Railroad Newsline for Wednesday, 01/16/08
Author: Larry W. Grant
Date: 01-15-2008 - 20:00






Railroad Newsline for Wednesday, January 16, 2008

Compiled by Larry W. Grant

In Memory of Rob Carlson, 1952 – 2006






RAIL NEWS




BNSF REPORTS DERAILMENT AT HALPIN, IOWA; BOTH MAIN TRACKS BLOCKED

[domino.bnsf.com]




MINOT DERAILMENT CHECKS STILL NOT IN THE MAIL

[www.minotdailynews.com]




LOGISTICS FIRM CEO SAYS SHIPPERS CAN SAVE BY POOLING RESOURCES

[www.chron.com]




TACOMA RAIL TRACKS DOWN GRANT; MONEY MEANS MORE OPPORTUNITIES, SPEED FOR MOUNTAIN DIVISION LINE

[www.thenewstribune.com]




OPPOSITION VOICED TO PROPOSED RAILTOWN CLOSURE

[www.mymotherlode.com]




RAILROAD BLOWS HORN AGAINST BAKERSFIELD 'QUIET ZONE'

[www.bakersfield.com]




SIDNEY, MONTANA RESIDENT STATES CONCERNS ABOUT RAILROAD SAFETY

[www.sidneyherald.com]




ARKANSAS WOMAN CITED FOR DWI AFTER COLLIDING WITH MOVING TRAIN

[www.couriernews.com]




SHHHHHHH -- 'QUIET ZONES' BEING INVESTIGATED BY NORMAN, OKLAHOMA

[www.normantranscript.com]




CITY, COUNTY AGREE IN SUPPORT OF PRESTON, MINNESOTA ELEVATOR PROJECT

[www.hometown-pages.com]




OPINION, THE MONTREAL GAZETTE: PUT HIGH-SPEED TRAIN ON THE RAILS

[www.canada.com]




DRIVER ESCAPES SERIOUS INJURIES IN BLOOMINGTON, ILLINOIS FREIGHT TRAIN CRASH (With photo)

[www.wjbc.com]




INVESTING IN RAILROADS: TRANSPORTING THE ECONOMY IN 2008

[seekingalpha.com]




BUSINESS LOOKING UP IN UPTON, WYOMING

[www.casperstartribune.net]




DISCOVERY BAY, CALIFORNIA MAN RIDES THE RAILS OF NOSTALGIA (With photos)

[www.discoverybaypress.com]




GONE LOCO: RAILROAD MUSEUM GETS TWO HISTORIC DIESELS (With photos)

[local.lancasteronline.com]




A TRAIN, A BLIZZARD, A MEMORY (With photo)

[www.nytimes.com]




AMTRAK STATION MAY SWITCH LOCATION IN CLIFTON FORGE (With video)

[www.wdbj7.com]




TARNISHING CRIME -- CREATIVE IDEAS KEY TO STEMMING COPPER THEFTS

[www.bdtonline.com]




TRAIN MUSEUM ENVISIONS UNION STATION TRIPS; RESTORING STEAM ENGINE, UPDATING WEB SITE PART OF INDIANA TRANSPORTATION MUSEUM

[www.indystar.com]




THE TRAIN IN SPAIN KEEPS MOVING FASTER

[www.nytimes.com]




TRANSIT NEWS




DA GETS COMPLAINT ABOUT DALLAS TRANSIT OFFICIAL

[www.dallasnews.com]




MORE DELAYS FOR ANGELS FLIGHT: AFTER MISSED DECEMBER DEADLINE, L.A. RAILWAY PRESIDENT SAYS FUNICULAR REOPENING DAY IS 'SOON' (With photo)

[www.ladowntownnews.com]




TRAX RIDERS TAKE OFF PANTS FOR NATIONAL STUNT (With pantsless photo)

[www.kutv.com]

And:

'NO PANTS' IMPROV STUNT SHOCKS TRAX PASSENGERS (With photo)

[www.sltrib.com]




LIGHT-RAIL COULD SPARK APACHE BOULEVARD RENEWAL IN TEMPE

[www.azcentral.com]




GEORGETOWN, TEXAS READYING FOR PROPOSED COMMUTER RAIL LINE (With video)

[www.kvue.com]




CLOSELY WATCHED TRAINS

[www.nytimes.com]




MAN SHOCKED, BURNED ATOP METRO NORTH TRAIN, BUT LIVES

[www.poughkeepsiejournal.com]




POLISH TEEN HACKS HIS CITY'S TRAMS, CHAOS ENSUES (With photo)

[www.wjbc.com]




THE END





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  Railroad Newsline for Wednesday, 01/16/08 Larry W. Grant 01-15-2008 - 20:00
  Re: Railroad Newsline for Wednesday, 01/16/08 Jacques Monier 01-16-2008 - 07:31
  Re: Railroad Newsline for Wednesday, 01/16/08 Larry W. Grant 01-16-2008 - 09:51


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