Railroad Newsline for Tuesday, 01/01/08
Author: Larry W. Grant
Date: 12-31-2007 - 20:28
Railroad Newsline for Tuesday, January 01, 2008 (Happy New Year!!)
Compiled by Larry W. Grant
In Memory of Rob Carlson, 1952 – 2006
RAIL NEWS
STUDENTS GET LESSON IN STEAM TRAINS
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www.statesman.com]
MORE TRUCK TRAFFIC HEADING FOR LOUISBURG, KANSAS; BNSF GARDNER PROJECT COULD SPUR RESIDENTIAL GROWTH
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www.kccommunitynews.com]
STUDY: LANDING CENTRAL RAILROAD TERMINAL WOULD BE AN ECONOMIC COUP FOR INDIANA
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www.jconline.com]
RAILCARS ALONG THE RIVER RAISE RESENTMENT IN MONTANA (With photo)
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www.greatfallstribune.com]
STRETCH OF ROAD IN ENID, OKLAHOMA IS CLOSED FOR MOST OF DAY AFTER BNSF TRAIN DERAILS
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www.enidnews.com]
CP RAILWAY TRAIN DERAILS THREE TANK CARS NEAR MAX, NORTH DAKOTA, NOTHING SPILLED
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www.kxmc.com]
HAS TRAIN SHOW REACHED LAST STOP? EVENT COULD BE LAST IF DUPAGE COUNTY (IL) HISTORICAL MUSEUM IS FORCED TO CLOSE DUE TO BUDGET CUTS
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www.dailyherald.com]
PORT OF BEAUMONT (TX) SET TO BREAK TONNAGE RECORD
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www.texarkanagazette.com]
JUDGE RULES LAWSUIT NOT A CLASS ACTION; PLAINTIFFS SEEK DAMAGES FROM RAILROAD IN CONNECTION WITH 2005 DERAILMENT, EXPLOSION
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www.texarkanagazette.com]
KATY TRAIL TO BE EXTENDED TO NEAR KANSAS CITY
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www.columbiamissourian.com]
A 2008 WISH LIST FOR BUSINESS IN TARRANT COUNTY, TEXAS
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www.star-telegram.com]
BOOK REVIEW: 'THE ASSOCIATES: FOUR CAPITALISTS WHO CREATED CALIFORNIA' BY RICHARD RAYNER
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www.latimes.com]
TINY TRAINS NOT JUST A HOBBY FOR ADMIRERS
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www.thenewstribune.com]
TINY TRAINS PUT ON BIG SHOW AT UNION PACIFIC MUSEUM
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www.omaha.com]
SHERIFF: DRIVER WHO CRASHED INTO 'SANTA EXPRESS' TRAIN WAS DRUNK
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www.mlive.com]
VIRGINIA BLACKSMITH CRAFTS KNIVES FROM RAILROAD SPIKES
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www.newsvirginian.com]
MICHIGAN COMMUNITY URGES SOBER DRIVING FOR NEW YEAR'S EVE (With video)
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www.wzzm13.com]
ONCE JUST A GATEWAY, CAPE COD CANAL'S A DESTINATION
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www.boston.com]
NEW JERSEY MODEL RAILROADERS DISPLAY CHRISTMAS-THEMED SETS (With photos)
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www.app.com]
A HAPPY ACCIDENT, CAREFULLY PLANNED: THE 'ART' OF O. WINSTON LINK (With interactive photo)
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www.nytimes.com]
QUIETING TRAIN WHISTLES COMES AT A HIGH COST FOR PENNSYLVANIA TOWNSHIP
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www.phillyburbs.com]
PORT HURON TOWNSHIP, MICHIGAN: CN FIRE FALLOUT NOT HAZARDOUS (With photos)
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www.thetimesherald.com]
NEW ZEALAND'S STEAM TRAINS PROVING POPULAR AMONG TOURISTS
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www.tv3.co.nz]
TRANSIT NEWS
MAX SERVICE DISRUPTED AFTER SUSPICIOUS DEVICE FOUND
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www.kgw.com]
SACRAMENTO'S REGIONAL TRANSIT EXTENDS LIGHT RAIL HOURS, OFFER FREE RIDES TONIGHT
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www.sacbee.com]
FREE RIDES ON DENVER'S RTD TONIGNT
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www.rockymountainnews.com]
THE ROSE PARADE IS A TRAIN RIDE AWAY WITH METROLINK
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californianewswire.com]
BIG LAKE, MINNESOTA ISN'T THE END OF THE LINE, NORTHSTAR LEADERS SAY
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www.startribune.com]
SEATTLE AREA TRANSIT PROJECTS TO KEEP CONCRETE FLOWING
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seattletimes.nwsource.com]
BART BOOSTING OFF-PEAK SERVICE
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www.mercurynews.com]
POLICE REPORT FINDING WOMAN WHO LEFT TWO KIDS ON CTA TRAIN
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www.chicagotribune.com]
TRAX TRAINS RUNNING LATE FOR NEW YEAR'S
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www.sltrib.com]
SEATTLE MAYOR GREG NICKELS CHAIR OF SOUND TRANSIT BOARD
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www.ballardnewstribune.com]
TICKETS TO TRAX, BUS WILL COST MORE IN 2008
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www.kutv.com]
NO LIQUOR ALLOWED ON METRO-NORTH COMMUTER TRAINS
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www.midhudsonnews.com]
HIGH EVENT RIDERSHIP RESHAPES CHARLOTTE AREA TRANSIT SYSTEM PLAN
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www.charlotte.com]
COMMENTARY, THE NEW YORK TIMES: CONNECTICUT: WHERE COMMUTERS COME LAST
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www.nytimes.com]
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