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

[www.gazettetimes.com]




ENGINEERING RAIL'S REBIRTH: FREIGHT CARS MAY JOIN BIG RIGS IN TRANSPORTING SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY'S BOUNTY (With photos)

[www.modbee.com]




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

[www.magicvalley.com]




ORANGE COUNTY TRANSIT AGENCY OKs $60 MILLION RAIL SAFTEY PLAN

[www.ocregister.com]




COPS, TRAINS AND AUTOMOBILES: OKLAHOMA LAW ENFORCEMENT AND BNSF TEAM UP ON GRADE CROSSING VIOLATORS

[www.sapulpadailyherald.com]




AMTRAK THRUWAY MOTORCOACH SERVICE VIA BAY BRIDGE SUSPENDED LABOR DAY WEEKEND

[www.amtrak.com]




RAILWAY GROUP GETS STATE AWARD; GRANT WILL FUND RAILWAY MUSEUM IN FREMONT, CALIFORNIA

[www.insidebayarea.com]




EXPRESS TRAIN GIVES COLORADO STATE FAIR 'HEAD OF STEAM'

[www.chieftain.com]




JOB DERAILED IN 1800s, TURNING TO OIL AND GAS: HOW THE TEXAS RAILROAD COMMISSION CAME TO HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH RAILROADS

[www.chron.com]




FARGO (ND) LETTER TO THE EDITOR: HARD TO BELIEVE THEY COULD BE SO STUPID

[www.in-forum.com]




AG-RAIL HERITAGE FESTIVAL HELD AT MILWAUKEE RAILROAD HISTORIC DISTRICT

[www.kmeg14.com]




OKLAHOMA 6-YEAR-OLD TAKES ROAD TRIP WITH GRANDMOTHERS; ADVENTURE INCLUDES MEMORABLE TRIP ON CUMBRES & TOLTEC NARROW GAUGE RAILROAD

[www.examiner-enterprise.com]




FRISCO FESTIVAL FANS FAVOR FUNNEL CAKE IN ROGERS, ARKANSAS

[www.nwaonline.net]




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

[www.yakima-herald.com]




DAYS GONE BY: MARTINEZ, CALIFORNIA WAS THE PLACE IN THE EARLY 1900s

[www.contracostatimes.com]




NS GRAIN TRAINS A PAIN IN OHIO

[www.sanduskyregister.com]




CHEMICAL SPILL CONTAINED AFTER TENNESSEE CAR DERAILMENT

[www.knoxnews.com]




SILVER LAKE'S LITTLE RAILROAD THAT CAN: NEW HAMPSHIRE HOBBYIST RUNS SMALL TRAIN WEEKENDS THROUGH LATE OCTOBER

[www.mountwashingtonvalley.com]




TRANSIT NEWS




PRESIDENT BUSH VISIT TO NEW ORLEANS SHUTS DOWN CANAL STREET TROLLEY LINE

[www.nola.com]




BIG BUCKS PROPEL TRANSIT EFFORT IN WASHINGTON STATE

[www.thenewstribune.com]




VIEWPOINTS, FROM THE HOUSTON CHRONICLE: OUR CHANCE TO DO RICHMOND RAIL LINE RIGHT

[www.chron.com]




POLL: BENTON COUNTY, MINNESOTA RESIDENTS WANT LIGHT RAIL, BUT DON'T WANT TO PAY FOR IT

[www.kare11.com]




RACIAL POLITICS MARKED BART BOARD'S SEARCH FOR NEW CHIEF

[www.sfgate.com]




ALL ABOARD: CITIES BRINGING BACK STREETCARS

[www.courant.com]




TRACK REPAIRS FORCE MORE LIRR DELAYS

[www.newsday.com]




THE END





Subject Written By Date/Time (PST)
  Railroad Newsline for Wednesday, 08/29/07 Larry W. Grant 08-28-2007 - 20:13
  Hull - Oakes Dick Seelye 08-29-2007 - 03:58
  Re: Hull - Oakes ST2-K 08-29-2007 - 11:54


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