNESOTA IRON HORSE
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www.fergusfallsjournal.com]
MONTANA'S 2007 WHEAT HARVEST SHAPING UP AS POSSIBLY THE BEST IN A DECADE
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www.billingsgazette.net]
BNSF PROMISES MONTANA WILL HAVE PLENTY OF GRAIN CARS
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www.greatfallstribune.com]
NEBRASKA'S CORN CROP LOOKS LIKE A BIN-BUSTER
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www.omaha.com]
LONG-AWAITED RAILROAD BRIDGE REPAIRS TO BEGIN SOON IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI
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www.djournal.com]
GOSHEN, CALIFORNIA, ONCE A RAIL HUB OF GREAT POTENTIAL, IS STILL CHUGGING
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www.fresnobee.com]
WESTERN MARYLAND SCENIC RAILROAD AGREES TO A $24K MARKETING PLAN
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www.times-news.com]
TEEN IN BURN UNIT AFTER TOUCHING HIGH-VOLTAGE LINE IN AMTRAK POWER STATION IN QUEENS
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www.newsday.com]
OLD FREIGHT RAIL ROUTES POSE NEW HAZARDS
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www.baltimoresun.com]
TRANSIT NEWS
WINDOWS BROKEN ON SACRAMENTO LIGHT RAIL TRAIN BY BB GUN
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www.kcra.com]
Courtesy, Coleman Randall, Jr.
WORK BEGINS IN L.A. ON LIGHT-RAIL LINE FROM DOWNTOWN TO WESTSIDE
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www.latimes.com]
SOUND TRANSIT LIGHT-RAIL CONTRACTOR IS FINED
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seattletimes.nwsource.com]
MINNEAPOLIS BRIDGE COLLAPSE ADDS TO PUSH FOR LIGHT-RAIL
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www.postbulletin.com]
DOT AWARDS CONTRACT FOR SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO COMMUTER RAIL
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www.forbes.com]
VANCOUVER, WASHINGTON TO CHECK OUT PORTLAND STREETCARS
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www.ktvz.com]
THE END