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Trainnews - volume 4 - issue 246
Author: Graham Buxton
Date: 12-27-2011 - 15:32
Please note that the Trainnews.org server appears to be "down." So I am posting tonight's Trainnews directly at AP. Espee99 is traveling for a few days, so I am not sure when the Trainnews.org server will be back online.
Trainnews - volume 4 - issue 246 - 12/27/11
Editors notes -
When Altamont Press closes, Trainnews will continue to provide a forum for Altamont Press contributors and readers. At this time it is unknown if the Altamont Press database will be available for reference after Altamont Press closes, as more information becomes available I will pass it along.
This day in Railroad History
December 27, 1913
The new, unfinished, 18 story 500,000 sq ft Michigan Central Station replaced the older Central station that burned yesterday. The new station, which cost $15 million, had been planned as part of a large project that included the Michigan Central Railway Tunnel below the Detroit River for freight and passengers. The old station was to be replaced by the new Michigan Central Station to place the passenger service on the main line. On January 6, 1988, the last Amtrak train pulled away from the station after it was decided to close the facility. Amtrak service to Detroit was continued at the new, smaller, Detroit station. The property has changed hands several times after the 1984 deal, once even selling for less than $80,000. Renovation plans are stalled, and there is also an effort to demolish the structure.\
[sherlockphoto.com]
Tonight's Photo - Tonight's Photo - Please send photos to trainnews1@yahoo.com.
The Oregon steam locomotive all dressed up for Zoo Lights at the Oregon Zoo in Portland, Oregon.
Arlen Sheldrake photo
Domestic News
Long Island, Metro North railroads post ridership gains in December [NY]
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
STB schedules oral arguments for hazmat chemical transportation dispute
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
TCU, UTU members ratify railroad contracts
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
South Dakota withdraws two railroad loan offers
[www.mitchellrepublic.com]
North Carolina Railroad project could force businesses, homeowners to move
[www.salisburypost.com]
Trail proponents to study Adirondack Scenic Railroad's economic impact [NY]
[pressrepublican.com]
Delegation, Governor Announce Plan to Move Forward on BNSF @#$%& Lake Rail LIne Project [ND]
[politicalnews.me]
Finger Lakes Railway expansion on the right track [NY]
[auburnpub.com]
Subway riders stuck on snow-trapped train last year sue NY transportation agency
[www.washingtonpost.com]
Canadian News
CP grain train derails near Golden, B.C.
[www.cbc.ca]
Canada's rail sector rebounds
[www.railwayage.com]
Canadian Pacific Railway looking to come back from rough 2011
[www.canada.com]
How BC Rail Was Made to Disappear
[thetyee.ca]
International News
Southern Railway engineers invent speed-control gadget [India]
[timesofindia.indiatimes.com]
Bolivia’s Morales hopes to build railway to Peru to ferry exports to port
[www.washingtonpost.com]
Activists oppose plan to build railway through Uganda national park
[www.monitor.co.ug]
Chinese Company Begins Railway Project in Ethiopian Capital
[www.2merkato.com]
High-speed railway links Shenzhen, Guangzhou [China]
[www.chinadaily.com.cn]
Electrification project on eastern railway to be completed in 2013 [Taiwan]
[focustaiwan.tw]
Reconstruction of railway between Beira and Machipanda in Mozambique begins
[www.macauhub.com.mo]
European train operators step up rail services
[www.guardian.co.uk]
NT govt to assess Genesee and Wyoming ore train spill damage [Australia]
[www.skynews.com.au]
Running Extra
Tacoma traces history to Lincoln, railroads and an averted strike [WA]
[www.thenewstribune.com]
How an Illinois tycoon built Canada's railroads
The new IMAX documentary "Rocky Mountain Express" at the Museum of Science and Industry
[articles.chicagotribune.com]
When a Monster Plied the New York's West Side
A mounted escort preceding a train on 11th Avenue about 1900. The tracks were replaced by the High Line in the 1930s.
[www.nytimes.com]
Trainnews - volume 4 - issue 246 - 12/27/11
Editors notes -
When Altamont Press closes, Trainnews will continue to provide a forum for Altamont Press contributors and readers. At this time it is unknown if the Altamont Press database will be available for reference after Altamont Press closes, as more information becomes available I will pass it along.
This day in Railroad History
December 27, 1913
The new, unfinished, 18 story 500,000 sq ft Michigan Central Station replaced the older Central station that burned yesterday. The new station, which cost $15 million, had been planned as part of a large project that included the Michigan Central Railway Tunnel below the Detroit River for freight and passengers. The old station was to be replaced by the new Michigan Central Station to place the passenger service on the main line. On January 6, 1988, the last Amtrak train pulled away from the station after it was decided to close the facility. Amtrak service to Detroit was continued at the new, smaller, Detroit station. The property has changed hands several times after the 1984 deal, once even selling for less than $80,000. Renovation plans are stalled, and there is also an effort to demolish the structure.\
[sherlockphoto.com]
Tonight's Photo - Tonight's Photo - Please send photos to trainnews1@yahoo.com.
The Oregon steam locomotive all dressed up for Zoo Lights at the Oregon Zoo in Portland, Oregon.
Arlen Sheldrake photo
Domestic News
Long Island, Metro North railroads post ridership gains in December [NY]
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
STB schedules oral arguments for hazmat chemical transportation dispute
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
TCU, UTU members ratify railroad contracts
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
South Dakota withdraws two railroad loan offers
[www.mitchellrepublic.com]
North Carolina Railroad project could force businesses, homeowners to move
[www.salisburypost.com]
Trail proponents to study Adirondack Scenic Railroad's economic impact [NY]
[pressrepublican.com]
Delegation, Governor Announce Plan to Move Forward on BNSF @#$%& Lake Rail LIne Project [ND]
[politicalnews.me]
Finger Lakes Railway expansion on the right track [NY]
[auburnpub.com]
Subway riders stuck on snow-trapped train last year sue NY transportation agency
[www.washingtonpost.com]
Canadian News
CP grain train derails near Golden, B.C.
[www.cbc.ca]
Canada's rail sector rebounds
[www.railwayage.com]
Canadian Pacific Railway looking to come back from rough 2011
[www.canada.com]
How BC Rail Was Made to Disappear
[thetyee.ca]
International News
Southern Railway engineers invent speed-control gadget [India]
[timesofindia.indiatimes.com]
Bolivia’s Morales hopes to build railway to Peru to ferry exports to port
[www.washingtonpost.com]
Activists oppose plan to build railway through Uganda national park
[www.monitor.co.ug]
Chinese Company Begins Railway Project in Ethiopian Capital
[www.2merkato.com]
High-speed railway links Shenzhen, Guangzhou [China]
[www.chinadaily.com.cn]
Electrification project on eastern railway to be completed in 2013 [Taiwan]
[focustaiwan.tw]
Reconstruction of railway between Beira and Machipanda in Mozambique begins
[www.macauhub.com.mo]
European train operators step up rail services
[www.guardian.co.uk]
NT govt to assess Genesee and Wyoming ore train spill damage [Australia]
[www.skynews.com.au]
Running Extra
Tacoma traces history to Lincoln, railroads and an averted strike [WA]
[www.thenewstribune.com]
How an Illinois tycoon built Canada's railroads
The new IMAX documentary "Rocky Mountain Express" at the Museum of Science and Industry
[articles.chicagotribune.com]
When a Monster Plied the New York's West Side
A mounted escort preceding a train on 11th Avenue about 1900. The tracks were replaced by the High Line in the 1930s.
[www.nytimes.com]
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 Trainnews - volume 4 - issue 246 |
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