Railroad Newsline for Saturday, 01/12/08
Author: Larry W. Grant
Date: 01-11-2008 - 20:02
Railroad Newsline for Saturday, January 12, 2008
Compiled by Larry W. Grant
In Memory of Rob Carlson, 1952 – 2006
RAIL NEWS
STORMS DUMP SEVERAL FEET OF SNOW ON SIERRA
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www.tahoebonanza.com]
(ED. NOTE: Last sentence.....Hee Hee!! - lwg)
WILL JUDGE HALT FREIGHT TRAINS?
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www.novatoadvance.com]
CONDUCTOR, 59, HIT BY TRAIN IN WAUKEGAN, ILLINOIS, CLOSE TO RETIRING
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www.chicagotribune.com]
UNEVEN TRACK LED TO KANSAS DERAILMENT
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www.kansas.com]
SHORT-LINE TAX CREDITS IN LIMBO, BUT NOT FOR LONG, LOBBYIST SAYS
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www.progressiverailroading.com]
BNSF PARTNERS FOR 'GREEN' LOCOMOTIVE
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money.cnn.com]
QUAD CITIES HOPING FOR FUNDS TO RE-LOCATE SWITCHYARD (With photo)
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qconline.com]
KCSM PARTICIPATES IN OPENING OF NEW SLP INTERMODAL TERMINAL
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notes.kcsi.com]
PORT OF SEATTLE ON TRACK TO PURCHASE BNSF CORRIDOR
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www.nwnews.com]
TEXAS EAGLE 2008 GOAL: MATCH AMTRAK UPSWING
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www.news-journal.com]
GOVERNMENT FREIGHT INDEX ROSE IN NOVEMBER
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www.forbes.com]
GALESBURG RAILROAD MUSEUM SEEKING NEW MEMBERS
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www.galesburg.com]
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE HEARS UPDATE ON BARRON COUNTY, WISCONSIN RAIL PROJECT
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www.zwire.com]
UPDATES FROM RAILCOMM, DIGITAL CONCEPTS, AMSTED RAIL, GREENBRIER AND LENORD + BAUER
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www.progressiverailroading.com]
UNION PACIFIC ESTABLISHES NEW NORTHERN REGION PUBLIC AFFAIRS ORGANIZATION
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www.uprr.com]
MINNESOTA POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY SETTLES WITH DM&IR OVER VIOLATIONS
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www.northlandsnewscenter.com]
RAIL-SERVED ETHANOL PLANTS TO OPEN IN OHIO, MINNESOTA
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www.progressiverailroading.com]
THIRTY-NINE-YEAR-OLD MAN SITTING ON TRACKS KILLED BY BNSF FREIGHT TRAIN
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www.mercurynews.com]
CARNIVAL RIDE TRASHED IN CRASH WHEN TRACTOR-TRAILER TRIES TO MAKE IT UNDER RAILROAD BRIDGE
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www.berkshireeagle.com]
NEW YORK GOVERNOR SPITZER ANNOUNCES PLANS TO DEVELOP POUGHKEEPSIE RAILROAD BRIDGE INTO STATE PARK
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www.midhudsonnews.com]
VIRGINIA STATE POLICE BUST ILLEGAL COPPER SCHEME
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www.wsls.com]
WARNING PREVENTS TRUCK-TRAIN COLLISION
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ledger.southofboston.com]
CONSUMERS CLIMB ABOARD MODEL TRAIN RESURGENCE
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www.azcentral.com]
BEIJING-HAMBURG FREIGHT TRAIN BEGINS 10,000KM TEST
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www.bizchina-update.com]
HIGH-SPEED TRAINS ERODE EUROPE'S BORDERS
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www.businessweek.com]
TRANSIT NEWS
TRAX AMONG TRANSIT SYSTEMS NATIONWIDE TARGETED BY 'NO PANTS!' PRANK
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www.sltrib.com]
DALLAS AREA RAPID TRANSIT WILL DIVERT FUNDS FOR IRVING AND ROWLETT LINES
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www.dallasnews.com]
And:
IRVING CITY COUNCIL TO VOTE ON DART PETITION DRIVE
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www.dallasnews.com]
DENVER RTD ABANDONS PLAN TO BUY UNION PACIFIC RAILYARD
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www.denverpost.com]
'GET THESE CITIZENS PROTECTED,' SHE URGES MAX
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www.oregonlive.com]
WASHINGTON STATE AUDITOR'S INDEPENDENT AUDIT OF SOUND TRANSIT'S ACCOUNTABILITY GIVES AGENCY HIGH MARKS
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www.soundtransit.org]
NO. 7 SUBWAY SERVICE HEADACHES (With map)
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abclocal.go.com]
AMTRAK STRIKE WOULD 'CRIPPLE' MBTA COMMUTER RAIL
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www.pbn.com]
LAGNIAPPE (Something extra, not always railroad related, for Saturdays only)
RARE LYNX PHOTOGRAPHED IN YELLOWSTONE
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www.billingsgazette.net]
LAUREL, MONTANA OFFICERS SEPARATE DEER FROM COFFEE CAN
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www.billingsgazette.net]
SUNSET BOWL IN BALLARD, WASHINGTON WILL CLOSE IN APRIL (With photo gallery)
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seattletimes.nwsource.com]
STORMS HAVE TWICE DROPPED 10 FEET OF SNOW ON TRUCKEE-TAHOE
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www.sierrasun.com]
AT HOBBY SHOP, LIVE BATE ADDS A LURE
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www.star-telegram.com]
SNOW DAMAGES WYOMING'S MOONDANCE DINER
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hosted.ap.org]
NEWS IN THE TIME OF DIPHTHERIA, TRAINS AND THE $1,000 HOUSE (With photo)
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www.thenewstribune.com]
MODEL GIVES FORT WORTH A SMALL LOOK AT BIG RIVER PROJECT
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www.dallasnews.com]
THE END