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Railroad Newsline for Monday, December 03, 2007

Compiled by Larry W. Grant

In Memory of Rob Carlson, 1952 – 2006

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RAIL NEWS

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TRAIN BRAKED, OFFICIALS SAY: NTSB SAYS CAUSE OF WRECK STILL UNCLEAR

[www.chicagotribune.com]

And:

CRASHED AMTRAK TRAIN WAS GOING 25 MPH TOO FAST, OFFICIALS SAY (With video)

[www.chicagotribune.com]

Courtesy, Coleman Randall, Jr.

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WHITE HOUSE INTERVENES IN AMTRAK CONTRACT DISPUTE

[today.reuters.com]

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KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN RAZES GEODESIC DOME

[www.2theadvocate.com]

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HEAVY METAL: UNION PACIFIC BUILDING TOWARD TWO BIG PROJECTS IN PINAL COUNTY, ARIZONA

[www.zwire.com]

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RAILROAD ACCUSED OF HIGH PRESSURE TACTICS (With video)

[action3news.com]

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CRITICS SAY TEXAS SPEAKER CRADDICK'S FUNDING ROADBLOCK IS POLITICAL PAYBACK

[www.star-telegram.com]

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SETBACK FOR FIRE PROBE: TRESTLE BLAZE SUSPECT PLEADS GUILTY TO MINOR CHARGE

[www.sacbee.com]

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AMTRAK 'CIVIC CONVERSATION' IN PENNSYLVANIA TO CONSIDER RAIL DEPOT DEVELOPMENT AND RESTORATION

[www.amtrak.com]

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CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY, MAYO APPARENTLY GET OFF ON RIGHT FOOT

[news.postbulletin.com]

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TRUCK COLLIDES WITH RAILROAD TRACK SWEEPER IN ILLINOIS

[www.pjstar.com]

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REPORT: $37 MILLION OPTION FOR EASTSIDE TRAIN (With map)

[seattletimes.nwsource.com]

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MOTORISTS MAKING NOISE OVER MOORHEAD/FARGO QUIET ZONE SIGNALING SYSTEM

[www.in-forum.com]

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GRANT WILL FUND GATE AT DEADLY RAILROAD CROSSING IN MABTON, WASHINGTON

[www.yakima-herald.com]

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WASHINGTON STATE POWER-PLANT PLAN REJECTED; FAILS TO MEET EMISSIONS LAW

[seattletimes.nwsource.com]

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GREYBULL, WYOMING'S ETHANOL PLANT COMING TO A SUCCESSFUL CONCLUSION

http://wyodaily.com/node/326/

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RUNAWAY TRAIN: MINNESOTA'S AGING RAILS

[www.tcdailyplanet.net]

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OKLAHOMA WOMAN KILLED IN CAR-TRAIN WRECK

[www.muskogeephoenix.com]

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TRUCK, TRAIN COLLIDE IN LINCOLN COUNTY, MISSOURI, CAUSE DERAILMENT

[www.stltoday.com]

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NORTHLAND PASSENGER TRAIN: WHO'S ON BOARD?

[www.northlandsnewscenter.com]

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$180 MILLION SETTLEMENT IN MISSOURI RESERVOIR COLLAPSE

[www.chron.com]

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VIRGINIA COUPLE: RAILROAD RUINING OUR HOME (With video)

[www.wjla.com]

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SAFETY PERFORMANCE KEY TO CSX's BATTLE WITH SHAREHOLDER FUND

[www.ohsonline.com]

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ELECTRICAL FIRE HALTS NORWAY TRAINS

[www.forbes.com]

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TRANSIT NEWS

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VOTE LOOMS ON TACOMA RAIL PROJECT

[www.thenewstribune.com]

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ANOTHER PUBLIC VOTE ON KC LIGHT RAIL MIGHT NOT HAPPEN UNTIL NOVEMBER 2008

[www.kccommunitynews.com]

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COMMENTARY, THE SEATTLE TIMES: AN IDEA FOR TRANSIT CRISES

[seattletimes.nwsource.com]

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GUARDIAN ANGELS PROTECT SACRAMENTO LIGHT RAIL PASSENGERS

[www.kcra.com]

Courtesy, Coleman Randall, Jr.

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EDITORIAL, THE NEWS TIMES: TIME TO GET SERIOUS ABOUT MAX SAFETY

[www.forestgrovenewstimes.com]

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COMMENTARY, CROSSCUT: THINKING SMALL ABOUT TRANSIT, AFTER PROP 1's DEFEAT

[www.crosscut.com]

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OPPOSITION WON'T STOP SOUNDER THROUGH DOME DISTRICT

[www.tacomadailyindex.com]

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COMMENTARY, CASCADIA PROSPECTUS: EASTSIDE COMMUTER RAIL AN AFFORDABLE REGIONAL ASSET

[www.cascadiaprospectus.org]

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