Railroad Newsline for Monday, 10/08/07
Author: Larry W. Grant
Date: 10-07-2007 - 20:00
Railroad Newsline for Monday, October 08, 2007
Compiled by Larry W. Grant
In Memory of Rob Carlson, 1952 – 2006
RAIL NEWS
TEXAS STATE RAILROAD AT A STANDSTILL
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www.tylerpaper.com]
AMTRAK TRAIN BOUND FOR MASSACHUSETTS, CATCHES ON FIRE IN HAMILTON, NEW JERSEY (With photos)
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www.nj.com]
SURPRISE, ARIZONA PANEL REJECTS RAILROAD'S PLANS FOR FACILITY
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www.azcentral.com]
BERKSHIRE EXERCISES OPTIONS TO BUY 7.8 MILLION SHARES OF BNSF
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www.omaha.com]
NORTHERN CONTINENTAL DIVIDE AREA HAS SEEN 18 GRIZZLY MORTALITIES THIS YEAR, HALF BY TRAIN OR AUTO
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www.dailyinterlake.com]
AAR SAYS September RAILROAD SHIPPING VOLUMES ARE DOWN SLIGHTLY
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www.logisticsmgmt.com]
DERAILMENT PREVENTED ON KCS LINE AT CLEVELAND, MISSOURI
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notes.kcsi.com]
GET READY FOR RAILWAY REFLECTIONS INTERNATIONAL ART EXPO 2008 IN CARSON CITY, NEVADA!
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www.tahoebonanza.com]
L.B. FOSTER GETS $149 MILLION FOR DM&E STAKE
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money.cnn.com]
OPINION, THE ALBANY DEMOCRAT-HERALD: RAIL ENTITLED TO PUBLIC HELP
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www.dhonline.com]
STORM DRAINS STUCK IN RED TAPE: MONTALVIN MANOR, CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS TIRED OF FLOODING, THREATEN LEGAL ACTION
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www.contracostatimes.com]
FREIGHT TRAIN KILLS ONE IN ATASCADERO, CALIFORNIA
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www.sanluisobispo.com]
ANOTHER TRUCK STUCK IN PIERRE; FOR THE THIRD TIME IN A MONTH, A SEMI TRAILER HAS BEEN WEDGED UNDER RAILROAD BRIDGE
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www.rapidcityjournal.com]
ENERGY DEPARTMENT PROPOSES DOUBLING SIZE OF NEVADA NUCLEAR DUMP
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www.lasvegassun.com]
LEI WAITS FOR HER DAY TO WORK ON THE RAILROAD
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www.kauaiworld.com]
HIS OWN RAILROAD
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www.casperstartribune.net]
ALL ABOARD FOR THE NORTH POLE; PERE MARQUETTE ROLLS AGAIN THIS YEAR IN MICHIGAN (With good video)
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abclocal.go.com]
PENNSYLVANIA GRAVITY RAILROAD RESTORATION
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www.wnep.com]
TRANSIT NEWS
SIMS BREAKS UNWRITTEN RULE AT SOUND TRANSIT
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www.thenewstribune.com]
RAIL PROBLEM THROWS WRENCH IN SPRINTER TESTING
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www.nctimes.com]
MAN DEAD ON THIRD RAIL OF CTA'S BLUE LINE TRACKS
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www.chicagotribune.com]
COMMENTARY, THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: THE REALITIES OF TRANSIT
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www.chicagotribune.com]
SOUND TRANSIT IMPROVES AFTER ROCKY START, AUDIT SAYS
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www.thenewstribune.com]
LIRR DOUBLE BILLS RIDERS AT TICKET MACHINES
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www.newsday.com]
And:
LIRR PLANS REFUNDS, CREDITS FOR DOUBLE-BILLING
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www.newsday.com]
CRITICS CITE DEBRIS CASES IN OPPOSING LIRR PLAN
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www.newsday.com]
U.K.'S BROWN GIVES GO-AHEAD TO $32 BILLION LONDON RAILROAD PLAN
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www.bloomberg.com]
THE END