Railroad Newsline for Wednesday, 10/31/07
Author: Larry W. Grant
Date: 10-30-2007 - 20:21
Railroad Newsline for Wednesday, October 31, 2007 (Happy Halloween!!)
Compiled by Larry W. Grant
In Memory of Rob Carlson, 1952 – 2006
RAIL NEWS
BAD PLACE TO PLAY THE QUIET GAME
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www.star-telegram.com]
BNSF ISSUES UPDATED SERVICE ADVISORIES ON CLARA CITY, MN AND STRONG CITY, KS DERAILMENTS
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newdomino.bnsf.com]
And:
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newdomino.bnsf.com]
MONTANA RAIL LINK LOCOMOTIVES, RAILCAR DERAIL
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www.billingsgazette.net]
SAD STORRIE: SPILL FROM DERAILMENT HAS PROPERTY OWNERS BATTLING WITH UNION PACIFIC (With photos and map)
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www.chicoer.com]
SENATE TO CONSIDER SIX-YEAR, $19.2 BILLION AMTRAK LEGISLATION
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www.clarionledger.com]
And:
U.S. SENATE APPROVES $11.4 BILLION FOR AMTRAK
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www.reuters.com]
SEARCHING FOR SOLUTIONS; TSRR OFFICIALS TO MEET WITH TEXAS SPEAKER IN AN EFFORT TO SECURE FUNDING
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www.palestineherald.com]
PORT OF MONTANA PLANS AVIATION FUEL STATION; FACILITY WILL BE SUPPLIED VIA RAIL
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www.billingsgazette.net]
HOW ABOUT A LITTLE INFO ON RR HALL OF FAME?
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www.register-mail.com]
ALASKA OFFICIALS WORK TO KEEP SHIPPING HUBS RAT-FREE
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www.dailybulletin.com]
IS VISION AS GRAND AS SACRAMENTO'S HISTORY? THE RAILYARD'S CENTRAL SHOPS COULD GIVE CITY ITS ICONIC SENSE OF PLACE IN HISTORY
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www.sacbee.com]
And:
RAILYARD LEGACY: STORY LINE COULD BE REWRITTEN TO BRING A JOLT OF VITALITY TO DOWNTOWN RAILYARD
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www.sacbee.com]
BAY STATION THEN AND NOW (With photos)
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alamedasun.com]
THE SORRY STATE OF RAILWAY SAFETY IN CANADA
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www.thestar.com]
HAMLET LOSES PIECES OF ITS HISTORY TO FIRES
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www.latimes.com]
OFFICERS ON A TRAIN: CALIFORNIA NORTHERN RAILROAD EMPLOYEES, LAW ENFORCEMENT, AIM TO PREVENT TRAGEDIES AT DAVIS, CA's CROSSINGS
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www.davisenterprise.com]
NO INJURIES AFTER 30-CAR CN TRAIN DERAILMENT IN ALBERTA
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www.theglobeandmail.com]
TRACKS TOWARD A RAIL RESURGENCE
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www.newsobserver.com]
ALABAMA POWER DONATES $275 K TO BIRMINGHAM'S DOWNTOWN RAILROAD PARK
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www.bizjournals.com]
LEADERS MARK COMPLETION OF PLEASANT GAP RAIL LINE
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www.centredaily.com]
TRAIN TAKES A DETOUR INTO THE PAST; PATRIARCH HONORED ON GREENBUSH LINE
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www.boston.com]
COPTER CRASHES ONTO RAILROAD; TWO KILLED
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www.yomiuri.co.jp]
TRANSIT NEWS
HELENA DOWNTOWN TROLLEY'S NEW TRACK
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www.helenair.com]
TWIN CITIES LOOK NATIONALLY FOR LIGHT-RAIL IDEAS
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www.tcdailyplanet.net]
REAPING BENEFITS, PAYING THE PRICE FOR HIGHER FUEL COSTS
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newsok.com]
UTA RECEIVES APPROVAL TO BEGIN WORK ON MID-JORDAN TRAX LINE
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deseretnews.com]
VIDEO CLIP: MORE WARNINGS FROM THE CTA AS 'DOOMSDAY' APPROACHES (Select appropriate clip from menu)
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wgntv.trb.com]
Courtesy, Coleman Randall, Jr.
SALT LAKE CITY MAYORAL CANDIDATE AIMS TO SPEED UP TRANSIT ROUTE
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deseretnews.com]
MANAGING LIGHT RAIL EMERGENCIES (With video)
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news14.com]
HALLOWEEN LAGNIAPPE (Something extra, probably not railroad related, for Halloween only)
GHOSTS ON MAIN STREET: SPOOKY STORY CONTEST WINNER RECALLS VACAVILLE OF THE PAST
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www.thereporter.com]
GHOST STORIES: DEAD BUT NOT GONE
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www.lacrossetribune.com]
CANDY SALES FRIGHTFULLY BIG
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www.omaha.com]
THE END