Railroad Newsline for Friday, 01/11/08
Author: Larry W. Grant
Date: 01-10-2008 - 20:12
Railroad Newsline for Friday, January 11, 2008
Compiled by Larry W. Grant
In Memory of Rob Carlson, 1952 – 2006
RAIL NEWS
JUDGE MAY HALT WORK ON RAILROAD TRACKS; PRELIMINARY RULING SIDES WITH CITY OF NOVATO AGAINST RAILROAD AUTHORITY
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www.novatoadvance.com]
BLACK HILLS CENTRAL RAILROAD PRESIDENT SEEKS TO KEEP COMPANY RIGHT ON TRACK (With photo)
[
www.rapidcityjournal.com]
NAFTA FREIGHT TRADE HITS RECORD HIGH
[
www.businessweek.com]
TRAINS SHOULD NEVER HAVE ROLLED ON UNSAFE PARTS OF TRACK: REPORT
[
www.canadaeast.com]
GOLDEN SPIKE NATIONAL HISTORICAL SITE CHIEF DIES OF CANCER
[
www.sltrib.com]
AMTRAK CONSIDERS NEW ROUTE THROUGH NAPERVILLE, ILLINOIS
[
www.suburbanchicagonews.com]
And:
QUAD CITIES TRAINS MAY DRAW 111,000 A YEAR, STUDY SAYS
[
www.gazetteonline.com]
ILLINOIS TOWN EVACUATED AFTER UNION PACIFIC TRAIN DERAILS
[
www.wqad.com]
CN AND IBEW, SYSTEM COUNCIL 11, ANNOUNCE LABOR CONTRACT RATIFICATION
[
www.cn.ca]
MORE THAN 2,000 GALLONS OF FUEL SPILL FROM DERAILED TRAIN AT SIDNEY, NEBRASKA
[
www.beatricedailysun.com]
CITY OF FAIRBANKS SUGGESTS FUNDING OPTION FOR RAILROAD
[
newsminer.com]
CATTLE TOWNS: LEXINGTON, NEBRASKA
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www.cattlenetwork.com]
ARTISTIC DEXTER, MISSOURI MAN PUTS TALENT INTO MODEL RAILROAD (With photo)
[
www.semissourian.com]
SEVERITY OF INDIANA TRAIN SPILL GROWS; CLEANUP COULD LAST WEEK
[
www.indystar.com]
And:
RAIN SLOWS INDIANA TRAIN WRECK CLEANUP
[
www.indystar.com]
FLORIDA MAN JAILED AFTER ALLEGEDLY DRIVING DOWN RAILROAD TRACKS
[
www.tcpalm.com]
CARS FALL OFF CARRIER AFTER STRIKING PORT CHESTER, NY RAIL BRIDGE (With amazing photo)
[
www.lohud.com]
(ED. NOTE: This sort of thing seem to keep happening all over the country. - lwg)
FIERY EXPLOSION CAUSED BY BROKEN RAIL; CSX FOLLOWED STANDARDS
[
www.newsday.com]
CONNECTICUT SOLDIER DENIED REPLACEMENT TRAIN TICKET
[
www.upi.com]
VICTORIA STATION: SALEM, MA RESTAURANT LAST SURVIVOR OF FABLED CHAIN
[
www.salemnews.com]
SCT LOGISTICS LOCOS ON TEST (With photo)
[
www.railwaygazette.com]
TRANSIT NEWS
CHICAGO'S METRA ELECTRIC TRAINS RESUME SERVICE AFTER POWER PROBLEMS
[
www.chicagotribune.com]
DALLAS AREA RAPID TRANSIT MAY TRY TO ENGINEER PUBLIC-PRIVATE RAIL SOLUTION
[
www.dallasnews.com]
LONG-AWAITED DEBUT OF 22-MILE LONG SPRINTER LINE POSTPONED
[
www.fox6.com]
ST. LOUIS METROLINK TRAINS HIT POWER GLITCHES
[
www.stltoday.com]
TRAIN TRAINING
[
www.onmilwaukee.com]
NEXT STOP: NO. 3 TRAIN FROM TIMES SQUARE TO NEW LOTS AVENUE (With photos)
[
www.nytimes.com]
THE END