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Railroad Newsline for Saturday, November 03, 2007

Compiled by Larry W. Grant

In Memory of Rob Carlson, 1952 – 2006

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RAIL NEWS

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'BACK TO NORMAL' IN CLARA CITY; TOWN RECOVERING FROM BNSF DERAILMENT

[www.hastingsstargazette.com] News&property_id=27

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BNSF ISSUES PRELIMINARY SERVICE ADVISORY REGARDING DERAILMENT AT FOWLKES, TEXAS

[newdomino.bnsf.com]

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PORT OF SEATTLE TO BUY EASTSIDE RAIL CORRIDOR (With Photo and map)

[seattletimes.nwsource.com]

Courtesy, Dick Seelye

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REGULATOR FINDS NO FAULT IN SCENIC RAILROAD ACCIDENT

[www.perhameb.com]

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SEEMS TO SAY IT ALL (A photo with caption)

[www.chaskaherald.com]

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BNSF TO REPLACE MONTANA TRESTLE DAMAGED BY FIRE

[www.bismarcktribune.com]

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR, THE FARGO FORUM: TRAIN CREWS ALSO VICTIMS IN ACCIDENTS

[www.in-forum.com]

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DINNER TRAIN RUNS SHORT COURSE IN TACOMA

[seattletimes.nwsource.com]

And:

NO EXTRA DINNER TRAIN PAYMENT; CLOSED OPERATION WON;T HAVE TO SHELL OUT FOR CONTRACT, TACOMA RAIL SAYS

[www.thenewstribune.com]

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AMTRAK & LIONEL ESSAY CONTEST WINNERS ANNOUNCED; GRAND PRIZE WINNER RECEIVES THE SANTA FE EL CAPITAN™ TRAIN BY LIONEL

[www.amtrak.com]

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BNSF INTERMODAL EXPANSION FEEDS MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE'S DISTRIBUTION BASE

[www.commercialappeal.com]

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DURANGO RAILROAD CROSSINGS TO BE CLOSED FOR REPAIRS; WORK PLANNED FOR THREE-WEEK HIATUS OF TRAIN RUNS (With video)

[www.durangoherald.com]

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TRAIN VS. SKATEBOARD: KOSH McCLURE LUCKY TO BE ALIVE AFTER ENCOUNTER

[www.lakeoswegoreview.com]

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TRAIN, TRUCK COLLIDE IN DENHAM SPRINGS, LOUISIANA; DRIVER HOSPITALIZED

[www.2theadvocate.com]

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MINNESOTA SCHOOL BUS DRIVER CITED FOR FAILING TO STOP AT RAILROAD CROSSING

[www.perhameb.com]

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DOG RESCUED AFTER BEING LEFT TO DIE ON RAILROAD TRACKS (With video)

[cw2.trb.com]

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RAILROAD CARS PULLED FROM NENANA RIVER IN ALASKA

[newsminer.com]

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RAILROAD MERGER DRAWS OPPOSITION

[www.post-trib.com]

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DOUGLAS COUNTY, OREGON LOOKS TO DEVELOP RAILROAD DISPLAY AT OLD DILLARD DEPOT

[www.newsreview.info]

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PINSLY RAILROAD CHAIRMAN SILVER RETIRES

[www.progressiverailroading.com]

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'WE WILL NOT BE RAILROADED BY THE RAILROAD,' MP VOWS; RESIDENTS FEAR NEW TRAIN YARD WILL COMPROMISE SAFETY

[www.therecord.com]

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DOWNTOWN GALLUP RAILROAD CROSSINGS MOVE AHEAD

[www.gallupindependent.com]

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AMTRAK RIDERSHIP IN ILLINOIS UP

[www.wifr.com]

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STB PROPOSES REGULATIONS GOVERNING 'PAPER BARRIERS' IN RAIL LINE TRANSACTIONS

[www.progressiverailroading.com]

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BILL COULD REVITALIZE AMTRAK ROUTES

[www.greatfallstribune.com]

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THE ODD TALE OF THE RUNAWAY FLATCAR

[www.ouraynews.com]

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CSX DERAILMENT NORTH OF NASHVILLE; NO INJURIES REPORTED

[www.knoxnews.com]

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TRANSIT NEWS

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TROLLEY COACH OVERHEAD CONTACT SYSTEMS: SEATTLE AREA PRACTICE

By Dick Seelye

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Metro Transit trolley coach system, since shutdown, rebuild and expansion, plus dual-modes in the CBD tunnel. DC Voltage = 700 using poles, swivel shoes.

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Seattle trolley coach system, before, DC Voltage = 600 using poles, swivel shoes.

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Seattle Waterfront Streetcar - RIP. DC Voltage = 600 using poles, swivel shoes.

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South Lake Union Trolley. DC Voltage = 750 using pantographs.

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Sound Transit Link Light Rail. DC Voltage = 1500 using pantographs.

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Sound Transit Tacoma Light Rail. DC Voltage = 750 using pantagraphs.

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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)

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SALT LAKE COUNTY COUNCIL PLEDGES SALES-TAX REVENUES FOR COMMUTER RAIL

[www.sltrib.com]

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PHOENIX SEEKING FURTHER COMMUTER RAIL TALKS

[www.chron.com]

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WEEKEND CTA TRAINS REROUTED

[www.chicagotribune.com]

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GUEST OPINION, THE SEATTLE TIMES: ARE YOU READY TO PAY FOR LIGHT RAIL TO FIFE?

[seattletimes.nwsource.com]

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WE CAN FIND SOME PRINCIPLES IN COMMON AMONG THOSE WHO LIKE LIGHT RAIL

[www.kansascity.com]

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OPINION, THE SEATTLE TIMES: PRESERVE EASTSIDE RAIL LINE FOR SNOHOMISH TRANSIT LINK

[seattletimes.nwsource.com]

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THE ART OF LIGHT-RAIL DEVELOPMENT

[www.charlotte.com]

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A FAREWELL CLANG, CLANG, CLANG

[www.brooklyneagle.com]

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

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EXHIBITS GIVE PEEK AT HANFORD'S HISTORIC B REACTOR

[seattlepi.nwsource.com]

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BEFORE THE SPEEDWAY, THERE WAS KAISER STEEL (With photo gallery)

[www2.dailybulletin.com]

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YOU CAN'T KEEP A BAD MAN DOWN

[members.forbes.com]

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AT THE HEART OF NEW NUCLEAR WEAPONS: PANTEX LOOKS TO BUILD PLUTONIUM CORES IN ADDITION TO DISASSEMBLY

[www.chron.com]

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UFO REPORTS LAND AT MISSILE SITE

[www.thenewstribune.com]

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STAGECOACH DRIVER ELI 'POP' CHURCH: TELLER OF TALL-ISH TALES

[www.sierrasun.com]

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CREW KEEPING BUSY AT BEET STATION

[www.billingsgazette.net]

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