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Railroad Newsline for Saturday, December 01, 2007

Compiled by Larry W. Grant

In Memory of Rob Carlson, 1952 – 2006

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RAIL NEWS

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AMTRAK TRAIN COLLIDES WITH FREIGHT TRAIN IN CHICAGO, INJURES FIVE EMPLOYEES (With photo gallery)

[www.foxnews.com]

And:

AMTRAK'S PERE MAQUETTE STRIKES NORFOLK SOUTHERN FREIGHT NEAR CHICAGO

[www.amtrak.com]

Courtesy, Coleman Randall, Jr. and Rob Grant

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UNION PACIFIC SETS NEW SEVEN-DAY COAL TRAIN RECORD

[www.uprr.com]

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WYOMING GOVERNOR FREUDENTHAL BACKS ILLINOIS SITE FOR CLEAN-COAL PROJECT

[www.billingsgazette.net]

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U.S. RAILROADS FACE PRESSURE TO MERGE, CN CHIEF SAYS

[www.bloomberg.com]

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STB RELEASES PROCEDURAL SCHEDULES FOR CN/EJ&E AND CPR/DM&E TRANSACTIONS

[www.progressiverailroading.com]

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FAMILY OF STRANGERS ON THE SUNSET LIMITED (With photos)

[www.nytimes.com]

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BNSF DONATION HELPS HONOR WORLD WAR II VETERANS

[www.bnsf.com]

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THIRTY-TWO DAYS REMAINING IN KCSR'S COUNTDOWN TO ZERO INJURIES FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE YEAR

[notes.kcsi.com]

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DULUTH CITY COUNCIL RESTORES MONEY FOR TRAIN STUDY

[www.duluthnewstribune.com]

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AUTHORITIES: RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA MAN DRUNK WHEN HE TRIED TO BEAT TRAIN ACROSS TRACKS

[www.signonsandiego.com]

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CSXI AND UP TO HIKE FUEL SURCHARGES IN DECEMBER

[www.progressiverailroading.com]

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OREGON DIKES CAN'T HOLD BACK HIGH COSTS OF REPAIRS

[www.dailyastorian.info]

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BURLINGTON, IOWA COUNCIL PONDERS QUIET OPTIONS

[www.thehawkeye.com]

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BNSF WORKS OF ART: THE SANTA FE TRAIL, c. 1918

[www.bnsf.com]

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KCS HOLIDAY TRAIN STOPS IN PORT ARTHUR AND BEAUMONT (With video)

[www.southeasttexaslive.com]

Video here:

[link7.streamhoster.com]

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CARSON SANTA TRAIN TO RUN DECEMBER 15-16

[news.rgj.com]

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FERNLEY, NEVADA CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING THIS SATURDAY

[news.rgj.com]

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MODEL RAILROAD SHOP OPENS IN GENEVA, ILLINOIS

[www.kcchronicle.com]

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MAINE EASTERN RAILROAD EXCEEDS PROJECTIONS

[waldo.villagesoup.com]

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BALTIMORE OUT TO LEARN WHAT'S IN CSX RAIL CARS

[www.baltimoresun.com]

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THE MANNEQUIN AT THE END OF THE TRACKS

[www.independentmail.com]

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MISSING TRAINS COULD DELAY POLAR EXPRESS FOR OHIO KIDS

[www.newsnet5.com]

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HOLIDAY RAILROAD SHOW RIGHT ON TRACK IN ORANGETOWN, NEW YORK

[www.thejournalnews.com]

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MOMENTOUS IMPLICATIONS OF AZERBAIJAN-GEORGIA-TURKEY RAILROAD

[jamestown.org]

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TRANSIT NEWS

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ILLINOIS SPEAKER MADIGAN TO SEEK CHICAGO TRANSIT PLAN VOTE (With video)

[www.chicagotribune.com]

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RAIL PLANS REMAIN ON TRACK: SALT LAKE COUNTY OFFICIALS VOTE TO KEEP TRAIN PROJECT A PRIORITY OVER ROADS

[www.sltrib.com]

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EDITORIAL, THE DENVER POST: LEAVE LIGHT-RAIL LINES IN PLACE

[www.denverpost.com]

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TAKE BART-CALTRAIN TO THE BIG GAME AT STANFORD SATURDAY

[www.independentmail.com]

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METRA APPROVES 2008 SPENDING PLAN, FARE INCREASE

[www.progressiverailroading.com]

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RAIL YARDS FIGHT EMISSIONS BY CURBING LOCOMOTIVE IDLING

[www.recordonline.com]

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METRO RAIL LINKS WITH CAR RENTALS

[www.connpost.com]

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LAGNIAPPE (Something extra, no always railroad related, for Saturdays only)

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ON THE BRINK

[www.nola.com]

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GRAVY TURNS INTO WEAPON IN NURSING-HOME BRAWL

[www.sltrib.com]

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E. WALDO WARD & SON, A HIDDEN GEM

[www.coremg.net]

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W.W.II MEMORIES OF BALTIMORE'S LOCUST POINT

[www.thepeoplesvoice.org]

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LIKE I WAS SAYING ... KALI-WHAT?

[www.flatheadbeacon.com]

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AN 'ORDINARY' BARN OR MAYBE A LANDMARK

[www.baltimoresun.com]

Photo here:

[www.baltimoresun.com]

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A PIECE OF LOUISIANA HISTORY RETURNS TO LIFE (With photo gallery)

[www.2theadvocate.com]

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QUINCY, ILLINOIS EYES RIVER POWER

[www.chicagotribune.com]

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THE FIVE WORST INVASIVE PLANT SPECIES

[www.environmentalgraffiti.com]

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THE END

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