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Railroad Newsline for Saturday, October 20, 2007

Compiled by Larry W. Grant

In Memory of Rob Carlson, 1952 – 2006

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RAIL NEWS

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UNION PACIFIC OFFICER CHECKING ON MISSING COPPER WIRE HIT BY DRIVER

[www.kptv.com]

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IOWA WOMAN HOSPITALIZED AND CHARGED AFTER HER CAR WAS HIT BY RAILROAD MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT (With video)

[www.kcrg.com]

Video here:

[www.kcrg.com]

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BNSF ISSUES UPDATE TO NISQUALLY, WASHINGTON DERAILMENT

[newdomino.bnsf.com]

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PORTLAND, SEATTLE AMTRAK BACK ON SCHEDULE SATURDAY

[www.koin.com]

And photo here:

[seattletimes.nwsource.com]

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TEXAS LEGISLATORS' QUESTIONS PUT STATE RAILROAD IN JEOPARDY

[www.star-telegram.com]

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ARLINGTON, TEXAS AND UNION PACIFIC WORK TO STOP NOISE

[www.star-telegram.com]

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MAN TEXTING WHILE DRIVING HITS TRAIN

[hosted.ap.org]

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BNSF SIGNALMAN BECOMES A LIFESAVER

[www.bnsf.com]

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MONTANA GOVERNOR IMPRESSED WITH WORK ON BNSF'S LIVINGSTON POLLUTION SITE

[www.bozemandailychronicle.com]

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THE PATH TO GROWTH: BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS OPENS HERITAGE CELEBRATION FESTIVITIES

[www.brownsvilleherald.com]

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BNSF ISSUES PRB COAL UPDATE FOR OCTOBER 19, 2007

[newdomino.bnsf.com]

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NEW IMAX DOCUMENTARY FILM ON BUILDING OF CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY

[www.newsbureau.ca]

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NEW SIGNS POINT TO MINERAL WELLS, TEXAS' PAST

[mineralwellsindex.com]

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TEXAS STATE RAILROAD OFFICIALS EXPECT HUGE 'THOMAS' CROWD

[www.tylerpaper.com]

And:

IT'S A 'TANK FULL OF FUN'; THOMAS THE TANK ENGINE WHISTLES INTO RUSK FOR SPECIAL ENGAGEMENT

[www.thecherokeean.com]

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WORKER SUES AFTER 38 YEARS WITH RAILROAD

[www.setexasrecord.com]

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MAN DIES IN CALIFORNIA TRUCK/TRAIN COLLISION; POSSIBLE SUICIDE (With photo)

[www.desertdispatch.com]

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LE MARS, IOWA GRANDPA BUILDS TRAIN FOR GRANDKIDS

[www.kmeg14.com]

Video here:

[www.kmeg14.com]

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IDAHO WOMAN INJURED WHEN BNSF TRAIN HITS CAR

[www.idahostatejournal.com]

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JUDGE SAYS NO TO MISSOURI MAN'S PROBATION REQUEST

[news.mywebpal.com]

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QWEST AWARDED DEAL WITH U.S. RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD

[www.washingtontechnology.com]

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SPECIAL TRAIN COMING (Photo with caption)

[www.mountvernonnews.com]

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CSX LETS THE EARNINGS DO THE TALKING

[www.forbes.com]

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GROUP PUSHES FOR INTERCONTINENTAL RAILROAD

[www.ktuu.com]

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BRAZIL LANDLESS DISRUPT CVDR RAILROAD SHIPMENTS

[www.reuters.com]

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TRANSIT NEWS

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WORKER HURT IN SOUND TRANSIT'S BEACON HILL TUNNEL

[seattletimes.nwsource.com]

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SEATTLE AREA TRANSIT DEBATE IN A TIME WARP

[seattletimes.nwsource.com]

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VOICE OF GOLDEN USES SCARE TACTICS

[denver.yourhub.com]

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UTAH'S COMMUTER SYSTEM TO BE UPDATED BY 2015

[newsnet.byu.edu]

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EDITORIAL, THE ROCHESTER (MN) POST-BULLETIN: LIGHT RAIL BENEFITS SURPASS COSTS

[www.postbulletin.com]

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LIRR WILL SPEND $378 MILLION TO OPEN JAMAICA BOTTLENECK

[www.nydailynews.com]

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LAGNIAPPE (Something extra, not always railroad related, for Saturdays only)

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HAVE YOU SLEPT IN A WIGWAM LATELY?

[www.americanheritage.com]

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TOWN OF COMET TRAILS OFF INTO HISTORY; TIME SLOWLY CLAIMING REMNANTS OF FORMER MONTANA MINING BURG (With photos)

[www.billingsgazette.net]

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BIGFOOT OR BIG STORY?

[www.duluthnewstribune.com]

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PULLED ACROSS THE BORDER -- LITERALLY AND LEGALLY; HAND-DRAWN FERRY IS BELIEVED TO BE THE ONLY ONE OF ITS TYPE IN THE U.S. (With video)

[www.chron.com]

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BLAST ZONE: DON A DOSIMETER AND TOUR A KIND OF COLD WAR MUSEUM

[www.boston.com]

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KIDS GATHERED MILKWEED PODS FOR WWII EFFORT

[www.pantagraph.com]

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BOEING TO CLOSE KENT, WASHINGTON SURPLUS STORE

[seattletimes.nwsource.com]

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787 VISIONARY OUT; NEW CHIEF MUST MAKE IT FLY

[seattletimes.nwsource.com]

Courtesy, Dick Seelye

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