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Railroad Newsline for Saturday, December 22, 2007

Compiled by Larry W. Grant

In Memory of Rob Carlson, 1952 – 2006

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RAIL NEWS

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BURLINGTON NORTHERN SANTA FE: WARREN BUFFETT'S FAVORITE RAILROAD

[www.forbes.com]

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BACK ON TRACK: SHORTLINE RAIL SERVICES RETURN TO HANSTON, KANSAS

[www.dodgeglobe.com]

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CN URGES STAKEHOLDERS TO CONSIDER THE BROAD RAIL TRANSPORTATION EFFICIENCY AND ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS OF EJ&E TRANSACTION

[www.cn.ca]

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BNSF EMPLOYEES BRING HOLIDAY CHEER TO RETURNING TROOPS

[www.bnsf.com]

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HEAR THAT TRAIN A COMIN'

[ethanolproducer.com]

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RAILROAD SAYS WARNING SIGNAL WAS WORKING AT TIME OF TOPPENISH ACCIDENT

[www.yakima-herald.com]

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TEXAS STATE RAILROAD PLANS EVENTS

[www.tylerpaper.com]

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CN WINS RAILS SERVICE QUALITY AWARD FROM EVERGREEN SHIPPING AGENCY

[www.cn.ca]

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MEN FACE ATTEMPTED THEFT CHARGES AFTER ARREST AT BNSF WISCONSIN TACONITE DOCK

[www.superiortelegram.com]

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BIOFUELS PRODUCERS NEED TO BE MINDFUL OF THE FUNDAMENTALS OF TRACK MAINTENANCE

[ethanolproducer.com]

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CLEANUP AT CONTAMINATED WEST DULUTH ROUNDHOUSE SITE NEARS END (With Map)

[www.duluthnewstribune.com]

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CANADIAN COMPANIES BRING CHANGE TO SOUTH DAKOTA

[www.argusleader.com]

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BNSF's MONTANA DIVISION ZEROES IN ON SLOW ORDERS

[www.bnsf.com]

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DUPONT, WASHINGTON GETS A PIECE OF ITS HISTORY BACK WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM THE ARMY

[www.thenewstribune.com]

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BNSF GALESBURG DIESEL SHOP EXPANSION DELAYED

[www.galesburg.com]

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HELIX RAILROAD: MODEL RAILROADER ENJOYS CLICKETY, CLACK OF RARE TRAIN SET

[www.courier-gazette.com]

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TRUCK HIT BY TRAIN AT CROSSING OUTSIDE SOUTH BEND; DRIVER IDENTIFIED (With photo)

[www.wsbt.com]

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NORTH CAROLINA RAILROAD TO REPLACE CENTURY-OLD BRIDGE

[www.progressiverailroading.com]

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TRUCK HEIGHT SENSOR TO BE INSTALLED ON CONNECTICUT RAILROAD UNDERPASS; RASCAL EATS ALMOST ONE TRUCK A MONTH

[www.newstimes.com]

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BUSINESS IN JEOPARDY: RAILROAD VICTIM OF SECOND SIMILAR THEFT (With photo)

[www.times-news.com]

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MUSEUM COMMEMORATES SNOWBOUND 1947 NEW YORK CENTRAL TRAIN

[www.thejournalnews.com]

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ALL ABOARD! (With photo gallery)

[www.pittsburghlive.com]

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RAIL DELIGHT: RICHLAND, PENNSYLVANIA MODEL RAILROAD MUSEUM HAS TAKEN VISITORS ON 20-YEAR RIDE THROUGH 50 YEARS OF REGIONAL HISTORY (With photo)

[www.post-gazette.com]

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LARGE GANTRY ROBOT WELDS RAILROAD CARS IN SOUTH AFRICA

[www.manufacturingtalk.com]

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TRANSIT NEWS

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FREE COFFEE, SCONES ON DENVER LIGHT-RAIL (With photos)

[www.rockymountainnews.com]

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TRAX PASSENGER COUNTS LOWER IN 2007 THAN 2006 (With photos and graphic)

[www.sltrib.com]

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CTA VANDAL SENTENCED FOR PAINTING RAIL CAR IN FOREST PARK

[www.chicagotribune.com]

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METROLINK TRAIN HITS CAR IN ONTARIO

[www.dailybulletin.com]

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NORTHSTAR COMMUTER RAIL MADE IT THROUGH THE MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE, BUT POLITICAL SCRAPPING IS STILL EVIDENT

[hometownsource.com]

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DOWNTOWN BIRMINGHAM STREETCAR LINE PROPOSED FOR 2009

[blog.al.com]

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WOMAN KILLED BY METRO-NORTH TRAIN IN YONKERS

[www.thejournalnews.com]

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SOME METRO-NORTH MORNING TRAINS DELAYED BY TRACK DECISION

[www.stamfordadvocate.com]

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TORONTO STREETCARS TO HAVE 25 PERCENT CANADIAN CONTENT

[www.theglobeandmail.com]

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LAGNIAPPE (Something extra, not always railroad related, for Saturday’s only)

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SCULPTOR CAPTURES MONTANA MOMENT

[www.billingsgazette.net]

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LOCKED ELK ANTLERS CHALLENGE OFFICERS (With photos)

[www.sltrib.com]

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BILLINGS W.W.II VETERAN RECALLS BATTLE OF THE BULGE (With photos and graphics)

[www.billingsgazette.net]

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TWO HUNDRED EIGHTY-SEVEN-MILE RIDE A RITE OF PASSAGE (With photos and map)

[www.billingsgazette.net]

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GOLD IN GRAIN: MONTANA'S $1 BILLION WHEAT HARVEST IS BEST EVER

[www.billingsgazette.net]

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MEDCO POND; A QUIET PLACE TO CATCH THE SCENERY, AND THE FISH

[www.mailtribune.com]

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SMALL-SCALE BETHLEHEM DRAWS CROWDS TO TEXAS NURSING HOME (With video)

[www.wacotrib.com]

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WATER: POWER TO TRUCKEE'S PEOPLE

[www.sierrasun.com]

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