Railroad Newsline for Wednesday, 08/29/07
Author: Larry W. Grant
Date: 08-28-2007 - 20:13
Railroad Newsline for Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Compiled by Larry W. Grant
In Memory of Rob Carlson, 1952 – 2006
RAIL NEWS
SHIPPERS FILE SUIT TO REOPEN RAIL LINE IN SOUTH BENTON COUNTY, OREGON
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ENGINEERING RAIL'S REBIRTH: FREIGHT CARS MAY JOIN BIG RIGS IN TRANSPORTING SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY'S BOUNTY (With photos)
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RAIL LINES, STATE LINES, BOTTOM LINES: FIRST IN A TWO-PART SERIES ON THE CHALLENGES THAT AGRICULTURE AND OTHER INDUSTRIES IN SOUTH-CENTRAL IDAHO FACE WITHOUT CERTAIN RAILROAD SERVICES
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ORANGE COUNTY TRANSIT AGENCY OKs $60 MILLION RAIL SAFTEY PLAN
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www.ocregister.com]
COPS, TRAINS AND AUTOMOBILES: OKLAHOMA LAW ENFORCEMENT AND BNSF TEAM UP ON GRADE CROSSING VIOLATORS
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www.sapulpadailyherald.com]
AMTRAK THRUWAY MOTORCOACH SERVICE VIA BAY BRIDGE SUSPENDED LABOR DAY WEEKEND
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www.amtrak.com]
RAILWAY GROUP GETS STATE AWARD; GRANT WILL FUND RAILWAY MUSEUM IN FREMONT, CALIFORNIA
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www.insidebayarea.com]
EXPRESS TRAIN GIVES COLORADO STATE FAIR 'HEAD OF STEAM'
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JOB DERAILED IN 1800s, TURNING TO OIL AND GAS: HOW THE TEXAS RAILROAD COMMISSION CAME TO HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH RAILROADS
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www.chron.com]
FARGO (ND) LETTER TO THE EDITOR: HARD TO BELIEVE THEY COULD BE SO STUPID
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www.in-forum.com]
AG-RAIL HERITAGE FESTIVAL HELD AT MILWAUKEE RAILROAD HISTORIC DISTRICT
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www.kmeg14.com]
OKLAHOMA 6-YEAR-OLD TAKES ROAD TRIP WITH GRANDMOTHERS; ADVENTURE INCLUDES MEMORABLE TRIP ON CUMBRES & TOLTEC NARROW GAUGE RAILROAD
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FRISCO FESTIVAL FANS FAVOR FUNNEL CAKE IN ROGERS, ARKANSAS
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AT WHISTLESTOP, MUSIC'S FUN AND PRICE IS RIGHT; TOPPENISH, WASHINGTON FESTIVAL TEAMS UP WITH NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD MUSEUM TO PROVIDE RIDES ON VINTAGE CABOOSE
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www.yakima-herald.com]
DAYS GONE BY: MARTINEZ, CALIFORNIA WAS THE PLACE IN THE EARLY 1900s
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www.contracostatimes.com]
NS GRAIN TRAINS A PAIN IN OHIO
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www.sanduskyregister.com]
CHEMICAL SPILL CONTAINED AFTER TENNESSEE CAR DERAILMENT
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www.knoxnews.com]
SILVER LAKE'S LITTLE RAILROAD THAT CAN: NEW HAMPSHIRE HOBBYIST RUNS SMALL TRAIN WEEKENDS THROUGH LATE OCTOBER
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www.mountwashingtonvalley.com]
TRANSIT NEWS
PRESIDENT BUSH VISIT TO NEW ORLEANS SHUTS DOWN CANAL STREET TROLLEY LINE
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www.nola.com]
BIG BUCKS PROPEL TRANSIT EFFORT IN WASHINGTON STATE
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www.thenewstribune.com]
VIEWPOINTS, FROM THE HOUSTON CHRONICLE: OUR CHANCE TO DO RICHMOND RAIL LINE RIGHT
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www.chron.com]
POLL: BENTON COUNTY, MINNESOTA RESIDENTS WANT LIGHT RAIL, BUT DON'T WANT TO PAY FOR IT
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www.kare11.com]
RACIAL POLITICS MARKED BART BOARD'S SEARCH FOR NEW CHIEF
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www.sfgate.com]
ALL ABOARD: CITIES BRINGING BACK STREETCARS
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www.courant.com]
TRACK REPAIRS FORCE MORE LIRR DELAYS
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