Railroad Newsline for Monday, 08/27/07
Author: Larry W. Grant
Date: 08-26-2007 - 20:08
Railroad Newsline for Monday, August 27, 2007
Compiled by Larry W. Grant
In Memory of Rob Carlson, 1952 – 2006
RAIL NEWS
AMTRAK SUFFERS MAJOR TICKETING MELTDOWN
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www.statesman.com]
END OF RAIL ERA IN SOUTHERN OREGON IS JUST A RUMOR ON THE INTERNET
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www.mailtribune.com]
AMTRAK RETURNS TO RAILS BETWEEN THE TWIN CITIES AND CHICAGO, SKIPPING TWO STOPS
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www.startribune.com]
SOUTH BAY EAGER TO SHAPE HIGH-SPEED RAIL CONNECTING BAY AREA TO LOS ANGELES
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origin.mercurynews.com]
CRASH IS THIRD FATAL TRAIN-VEHICLE WRECK IN HOUSTON AREA IN TWO MONTHS (With photo and video)
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www.chron.com]
MAN DENIES FALSE STATEMENTS IN SACRAMENTO FIRE PROBE: IMMIGRANT HAS SAID HE DIDN'T SET TRESTLE BLAZE
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www.sacbee.com]
TRANSIT-ORIENTED AMERICA, PART 5: WRAP-UP
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www.streetsblog.org]
SOME FAULT DM&E RAILROAD EMBANKMENT FOR SOUTH DAKOTA FLOOD
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www.kxmc.com]
And:
DM&E RAILROAD GRADE UNDER SCRUTINY IN SOUTH DAKOTA FLOOD
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www.rapidcityjournal.com]
BNSF PULLS PLUG ON ROLLA, NORTH DAKOTA GRAIN ELEVATOR
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www.minotdailynews.com]
WHERE THE TRACKS END: PONDERING THE FUTURE OF KALISPELL'S TRAIN LINE
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www.flatheadbeacon.com]
KCS' SUBSIDIARIES TAKE DELIVERY OF MORE NEW LOCOMOTIVES
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notes.kcsi.com]
MODEL ON A BIG SCALE (Photo and video)
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www.durangoherald.com]
OURAY, COLORADO'S D&RGW CABOOSE RESTING IN GOOD HANDS (With photo)
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www.ouraynews.com]
100 YEARS AGO: EVERYONE IN A RAILROAD TOWN CONNECT
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othellooutlook.com]
POLICE RELEASE NAME OF MAN IN DEADLY MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA TRAIN COLLISION
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www.muskogeephoenix.com]
CITY, BNSF WORK ON BRIDGES AFFECTS DRIVERS IN OLATHE, KANSAS
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www.kccommunitynews.com]
MAN DIES IN LOWER YAKIMA VALLEY COLLISION WITH WASHINGTON CENTRAL FREIGHT TRAIN
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www.bellinghamherald.com]
ATSF ENGINE 1880 CELEBRATES 100 YEARS (With photos)
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www.thekansan.com]
PLAN TO CAP TAINTED CREOSOTE PLANT STORAGE YARD IN WEST EUGENE, OREGON ADVANCES
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www.registerguard.com]
UNION PACIFIC SHOWS REMOTE CONTROL TRAIN IN HERMISTON, OREGON
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www.tri-cityherald.com]
WOMAN KILLED BY AMTRAK TRAIN: SAN LEANDRO POLICE SAY VICTIM, 87, WAS WITH HUSBAND, WHO WASN'T HURT
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www.insidebayarea.com]
175 EVACUATE FROM FIRE ON AMTRAK IN NORTH CAROLINA
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www.newsobserver.com]
TRANSIT NEWS
HOUSTON'S METRO HITS BRAKES AFTER BEING TOLD OF CITY BIKE TRAIL PLAN
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www.chron.com]
DOWNTOWN MESA, ARIZONA MERCHANTS: LIGHT RAIL WILL KILL US
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www.azcentral.com]
MINNEAPOLIS I-35 BRIDGE REPLACEMENT PLAN SETS OFF SQUABBLE OVER TRANSIT
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www.startribune.com]
MINNEAPOLIS LIGHT RAIL TRIP PROVES INTERESTING
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www.fergusfallsjournal.com]
PEDESTRIAN STRUCK AND KILLED BY MUNI J-LINE TRAIN IN SAN FRANCISCO
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www.mercurynews.com]
SAN FRANCISCO'S MUNI T-THIRD LINE IMPROVES PUNCTUALITY
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www.nbc11.com]
FIGHT OVER CHARLOTTE TRANSIT TAX CLOSE, POLL SHOWS
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www.charlotte.com]
SHANGHAI'S BOOMING SUBWAY
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www.latimes.com]
Courtesy, Dick Seelye
THE END