Railroad Newsline for Tuesday, 01/15/08
Author: Larry W. Grant
Date: 01-14-2008 - 20:00
Railroad Newsline for Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Compiled by Larry W. Grant
In Memory of Rob Carlson, 1952 – 2006
RAIL NEWS
BNSF SERVICE RESTORED AFTER NORTH DAKOTA DERAILMENT
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www.billingsgazette.net]
BNSF ISSUES FINAL SERVICE ADVISORY REGARDING DERAILMENT AT AUGUSTA, KANSAS
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domino.bnsf.com]
MISSOURI TRIES TO UNCLOG RAIL LINES USED BY AMTRAK
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www.khqa.com]
AAR SAYS WEEKLY RAILROAD SHIPPING VOLUMES DOWN 3.2 PERCENT
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www.logisticsmgmt.com]
COLUMBUS, NEBRASKA VIADUCT FOES: UNION PACIFIC SHOULD PAY MORE
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www.columbustelegram.com]
TEXAS RAILROAD TOWN HAD ITS OWN HARVEY HOUSE (With great old photo)
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www.herald-coaster.com]
RELOCATING SAN ANTONIO'S RAILROADS: IT'S GOING TO TAKE BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
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www.woai.com]
RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA PLANS HEARINGS ON RAILROAD-CROSSING CHANGES THAT WOULD CLAIM HOMES (With map)
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www.pe.com]
KANSAS RAILROAD COMPANY EXPANDS OPERATIONS
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www.kansas.com]
AAR ANALYZES DECADE'S WORTH OF RAIL TRENDS IN ANNUAL BOOK
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www.progressiverailroading.com]
SMALL WYOMING TOWN STRUGGLES WITH ETHANOL PLANT DEVELOPMENT; GREYBULL RESIDENTS PACK MEETING
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wyodaily.com]
VALLEY SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA TO HOST TRAIN PARTY
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www.recordnet.com]
EDITORIAL, THE SAUK VALLEY NEWSPAPERS: STERLING, ILLINOIS' 'SILVER CITY' STORY SHOULD BE PRESERVED
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www.saukvalley.com]
WELLINGTON, KANSAS LEG AMPUTATION BY TRAIN
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www.wgtndailynews.com]
HIGH-SPEED RAIL STUDY GARNERS FUNDS, VIA RAIL GAINS HOLIDAY RIDERS
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www.progressiverailroading.com]
NS CREWS RAISE TUNNEL ROOFS TO ACCOMMODATE DOUBLE-STACKED RAIL CARS
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www.wtol.com]
COCA-COLA DONATES $2 MILLION TO HOMETOWN ATLANTA BELTLINE RAILS-TO-TRAILS PROJECT (With photo)
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www.ens-newswire.com]
SOUVENIRS OF YESTERYEAR: THE JORDAN SPREADER (With photo)
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www.evesun.com]
SANDUSKY, OHIO: DOWN AND DIRTY WITH CITY'S UNDERPASSES (With photos)
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www.sanduskyregister.com]
RAILROAD HOBBY SHOW WOO-WOOS TRAIN FANS
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www.salemnews.com]
NINETEEN CHILDREN HURT AS TOY TRAIN DERAILS IN INDIA
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timesofindia.indiatimes.com]
TRANSIT NEWS
ILLINOIS GOVERNOR UPS ANTE IN TRANSIT GAME
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www.chicagotribune.com]
And:
DALEY CRITICAL OF GOVERNOR'S LATE CHANGE; DEMAND OF FREE RIDES FOR SENIORS COULD DERAIL DEAL (With video)
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www.chicagotribune.com]
DALLAS CITY COUNCIL CRITICIZES TRANSIT PLAN TO DIVERT RAIL FUNDS
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www.dallasnews.com]
SALES TAX HIKE COULD FUND SUBWAY TO THE SEA; L.A. COUNTY VOTERS MAY DECIDE ON THE HALF-CENT INCREASE IN NOVEMBER'S ELECTION
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www.latimes.com]
DAVIS, WEBER COUNTIES BALK AT UTAH TRANSIT AUTHORITY'S TAX APPEAL
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www.sltrib.com]
SPRINTER RECEIVES IMPORTANT APPROVAL
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www.fox6.com]
TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENTS SPRING UP NEAR DART STOPS
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www.dallasnews.com]
EDITORIAL, THE NEWS & OBSERVER (RALEIGH/DURHAM/CARY/CHAPEL HILL, NC): ALL ABOARD: TRIANGLE REGION MUST MAKE AMBITIOUS PLANS FOR TRANSIT SERVICES
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www.newsobserver.com]
LIRR PRESIDENT HELENA WILLIAMS: THIRD TRACK NOT A FREIGHT PROJECT; 'PASSING LANE' THEORY REPLACES REVERSE COMMUTE ARGUMENT
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www.antonnews.com]
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