Railroad Newsline for Saturday, November 03, 2007
Compiled by Larry W. Grant
In Memory of Rob Carlson, 1952 – 2006
RAIL NEWS
'BACK TO NORMAL' IN CLARA CITY; TOWN RECOVERING FROM BNSF DERAILMENT
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www.hastingsstargazette.com] News&property_id=27
BNSF ISSUES PRELIMINARY SERVICE ADVISORY REGARDING DERAILMENT AT FOWLKES, TEXAS
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newdomino.bnsf.com]
PORT OF SEATTLE TO BUY EASTSIDE RAIL CORRIDOR (With Photo and map)
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seattletimes.nwsource.com]
Courtesy, Dick Seelye
REGULATOR FINDS NO FAULT IN SCENIC RAILROAD ACCIDENT
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www.perhameb.com]
SEEMS TO SAY IT ALL (A photo with caption)
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www.chaskaherald.com]
BNSF TO REPLACE MONTANA TRESTLE DAMAGED BY FIRE
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www.bismarcktribune.com]
LETTER TO THE EDITOR, THE FARGO FORUM: TRAIN CREWS ALSO VICTIMS IN ACCIDENTS
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www.in-forum.com]
DINNER TRAIN RUNS SHORT COURSE IN TACOMA
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seattletimes.nwsource.com]
And:
NO EXTRA DINNER TRAIN PAYMENT; CLOSED OPERATION WON;T HAVE TO SHELL OUT FOR CONTRACT, TACOMA RAIL SAYS
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www.thenewstribune.com]
AMTRAK & LIONEL ESSAY CONTEST WINNERS ANNOUNCED; GRAND PRIZE WINNER RECEIVES THE SANTA FE EL CAPITAN™ TRAIN BY LIONEL
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www.amtrak.com]
BNSF INTERMODAL EXPANSION FEEDS MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE'S DISTRIBUTION BASE
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www.commercialappeal.com]
DURANGO RAILROAD CROSSINGS TO BE CLOSED FOR REPAIRS; WORK PLANNED FOR THREE-WEEK HIATUS OF TRAIN RUNS (With video)
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www.durangoherald.com]
TRAIN VS. SKATEBOARD: KOSH McCLURE LUCKY TO BE ALIVE AFTER ENCOUNTER
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www.lakeoswegoreview.com]
TRAIN, TRUCK COLLIDE IN DENHAM SPRINGS, LOUISIANA; DRIVER HOSPITALIZED
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www.2theadvocate.com]
MINNESOTA SCHOOL BUS DRIVER CITED FOR FAILING TO STOP AT RAILROAD CROSSING
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www.perhameb.com]
DOG RESCUED AFTER BEING LEFT TO DIE ON RAILROAD TRACKS (With video)
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cw2.trb.com]
RAILROAD CARS PULLED FROM NENANA RIVER IN ALASKA
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newsminer.com]
RAILROAD MERGER DRAWS OPPOSITION
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www.post-trib.com]
DOUGLAS COUNTY, OREGON LOOKS TO DEVELOP RAILROAD DISPLAY AT OLD DILLARD DEPOT
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www.newsreview.info]
PINSLY RAILROAD CHAIRMAN SILVER RETIRES
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www.progressiverailroading.com]
'WE WILL NOT BE RAILROADED BY THE RAILROAD,' MP VOWS; RESIDENTS FEAR NEW TRAIN YARD WILL COMPROMISE SAFETY
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www.therecord.com]
DOWNTOWN GALLUP RAILROAD CROSSINGS MOVE AHEAD
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www.gallupindependent.com]
AMTRAK RIDERSHIP IN ILLINOIS UP
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www.wifr.com]
STB PROPOSES REGULATIONS GOVERNING 'PAPER BARRIERS' IN RAIL LINE TRANSACTIONS
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www.progressiverailroading.com]
BILL COULD REVITALIZE AMTRAK ROUTES
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www.greatfallstribune.com]
THE ODD TALE OF THE RUNAWAY FLATCAR
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www.ouraynews.com]
CSX DERAILMENT NORTH OF NASHVILLE; NO INJURIES REPORTED
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www.knoxnews.com]
TRANSIT NEWS
TROLLEY COACH OVERHEAD CONTACT SYSTEMS: SEATTLE AREA PRACTICE
By Dick Seelye
Metro Transit trolley coach system, since shutdown, rebuild and expansion, plus dual-modes in the CBD tunnel. DC Voltage = 700 using poles, swivel shoes.
Seattle trolley coach system, before, DC Voltage = 600 using poles, swivel shoes.
Seattle Waterfront Streetcar - RIP. DC Voltage = 600 using poles, swivel shoes.
South Lake Union Trolley. DC Voltage = 750 using pantographs.
Sound Transit Link Light Rail. DC Voltage = 1500 using pantographs.
Sound Transit Tacoma Light Rail. DC Voltage = 750 using pantagraphs.
MEHVA's TC fleet, dating back to 1939, operates on the 700 volt OCS
Metro Transit's route's, outside of the CBD, have no parallel feeders -- a political decision.
Local substations feed both ways, thus cover for each other. See if you can find them -- follow the feeders.
One is in an apartment house. Two are on Interstate 5.
700 for the rebuilt / expanded trolley coach system was chosen to maximize substation reach and
to stay within the 750 volt maximum for hot maintenance / replacement of the brass moving parts.
(ED. NOTE: Many thanks to Dick Seelye for sharing this. Dick tells me he is working on a similar offering for San Francisco practice. - lwg)
SALT LAKE COUNTY COUNCIL PLEDGES SALES-TAX REVENUES FOR COMMUTER RAIL
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www.sltrib.com]
PHOENIX SEEKING FURTHER COMMUTER RAIL TALKS
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www.chron.com]
WEEKEND CTA TRAINS REROUTED
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www.chicagotribune.com]
GUEST OPINION, THE SEATTLE TIMES: ARE YOU READY TO PAY FOR LIGHT RAIL TO FIFE?
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seattletimes.nwsource.com]
WE CAN FIND SOME PRINCIPLES IN COMMON AMONG THOSE WHO LIKE LIGHT RAIL
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www.kansascity.com]
OPINION, THE SEATTLE TIMES: PRESERVE EASTSIDE RAIL LINE FOR SNOHOMISH TRANSIT LINK
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seattletimes.nwsource.com]
THE ART OF LIGHT-RAIL DEVELOPMENT
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www.charlotte.com]
A FAREWELL CLANG, CLANG, CLANG
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www.brooklyneagle.com]
LAGNIAPPE (Something extra, not always railroad related, for Satudays only)
EXHIBITS GIVE PEEK AT HANFORD'S HISTORIC B REACTOR
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seattlepi.nwsource.com]
BEFORE THE SPEEDWAY, THERE WAS KAISER STEEL (With photo gallery)
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www2.dailybulletin.com]
YOU CAN'T KEEP A BAD MAN DOWN
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members.forbes.com]
AT THE HEART OF NEW NUCLEAR WEAPONS: PANTEX LOOKS TO BUILD PLUTONIUM CORES IN ADDITION TO DISASSEMBLY
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www.chron.com]
UFO REPORTS LAND AT MISSILE SITE
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www.thenewstribune.com]
STAGECOACH DRIVER ELI 'POP' CHURCH: TELLER OF TALL-ISH TALES
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www.sierrasun.com]
CREW KEEPING BUSY AT BEET STATION
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www.billingsgazette.net]
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