Railroad Newsline for Friday, 12/21/07
Author: Larry W. Grant
Date: 12-20-2007 - 20:00
Railroad Newsline for Friday, December 21, 2007
Compiled by Larry W. Grant
In Memory of Rob Carlson, 1952 – 2006
RAIL NEWS
BNSF TRAIN DERAILS ONE CAR IN JASPER, ALABAMA
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domino.bnsf.com]
And:
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domino.bnsf.com]
UNION PACIFIC SAYS FUEL COSTS WILL HURT PROFITS
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www.omaha.com]
ASTRONAUT'S MOTHER KILLED BY TRAIN; 90-YEAR-OLD DROVE AROUND LOWERED RAILROAD GATE IN LOMBARD, ILLINOIS (With video and photo gallery)
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www.chicagotribune.com]
Courtesy, Coleman Randall, Jr.
HEARTLAND REPORT EXAMINES HOW U.S. FREIGHT RAIL BOTTLENECKS MAY BE PREVENTED
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www.logisticsmgmt.com]
UNION PACIFIC URGES MOTORISTS AND PEDESTRIANS TO TRAVEL SAFELY THIS HOLIDAY SEASON
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www.uprr.com]
JUDGE DISMISSES RAILROAD VANDALISM CASE FOR LOMBARD, ILLINOIS WOMAN
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www.chicagosuburbannews.com]
PIONEER RAILROAD MAN COULD POINT OUT THE FIRST TIE HE PLACED
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www.dglobe.com]
WISCONSIN RESIDENTS RALLY TO REPLACE RAILS
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gazettextra.com]
SHORTLINE RAIL SERVICE IN SOUTH VALLEY MAY END
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www.centralvalleybusinesstimes.com]
STOPPED TRAINS CAUSE COMPLAINTS IN GRANGER, TEXAS
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www.statesman.com]
TEXAS STATE REPRESENTATIVE BLASTS AG'S OPINION, CRADDICK
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www.tylerpaper.com]
RAIL-TRAILBLAZERS TURN OUT ON TRACKS
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www.arcataeye.com]
IDAHO SHORT LINE TO SERVE THREE NEW CUSTOMERS NEXT YEAR
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www.progressiverailroading.com]
GALESBURG, ILLINOIS RAIL OVERPASS FUNDS IN APPROPRIATION BILL
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www.galesburg.com]
TRUCKEE RAILYARD PROJECT READY TO LEAVE STATION (With map)
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www.nevadaappeal.com]
SOUTH SHASTA LINES TO RUN ON CHRISTMAS; HUMANN HAS SPENT MORE THAN 30,000 ON RAILROAD (With photo gallery)
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www.redbluffdailynews.com]
POUGHKEEPSIE RAILROAD BRIDGE GETS STATE GRANT
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www.recordonline.com]
CSX INVESTORS PLAN PROXY FIGHT
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online.wsj.com]
JUDGE RULES AGAINST WINTER HAVEN, FLORIDA IN CSX RAIL FACILITY CASE
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www.theledger.com]
LANCASTER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA IS MODEL TRAIN CENTRAL; DISPLAYS AT A NUMBER OF VENUES DURING THE HOLIDAYS
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local.lancasteronline.com]
TRANSIT NEWS
SLC COMMUTER HIT BY TRAX TRAIN AT 2100 SOUTH STATION
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www.sltrib.com]
SEATTLE S.L.U.T. STREETCAR HITS SUV THAT RAN RED LIGHT
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seattletimes.nwsource.com]
CENTURY-OLD RAILROAD CATCHES EYE OF AUSTIN, TEXAS TRANSIT PLANNERS
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www.590klbj.com]
EAST TROY RAILROAD CELEBRATES 100 YEARS
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www.theweekextra.com]
ST. PAUL LIGHT-RAIL HUB PLAN BUMPS INTO A FISCAL REALITY
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www.startribune.com]
LIGHT-RAIL UPDATE: TEMPE ROADS BACK TO NORMAL
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www.bizjournals.com]
HIGH SPEED RAIL BOARD CHOOSES SAN JOSE ROUTE
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www.bizjournals.com]
And:
PACHECO PASS SELECTED FOR HIGH SPEED RAIL ROUTE
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www.kcra.com]
Courtesy, Coleman Randall, Jr.
LIRR ADDS TRAINS DURING HOLIDAYS
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www.newsday.com]
NEW YORK METROPOLITAN TRANSIT AUTHORITY APPROVES SUBWAY AND BUS FARE INCREASE
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cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com]
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