Railroad Newsline for Saturday, 12/22/07
Author: Larry W. Grant
Date: 12-21-2007 - 21:22
Railroad Newsline for Saturday, December 22, 2007
Compiled by Larry W. Grant
In Memory of Rob Carlson, 1952 – 2006
RAIL NEWS
BURLINGTON NORTHERN SANTA FE: WARREN BUFFETT'S FAVORITE RAILROAD
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www.forbes.com]
BACK ON TRACK: SHORTLINE RAIL SERVICES RETURN TO HANSTON, KANSAS
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www.dodgeglobe.com]
CN URGES STAKEHOLDERS TO CONSIDER THE BROAD RAIL TRANSPORTATION EFFICIENCY AND ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS OF EJ&E TRANSACTION
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www.cn.ca]
BNSF EMPLOYEES BRING HOLIDAY CHEER TO RETURNING TROOPS
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www.bnsf.com]
HEAR THAT TRAIN A COMIN'
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ethanolproducer.com]
RAILROAD SAYS WARNING SIGNAL WAS WORKING AT TIME OF TOPPENISH ACCIDENT
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www.yakima-herald.com]
TEXAS STATE RAILROAD PLANS EVENTS
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www.tylerpaper.com]
CN WINS RAILS SERVICE QUALITY AWARD FROM EVERGREEN SHIPPING AGENCY
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www.cn.ca]
MEN FACE ATTEMPTED THEFT CHARGES AFTER ARREST AT BNSF WISCONSIN TACONITE DOCK
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www.superiortelegram.com]
BIOFUELS PRODUCERS NEED TO BE MINDFUL OF THE FUNDAMENTALS OF TRACK MAINTENANCE
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ethanolproducer.com]
CLEANUP AT CONTAMINATED WEST DULUTH ROUNDHOUSE SITE NEARS END (With Map)
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www.duluthnewstribune.com]
CANADIAN COMPANIES BRING CHANGE TO SOUTH DAKOTA
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www.argusleader.com]
BNSF's MONTANA DIVISION ZEROES IN ON SLOW ORDERS
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www.bnsf.com]
DUPONT, WASHINGTON GETS A PIECE OF ITS HISTORY BACK WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM THE ARMY
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www.thenewstribune.com]
BNSF GALESBURG DIESEL SHOP EXPANSION DELAYED
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www.galesburg.com]
HELIX RAILROAD: MODEL RAILROADER ENJOYS CLICKETY, CLACK OF RARE TRAIN SET
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www.courier-gazette.com]
TRUCK HIT BY TRAIN AT CROSSING OUTSIDE SOUTH BEND; DRIVER IDENTIFIED (With photo)
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www.wsbt.com]
NORTH CAROLINA RAILROAD TO REPLACE CENTURY-OLD BRIDGE
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www.progressiverailroading.com]
TRUCK HEIGHT SENSOR TO BE INSTALLED ON CONNECTICUT RAILROAD UNDERPASS; RASCAL EATS ALMOST ONE TRUCK A MONTH
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www.newstimes.com]
BUSINESS IN JEOPARDY: RAILROAD VICTIM OF SECOND SIMILAR THEFT (With photo)
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www.times-news.com]
MUSEUM COMMEMORATES SNOWBOUND 1947 NEW YORK CENTRAL TRAIN
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www.thejournalnews.com]
ALL ABOARD! (With photo gallery)
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www.pittsburghlive.com]
RAIL DELIGHT: RICHLAND, PENNSYLVANIA MODEL RAILROAD MUSEUM HAS TAKEN VISITORS ON 20-YEAR RIDE THROUGH 50 YEARS OF REGIONAL HISTORY (With photo)
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www.post-gazette.com]
LARGE GANTRY ROBOT WELDS RAILROAD CARS IN SOUTH AFRICA
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www.manufacturingtalk.com]
TRANSIT NEWS
FREE COFFEE, SCONES ON DENVER LIGHT-RAIL (With photos)
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www.rockymountainnews.com]
TRAX PASSENGER COUNTS LOWER IN 2007 THAN 2006 (With photos and graphic)
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www.sltrib.com]
CTA VANDAL SENTENCED FOR PAINTING RAIL CAR IN FOREST PARK
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www.chicagotribune.com]
METROLINK TRAIN HITS CAR IN ONTARIO
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www.dailybulletin.com]
NORTHSTAR COMMUTER RAIL MADE IT THROUGH THE MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE, BUT POLITICAL SCRAPPING IS STILL EVIDENT
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hometownsource.com]
DOWNTOWN BIRMINGHAM STREETCAR LINE PROPOSED FOR 2009
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blog.al.com]
WOMAN KILLED BY METRO-NORTH TRAIN IN YONKERS
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www.thejournalnews.com]
SOME METRO-NORTH MORNING TRAINS DELAYED BY TRACK DECISION
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www.stamfordadvocate.com]
TORONTO STREETCARS TO HAVE 25 PERCENT CANADIAN CONTENT
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www.theglobeandmail.com]
LAGNIAPPE (Something extra, not always railroad related, for Saturday’s only)
SCULPTOR CAPTURES MONTANA MOMENT
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www.billingsgazette.net]
LOCKED ELK ANTLERS CHALLENGE OFFICERS (With photos)
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www.sltrib.com]
BILLINGS W.W.II VETERAN RECALLS BATTLE OF THE BULGE (With photos and graphics)
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www.billingsgazette.net]
TWO HUNDRED EIGHTY-SEVEN-MILE RIDE A RITE OF PASSAGE (With photos and map)
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www.billingsgazette.net]
GOLD IN GRAIN: MONTANA'S $1 BILLION WHEAT HARVEST IS BEST EVER
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www.billingsgazette.net]
MEDCO POND; A QUIET PLACE TO CATCH THE SCENERY, AND THE FISH
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www.mailtribune.com]
SMALL-SCALE BETHLEHEM DRAWS CROWDS TO TEXAS NURSING HOME (With video)
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www.wacotrib.com]
WATER: POWER TO TRUCKEE'S PEOPLE
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www.sierrasun.com]
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