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May
31st 2012
Gov. Cuomo moves to rid state of $70M broken trains
New York Daily
News
ALBANY — These trains took taxpayers for a $70 million ride
— and now
they're on the verge of being sold for scrap. Gov.
Cuomo pledged Thursday
to rid the state of four sets of “rotting
and obsolete” trains that
have sat unused in a rail yard outside
...
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/gov-cuomo-moves-rid-state-70m-broken-trains-article-1.1087965
Friends mourn Kirkwood boy struck by train
STLtoday.com
Surrounded
by friends, Michael Schuller, 14, places a bouquet of
flowers
alongside the railroad tracks Thursday, May 31, 2012, in
Kirkwood where an
Amtrak train struck and killed their friend,
Cameron Vennard, as he walked
toward downtown Kirkwood the ...
http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/friends-mourn-kirkwood-boy-struck-by-train/article_ef7b6ef4-ab11-11e1-8b2e-001a4bcf6878.html
Potential cuts putting railroad at risk
Alaskajournal.com
If
positive train control is not installed on the Alaska Railroad by
then,
it will no longer be able to offer passenger service.
Installing positive
train control will cost $100 million, and the
FTA funds are the only way
the Alaska Railroad can afford ...
http://www.alaskajournal.com/Alaska-Journal-of-Commerce/June-Issue-1-2012/Potential-cuts-putting-railroad-at-risk/
Operation
Lifesaver Safety Train Coming to Greeley
Greeley Tribune
Operation
Lifesaver Inc. and Union Pacific Railroad will offer free train
rides
Aug. 15-17 to raise awareness about safety at railroad crossings
and
around tracks and trains. The ride is meant to be a fun
learning experience
with passengers riding in ...
http://www.greeleytribune.com/article/20120531/NEWS/705319997/1002&parentprofile=1001
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for Wyley Walt Disney World Resort Railroad Train Set
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Don't Walk on the Railroad Tracks in Rohnert Park
Patch.com
Train
authorities are warning the community to stay away from the
railroad
tracks that cut through Rohnert Park. Officials from
Sonoma-Marina Area
Rail Transit sent a letter to parents this
week, after several contractors
noticed kids playing and ...
http://rohnertpark.patch.com/articles/don-t-walk-on-the-railroad-tracks-in-rohnert-park
Disneyland
Railroad Garden
Annenberg TV News
By Irene Byon All aboard the
Casey Jr. Train and welcome to Disneyland!
Well, not exactly.
Welcome to architect Dave Sheegog's backyard. “This is
where the
journey begins. Our trolley will pick up our little 3-inch
tall
guests and take them back to the ...
http://www.atvn.org/news/2012/05/disneyland-railroad-garden
West
Hillsborough sparked a love for trains
News of Orange County
If
you have read previous columns, you are probably aware that I have
been
somewhat obsessed by trains and railroads. Growing up 200
yards from the
railroad in West Hillsborough was instrumental in
my becoming this way.
Early memories of troop trains ...
http://www.aconews.com/opinion/article_b3ee4ea6-ab43-11e1-b0ed-001a4bcf887a.html
Memorial
scheduled for co-owner of Royal Gorge Railroad
Colorado Springs
Gazette
They called Leah's parents, who needed help running the
Georgetown Loop
railroad. They then had the opportunity to bid on
the Royal Gorge tracks,
and after getting the railroad they sent
their first train out in 1999. The
railroad has expanded greatly
...
http://www.gazette.com/news/durango-139509-year-owner.html
'Casey Jones' actor Bobby Clark visits Jackson
Jackson Sun
Casey
Jones Home and Railroad Museum Executive Director Lawrence
Taylor
introduces Bobby Clark to a crowd of museum visitors
Wednesday afternoon.
Clark portrayed Casey Jones Jr. in the 1950s
television series 'Casey
Jones.
http://www.jacksonsun.com/article/20120531/NEWS01/305310019/-Casey-Jones-actor-Bobby-Clark-visits-Jackson?odyssey=nav%7Chead
Actor
from 'Casey Jones' TV series to visit Jackson museum | The
...
Western actor Bobby Clark, who played Casey Jr. on the 1950s
TV series
'Casey Jones,' will come to the Casey Jones Home &
Railroad Museum in
Jackson for ...
http://www.jacksonsun.com/article/20120529/NEWS01/305290008/Actor-from-Casey-Jones-TV-series-visit-Jackson-museum
"Casey
Jones" Actor Visits Jackson | WBBJTV West Tennessee's ...
Actor
Bobby Clark visited Casey Jones Home and Railroad Museum. In
the
1950's, television series "Casey Jones", Clark
played 'Casey Junior', the
son of ...
http://www.wbbjtv.com/news/local/Casey-Jones-Actor-Visits-Jackson---155866635.html?m=y&smobile=y
Naperville
native tells story of Loomis Street Crossing train accident
Chicago
Daily Herald
It was April 25, 1946, and, at the time, it was the
worst train accident in
Burlington Railroad history. Chuck
Spinner, author of “The Tragedy at the
Loomis Street Crossing,”
will make two appearances in the local area.
Naperville: 2 pm
Saturday, ...
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20120531/news/705319822/
COLTON:
Work starts next week on Hunts Lane overpass
Press-Enterprise
A
Union Pacific train crosses the railroad crossing at Hunts Lane
in
Colton/San Bernardino on Wednesday, May 30, 2012. Work will
start on a
Hunts Lane overpass, after years of stops and starts.
BY DUG BEGLEY
Construction of a long-sought overpass on ...
http://www.pe.com/local-news/transportation-headlines/20120530-colton-work-starts-next-week-on-hunts-lane-overpass.ece
Stone Mountain Park's scenic railroad celebrates 50
years
NeighborNewspapers.com
By
LaTria Garnigan Stuart Wilson, left, a Railroad Engineer at
Stone
Mountain for ten years, and John Haskins, a Railroad
Fireman, stand near
the Stone Mountain train. The Stone Mountain
Railroad, which is in the top
three attractions at Stone Mountain
...
http://www.neighbornewspapers.com/stories/Stone-Mountain-Parks-scenic-railroad-celebrates-50-years,184878
All aboard! Rail group to run steam train on biomass « Midwest
...
By Dan Haugen
The image of trains used to include pictures
of sooty firemen shoveling
coal into glowing hot fireboxes. Today,
scenes like that are relegated to
railroad museums and steampunk
fantasies, as diesel-electric trains long
ago became the standard
...
http://www.midwestenergynews.com/2012/05/31/all-aboard-rail-group-to-run-steam-train-on-biomass/
Bakken
Crude Oil Test Train Heading for New Brunswick… | Eastern ...
A
104-car train originated at the Bakken Oil Express, LLC (BOE) Rail
Hub in
Dickinson, ND earlier this week, bound for rail
transportation to Saint
John, NB.
http://www.easternrailroadnews.com/2012/05/25/bakken-crude-oil-test-train-heading-for-new-brunswick/
吉祥寺駅Kichijoji Station
Railroad Train Station | Facebook
Welcome to 吉祥寺駅
(Kichijoji Station) on Facebook. Join now to write
reviews
and connect with 吉祥寺駅
(Kichijoji Station).
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May
30th 2012
Keller
Merchant Group at Odds Over Restoring Railroad Car
NBC 5
Dallas-Fort Worth
The 1917 rail car sits off the road at Vine
Street and Highway 377. The Old
Town Keller Merchants Association
intended to renovate the car into a
viewing station where people
could watch modern trains on the tracks right
next door.
http://www.nbcdfw.com/the-scene/real-estate/Icon-or-Eyesore-Old-Train-Carries-Controversy-155841795.html
Dino-themed
train avoids extinction
The Durango Herald
The La Plata County
Board of County Commissioners approved a seasonal-use
permit for
Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad's proposed
dinosaur
train. And in stark contrast to last week's
neighborhood-compatibility
meeting, most of the audience ...
http://durangoherald.com/article/20120530/NEWS01/705309915/Dino-themed-train-avoids-extinction
Montgomery,
state explore idea of passenger trains
Daily Comet
Montgomery
is working with state officials on a study to determine whether
it's
feasible to create a passenger railroad line that would
allow
residents to once again travel on trains among Birmingham,
Montgomery and
Mobile.
http://www.dailycomet.com/article/20120530/APN/1205300729?Title=Montgomery-state-explore-idea-of-passenger-trains
Alert
issued in search for missing train passenger
San Antonio
Express
By Ana Ley A Silver Alert has been issued in Arkansas for
an elderly San
Antonio man who went missing more than a week ago
from a train bound for
Chicago. Amtrak Railroad Police requested
the activation of the missing
person alert for Andrew Haukereid
...
http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local_news/article/Alert-issued-in-search-for-missing-train-passenger-3595898.php
With
one wish, banishing memories of Jim Crow
89.3 KPCC
By Wade
Goodwyn | NPR | 1:10pm Almost 70 years ago, Dorothy Flood was
denied
access to a train dining car because she was black. As the sun
beams
down, Dorothy Flood, 75, stands on the steps of the Royal
Gorge Route
Railroad train, smiling like a 1940s ...
http://www.scpr.org/news/2012/05/30/32611/with-one-wish-banishing-memories-of-jim-crow/
Obsolete
laws dating to Cold War, railroad heydays up for repeal in 2013
...
Las Vegas Sun
The 1911 Legislature enacted a bill that it
would be “unlawful for any
person who cannot read timetables and
ordinary handwriting to act as an
engineer or run a locomotive or
train on any railway.” It is considered a
gross misdemeanor to
violate the ...
http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2012/may/30/relics-cold-war-railroad-heydays-repeal-2013-legis/
Railway fan shares passion for trains
Gulf Islands Driftwood
“When
we got back, most of our pictures had trains in them,” Benson
said.
That Kim shares her husband's fascination with railroading history
—
many of her watercolour paintings depict railway scenes — is a
major
reason those holiday pictures weren't ...
http://www.gulfislandsdriftwood.com/community/155728015.html
Blue Heron Blast: Merle Travis & Johnny Bond - Blue Railroad
Train
Merle Travis & Johnny Bond - Blue Railroad Train ...
Merle Travis & Johnny
Bond - Blue ...
http://www.blueheronblast.com/2012/05/merle-travis-johnny-bond-blue-railroad.html
Penn Station Steams Through Air-Conditioner Breakdown
Wall Street
Journal (blog)
The railroad remained in operation but allowed
passengers to use NJ Transit
tickets on PATH trains during the
afternoon rush in an effort to keep as
many riders as possible
away from the sweltering station. The high
temperatures persisted
Wednesday ...
http://blogs.wsj.com/metropolis/2012/05/30/penn-station-steams-through-air-conditioner-breakdown/
Tickets
Still Available for Historic Train Rides in First Iowa-based
NRHS ...
PR Web (press release)
Skytop Lounge "Cedar
Rapids" is one of many vintage trains available to
ride in
Iowa during the 2012 National NRHS Convention. Two Iowa
Interstate
trips will feature one of the railroad's Chinese QJ
steam locomotives, as
well as modern diesel power.
http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/5/prweb9551568.htm
With
One Wish, Banishing Memories Of Jim Crow
NPR
Now, after finally
dining in a first-class car, she says she'll never ride
another
train again. As the sun beams down, Dorothy Flood, 75, stands on
the
steps of the Royal Gorge Route Railroad train, smiling like a
1940s
movie star. "Right there!
http://www.npr.org/2012/05/30/153725362/with-one-wish-banishing-memories-of-jim-crow
Mica,
Rahall to offer conference updates - Private railroad chugs along -
A ...
Politico
If built, DesertXpress would be the first
federally licensed private
interstate passenger high-speed
railroad. The electric trains would hit
speeds of 150 mph during
the 185-mile trip from Victorville, Calif., to Las
Vegas, but like
almost everything ...
http://www.politico.com/morningtransportation/0512/morningtransportation152.html
High-speed
rail authority hires new top executive
Merced Sun-Star
Facing a
crunch-time push to launch a $69 billion bullet train, the
California
high-speed rail board Tuesday hired a CEO who has spent
years
consulting on the megaproject and was previously head of
Caltrans. Jeff
Morales will lead the California ...
http://www.mercedsunstar.com/2012/05/30/2364379/high-speed-rail-authority-hires.html
Book
talk with railroad buff John Taibi
Utica Observer Dispatch
John
Taibi, a local train buff and author, will celebrate the days of
the
Delaware & Hudson's Susquehanna Division Heritage Trail
during a book talk
and signing event that will be held at 11 am on
Saturday, June 9, at the
Hamilton Public Library.
http://www.uticaod.com/mid-yorkweekly/x639965266/Book-talk-with-railroad-buff-John-Taibi
Man
seriously injured after train strikes farm equipment
Journal and
Courier
At the same time, a CSX railroad train pulling empty cars
was approaching.
Phillips said the train hit Corbett's vehicle
while traveling about 40
miles per hour. “According to
witnesses, the driver of the sprayer drove
into the crossing as
the flashing ...
http://www.jconline.com/article/20120530/NEWS/305300011/Man-seriously-injured-after-train-strikes-farm-equipment
VIA
Rail Canada sued by Industrial Rail - TRAINS Magazine
Mr. Hays, I
assume your "froggie" reference means you think the
Renaissance
cars are from France. First, please don't use that
insulting ethnic term,
it is not ...
http://trn.trains.com/en/Railroad%20News/News%20Wire/2012/05/VIA%20Rail%20Canada%20sued%20by%20Industrial%20Rail.aspx
Darling
Downs Model Railway Club Inc.Annual Toowoomba Model ...
The
Darling Downs Model Railway Club Inc. will be holding the
Annual
Toowoomba Model Train Exhibition for 2012 on the 2nd and
3rd of June.
Toowoomba ...
http://www.traintalk.tv/darling-downs-model-railway-club-inc-annual-toowoomba-model-train-exhibition/
sims
2 railroad train. - YouTube
this train has a locomotive and 2
wagons with seats.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wl_GvDapdSA
Cities move ahead with feasibility study on bringing back passenger
rail lines
Montgomery Advertiser
A train passes the silos near
the riverfront in November 1990. The state
has been without a
passenger line since 1995. / MICKEY WELSH/ADVERTISER
FILE The
city, working in conjunction with the state, is moving forward
with
a study to determine if it's ...
http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/article/20120530/NEWS01/305300043/Cities-move-ahead-feasibility-study-bringing-back-passenger-rail-lines?odyssey=tab%7Ctopnews%7Ctext%7CFrontpage
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summary: East Japan Railway Co.
Reuters
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http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/05/30/idUSWLB049320120530
Man Killed by Train Near Middlebury Road Still
Unidentified
Patch.com
...
killed by a train early Sunday morning near Middlebury Road.
Kent
Police Lt. Paul Canfield said they've had little luck
identifying the man
who was struck on the CSX Transportation Co.
railroad tracks about 1 mile
north of Middlebury Road Sunday.
http://kent.patch.com/articles/man-killed-by-train-near-middlebury-road-still-unidentified
Actor
Clark to visit Casey Jones museum Wednesday
FOX19
(AP) -
Veteran actor Bobby Clark will visit the Casey Jones Home &
Railroad
Museum in Jackson on Wednesday. Clark portrayed Casey Jr.
in the 1950s
television series "Casey Jones" as the son
of Casey and Janie Jones.
According to a news release from the
...
http://www.fox19.com/story/18652166/actor-clark-to-visit-casey-jones-museum-wednesday
104-car train hauling oil crosses Maine
Kennebec Journal
By Tux
Turkel tturkel@mainetoday.com
Crude oil from the West has begun
moving across Maine -- not by
pipeline, as some environmental activists
fear it will someday;
but by railroad. A train carrying 104 tank cars of
crude from the
Bakken oil fields in ...
http://www.kjonline.com/news/oil-crossing-maineby-way-of-railroad_2012-05-29.html
Walnut
Creek Model Society celebrates 65 years of model trains
News in
photos
An electric train rides on the mountains of the Diablo
Valley Lines model
railroad at Walnut Creek Model Railroad Society
at Larkey Park in Walnut
Creek, Calif., on Friday, May 25, 2012.
The Walnut Creek Model Railroad
Society is celebrating its 40th
...
http://photos.mercurynews.com/2012/05/29/walnut-creek-model-railroad-society-celebrates-65-years-of-model-trains/
MBTA
seeks bids from companies who want to run commuter rail service
The
Patriot Ledger
Trains running on 14 rail lines serve 175
Massachusetts cities and towns.
Since 2003, the rail system has
been run by a Boston-based private
consortium that came together
specifically to run the lines – the
Massachusetts Bay Commuter
Railroad Co.
http://www.patriotledger.com/topstories/x624614062/MBTA-seeks-bids-from-companies-who-want-to-run-commuter-rail-service
Schumer
Calls For Investigation Of Uncovered Freight Trains
Mineola
American
US Senator Charles E. Schumer is calling on the Federal
Railroad
Administration (FRA) to launch a safety investigation
into uncovered
freight train cars transporting loose debris on
Long Island Rail Road
tracks after being prompted to take action
after ...
http://www.antonnews.com/mineolaamerican/news/23123-schumer-calls-for-investigation-of-uncovered-freight-trains.html
History
of the depots
Minot Daily News
Mary Wood was an
agent/telegrapher for Great Northern Railroad between 1943
and
1960, during the time when just about every town had a train depot.
By
the 1960s most of those depots had started to close. "For
a century and a
quarter the depot was the ...
http://www.minotdailynews.com/page/content.detail/id/566118/History-of-the-depots.html?nav=5010
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5/29/2012 12:53:00 AM
May
29th 2012
Burns: Amtrak is a 40-year train wreck
Houston Chronicle
By
Scott Burns The cover of the 2011 annual report for Amtrak,
our
government-owned passenger train service, celebrates its 40th
anniversary
as a business. Well, kind of. It can certainly
celebrate its endurance as
an organization drawing unending ...
http://www.chron.com/business/article/Burns-Amtrak-is-a-40-year-train-wreck-3594076.php
Keller group on guard after old rail car is partly scrapped
Fort
Worth Star Telegram
The goal among supporters was to restore the
car and turn it into a train
observation area where people could
relax and watch the busy adjacent Union
Pacific line that runs
through town. But more recently, another group of
business
operators within the ...
http://www.star-telegram.com/2012/05/29/3993875/keller-group-on-guard-after-old.html
Houston
County Railroad Crossing Has No Safety Gate
13WMAZ
An incident
report shows a Houston County officer could not hear the
train
warning in his car at the site of Sunday's accident. But he
could see the
flashing crossing lights. Some Warner Robins
residents say the lights are
not enough.
http://www.13wmaz.com/news/article/183343/175/Houston-County-Railroad-Crossing-Has-No-Safety-Gate
Search
Continues for Missing Passenger on Train That Passed Through
Arkansas
KARK
The Amtrak Railroad Police has joined the search
for a missing elderly
passenger who boarded a train 10 days ago in
Texas that later passed
through Arkansas. Andrew (Andy) Haukereid,
79, left San Antonio on May 19th
on board the "Texas Eagle"
but never ...
http://arkansasmatters.com/fulltext?nxd_id=545072
Man
lying on railroad tracks near Winnsboro killed by train; engineer
says ...
The Republic
AP WINNSBORO, SC — Authorities say
a 32-year-old man has been struck and
killed by a train while
lying on the tracks near Winnsboro. Investigators
said the
engineer saw Antonio Pindeda on his back on the tracks as he
rounded
a curve around 8 pm Monday.
http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/8dc14b5813c246a8a5c4cfcb376044de/SC--Train-Death/
Ex-Caltrans chief tapped to lead high-speed rail project
San Jose
Mercury News
By Mike Rosenberg mrosenberg@mercurynews.com
Facing a crunch-time push to
launch a $69 billion bullet train,
the California high-speed rail board
Tuesday hired a new CEO who
has spent years consulting on the mega project
and was previously
head of ...
http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_20734150/ex-caltrans-chief-tapped-lead-high-speed-rail
Man Killed Laying On Railroad Tracks in Winnsboro
WLTX.com
Columbia,
SC (WLTX) -- In a report from the Fairfield County Sheriff's
office,
a man who was reportedly laying on railroad tracks was struck
and
killed at around 8pm Monday. According to the report, the
engineer and
conductor of the train, ...
http://www.wltx.com/news/article/188814/2/Man-Killed-Laying-On-Railroad-Tracks-in-Winnsboro-?odyssey=tab%7Ctopnews%7Cbc%7Clarge
Coalition
for Sustainable Rail to Convert World's First Modern Steam
Engine ...
CleanTechnica
This is not just a trip down
memory lane to visit an old smoky railroad
locomotive. At the
University of Minnesota, the Coalition for Sustainable
Rail (CSR)
is actively converting a 1937 locomotive – # 3463 – into
what
will be the world's first ...
http://cleantechnica.com/2012/05/29/coalition-for-sustainable-rail-to-convert-worlds-first-modern-steam-engine-powered-with-biocoal/
Keller Old Town railroad car scrapped for parts during Memorial Day
weekend ...
Fort Worth Star Telegram (blog)
But the city
also has supported promoting Keller's railroad history, and
gone
along with the merchant association's plans to create a
train-watching
area along the line. The city owns a diesel
locomotive and two other rail
cars that are displayed on ...
http://blogs.star-telegram.com/honkin_mad/2012/05/keller-old-town-railroad-car-scrapped-for-parts-during-memorial-day-weekend-merchants-who-wanted-it-.html
Dino
train - The Durango Herald
Dino train. The Durango & Silverton
Narrow Gauge Railroad is the linchpin
of this area's tourist
industry, a valued member of the community and a
continuing tie
...
http://durangoherald.com/article/20120523/OPINION01/705239939&template=mobileart
National
Train Day Shots - RailroadForums.Com
National Train Day Shots
Railroad Photos and Trip Reports - Midwestern US.
http://www.railroadforums.com/forum/showthread.php?p=314310
Southbound Canadian National Railroad transfer train. Hawthorne
A
southbound Canadian National Railroad transfer freight train
traveling
over the Belt Railway of Chicago, passes through the
CN's former Illinois
Central ...
http://eddiesrailroad.blogspot.com/2012/05/southbound-canadian-national-railroad.html
Train follows boy walking the rails
UPI.com
JONKOPING,
Sweden, May 29 (UPI) -- A train in central Sweden spent nearly
two
miles following an 11-year-old autistic boy who was walking
barefoot
along the railroad tracks, police said. Passengers on the
train wanted to
get off to help the boy but ...
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2012/05/29/Train-follows-boy-walking-the-rails/UPI-91691338306709/?spt=hs&or=tn
Police
Could Not Hear Train Warning
13WMAZ
The railroad crossing
doesn't have train barrier arms or a stop sign. Susan
Terpay,
Director of Public Relations for Norfolk Southern says
Norfolk
Southern installs the safety arms and maintains them but
it's up to the
Georgia Department of ...
http://www.13wmaz.com/news/article/183279/153/Police-Could-Not-Hear-Train-Warning
Kent
police seek ID for train death
Ravenna Record Courier
The Kent
Police Department is asking for assistance identifying a man who
was
killed after being was struck by a train on the CSX railroad
tracks
Sunday. The man was struck one mile north of Middlebury
Road in the area of
the Hike and Bike Trail Bridge ...
http://www.recordpub.com/news/article/5192542
Railroad
lanterns are very collectible
Quad City Times
Dear John: Your
dusty lantern compelled me to envision a stoic switchman
who,
dressed in care-worn bibs and a tired wool coat, walks a
lonely
railyard on a brisk winter's night while the fading whistle
of a distant
train rents the chilly air above the ...
http://qctimes.com/news/opinion/editorial/columnists/doug-smith/railroad-lanterns-are-very-collectible/article_0bf36b1c-a6a9-11e1-9427-0019bb2963f4.html
Sheriff
says 26-year-old Atkins woman killed when SUV collides with train
...
The Republic
Duvall says the Atkins Police Department is
investigating the accident,
while Union Pacific Railroad is
conducting a separate investigation. The
sheriff says Settlemire
was killed after a Union Pacific train struck a
Ford Explorer at
an intersection on ...
http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/cae14d12dea443bdaa5e98a5d363e255/AR--Atkins-Train-Death/
GO
Transit girds for on-time guarantee
Toronto Star
That's when GO
train riders will get their money back on train trips that
are at
least 15 minutes whenever the railway is responsible.
Police
investigations, severe weather and passenger assistance
scenarios don't
qualify.
http://www.thestar.com/news/transportation/article/1202150--go-transit-girds-for-on-time-guarantee
Actor
from 'Casey Jones' TV series to visit Jackson museum
Jackson
Sun
Western actor Bobby Clark, who played Casey Jr. on the 1950s
TV series
'Casey Jones,' will visit the Casey Jones Home &
Railroad Museum in Jackson
for a meet-and-greet on Wednesday. /
Submitted photo Western actor Bobby
Clark, who played Casey Jr. on
...
http://www.jacksonsun.com/article/20120529/NEWS01/305290008/Actor-from-Casey-Jones-TV-series-visit-Jackson-museum?odyssey=nav%7Chead
Bluffs
railroad museum turns 25
Omaha World-Herald
By Tim Rohwer
COUNCIL BLUFFS — A train museum that showcases this city's
rich
railroading history is making its own history. The 25th anniversary
of
RailsWest Railroad Museum, 16th Avenue and South Main Street,
will be
celebrated in June.
http://www.omaha.com/article/20120529/NEWS01/705299937
Steam
Locomotive To Return To NC Railroad Tracks For First Time In 18
Years
The Raleigh Telegram
By The Raleigh Telegram SPENCER, NC
– For the first time since 1994,
railroad passengers can ride
behind a real coal-fired steam locomotive on
mainline tracks in
North Carolina when the NC Transportation Museum hosts
passenger
train excursions on ...
http://raleightelegram.com/201205291827
National
railroad veterans group supports local fight for rights
Las Vegas
Review-Journal
"It wasn't the casinos that started Las Vegas,
it was the railroad," said
Union Pacific retiree Richard
Vizcarra. "The railroad even owned the water
rights at a
time." Vizcarra, who lives blocks away from the original
train
station, and fellow NARVRE ...
http://www.lvrj.com/view/national-railroad-veterans-group-supports-local-fight-for-rights-155252145.html?ref=145
Canada
to Introduce Bill to End Rail Strike
Wall Street
Journal
Commuter-train services using CP rail lines in Vancouver,
Toronto and
Montreal have remained in operation, as have CP
operations in the US CP is
Canada's second-largest railroad,
behind Canadian National Railway Co. The
government had signaled
it would ...
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303807404577433011098220768.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
The
40-year train wreck
Akron Beacon Journal
The train, which
topped 500000 passengers in its latest fiscal year,
celebrates the
10th anniversary of passenger rail service between Portland
and
Boston. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty) The cover of the 2011 annual
report
for Amtrak, our government-owned ...
http://www.ohio.com/business/the-40-year-train-wreck-1.310056
Safety
expert calls for more safety upgrades on Expo Line
Los Angeles
Times
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority and the state
Public Utilities
Commission, which regulates rail crossings,
disagree with Meshkati.
Officials say Expo trains operate safely
along the line, which has been
thoroughly tested and evaluated
during ...
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-expo-crossings-20120529,0,5822415.story
Man's
body found along train tracks in El Paso County today
Denver
Post
A man in his 40s was found dead along the railroad tracks in
El Paso County
this afternoon, and it appears he was hit by a
train, the Sheriff's
Department said. His name has not been
released, pending an autopsy. He was
discovered shortly after
12:30 ...
http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_20728911/mans-body-found-along-train-tracks-el-paso
Tory
bill to end Canadian Pacific rail strike
CP24, Canada
Surveyors
work next to CP Rail trains parked on train tracks in Toronto
on
Wednesday, May 23, 2012. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette)
OTTAWA —
Labour Minister Lisa Raitt says the government must act
now to end a strike
by 4800 Canadian Pacific ...
http://m.cp24.com/news/20120528/120528_rail_strike.html
Divesting
ONTC an 'insane act'
Sault Star
By Jerret Semczyszyn The fight
to save passenger trains in Ontario will be
on track May 30 as the
Coalition for Algoma Passenger Trains (CAPT) hosts a
train ride in
an attempt to prevent privatization of railroad services.
Sault
Ste.
http://www.saultstar.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3571253
DEP:
4000 to 6000 gallons of paper chemical spilled in Bucksport
derailment
Bangor Daily News
Pan-Am Railroad personnel work to
repair the damaged rails on Saturday, May
26, 2012 near the
Orrington-Bucksport town line after four tanker cars
derailed on
Friday sending two of the tankers into the Penobscot River. By
Kevin
Miller, BDN Staff Pan-Am ...
http://bangordailynews.com/2012/05/28/news/hancock/dep-4000-to-6000-gallons-of-paper-chemical-spilled-in-bucksport-derailment/
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28th 2012
Antique Railroad Train Switch Outside Victoria Victoria
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sell your used stuff for free on UsedVictoria.com.
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Canada
Govt To Introduce Bill To End CP Rail Strike
Wall Street
Journal
The strike, now in its sixth day, has halted freight
services across
Canada, although commuter-train services in
Vancouver, Toronto and Montreal
remain in operation using CP rail
lines. A federal mediator assigned to
bring the two sides closer
to a ...
http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20120528-705348.html
Train engines collide causing derailment, fuel spill
Fox 31
KDVR.com
DENVER —
Two train engines collided in the rail yard at 47th Ave. and
Packing
House Rd. in Denver Monday. Denver Fire received the call at 10:36
am
Crews found one engine partially off the tracks and leaking diesel
fuel.
Denver Fire spokesman Phil ...
http://kdvr.com/2012/05/28/train-engines-collide-causing-derailment-fuel-spill/
Train
dispatchers at Canadian National Rail ratify 3-year
contract
Proactive Investors USA & Canada
Controllers
(TCRC-RCTC) have ratified a three-year contract covering about
210
train dispatchers in Canada. The contract, retroactive to January
1,
2012, provides wage increases along with standard benefit
improvements to
the TCRC-RCTC members at CN, ...
http://www.proactiveinvestors.com/companies/news/29691/train-dispatchers-at-canadian-national-rail-ratify-3-year-contract-29691.html
150
years of passenger train style explored in new exhibit
Sacramento
Bee (blog)
This Thursday the State Railroad Museum unveils a new
exhibit chronicling
the evolution of passenger railroading since
the 1870s. A variety of
articles display the innovations in
comfort, design, technology and service
that improved train travel
over ...
http://blogs.sacbee.com/sac_history_happenings/2012/05/150-years-of-passenger-train-style-explored-in-new-exhibit.html
Trains delayed as heat warps railroad tracks Ottawa CBC News
The
warm temperatures this spring have caused railroad tracks to
warp
earlier than usual, which causes longer train trips and
delays.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/story/2012/05/28/ottawa-train-tracks-warped-by-heat-delay-trains.html
Train horns will interrupt North County nights for a bit | horns
...
PLACENTIA – Residents living near the railroad tracks that
parallel
Orangethrope Avenue will endure train horns in the coming
weeks as the BNSF
Railway ...
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/horns-355807-railroad-placentia.html
Fed
safety plan nixes MTAs commute fixes
New York Post
It will also
defer the addition of electrical substations on the upper
Harlem
line, which will give officials the juice needed to run longer
trains
that would ease rider overcrowding. The Long Island Rail
Road,
meanwhile, has shelved plans to expand ...
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/fed_safety_plan_nixes_mta_commute_qcM69t9WVjC95nOYCRwl9N?utm_medium=rss&utm_content=Local
Train
hits pedestrian at Smithfield crossing
News &
Observer
SMITHFIELD -- A man lying on the railroad tracks was
killed by a freight
train early Sunday morning, according to
police. Smithfield Police Lt.
Keith Powell said the incident
happened around 6 am as a northbound train
passed the crossing at
Peedin Road ...
http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/05/28/2093247/train-hits-pedestrian-at-smithfield.html
Train
sounds frighten commuters
The Korea Herald
“The train's sound
almost gave me a heart attack. I doubt whether the
railway
operator knows how fast and loud the train is,” said a woman in
her
late 50s who wished to remain anonymous. There are regulations on
noise
levels around residential, ...
http://www.koreaherald.com/common/redirect.jsp?news_id=20120528000183
Peggy
Lee's granddaughter speaks at celebration in Wimbledon
Jamestown
Sun
It was fitting that as Stevenson was wrapping up her rendition
of
“Waitin' For The Train To Come In,” a California Pacific
Railroad train
came through the tracks in Wimbledon. “Before she
came along, nobody sang
like Peggy Lee.
http://www.jamestownsun.com/event/article/id/161777
Quiet opening day without excursions for railway museum
Berkshire
Eagle
By Trevor Jones, Berkshire Eagle Staff LENOX -- The trains
are at the
station, but for the first summer in a decade they
won't be leaving.
Berkshire Scenic Railway Museum opened for the
season on Saturday without
its popular tourist train excursions
...
http://www.berkshireeagle.com/local/ci_20721029/quiet-opening-day-without-excursions-railway-museum
Man
Struck by Freight Train
KEZI TV
Eugene Police Department
responded to a call around 4:31 am Saturday
morning on the
railroad tracks east of Riverfront Parkway. Officers say the
man
was sitting on the tracks when he was hit. "A Union Pacific
train was
traveling west bound, ...
http://kezi.com/news/local/247452
Georgetown Loop Railroad passenger injured by falling tree
Fox 31
KDVR.com
A
passenger on board the historic Georgetown Loop Railroad was
injured
Saturday when strong winds uprooted a tree, causing it to
fall onto the
tourist train. According to a History Colorado
representative, a “portion
of the dislodged tree struck a ...
http://kdvr.com/2012/05/26/georgetown-loop-railroad-passenger-injured-by-falling-tree/
No injuries after train derails near St. Louis
STLtoday.com
No
injuries were reported after a section of a passenger train from
Chicago
came off the tracks near downtown St. Louis. The St. Louis
Post-Dispatch
reports ( http://bit.ly/JDqP3J)
that a set of wheels on one of the five
rail cars on the Amtrak
train ...
http://www.stltoday.com/news/state-and-regional/missouri/no-injuries-after-train-derails-near-st-louis/article_1d4625e8-155c-56ec-ac00-f27048da3720.html
The
Great Railway Revolution by Christian Wolmar – review
The
Guardian
Fundamentally, did speed or the experience of train
journeying matter most?
One moment the emphasis was on getting
there fast, the next on lying back
with your feet up and all the
free patisseries you could eat. The way
America's railroads had
been ...
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2012/may/27/great-railway-revolution-wolmar-review?newsfeed=true
Scenic
train, on first day of season, sparks two fires along tracks
Glens
Falls Post-Star
Two fires broke out Saturday along the tracks of
the Saratoga and North
Creek Scenic Railroad, lit by sparks thrown
off by the passing train,
according to the Chestertown fire chief.
One fire, along River Road about
two miles from North Creek, ...
http://poststar.com/news/local/scenic-train-on-first-day-of-season-sparks-two-fires/article_0f376198-a785-11e1-862c-001a4bcf887a.html
Nonsensical Why do trains have to whistle while they work ...
The
blaring whistle of a freight train wakes up those who live
within
earshot of the Southern Railroad Cos tracks which
essentially run parallel
to the ...
http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/communities/eht/nonsensical-why-do-trains-have-to-whistle-while-they-work/article_4047afb2-a2d1-11e1-9bd7-001a4bcf887a.html
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May
27th 2012
Modesto trying to set up train whistle talks
Modesto Bee
After
that, the next step could be hiring a consultant to conduct a
study
on the rail crossing improvements needed to establish quiet
zones. Inside
the zones, trains are exempted from the federal
horn-blowing rules that
have generated complaints from ...
http://www.modbee.com/2012/05/27/2217765/modesto-trying-to-set-up-train.html
Residents,
city planners suggest light rail to Hilltop
The
Virginian-Pilot
Should a proposed light-rail line divert to hit
the Hilltop shopping area
in Virginia Beach? Disclaimer: This is
an unscientific sampling of users.
By Mike Hixenbaugh Imagine
riding a train to shop at Whole Foods, browse
through swanky
boutiques or ...
http://hamptonroads.com/2012/05/residents-city-planners-suggest-light-rail-hilltop
All
aboard the Trans-Siberian Railway
Jerusalem Post
This is the
“the big train ride,” all 5753 miles from Moscow to
Vladivostok
on the Pacific Ocean. All the other train rides in the world
“are
peanuts” in comparison, remarked noted travel writer Eric
Newby.
Your journey will take you through European ...
http://www.jpost.com/Travel/TravelNews/Article.aspx?id=271622
State will cast wide net as it puts commuter rail operations out to
bid
Boston Herald
By Andy Metzger / State House News Service
The MBTA has set in motion a
process that could lead to a change
the private company that provides
commuter rail service by
sometime next summer. On Friday, the state will
send out a request
for qualified ...
http://www.bostonherald.com/business/general/view/20120527state_will_cast_wide_net_as_it_puts_commuter_rail_operations_out_to_bid/
Dinner,
mystery help keep train history alive in
Walkersville
WTOP
Thirty-eight diners packed a dining car of
the Walkersville Southern
Railroad on Saturday evening for a
two-hour Mystery Dinner Train ride.
Trying to surreptitiously
check out passengers and look for space aliens
with her makeup
compact mirror is ...
http://www.wtop.com/1040/2880450/Dinner-mystery-help-keep-train-history-alive-in-Walkersville
Biofuel
steam locomotive tomorrow's cleaner mass transit?
TG Daily
Can
an old, restored steam locomotive be the harbinger for a new era
in
cleaner train travel? That's what a Minnesota based
collaboration between
the University of Minnesota's Institute on
the Environment (IonE) and the
nonprofit Sustainable Rail ...
http://www.tgdaily.com/sustainability-features/63647-biofuel-steam-locomotive-tomorrow-s-cleaner-mass-transit
Settlement Reached in 2009 Union Pacific Railroad Train Crash
...
Settlement Reached in 2009 Union Pacific Railroad Train Crash.
Union
Pacific Railroad and the family of a man killed in a Blue
Earth County
train crash have ...
http://kstp.com/article/stories/S2631276.shtml?cat=12196
Riding
Metro North Railroad M8 Local Train 6636 from Grand ...
Pardon the
somewhat annoying dude on his cell phone. This train departing
New
Rochelle ...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6L43z06_U0
The
Durango Herald 05/23/2012 | Dino train
Dino train. County
commissioners and railroad should be clear about Animas
Valley
theme park. Article Last Updated: Tuesday, May 22, 2012 9:32pm ...
http://www.durangoherald.com/article/20120523/OPINION01/705239939/Dino-train
Train
Day takes place at the CP Rail Station - The Daily Graphic ...
The
Portage Model Railroad Club hosted their third annual “Train
Day”
at the Canadian Pacific Railway (CP Rail) Station on
Saturday. The event...
http://www.portagedailygraphic.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3570737
Weekend railroad, Sunday bus service resume for summer
months
Riverhead LOCAL
Eastbound trains depart Penn Station at
9:15 am (arriving in Riverhead at
11:25 am and in Greenport at
12:05 pm) and 2:15 pm (arriving in Riverhead
at 4:25 and Greenport
at 5:05.)Westbound trains depart Riverhead at 1:50
and 6:50 pmThe
railroad will ...
http://www.riverheadlocal.com/local-news/5693-weekend-railroad-sunday-bus-service-resume-for-summer-months
Texas State Railroad's Armed Forces Event celebrates Memorial Day
weekend
Palestine Herald Press
Plus, everyone gets a chance to
see the train car we converted into General
Patton's office.”
Eric and Heather Schneider of San Antonio brought their
three
children — Andrew, 7, and twins Nathan, 5, and Lawson, 5, to
the
Texas State Railroad this ...
http://palestineherald.com/localscene/x915991219/Texas-State-Railroads-Armed-Forces-Event-celebrates-Memorial-Day-weekend
Steam
train rides offered
Salisbury Post
Power will be a genuine
Southern Railway steam locomotive, No. 630, built
in 1904 and once
used to pull freight trains in North Carolina. These will
be the
only such trips offered in North Carolina in 2012 and are
not
expected to be repeated.
http://www.salisburypost.com/News/052712-train-trips-transportation-museum-qcd
RailsWest
Railroad Museum celebrates 25 years
SW Iowa News
A Council
Bluffs train museum that showcases the city's rich
railroading
history is making its own history. The 25th
anniversary of the RailsWest
Railroad Museum, 16th Avenue and
South Main, will be celebrated during
June.
http://www.southwestiowanews.com/council_bluffs/news/railswest-railroad-museum-celebrates-years/article_bf4a319a-a795-11e1-87c8-001a4bcf887a.html
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"Today I plugged in all the missing may articles I did not post do to lack of time, blurry vision, and thunderstorms. May is all caught up now.. and hopefully I will get the rest of the links plugged in I missed within the next couple of weeks providing the weather cooperates" - DNatureofDTrain
May 26, 2012
[Movies] Casey Jones - Forums
[Movies] Casey Jones User
Reviews. ... And he specifically wanted to focus
on one of the
unsum heroes of the Turtle universe, Casey Jones. And he
did
...
http://www.foxkei.com/forums/showthread.php?goto=newpost&t=1855
Teenage
Mutant Ninja Turtles TMNT Original Cover Art: Casey - eBay
Teenage
Mutant Ninja Turtles TMNT Original Cover Art: Casey Jones by
Petersen
in Collectibles, Comics, Original Comic Art | eBay.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Teenage-Mutant-Ninja-Turtles-TMNT-Original-Cover-Art-Casey-Jones-Petersen-/300714556795
Casey
Jones, a railroad hero - Washington DC Railroad | Examiner ...
His
name was John Luther Jones, but he was known as 'Casey' Jones. He
did
not serve in the U.S. military, but on an early morning in
April of 1900,
he made ...
http://www.examiner.com/article/casey-jones-a-railroad-hero
Riding
the rails makes the trip extra special
The Southern
I
especially scratch the travel-bug itch whenever railroad tracks
and
passenger trains are near. That's often because the route for
Amtrak's City
of New Orleans and other north-south trains is a
chip shot from my office.
However, our summer vacation ...
http://thesouthern.com/lifestyles/magazine/riding-the-rails-makes-the-trip-extra-special/article_65c34ac0-9dd7-11e1-890d-001a4bcf887a.html
Railroads' history is among
us
Lincoln Journal Star
We still live in "railroad towns,"
Alliance, North Platte, Lincoln, home to
BNSF's Havelock car
repair shops, Hobson Yard and its locomotive shops. We
can hear
the trains moaning, all day and night, every day and night, if
we
choose to listen.
http://journalstar.com/news/state-and-regional/nebraska/railroads-history-is-among-us/article_d4162b72-fbb5-5a3a-9f5a-43c6776e2264.html
Vintage train car will be
scrapped
Citizens Voice
J. Londergan, a self-described railroad
enthusiast drove all the way in
from Arlington, Va., to witness
the purchase of the train car by the scrap
dealers. "A
tragedy in the making," he said of the car's fate. The
old
dining car still has its checkered ...
http://citizensvoice.com/news/vintage-train-car-will-be-scrapped-1.1317757
Adventures in gastronomy
Attleboro
Sun Chronicle
As more roads were built and automobile use surged,
rail use declined and
the service was stopped. Canadian National
ran a destination train called
Le Tortillard du St-Laurent between
Quebec City and La Malbaie for a few
years in the 1980s.
http://www.thesunchronicle.com/articles/2012/05/20/features/11464562.txt
Train
derailment in Maine sends 2 cars into river
NECN
BUCKSPORT,
Maine (AP) — Pan Am Railways is investigating a train
derailment
in Maine that damaged about 200 feet of track and sent two
tanker
cars into the Penobscot River. Four train cars derailed about 7
pm
Friday along a stretch of Pan Am Railways ...
http://www.necn.com/05/26/12/Train-derailment-in-Maine-sends-2-cars-i/landing_nation.html?&apID=e61339e737e949e7bd0816cbf06fd4bb
One injured after wind blows tree
into Georgetown Loop Railroad tour
Denver Post
By Jordan
Steffen A person was injured in Clear Creek County this
morning,
after a tree blew down and fell onto one of the cars of
the Georgetown Loop
Railroad tour. The tree fell onto the train
shortly after 11:30 am, said
Tom Hill, spokesman for the ...
http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_20718561/one-injured-after-wind-blows-tree-into-georgetown
Midland
District Railroad Club's 24th Annual Train Show
Midland District
Railroad Club's 24th Annual Train Show. Category: Train
Collector's
Meet. Date(s): May 26, 2012 - May 27, 2012. Time(s): Saturday
—
10: 00 AM ...
http://www.rrmodelcraftsman.com/timetable/cm_timetable_details.php?id=846
Saratoga-North Creek scenic train is
rolling round the bend
Glens Falls Post-Star
SARATOGA SPRINGS
-- With the Saratoga and North Creek Railroad's scenic
train ready
to start its second season Saturday morning from the Saratoga
Springs
train station, Traci Tumsuden relaxed on one of the outdoor
benches
before boarding.
http://poststar.com/news/local/saratoga-north-creek-scenic-train-is-rolling-round-the-bend/article_396c6caa-a75e-11e1-82e3-0019bb2963f4.html
Officers on a Train aims to help
save lives
Fort Dodge Messenger
The traffic tickets weren't the
worse thing that could happen to a driver
who crosses the tracks
in front of a train, according to Don Heddinger, a
Union Pacific
Railroad employee who coordinates safety programs in Fort
Dodge.
http://www.messengernews.net/page/content.detail/id/548389/Officers-on-a-Train-aims-to-help---.html
MBTA puts commuter rail out to
bid
The Daily News of Newburyport
In 2011, commuters complained
about persistently late trains on the
commuter rail system, and
MBCR responded by upgrading its maintenance
facility and changing
maintenance practices, which reduced late trains
caused by
mechanical failures, ...
http://www.newburyportnews.com/local/x1647286306/MBTA-puts-commuter-rail-out-to-bid
Kentucky side of Big South Fork
offers look at region's coal mining's past
Knoxville News
Sentinel
Exhibits: Train exhibits belonging to the Big South Fork
Scenic Railway
depot. Railroad Ride: The Big South Fork Scenic
Railway travels from the
Stearns Depot to the Blue Heron Mining
Community in a 45 minute trip. The
train remains approximately an
...
http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2012/may/26/kentucky-side-of-big-south-fork-offers-look-at/
Residents seeking fix for train
delays
San Antonio Express
The scene plays out several times a
day, every day, here on a part of the
railroad with some of the
highest levels of train traffic in the city, just
two miles north
of Union Pacific's South San Antonio Rail Yard. Roughly 31
trains
a day travel on the ...
http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local_news/article/Residents-seeking-fix-for-train-delays-3587003.php
Train
hits back of flatbed truck, injuring driver
TheNewsTribune.com
Just
after 7:10 am, the truck crossed the railroad tracks in the
2700
block. A Union Pacific freight train heading from Seattle to
Portland hit
the rear end of the truck. The impact sent the truck
spinning. It landed 20
to 30 feet off the roadway.
http://www.thenewstribune.com/2012/05/26/2158520/train-hits-back-of-flatbed-truck.html
DARRELL NORMAN: A trip back in time
on a train
Gadsden Times
When the train caught up with night,
the rhythmic click-clack of steel
wheels on rail joints lullabied
me to sleep. Minus those sights and sounds
from the past, my bride
and I had a private rail car, the kind presidents
and tycoons used
to ride across ...
http://www.gadsdentimes.com/article/20120525/NEWS/120529902
Memorial Day Highlights: Tennessee Tourism Round-Up
The
Chattanoogan
Lakewinne.com
Jackson, TN - Actor Bobby Clark from California will have a
special
appearance at Casey Jones Home & Railroad MuseumWednesday,
May
30th. Clark portrayed Casey Jr. in the 1950's television
series "Casey
Jones" as the son of Casey and Janie ...
http://www.chattanoogan.com/2012/5/25/226977/Memorial-Day-Highlights--Tennessee.aspx
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May 25th 2012
21st Century Steam excursion train
trips scheduled for June in North Carolina ...
MarketWatch (press
release)
Southern Railway 630, the steam locomotive featured on
these trains, is a
Consolidation-type locomotive built in 1904 at
the Richmond, Va., works of
the American Locomotive Company.
Number 630 pulled freight trains during
the first half of the last
...
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/21st-century-steam-excursion-train-trips-scheduled-for-june-in-north-carolina-and-virginia-2012-05-25
Union Pacific to replace 115000
substandard rail ties along Amtrak line
The State
Journal-Register
Union Pacific Railroad's Track Renewal Train
replaces old rails and ties
with new rails near Chatham in
November 2010. By TIM LANDIS About 115000
concrete ties installed
in the last two seasons of high-speed rail
construction must be
replaced after ...
http://www.sj-r.com/top-stories/x639956033/Union-Pacific-to-replace-115-000-substandard-rail-ties-along-Amtrak-line
Train hits truck loaded with
recycling bins in Puyallup
KIMA CBS 29
An investigation found
that the truck driver was heading north on 7th
Street NW and
apparently did not see the approaching train at the railroad
crossing
there. The truck headed across the tracks and was struck by the
train
in the right rear of the ...
http://www.kimatv.com/news/local/Train-hits-truck-loaded-with-recycling-bins-in-Puyallup-154095895.html
Railroad Stock Outlook - May
2012
Zacks.com
Despite the above mentioned positives, the
freight railroad industry, like
other industries, faces certain
external and internal challenges. These are
as follows: Positive
Train Control Mandate: The Rail Safety Improvement Act
2008 (RSIA)
has mandated ...
http://www.zacks.com/stock/news/75913/railroad-stock-outlook-may-2012
Lincoln's arena being built between
trains
By Deena Winter
Before entering the arena, they're
greeted with a huge sign reminding them
to look both ways. That's
because in order to get to their job site, they
have to cross
railroad tracks. With trains. Every day, about 50 trains
rumble by
both sides of the ...
http://nebraska.watchdog.org/22532/lincolns-arena-being-built-between-trains/
SMART to begin rail rebuilding on
May 29
Community Voice
By Dave Williams May 24, 2012 11:59 am
Even if financial strains prevent
the building of train depots,
representatives from Sonoma-Marin Area Rail
Transit on Tuesday
evening said the trains will still make stops in Rohnert
Park and
Cotati.
http://www.thecommunityvoice.com/article.php?id=4817
All Aboard: LIRR Revamping
Hicksville Train Station
Hicksville Illustrated News
The MTA
Long Island Rail Road announced on Monday, May 21, that $211.5
worth
of capital improvements – dubbed the MTA Capital Plan –
will
result in major renovations at the Hicksville train station,
a new bridge
on Ellison Avenue in the Village of ...
http://www.antonnews.com/hicksvilleillustratednews/news/23104-all-aboard-lirr-revamping-hicksville-train-station-.html
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May 24th 2012
Burlington
Northern Santa Fe Railroad announces $199M project ...
By KAREN
SMITH WELCH
The railroad company also plans significant signal
upgrades for federally
mandated “positive train control,” a
system that gives rail carriers
operating on BNSF rails the
ability to stop a train “if there is a missed
signal or
something of that nature,” ...
http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2012-05-24/burlington-northern-santa-fe-railroad-announces-199m-project-plan-amarillo
Paxton's Room / Railroad Crossing
Train Aluminum Sign
Architecture; Art; Cars & Motorcycles;
Design; DIY & Crafts; Education;
Film, Music & Books;
Fitness; Food & Drink; Gardening; Geek; Hair &
Beauty;
History ...
http://pinterest.com/pin/275071489710849528/
Amtrak's 40th Anniversary Exhibit
Train — Amtrak: History of ...
Exhibit Train Blog ... Take a
virtual tour through Amtrak's Exhibit Train
by exploring: ... As
they say, the railroad never stops and neither does
the Exhibit
Train.
http://www.amtrak40th.com/blogs/blog/im-a-post-do-i-show-up-in-the-recents-list-now
Train
horns interrupt North County nights
OCRegister
BY DANIEL
LANGHORNE / THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER PLACENTIA – Residents
living
near the railroad tracks that parallel Orangethrope Avenue
will
endure train horns in the coming weeks as the BNSF Railway
replaces ties
during the night.
http://www.ocregister.com/news/horns-355807-railroad-placentia.html
SMART concrete ties delivered to
Santa Rosa
Santa Rosa Press Democrat
By BOB NORBERG The first
shipment of concrete ties to rebuild the rail line
between Sonoma
and Marin counties for passenger trains was delivered to
Santa
Rosa by rail Thursday, a milestone as construction gets under
way.
“Everything we do from now on ...
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20120524/ARTICLES/120529766/1033/news?Title=SMART-hits-construction-milestone
Train
sets fires from Joplin to Carthage
Carthage Press
Smoke filled
the area as little fires burst along the track from flying
sparks
from the railroad. By John Hacker A malfunctioning train
apparently
set a series of grass fires along the railroad tracks
all the way from
Joplin to Carthage on Wednesday ...
http://www.carthagepress.com/features/x624603602/Train-sets-fires-from-Joplin-to-Carthage
Settlement Reached in 2009 Union Pacific Railroad Train
Crash
KSTP.com
Union
Pacific Railroad and the family of a man killed in a Blue
Earth
County train crash have reached a legal settlement.
Attorneys say Union
Pacific has agreed to pay $650000 to the
family of Todd Ziegler. He and
another man were in a county dump
...
http://kstp.com/article/stories/s2631276.shtml
Argus honors CSX, Mosaic and Road
and Rail Services with prestigious Win-Win Award
MarketWatch
(press release)
The railroad is able to move the trains more
efficiently using one newer,
high-horsepower locomotive instead of
two, while at the same time moving
longer trains. "We all saw
an opportunity to improve a broken process and
we went after it,"
Mosaic ...
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/argus-honors-csx-mosaic-and-road-and-rail-services-with-prestigious-win-win-award-2012-05-24
Railway Walkout Hits Canada
Wall
Street Journal
Above, CP trains were parked in Toronto Wednesday.
CP operates 15000 miles
of railway across Canada and 13 US states,
including in New York City,
Minneapolis and Chicago. American
operations weren't affected by the
strike, and CP and union
leaders ...
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304707604577422580875831576.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
Viewing Album: NYS&W Rail Train - Railroad Picture
Archives.NET
Title:
NYS&W Rail Train. Description: Unbolting the rails in the center
car
at Dekay crossing. Photo Date: 5/22/2012 Upload Date:
5/22/2012 8:19:37
PM
...
http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/archiveThumbs.aspx?id=79820
The Railroad as Space, Not Place -
TRAINS Magazine
Railroad space is always linear, and in urban
areas, is often given form by
the walls of structures. It is a
space that is frequently isolated and
de-peopled, as seen ...
http://trn.trains.com/Interactive/Web%20Exclusives/2012/05/The%20Railroad%20as%20Space%20Not%20Place.aspx
Signals and Train Symbolson on a
Shortline | Model Railroad ...
As some of you may have read in the
past, I am developing a fictional
shortline that runs between
Plainville, CT (central) and New London, CT
(southeastern).
http://model-railroad-hobbyist.com/node/8076
Train on railroad in Rosenberg,
Texas Union Pacific - YouTube
The lights come on, the crossings
arms go down as a Union Pacific train
runs on the railroad in ...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rn5wVKKiV3A
Memorial Day weekend trains salute
America's military veterans ...
By Administrator
This is in
addition to the railroad's usual weekend train schedule.
To
commemorate the holiday, the museum will offer $5 round-trip
train fare May
26-28 to anyone with a valid current military ID
card. The museum offers
scenic train excursions ...
http://snovalleystar.com/2012/05/23/memorial-day-weekend-trains-salute-americas-military-veterans
Vermilion
teen killed by train in apparent suicide
Chronicle-Telegram
A
memorial of flowers for Jessica Fernandez sits Wednesday near the
Norfolk
Southern railroad tracks on Main Street in Vermilion.
Jessica, 16, of
Vermilion stepped in front of an oncoming train
and was struck and killed
late Tuesday in an apparent ...
http://chronicle.northcoastnow.com/2012/05/24/vermilion-teen-killed-by-train-in-apparent-suicide-2/
Pedestrian
fatally struck by freight train in western suburbs
Chicago
Tribune
A pedestrian was fatally struck by a freight train late
Wednesday on
railroad tracks used by Metra, delaying two late
night commuter trains,
officials said. The unidentified pedestrian
was injured on the tracks
between the Glen Ellyn and Lombard ...
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-pedestrian-fatally-struck-by-freight-train-in-western-suburbs-20120523,0,7503989.story
Rail City museum photos, memorabilia to be given away
...
WatertownDailyTimes.com
Rail
City and its 1.5-mile looped line was the passion of Mr.
Groman's
father, Dr. Stanley Groman, a Syracuse surgeon who
collected a steel swarm
of 16 steam locomotives, more than 50
pieces of rolling stock and all
things train-related, from tracks
to ...
http://www.watertowndailytimes.com/article/20120524/CURR04/705249946
Commuter
rail honors fallen Bay State heroes
Boston Herald
By Richard
Weir Ina solemn inaugural journey, a commuter rail coach
honoring
Bay State soldiers killed in the War on Terror pulled out of
South
Station yesterday in a trip that brought some to tears. The
train was
wrapped in red, white and blue and ...
http://www.bostonherald.com/news/regional/view/20220524commuter_rail_honors_fallen_bay_state_heroes/srvc=home&position=also
Strike begins at Canadian Pacific railway, which has track in North
Dakota
Bismarck Tribune
Surveyors work next to Canadian Pacific
Rail trains which are parked on the
train tracks in Toronto on
Wednesday, May 23, 2012. Canada's labor minister
said Wednesday
the government will introduce legislation if necessary to
end a
strike at Canadian ...
http://bismarcktribune.com/news/state-and-regional/strike-begins-at-canadian-pacific-railway-which-has-track-in/article_a79c01e0-a556-11e1-8757-001a4bcf887a.html
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad announces $199M project
plan
Amarillo.com
The
railroad company also plans significant signal upgrades for
federally
mandated “positive train control,” a system that
gives rail carriers
operating on BNSF rails the ability to stop a
train “if there is a missed
signal or something of that nature
...
http://amarillo.com/news/local-news/2012-05-23/burlington-northern-santa-fe-railroad-announces-199m-project-plan
Disappointment in lack of quiet zone
expressed; city feels 'blindsided'
Grand Island Independent
The
crossing is one of several crossings that are part of a $350000
quiet
zone project that aims to eliminate the need for train horns
to be sounded
within the downtown area. The Union Pacific Railroad
announced Monday that
it will disregard the city's ...
http://www.theindependent.com/news/local/disappointment-in-lack-of-quiet-zone-expressed-city-feels-blindsided/article_93531f21-8c2d-536f-8b9f-66151636af1b.html
Free train rides begin
Saturday
Herald and News
CHILOQUIN — Klamath & Western
Railroad will begin its summer season this
Saturday and Sunday
with free train rides from 10 am to 3 pm, according to
a news
release. It is at 36941 S. Chiloquin Road. To get there from
Klamath
Falls, turn left at the ...
http://www.heraldandnews.com/members/news/inside/article_e6868b0e-a557-11e1-b121-001a4bcf887a.html
May
24th 2012
Commuter Rail Unveils New Memorial Car Honoring Massachusetts' Fallen
Heroes
Patch.com
In
a press release, the MBCR announced its new patriotic train car,
noting
that the coach will travel "thousands of miles across
Eastern Massachusetts
as a reminder of all our fallen heroes."
The new train coach bears gold
stars with the names of the ...
http://watertown.patch.com/articles/commuter-rail-unveils-new-memorial-car-honoring-massachusetts-fallen-heroes
Diboll
PD raises awareness of train safety following triple fatality in
March
KTRE
By Alexis Spears - bio | email When you see those
flashing red lights and
the guard rails come down at a railroad
crossing, the law requires you to
stop. Train authorities and
local police are finding many motorists do not
take heed, ...
http://www.ktre.com/story/18617545/diboll-pd-raises-awareness-of-train-safety-following-triple-fatality-in-march
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5/23/2012 6:54:00 PM
May 23 2012
Freeport railroad offers steam train
rides
Freeport Journal-Standard
By Steve Swenson The Stephenson
Antique Engine Club and Silvercreek Museum
will offer steam train
rides from 11 am to 4 pm Sunday, May 27 and Monday,
May 28 in
Freeport. A 36-ton 1912 Heisler steam locomotive will pull
three
cabooses, one of which is ...
http://www.journalstandard.com/newsnow/x1982677632/Freeport-railroad-offers-steam-train-rides
Commuter
Rail Unveils New Memorial Car Honoring MA Fallen Heroes
Patch.com
In
a press release issued Wednesday afternoon, the MBCR announced its
new
patriotic train car, noting that the coach will travel
"thousands of miles
across Eastern Massachusetts as a
reminder of all our fallen heroes." The
new train coach bears
gold ...
http://newton.patch.com/articles/commuter-rail-unveils-new-memorial-car-honoring-ma-fallen-heroes
Drunk Alberta man survives CPR train
running over him
Toronto Star
Debra Black Staff Reporter An
Alberta man in his 20s is lucky to be alive
after a Canadian
Pacific Railway train ran over him and didn't even leave a
scratch.
The RCMP say the man had passed out between the railroad tracks
on
May 20, near Elko, BC, ...
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/1183158--drunk-alberta-man-survives-cpr-train-running-over-him
Grant to help upgrade rail for oil
shipments
Shawnee News Star
Transportation Secretary Gary
Ridley says railroad officials worked with
the state to secure the
funding. Upgrading the tracks will allow train
speeds to be
increased from 10 mph to 25 mph and place fewer restrictions
on
the number of cars per train, ...
http://www.news-star.com/news/x639953126/Grant-to-help-upgrade-rail-for-oil-shipments
CP Rail: Teamsters union, company in
talks to end strike, resume freight service
Toronto Star
The
workers, members of the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference, walked
off
the job just after midnight Wednesday, shutting down CP's
freight train
traffic across the country. The ripple effects of
the strike are expected
to be felt in all sectors of the
...
http://www.thestar.com/business/article/1182691--strike-begins-at-canadian-pacific-rail-all-freight-service-suspended
Raitt:
Ottawa preparing to legislate end to CP rail strike 'if
necessary'
CanadianBusiness.com
By
Lauren Krugel, The Canadian Press | May 23, 2012 Surveyors work next
to
CP Rail trains which are parked on the train tracks in Toronto
on
Wednesday, May 23, 2012. CP Rail union workers have gone on
strike across
Canada. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan ...
http://www.canadianbusiness.com/article/85131--raitt-ottawa-preparing-to-legislate-end-to-cp-rail-strike-if-necessary
Update:
Construction Confuses Train Collision Victim
Patch.com
Bungert
tried to back up, but then the railroad's warning bells began
to
ring. He stopped, but with the Metra train in sight coming at
him, he
stomped on the accelerator. The rear of his vehicle was
clipped, according
to the article.
http://deerfield.patch.com/articles/update-construction-confuses-train-collision-victim
Settlement reached in 2009 railroad,
county worker crash
Mankato Free Press
MANKATO — A lawsuit
has been settled between the family of a Blue Earth
County
employee killed in a 2009 train crash and Union Pacific Railroad.
The
railroad company has agreed to pay $650000 to the family of
Todd
Ziegler, who was 43 years old when a ...
http://mankatofreepress.com/local/x1561289339/Settlement-reached-in-2009-railroad-county-worker-crash
10 tossed from LIRR 'gravy train'
New York Post
By BRUCE
GOLDING and DAN MANGAN Ten more Long Island Rail Road
retirees
accused of participating in a massive, $1 billion
disability-pension fraud
were busted yesterday by federal
authorities. “The LIRR is a commuter
railroad, not a gravy
train,” ...
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/tossed_from_lirr_gravy_train_7yoRYQuLzU5YiaQXmKlCbM
Linwood railroad overpass to
close
Shreveport Times
Two spans of the bridge will be replaced
to allow KCS to make the tracks
straighter so trains do not have
to slow to a crawl to make the curve. /
Henrietta Wildsmith/The
Times More than 3000 motorists use the Linwood
Avenue railroad
overpass south of ...
http://www.shreveporttimes.com/article/20120523/NEWS01/205230313/Linwood-railroad-overpass-close?odyssey=mod%7Cnewswell%7Ctext%7CFRONTPAGE%7Cp
Metro
North Railroad M2/M4 Express Train to GCT Through New ...
Metro-North
Railroad: Train action at Melrose (M2 thru M8 / P32AC-DM
&
Shoreliner)by ...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKULiiX0L-4
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5/22/2012 6:52:00 PM
May 22 2012
Steam-powered train pulls through La Paz County
Parker Pioneer
By
JOHN GUTEKUNST The sights and sounds of a steam locomotive in
action
were in La Paz County May 14 and 15 as the Grand Canyon
Limited made its
way along the Arizona & California Railroad.
This special train was powered
by Santa Fe 3751, ...
http://www.parkerpioneer.net/articles/2012/05/22/news/doc4fbc1daa3b318596726217.txt
High-speed rail work to disrupt
Amtrak service
Bloomington Pantagraph
Alternate connections via
motorcoach will be made at the Joliet train
station. The
improvements for increasing maximum travel speeds from 79 mph
110
mph include: the installation of new premium rail with concrete
ties
and stone ballast; ...
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/high-speed-rail-work-to-disrupt-amtrak-service/article_ebf22c16-a475-11e1-bd89-001a4bcf887a.html
Train crash in southern India kills
25, injures 70
Channel 6 News Online
It is the deadliest train
accident in India so far this year. The accident
occurred on early
Tuesday morning at around 3:15 am local time when a Hampi
Express
train heading toward Bangalore crashed into a stationary
freight
train at the rail station in ...
http://channel6newsonline.com/2012/05/train-crash-in-southern-india-kills-25-injures-70/
Guiding Hundreds of Trains, a
Junction Named Harold
New York Times (blog)
By PATRICK MCGEEHAN
Robert Stolarik for The New York TimesThe tracks on the
right are
part of the Harold Interlocking in Queens, one of the busiest
railway
junctions in the country. On the left is the Sunnyside yard,
where
trains are parked when not in ...
http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/22/guiding-hundreds-of-trains-a-junction-named-harold/
CP Rail strike will not disrupt
service on three Montreal-area commuter
trains
Montreal
Gazette
Three Agence métropolitaine de transport lines are
operated by CP on
tracks owned by the railroad –
Vaudreuil-Hudson, Blainville-St. Jérôme
and Candiac. About 32000
commuters use those lines daily. On Tuesday, CP
initially said
commuter trains would ...
http://www.montrealgazette.com/business/Strike+disrupt+service+train+lines/6659333/story.html
The "Stars" of Arizona
Come Out to Play at Verde Canyon Railroad
MarketWatch (press
release)
The Canyon comes alive with the luminous glow of
moon-kissed skies on Verde
Canyon Railroad's popular Saturday
Starlight Tours. The train departs the
depot at 5:30 pm and as it
rumbles through the Canyon, the low slant of sun
bathes the high
cliffs in ...
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/the-stars-of-arizona-come-out-to-play-at-verde-canyon-railroad-2012-05-22
Metro-North to operate extra trains
for Memorial Day weekend
Poughkeepsie Journal
With Memorial Day
weekend around the corner, the Metro-North Railroad is
offering
additional service. On the Hudson Line, Metro-North is operating
four
extra “getaway” trains departing from Grand Central Terminal
with
stops in Beacon, New Hamburg and ...
http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/article/20120522/NEWS01/120522039/Metro-North-operate-extra-trains-Memorial-Day-weekend?odyssey=mod%7Cnewswell%7Ctext%7C%7Cs
Coalition to develop world's
cleanest passenger train
R & D Magazine
Plans to create the
world's first carbon-neutral higher-speed locomotive
were
announced this week by the Coalition for Sustainable Rail (CSR),
a
collaboration of the University of Minnesota's Institute on the
Environment
(IonE) and the nonprofit ...
http://www.rdmag.com/News/2012/05/Industries-Transportation-Energy-Biofuel-Coalition-to-develop-world-s-cleanest-passenger-train/
More LIRR Retirees Charged in
Disability Fraud
New York Times
“The LIRR is a commuter
railroad, not a gravy train,” said Preet
Bharara, the United
States attorney for the Southern District of New York.
The federal
investigation followed a series of articles by The New York
Times
in 2008 that revealed that nearly ...
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/23/nyregion/more-lirr-retirees-charged-with-disability-fraud.html
It's 'all aboard' at trains all over
the White Mountains
The Union Leader
With the attractions
opening up, it's “all aboard” in the White
Mountain Region, as
the lovely sounds of train whistles echo through the
valleys and
hills. From the top of Mount Washington to the banks of
the
Pemigewasset River, excursion rides on rail ...
http://www.unionleader.com/article/20120522/NEWHAMPSHIRE05/120529970
NY Senator Calls for Changes to Rail
Cars Transporting Loose Debris
Recycling Today
In his letter,
Schumer noted that New York and Atlantic Railways has a
contract
with the Long Island Railroad to operate its trains on the
commuter
track during off-peak hours. Multiple residents, after
witnessing
scattered debris along the perimeter ...
http://www.recyclingtoday.com/ny-senator-calls-for-railcar-changes.aspx
Transportation officials discuss
rail annex through downtown
Branson Tri-Lakes news
... bullet
train blasts by at speeds of upwards of 300 miles per hour.
“That's
a little unrealistic for us,” City Administrator Rick
Ziegenfuss
said about the city's vision for expanding freight and
passenger
railroads in the not-too-distant future.
http://bransontrilakesnews.com/news_story/article_490f0ffe-a449-11e1-97b3-001a4bcf887a.html
Canadian
Pacific Railway faces freight train shutdown, Teamsters issues
strike ...
Daily Commercial News
Teamsters Canada Rail
Conference, which represents about 4800 workers in
trades
including conductors, yardmen, locomotive engineers and rail
traffic
controllers, issued a 72-hour strike notice Saturday. “In
the event there
is a work stoppage, ...
http://www.dcnonl.com/article/id50239/--canadian-pacific-railway-faces-freight-train-shutdown-teamsters-issues-strike-notice
Man Dies On Railroad Tracks in Plymouth
Patch.com
Plymouth
Police confirm a white male is dead this morning after being
struck
by a train. By Stefanie Briggs Plymouth Police confirm that a
white
male has died on the railroad tracks in Plymouth. "A
call came through the
CP [Canadian Pacific) Rail at ...
http://plymouth-mn.patch.com/articles/man-dies-on-railroad-tracks-in-plymouth
Packa, a ninth-grader struck and
killed by train on way to school
Crookston Daily Times
By AP A
ninth-grader walking to school is dead after he was struck by an
iron
ore train in Aurora in northeastern Minnesota. The St. Louis
County
sheriff's office says 15-year-old Cole Packa was trying to
cross the
railroad tracks when he was struck ...
http://www.crookstontimes.com/news/x1898610217/Packa-a-ninth-grader-struck-and-killed-by-train-on-way-to-school
Railroad
Heritage Days is about celebrating Hagerstown's train ...
The
Wright boys - Chandler, Braddock, Abram and Oliver - were all
aboard
for Railroad Heritage Days.The Falling Waters, W.Va.,
brothers, ages 5 and
younger, ...
http://articles.herald-mail.com/2012-05-19/news/31781295_1_railroad-heritage-days-crystal-sprecher-hagerstown-roundhouse-museum
East Broad Top Railroad will not
operate in 2012 - TRAINS Magazine
I don't blame the Kovalchicks.
This family has kept the EBT out of the
scrap pile for 56 years.
After a certain point you just have to take a step
back. The
National ...
http://trn.trains.com/en/Railroad%20News/News%20Wire/2012/05/East%20Broad%20Top%20Railroad%20will%20not%20operate%20in%202012.aspx
Long Island Rail Road budgets $211.5
million for mainline infrastructure projects
Progressive Rail
Roading
The infrastructure projects will improve one of LIRR's
busiest corridors;
about 40 percent of daily ridership travels
along the Main Line, where
trains from five of the railroad's
branches converge each day, LIRR
officials said in a prepared
statement.
http://www.progressiverailroading.com/passenger_rail/news/Long-Island-Rail-Road-budgets-2115-million-for-mainline-infrastructure-projects--31076
Tom Wilson: 3 local police officials
gave their lives on duty
Galesburg Register-Mail
About an hour
before midnight April 28, 1932, Durward Faulding Geddes a
special
agent for the Burlington Railroad was killed by an individual who
was
attempting to steal a ride on a passenger train at the CB&Q
Seminary
Street Station.
http://www.galesburg.com/news/x624595649/Tom-Wilson-3-local-police-officials-gave-their-lives-on-duty
South India Train Crash Kills at
Least 15
Wall Street Journal
Penukonda is about 170 kilometers
(105 miles) north of Bangalore. India has
one of the world's
largest railroad networks. Around 20 million people in
India
travel by train each day. This copy is for your
personal,
non-commercial use only.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304019404577419253383338754.html
High-speed
rail still a dream in U.S.
UPI.com
The
emotion of high-speed rail travel hasn't escaped the
American
imagination but reality is less dreamy. High-speed train
travel, such as on
this train in Beijing, is seen as an
energy-efficient alternative to
traditional US travel but it's
proved to ...
http://www.upi.com/Business_News/Energy-Resources/2012/05/22/High-speed-rail-still-a-dream-in-US/UPI-19121337682600/
Train's theme park fails to
impress
The Durango Herald
By Emery Cowan The Durango &
Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad's proposal for
a dinosaur theme
train has revived deep-seated concerns among some area
residents
about the train and its growing number of theme events. Residents
at
a Monday night meeting ...
http://durangoherald.com/article/20120522/NEWS01/705229922/-1/s
Jefferson Troester, 43, railroad
engineer
Philadelphia Inquirer
On Friday, Philadelphia Media
Network spokesman Mark Block said, a train
hauling six railcars
loaded with 4-foot-by-4-foot, 1800-pound paper rolls
pulled into
the Upper Merion plant's railway siding between 9:15 and 9:30
am A
three-high stack of ...
http://www.philly.com/philly/obituaries/152383595.html
LOT OF 2 ROUNDHOUSE RAILROAD TRAIN CARS IN ORIGINAL Lot 2
Lot:LOT
OF 2 ROUNDHOUSE RAILROAD TRAIN CARS IN ORIGINAL, Lot
Number:2,
Starting Bid:$2, Auctioneer:Pioneer Auction Gallery,
Auction:Pioneer
Presents Estate ...
http://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/11701259_lot-of-2-roundhouse-railroad-train-cars-in-original
Canadian Pacific proxy fight a
turning point
MarketWatch
It wasn'ta train wreck, either, but
the bruising proxy battle that led to
the ouster of the railroad's
top two execs marked an important turning
point in the way
Canadian corporate board members are likely to deal with
impatient
stockholders, ...
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/canadian-pacific-proxy-fight-a-turning-point-2012-05-22
A Better Train Solution
The
Ledger
The trains are coming, but they don't have to. A better
solution has always
been at hand. The answer: Buy back the Van
Fleet Trail and re-lay the rail
line from Auburndale to Coleman
that was taken out of service in the late
1960s when the Atlantic
...
http://www.theledger.com/article/20120522/EDIT02/120529893
Teens
admit vandalizing historic train cars
New Philadelphia Times
Reporter
Windows of one of the Polar Express train cars were
vandalized at the
Dennison Depot Railroad Museum in Dennison. By
Anonymous An 18-year-old
Dennison man and a 14-year-old
Uhrichsville boy are facing possible felony
charges after they
admitted ...
http://www.timesreporter.com/newsnow/x1832937303/Teens-admit-vandalizing-historic-train-cars
Iowa
rail museum goes for immersion
Chicago Tribune
The heyday of
passenger trains in the 1950s is recalled on the museum's
second
floor in the "America Moves by Rail" exhibit. "We
offer a very
special trip, a trip back through time," a
railroad employee says in
greeting guests.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/travel/ct-trav-05220-council-bluffs-20120521,0,7211246.story
MTA's 'Grand' boondoggle
New York
Daily News
7 subway line and free up space in Penn Station for
Metro-North Railroad
trains carrying commuters from the northern
suburbs. Three years ago, the
MTA estimated the price tag would be
$7.32 billion and would be completed
in 2016.
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/mta-east-side-access-project-cost-8-2b-article-1.1082218?localLinksEnabled=false
Hoping for a Bridge Over Railroad Tracks? Don't Hold Your
Breath
Patch.com
When
Village Board members announced they're no longer
considering
roundabouts, a new issue on Main Street presented
itself: a bridge over the
railroad tracks. With 35 trains passing
through Sussex every day,
especially around the time when school
...
http://sussex.patch.com/articles/want-a-bridge-over-railroad-tracks-don-t-hold-your-breath
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May 21st 2012
"One of my Favorite railroad
crossings made todays front page in the local newspapers along with
some other articles.. nice to see some good articles in the local
paper.. puts it in my train clippings collection" –
DnatureofDTrain
http://www.gazettextra.com/photos/2012/may/21/50296/
Projected
rise in rail activity could mean more frequent, longer waits for
drivers
http://www.gazettextra.com/news/2012/may/21/projected-rise-rail-activity-could-mean-more-frequ/
Street Level Railroad Crossings
http://www.gazettextra.com/photos/2012/may/21/50309/
Officials:
Southern Wisconsin, Rock County are benefiting from railroad's
renaissance
http://www.gazettextra.com/news/2012/may/21/officials-southern-wisconsin-rock-county-are-benef/
Some older articles from our local
newspaper:
Railroad
tracks getting $17 million upgrade
http://www.gazettextra.com/news/2012/jan/21/railroad-tracks-getting-17-million-upgrade/
Wisconsin
rail company sells controlling ownership
http://www.gazettextra.com/news/2011/nov/30/wisconsin-rail-company-sells-controlling-ownership/
Opponents:
Rail study won’t sway opinions
http://www.gazettextra.com/news/2010/sep/27/opponents-rail-study-wont-sway-opinions/
Railroad
working on transload site
http://www.gazettextra.com/news/2012/jan/31/railroad-working-transload-site/
Railroad
sale concerns Sen. Cullen
http://www.gazettextra.com/news/2012/jan/10/railroad-sale-concerns-sen-cullen/
Railway
renovation is really on a roll
http://www.gazettextra.com/news/2010/nov/17/railway-renovation-really-roll/
Train
derailment snarls Janesville traffic
http://www.gazettextra.com/news/2010/jun/17/train-derailment-snarls-janesville-traffic/
May 21st 2012
JANESVILLE — The rail business is
booming—one train spokesman calls it
a renaissance—and is
becoming an increasingly important piece of southern
Wisconsin's
economy. "Some people might see it as a nuisance, but it
means
the economy is moving, ...
http://gazettextra.com/news/2012/may/21/officials-southern-wisconsin-rock-county-are-benef/
Railroad Museum Gets in the Jazzy
Spirit Memorial Day Weekend!
The Sacramento Press
Weekend
excursion train rides will be offered on Saturday, Sunday and
Monday
of the holiday weekend (May 26-28). Trains depart hourly from 11
am
to 5 pm all three days from the Central Pacific Railroad
Freight Depot in
Old Sacramento (located on Front ...
http://www.sacramentopress.com/headline/68188/Railroad_Museum_Gets_in_the_Jazzy_Spirit_Memorial_Day_Weekend
Trains have measurable impact on
local economies
The Doings Clarendon Hills
The business is
within sight of the Clarendon Hills train station.
Clarendon Hills
became home to Quinn's after Peggy Quinn decided she wanted
to
open a shop near a commuter railroad station. “I saw that spot
from
the train station and decided I was ...
http://clarendonhills.suntimes.com/news/12680570-418/trains-have-measurable-impact-on-local-economies.html
MT Rail Link reminding Bitterroot
residents of train safety
KPAX-TV
MISSOULA- Since it's been
nearly a year since trains operated in the
Bitterroot Valley,
Montana Rail Link is reminding residents to use
precautions to
stay safe. MRL restarted service on the Bitterroot Branch
Line
Saturday sending a single train south ...
http://www.kpax.com/news/mt-rail-link-reminding-bitterroot-residents-of-train-safety/
15 Year Old Killed in Train
Accident
Northland's NewsCenter
By KBJR News 1 Aurora, MN
(Northland's NewsCenter) --- A 15 year old boy
died early this
morning after he was hit by a train on his way to school.
Authorities
were called to the railroad tracks around 7:30 am about 300
yards
east of Main Street to a ...
http://www.northlandsnewscenter.com/enews/breaking/15-Year-Old-Killed-in-Train-Accident-152313245.html
Stay Off the Train Tracks
KIMT
MASON
CITY,IA-Police are warning folks to stay away from the
railroad
tracks after an accident this morning. A little before
seven, a caller told
police they heard someone yelling for help
from the railroad tracks near
9th Street and South Carolina in
...
http://www.kimt.com/content/localnews/iowanews/story/Stay-Off-the-Train-Tracks/Mg6PXAIf7UyeeLif3_UoJw.cspx
UNP Reveals Capital Investment
Plan
Zacks.com
Union Pacific Corporation (UNP - Analyst Report)
the largest railroad
provider in North America recently declared
its capital investment plan.
The company plans to invest $3.6
billion for fiscal 2012. We believe that
UNP is making such hefty
...
http://www.zacks.com/stock/news/75582/unp-reveals-capital-investment-plan
108
Southern Pacific Railroad Train 1950s Work Drawings Oakland ...
108
Southern Pacific Railroad Train 1950s Work Drawings Oakland
San
Francisco in Collectibles, Transportation, Railroadiana &
Trains | eBay.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/140755323649
Trains part of daily life in Doings
communities
The Doings Clarendon Hills
An average of 143 trains
pass through those villages during a 24-hour
period, said Amy
Mcbeth of the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad. That
count,
which hasn't changed much in recent years, includes freight
and
passenger trains.
http://clarendonhills.suntimes.com/news/12667996-418/trains-part-of-daily-life-in-doings-communities.html
RFP :
Railroad Equipment Maintenance and Train Servicing in North ...
By
The RFP Database
The purpose of this RFP and any resulting
contract award is to solicit
proposals for a Vendor to provide
Rail Equipment Maintenance and T...
http://www.rfpdb.com/view/document/name/Railroad-Equipment-Maintenance-and-Train-Servicing
Schumer Addresses Concerns Over Freight Train Debris
Patch.com
By
Patch Staff A cellphone photo of an uncovered freight train along
the
main line of the Long Island Rail Road taken by Mineola
resident Dennis
Walsh at about 3 pm on April 1, 2012. Dennis Walsh
United States Senator
Charles Schumer, joined by Mineola ...
http://mineola.patch.com/articles/schumer-addresses-concerns-over-freight-train-debris
USA's creaking infrastructure holds
back economy
Delmarva Daily Times
Freight trains in the BNSF
Railway yard in Chicago on May 10. / By Brett T.
Roseman, for USA
TODAY Inland waterways quietly keep the nation's economy
flowing
as they transport $180 billion of coal, steel, chemicals and
other
goods each year — a sixth ...
http://www.delmarvanow.com/article/20120521/NEWS01/120521015/USA-s-creaking-infrastructure-holds-back-economy
Celebrating
Ma & Pa Railroad Sundays in June
Baltimore Sun
The Maryland
and Pennsylvania railroad line, know as the Ma & Pa, formed
in
1901 and ran a 77-mile route from Baltimore to York, Pa. There
were 27
station stops, including Towson, Baldwin, Long Green, Glen
Arm, Bel Air and
Forest Hill. The train also ...
http://www.baltimoresun.com/explore/baltimorecounty/publications/north-county-news/ph-nc-briefs-community-railroad-month-20120521,0,4753055.story
Teamsters Canada Rail Conference
issues 72-hour strike notice to CP
Progressive Rail Roading
The
union represents about 4800 CP workers, including conductors,
yardmen,
locomotive engineers and rail traffic controllers. The
parties have been
negotiating since October 2011 to renew labor
agreements that expired on
Dec. 31, 2011. Commuter trains ...
http://www.progressiverailroading.com/labor/news/Teamsters-Canada-Rail-Conference-issues-72hour-strike-notice-to-CP--31055
NY pol: Safety concerns over freight
train debris
WRGB
Schumer wants the Federal Railroad
Administration to require freight trains
traveling through densely
populated areas to cover cars carrying loose
debris. He says cars
have been damaged by debris that apparently flew off
freight
cars.
http://www.cbs6albany.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.ny/37447fb6-www.cbs6albany.com.shtml
Explore America: Inside Ohio's
Beautiful Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Huffington Post (blog)
The
historic rails are now owned by the National Park Service and
Cuyahoga
Valley Scenic Railroad bills itself as one of the oldest,
longest and most
scenic tourist excursion railways in America. You
can take the train ride
through historic sites and ...
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/carstravelfood/explore-america-ohios-onl_b_1526255.html
Providence
House welcomes old neighbors at its new location
Jackson
Sun
Musicians from Lost Cause perform Sunday during a reception at
Providence
House in Casey Jones Village. / Priya Narapareddy/The
Jackson Sun A
reception to honor Trenton residents was held Sunday
afternoon at the
Providence House.
http://www.jacksonsun.com/article/20120521/NEWS01/305210006/Providence-House-welcomes-old-neighbors-its-new-location?odyssey=mod%7Cnewswell%7Ctext%7CFRONTPAGE%7Cp
The Hobo Railroad has special
offerings for its 25th anniversary
The Union Leader
It was in
1986, when the paper industry in Lincoln died, that Edward
“Eddie”
and Brenda Clark formed the Plymouth and Lincoln Railroad. It
was
a way to bolster tourism in the area and to preserve the tracks
and
other train equipment for future ...
http://www.unionleader.com/article/20120521/NEWS/705219931
LIRR
Booze Ban Goes Into Effect
Patch.com
By
Heather Doyle No more beer as you stand on the Syosset LIRR platform
for
the train to the city. The Long Island Railroad will no longer
allow
alcohol on trains during the weekend. This ban follows the
November smoking
ban on all LIRR platforms.
http://syosset.patch.com/articles/lirr-booze-ban-goes-into-effect
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5/20/2012 6:45:00 PM
May 20th 2012
Railroad: flowers and trains | Flickr - By Sasha Vasko - Photo
Sharing!
Rail station in downtown Jeff City. Old Russian
Industar-50-2 3.5/50
pancake lens wide open. 6:00 freight train in
the background.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sashavasko/7221490478/
Trains magazine names new assistant
editor - TRAINS Magazine
Trains magazine offers railroad news,
railroad industry insight, commentary
on today's freight
railroads, passenger service (Amtrak), locomotive
technology, ...
http://trn.trains.com/en/Railroad%20News/News%20Wire/2012/05/Trains%20magazine%20names%20new%20assistant%20editor.aspx
New
York's Last Cross-Harbor Railway Chugs On as Alternative to
Trucks
Wall Street Journal
But railroad trains weren't invented
yet, so nobody got the idea. When
trains to New York started
arriving on the East Coast from points west or
south in the 1800s,
New Jersey was as far as they could get. The Hudson
River and New
York Bay were in the ...
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303448404577412180646908266.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
Clashing Underground
Wall Street
Journal
The project is one of the most technically daunting the
MTA has ever
attempted: tunneling and blasting in two boroughs to
bring Long Island Rail
Road trains to a new station buried roughly
15 stories beneath Grand
Central Terminal.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303448404577412352030953794.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
Nonsensical
Why do trains have to whistle while they work ...
That was the
case in 2008 when a tow truck collided with a Southern
Railroad
train while trying to beat it through the intersection at Route 9
and
then ...
http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/top_three/nonsensical-why-do-trains-have-to-whistle-while-they-work/article_4047afb2-a2d1-11e1-9bd7-001a4bcf887a.html
creaking
infrastructure holds back economy
USA TODAY
By Brett T.
Roseman, for USA TODAY Freight trains in the BNSF Railway yard
in
Chicago on May 10. Locks and dams raise or lower barges from one
water
level to the next, but breakdowns are frequent. For example,
the main
chamber at a lock on the Ohio ...
http://www.usatoday.com/money/economy/story/2012-05-20/creaking-infrastructure/55096396/1
casey
jones village | Tumblr
Music Highway Crossroads is the newest
addition to Casey Jones Village in
Jackson, TN. It is a
music-themed gift shop with an extensive collection of
blues, ...
http://www.tumblr.com/tagged/casey-jones-village
Casey Jones The Movie Review - Other
Reviews - HV Anime Club Forum
Casey Jones The Movie Review -
posted in Other Reviews: Anyone who knows
me, knows that I'm a
hung Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles fan. You can name a
http://forums.hvanime.com/topic/124-other-review-rules/nextunread/
Man killed by train in Pompano Beach trying to free bike stuck on
tracks
MiamiHerald.com
The
Broward Sheriff's Office says a man was killed by a train after
the
tire of his bicycle got stuck on the railroad track.
Detectives believe the
death of 45-year-old James Marine was
accidental. Authorities are waiting
for results from an autopsy
...
http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/05/20/2808599/man-killed-by-train-after-bike.html
Virginia and Truckee Railroad season
begins Memorial Day weekend
Carson Now
The Virginia &
Truckee Railroad launches its 2012 summer season with round
trip
trains between Carson City and Virginia City this Memorial
Day
Weekend. The real deal and real feel of a clickety-clack,
gentle-gallop
departs from today and goes back in ...
http://carsonnow.org/story/05/20/2012/virginia-and-truckee-railroad-season-begins-memorial-day-weekend
Linus Doll looks back: Fond du Lac
was once a railroad hub
Fond du Lac Reporter
If you are a
child, my guess is that you will answer "a train." If you
are
an adult and a train is on your mind, chances are that you are
in acar
waiting at one of the railroad crossings in this city —
and perhaps you
are muttering a few unprintable ...
http://www.fdlreporter.com/article/20120520/FON0603/205200347/Linus-Doll-looks-back-Fond-du-Lac-once-railroad-hub
Volunteer offers first-hand train
knowledge to visitors at Railroad Days
Argus Press
Sporting his
conductor's uniform, Grand Trunk Railroad retiree Don
Gray
demonstrates how to hook up railroad cars during a tour of a
Grand Trunk
caboose built in 1928 — the same year Gray was born
— Saturday at
Durand Railroad Days.
http://argus-press.com/news_local/article_34f20a4c-a220-11e1-9046-001a4bcf887a.html
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5/19/2012 6:43:00 PM
May 19th 2012
All aboard — trains making a
comeback in West Texas
San Angelo Standard Times
By Jennifer
Rios Climbing aboard and adjusting a visor to block out the
morning
sun, Jose Reyna begins his day in the train yard. After years of
work
— and millions spent on repairing the South Orient rail line
—
Texas Pacifico Transportation Ltd. is ...
http://www.gosanangelo.com/news/2012/may/19/all-aboard-151-trains-making-a-comeback-in-west/
Firefighters learn better procedures
on handling a hazardous materials
emergency
Grand Island
Independent
Trains are an integral part of the Nebraska landscape.
Here in Grand
Island, two major railroad lines have track going
through the community,
with thousands of cars passing through town
daily, carrying the freight of
the nation.
http://www.theindependent.com/news/local/firefighters-learn-better-procedures-on-handling-a-hazardous-materials-emergency/article_f74ab1b1-b286-5365-9e37-869c19bb5ae5.html
All aboard
The Southern
There's
a huge tradition and legacy of trains in Southern Illinois.
Many
communities and industries in the region came to be, in part,
because of
railroads. And, while the impact of the rails may not
be as great as in
years past, a growing number of ...
http://thesouthern.com/lifestyles/magazine/all-aboard/article_8fcfb4ee-9ee9-11e1-8c11-0019bb2963f4.html
Pompano Beach man killed by train
while trying to free his bicycle
Sun-Sentinel
By Georgia East
POMPANO BEACH – A Pompano Beach man was struck and killed
by a
train after the tire of his bicycle got stuck on the railroad track
in
Pompano Beach, the Broward Sheriff's Office reported. James
Marine, 45,
tried to free his bicycle as ...
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/broward/pompano-beach/fl-train-bike-brf-20120519,0,5951105.story
Romantic Inns of Savannah:
Especially for Train Lovers: The ...
Especially for Train Lovers:
The Roundhouse Railroad Museum. Does the sight
of twin-tracks make
you smile? Do you get giddy with the sound of that
distant ...
http://blog.romanticinnsofsavannah.com/2012/05/especially-for-train-lovers-roundhouse.html
Railroad Heritage Days is about
celebrating Hagerstown's train ...
The Wright boys — Chandler,
Braddock, Abram and Oliver — were all
aboard for Railroad
Heritage Days.
http://www.herald-mail.com/news/local/hm-railroad-heritage-days-is-about-celebrating-hagerstowns-train-history-20120519,0,1863336.story
Railroad museum gets
facelift
Springfield News-Leader
Volunteers put the finishing
touches Friday on a restoration project at The
Railroad Historical
Museum in Grant Beach Park. The project involved
exterior
renovating of two train cars and a caboose. Photo by Chris Basnett
/
Chris Basnett/Springfield ...
http://www.news-leader.com/article/20120519/NEWS01/305190026/railroad-museum-grant-beach-park-restoration
CA
High-Speed Rail and Positive Train Control in the News
Meanwhile
the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has modified its rule
on
positive train control; unfortunately the changes are minor in
nature.
The new rule ...
http://reason.org/blog/show/ca-high-speed-rail-and-positive-tra
Woman's leg severed in train accident
Rapid City Journal
Police
said a 20-year-old woman with a Rapid City identification called
911
to report she had been injured along the train tracks of the
BNSF Railway
Co. Mandan Police Lt. Lori Flaten said her office is
not releasing the
woman's name until her family ...
http://rapidcityjournal.com/news/woman-s-leg-severed-in-train-accident/article_32443136-a166-11e1-8481-001a4bcf887a.html
All aboard Buckhorn Northern train season begins
Saturday
ReporterHerald.com
By
Reporter-Herald staff Buckhorn Northern Railroad engineer
Harvey
Ruegsegger operates the train with the first passengers of
the season on
opening day last year. ( Steve Stoner ) Good times
will arrive this week
for area children thanks to the ...
http://www.reporterherald.com/loveland-other-events/ci_20640882/all-aboard-buckhorn-northern-train-season-begins-saturday
DVD Extra: First season of AMC's
'Hell on Wheels'
USA TODAY
By Steve Jones, USA TODAY The first
transcontinental railroad linked the
eastern and western halves of
the United States at a time when the country
was still reeling
from the war between the North and South. It accelerated
the
settling of the prairie ...
http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/dvd/story/2012-05-18/new-on-dvd-hell-on-wheels/55046890/1
Railroads always an integral part of
the area
Greenville News
Railroading must be in her blood as
she can't hear a train whistle without
checking her watch. Dad's
desk is in the Helen Alexander Clunie Heritage
Library in
Picayune, and his telegraph key on display in the Purvis
Railroad
Museum.
http://www.greenvilleonline.com/article/DB/20120519/OPINION/120519015/Railroads-always-an-integral-part-area?odyssey=nav%7Chead
Railroad
worker killed by newsprint roll
UPI.com
Troester
and a conductor were operating a six-car Upper Merion &
Plymouth
Railroad train that arrived at Philadelphia Newspapers'
Upper Merion plant
shortly after 9 am, The Philadelphia Inquirer
reported. Each car held 70
rolls of newsprint, ...
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2012/05/19/Railroad-worker-killed-by-newsprint-roll/UPI-56451337401780/
Riverside & Great Northern
Railway offers historical train rides
Milwaukee Journal
Sentinel
Wisconsin Dells - Steven Bradley has been a train
enthusiast for as long as
he can remember, even before he got an
HO 1/87-scale model railroad set for
his birthday many decades
ago. These days, he gets his fill of trains,
driving steam- and
...
http://www.jsonline.com/features/travel/riverside--great-northern-railway-offers-historical-train-rides-l75cqrl-152044875.html
Rail worker crushed by roll of
newsprint
Philadelphia Inquirer
An Upper Merion & Plymouth
Railroad train hauling six railcars loaded with
the
4-foot-by-4-foot paper rolls pulled into the plant's railway
siding
Friday morning. Mark Block, a spokesman for Philadelphia
Media Network, the
newspapers' parent company, ...
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/20120518_Rail_worker_crushed_by_roll_of_newsprint.html
Trainspotting: Langham artist
searches for history in railroad graffiti
StarPhoenix
By
Charles Hamilton, The StarPhoenix May 18, 2012 9:22 PM
Saskatchewan
painter Kris Moffatt has been interested in train
graffiti for 17 years.
But after some time photographing graffiti
on the railroad he started to
notice smaller monikers, or tags,
...
http://www.thestarphoenix.com/news/Trainspotting+Langham+artist+searches+history+railroad+graffiti/6647309/story.html
Calendar
of events
Jackson Sun
Live old-time music presented by the
Jackson Area Plectral Society from
6:30 to 9 pm today at Casey
Jones Village; Jackson. Enjoy free live musical
entertainment
provided every Thursday by the Jackson Area Plectral Society
year
round at Casey Jones ...
http://www.jacksonsun.com/article/20120517/LIFESTYLE/305170012
Yosemite Mountain Sugar Pine
Railroad Begins "Moonlight Specials" May 26
San
Francisco Chronicle (press release)
Dinner is at 6:30 and the
train leaves at 7:30. This is the 40th year the
specials have been
offered, marking yet another milestone for the popular
attraction.
Next year the railroad's oldest locomotive, Engine 15, turns
100.
In addition to the trains, ...
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2012/05/18/prweb9523353.DTL
Rapid City woman loses leg to
train
Bismarck Tribune
A Rapid City, SD, woman had part of her
leg cut off by a train early Friday
morning. Mandan, ND, Police
Lt. Lori Flaten said BNSF Railway employees
called police around
2:30 am Friday to report a woman in the rail yard.
They were
trying to find her and ...
http://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/rapid-city-woman-loses-leg-to-train/article_7036a7f0-a114-11e1-8436-001a4bcf887a.html
Passenger train strikes vehicle near
Larimore; one injured
Devil's Lake Daily Journal
According to a
report from the ND Highway Patrol, Justin Larsen of Niagara
was
traveling approximately four miles west of Larimore at 6:33 am when
he
attempted to cross the railroad tracks on a gravel road and was
struck by
the train.
http://www.devilslakejournal.com/news/x358784108/Passenger-train-strikes-vehicle-near-Larimore-one-injured
Man killed by roll of newsprint that
fell off a train in Philly
Pocono Record
By NewsCore UPPER
MERION -- A railroad worker was crushed and killed Friday
by a
roll of newsprint that fell out of a boxcar at a Pennsylvania
plant
that prints The Philadelphia Inquirer and Philadelphia Daily
News. Mark
Block, a spokesman for the ...
http://www.poconorecord.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120518/NEWS/120519823/-1/NEWS
Open House at B&O Railroad
Depot
Daily Clay County Advocate-Press
A model railroad
exhibit, 22-feet-long, is being built to simulate train
travel
from the east coast to the west coast of the United States,
with
important emphasis to the Flora Depot in the middle of the
nation. The
project will include a camera on the ...
http://www.advocatepress.com/news/x1832931871/Open-House-at-B-O-Railroad-Depot
Vegas
Train Loan Shouldn't Be Solyndra Victim, Chief Says
BusinessWeek
By
Jeff Plungis on May 18, 2012 The US high-speed rail line that's
closest
to construction deserves a $5.5 billion federal loan that
shouldn't be held
up by backlash from Solyndra LLC's bankruptcy,
DesertXpress Enterprises LLC
executives said.
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-05-18/vegas-train-loan-shouldn-t-be-solyndra-victim-chief-says
End of line for midnight drinkers
aboard New York commuter train
FOX 4 News
Long Island-bound
commuters who prefer to bring a few beers on their Friday
night
trip better catch the 11:52pm out of Penn Station because,
starting
this weekend, Long Island Rail Road will prohibit
alcoholic beverages at
the stroke of midnight.
http://www.myfoxdfw.com/story/18555968/end-of-line-for-midnight-drinkers-aboard-new-york-commuter-train
Trains to begin running on
Bitterroot line again Saturday
The Missoulian
All of those
crossings are marked with signs bearing the black cross
that
indicates a railroad crossing. With train service resumed,
Matlock said it
time for drivers to “use their eyes, ears and
the gray matter that hooks
everything together when they ...
http://missoulian.com/news/state-and-regional/trains-to-begin-running-on-bitterroot-line-again-saturday/article_a115ae74-a5e7-5a13-b702-25d79d1b0a42.html
Driver injured when vehicle strikes
train near Larimore
Jamestown Sun
None of the passengers or
crew on the Empire Builder Train 7 were injured,
said Amtrak
spokesman Marc Magliari. Around 6:30 am, the Chevy was
northbound
on County Road 20, approaching the railroad tracks, according to
the
Highway Patrol.
http://www.jamestownsun.com/event/article/id/161193/group/News/
Good Samaritan Aeric Moskowitz helps
woman dodge train crash in Hollywood
WPTV
He was taking the bus
toward the nearby Tri-Rail station, and from his bus
seat, he
peered out the window to check if his ride home, a
northbound
Tri-Rail train, was approaching, he said. Instead, he
saw the Infiniti
stopped on the tracks just south of ...
http://www.wptv.com/dpp/news/state/good-samaritan-aeric-moskowitz-helps-woman-dodge-train-crash-in-hollywood
Closing time: LI railroad is
limiting BYOB
Newsday
Starting this weekend, the Long Island
Rail Road is banning alcohol on
overnight weekend trains out of
Penn Station. The pilot program is an
effort to curb disorderly
passengers and attacks on train crew members. It
will affect all
trains out of Penn ...
http://www.newsday.com/news/nation/closing-time-li-railroad-is-limiting-byob-1.3725442
CP boss tossed off train
Winnipeg
Free Press
CALGARY -- The search for a new boss at Canadian
Pacific Railway Ltd. is
underway after an activist hedge fund
succeeded in its months-long battle
to oust CEO Fred Green, a
34-year veteran of the railroad. Green, chairman
John Cleghorn and
four other ...
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/business/cp-boss-tossed-off-train-152001075.html
Freight
Trains Diverted to Suburbs for NATO Summit
Patch.com
The
railway ordinarily operates freight trains underneath McCormick
Place
but says it is using its alternate route in the suburbs
along the former
Elgin Joliet & Eastern Railroad, which
Canadian National bought three years
ago. Those tracks run through
http://crystallake.patch.com/articles/freight-trains-diverted-to-suburbs-for-nato-summit-1ba7a0df
Whoo-Whoo-Hoo! Train Whistles Could
Be Silent by August
Patch.com
The loud whistles coming from
freight trains along the EJ&E line in New
Lenox could fall
silent this summer, officials said at a meeting Monday
night. In
December 2010, the Village Board approved a deal with
Canadian
National Railway that will give New ...
http://newlenox.patch.com/articles/whoo-whoo-hoo-train-whistles-could-be-silent-by-august
N.C. Transportation Museum in Spencer chronicles state's wheels,
tracks
and ...
Charlotte Observer
By John Bordsen
Admission to the 2012 Rail Days Festival includes unlimited
rides
around the grounds on three passenger trains, including the Flagg
75
Steam Engine Caboose Train – a coal-fired steam engine
pulling five
colorful cabooses.
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2012/05/18/3246992/nc-transportation-museum-in-spencer.html
Crossing blamed in train-cattle trailer
collision
LubbockOnline.com
“The
trailers and trucks get stuck at that railroad crossing often,”
Lara
said. “All the other times they got lucky because there was no
train
coming. This time, they were not so lucky.” Total
Livestock owns the 1994
white freight liner and the 1996 ...
http://lubbockonline.com/local-news/2012-05-17/crossing-blamed-train-cattle-trailer-collision
TRANSIT: Agency adopts regional
approach to silencing train noise
North County Times (blog)
The
zones mean train conductors sound warning horns only in emergencies.
If
no quiet zone is in place, trains must blast their horns as
they approach
each railroad crossing. Quiet zones are expensive to
outfit. The Orange
County Transit Authority ...
http://www.nctimes.com/blogsnew/news/transportation/transit-agency-adopts-regional-approach-to-silencing-train-noise/article_0fcd5181-e716-53c6-b420-3797ed80b75e.html
Rockwood council protests train
stop
Daily American Online
County officials are seeking just
under $4 million for construction of the
train station and
improvements to road crossings as requested by CSX
railroad. US
Sen. Bob Casey and Reps. Mark Critz and Bill Shuster have
written
letters seeking funding for ...
http://www.dailyamerican.com/news/somerset/da-ot-rockwood-council-protests-train-stop-20120517,0,5535935.story
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5/18/2012 6:42:00 PM
5/18/2012
May 18th 2012
Railroad Passenger Rail Article -
Rail Runner adds express train ...
Passenger Rail article about:
New Mexico Rail Runner Express, express train
service between
Albuquerque and Sante Fe, N.M., “quiet car”. From the
editors
of ...
http://www.progressiverailroading.com/passenger_rail/article/Rail-Runner-adds-express-train-other-amenities-implements-fare-increase--31010
Metro North Railroad : Stamford
Bound Train Of M-8s Leaving Grand ...
Seen here is an 8 car train
of M-8s bound for Stamford leaving Grand
Central Terminal.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrDCsWTqjT4
Fullerton Railroad Days 2012 Model
Train Exhibits - YouTube
Watch in HD!!! During the dead afternoon
of freight on May 6, 2012, I
decided to film some of the ...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84nvAOM56wU
Stolley
Park train to start running Saturday
Grand Island Independent
by
Tracy Overstreet The scenery from the Stolley Park Railway —
the
two-foot gauge train that runs through Stolley Park — will
be a little
different when summer train rides begin on Saturday
afternoon. Everything
will be in reverse order from years ...
http://www.theindependent.com/news/local/stolley-park-train-to-start-running-saturday/article_ff41ef98-a085-11e1-9776-001a4bcf887a.html
Ackman Wins Proxy Fight at Canadian
Pacific
New York Times
By IAN AUSTEN Ariana Lindquist/Bloomberg
NewsA Canadian Pacific Railway
train at the Port of
Duluth-Superior in Minnesota. OTTAWA — In a blow to
Canada's
business establishment, the activist investor William A. Ackman
won
his proxy battle for control ...
http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2012/05/17/canadian-pacific-c-e-o-and-five-directors-step-down/
Train hits cattle truck stuck on
railroad near Lubbock, some animals
survive ...
The
Republic
AP LUBBOCK, Texas — Twenty head of cattle have been
killed after an
18-wheeler they were in got stuck on railroad
tracks and hit by a train
outside of Lubbock. The animals were
being taken to a nearby feedlot when
the accident happened
Wednesday night.
http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/51da155741134df3900f73cf0ea9d7a1/TX--Train-Wreck-Cattle-Killed/
Track-side neighbors hounded by
horns
Austin News
AUSTIN (KXAN) - Living along the Union
Pacific railroad line in South
Austin, people know the sound of
train horns all too well. The noisy
neighbor is something they
have asked the city to silence for years. In
fall 2009, the city
first told KXAN about ...
http://www.kxan.com/dpp/news/investigations/track-side-neighbors-hounded-by-horns
Track-side neighbors hounded by
horns
Austin News
AUSTIN (KXAN) - Living along the Union
Pacific railroad line in South
Austin, people know the sound of
train horns all too well. The noisy
neighbor is something they
have asked the city to silence for years. In
fall 2009, the city
first told KXAN about ...
http://www.kxan.com/dpp/news/investigations/track-side-neighbors-hounded-by-horns
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5/17/2012 11:59:00 AM
5/17/2012
May 17th 2012
Hansen: Game Over for the Climate (New York
Times):
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/10/opinion/game-over-for-the-climate.html
A Congressional Push to End All Fossil Fuel Subsidies (The
Nation):
http://www.thenation.com/blog/167831/congressional-push-end-all-fossil-fuel-subsidies
Obama says tax breaks for Big Oil need to end (Financial
Post):
http://business.financialpost.com/2012/03/29/obama-says-tax-breaks-for-big-oil-need-to-end/?__lsa=7934943e
Fossil-fuel subsidies: Helping the richest get richer (Los
Angeles
Times):
http://articles.latimes.com/2012/apr/05/opinion/la-oe-mckibben-stop-oil-subsidies-20120404
Phasing out fossil fuel subsidies could provide half of
global carbon target (The
Guardian):
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2012/jan/19/fossil-fuel-subsidies-carbon-target
Freight Trains Diverted to Suburbs for NATO Summit
Patch.com
The
upcoming North Atlantic Treaty Organization summit in Chicago
is
causing Canadian National Railway to reroute some of its trains
to the
suburbs. The railway says this isn't affecting Barrington,
but some
residents say that's not true.
http://barrington-il.patch.com/articles/freight-trains-diverted-to-suburbs-for-nato-summit
Model Railroad Club Prepping for
Spring Open House
Patch.com
She was instrumental in promoting
the partnership between the Sun Flower
Garden Club and Railroad
Club. The Garden Scale is part of the open house
planned from 11
am to 4 pm Sunday, May 20. The Railroad Club's train
displays are
located on the grounds ...
http://huntley.patch.com/articles/model-railroad-club-prepping-for-spring-open-house
Rail
News UP honors North Platte with Train Town USA membership
...
Railroad industry Class Is news about: Union Pacific, North
Platte, Train
Town USA. From the editors of Progressive
Railroading Magazine.
http://www.progressiverailroading.com/class_is/news/UP-honors-North-Platte-with-Train-Town-USA-membership--31027
Train shed in Liberty State Park in
Jersey City designated one of state's
top ...
The Jersey
Journal - NJ.com
By Celeste Little/The Jersey Journal Jenifer
Brown/The Star-LedgerThe 1914
Jersey City Terminal Train Shed,
part of the Central Railroad of New Jersey
located in Liberty
State Park is threatened by deterioration and is on the
list of
Preservation New ...
http://www.nj.com/jjournal-news/index.ssf/2012/05/train_shed_in_liberty_state_pa.html
Koslowitz rips train line at
CB6
TimesLedger
“The train will burden residents who have
built their homes close to
those tracks. We cannot allow another
train to come through our
neighborhood.” “It's an intrusion on
private property,” she said. The
Regional Rail Working Group
Rockaway Subcommittee ...
http://www.timesledger.com/stories/2012/20/cb6meeting_fh_2012_05_17_q.html
Fake
Train Crash Drill To Be Held in Waltham Next Month
Patch.com
During
the drill, the MBTA, which operates the commuter rail train
being
used in the drill, will bring a real train up to the
intersection to
simulate it hitting a vehicle, Murphy said. Then,
Waltham Police,
firefighters and others will respond to the ...
http://waltham.patch.com/articles/fake-train-crash-drill-to-be-held-next-month
High
hopes for extending rail service
TheDay.com
...
rail service that would connect New London to Storrs and points
north
are anxiously awaiting approval of a $17 million federal
grant that would
jump-start the upgrading of tracks in preparation
for higher local freight-
and passenger-train capacity ...
http://www.theday.com/article/20120517/BIZ02/305179543/1044
Sharon Osbourne on her impromptu
make out session on the talk show
http://tv.yahoo.com/news/sharon-osbourne-on-her-impromptu-make-out-session-on--the-talk---ozzy-won-t-like-it--.html
Engineering
a summer rail boom
Albany Times Union
(John Carl D'Annibale /
Times Union) SARATOGA SPRINGS — Railroad
officials are hoping to
double the number of passengers this summer on the
Saratoga and
North Creek Railway with a longer season, daily service and
more
frequent
trains.
http://www.timesunion.com/business/article/Engineering-a-summer-rail-boom-3564026.php
Union Pacific honors 'Train
Town'
North Platte Telegraph
Known officially as "Rail
Town USA," North Platte can now add the sobriquet
"Train
Town USA" to its roster of achievements. Membership into
Union
Pacific Railroad's Train Town USA registry as part of the
railroad's
yearlong 150th-anniversary ...
http://www.nptelegraph.com/news/article_4566e49b-ec28-5545-b454-10272e23b0da.html
Trolleys and diesel trains open the
ride season
The Daily News Online
A trolley ride links the New
York Museum of Transportation with the
Rochester & Genesee
Valley Railroad Museum's country depot and railroad
equipment
collection. Rides begin Sunday. Posted: Thursday, May 17, 2012
1:30
am | Updated: 9:10 pm, Wed May 16, ...
http://thedailynewsonline.com/lifestyles/article_82c31568-2940-5d15-bcff-8bc59a190862.html
UP
names NP a Train Town
North Platte Bulletin
by The North Platte
Bulletin - 5/16/2012 North Platte is now in Union
Pacific's Train
Town USA Registry as part of the railroad's year-long
150th
anniversary celebration. North Platte received an official
Train Town USA
resolution signed by Union ...
http://www.northplattebulletin.com/index.asp?show=news&action=readStory&storyID=23040&pageID=3
Bachelor
Party's Cruel Bungee Prank
http://www.thepostgame.com/blog/clip-board/201205/bachelor-partys-cruel-bungee-prank
Wisconsin Man Picketing all you can
eat resturant
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/stay-hungry-wisconsin-man-picketing-eat-restaurant-164108552.html
May 17th 2012
Operation Lifesaver Reminds Professional Photographers To Stay Safe,
Stay Away ...
MarketWatch (press release)
... www.oli.org
), the rail safety education nonprofit organization,
urges
professional photographers to be aware of the risk to life
and limb in the
current trend of taking photos of high school
seniors and wedding parties
on train tracks or trestles.
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/operation-lifesaver-reminds-professional-photographers-to-stay-safe-stay-away-from-train-tracks-2012-05-17
Road
Still Closed Thursday Due to Train Derailment
WSET
Pamplin, VA
- As of Wednesday night a Pamplin road is still blocked after a
train
went off the tracks around 4:00 pm Wednesday. The wreck is
across
from the Exxon station on 460. According to investigators
with
Norfolk-Southern Railroad, the turn on to ...
http://www.wset.com/story/18439489/road-still-closed-after-derailment
Coal plans raise rail
questions
Sustainable Business Oregon
Though the exact routes
and volume of the train traffic aren't set in
stone, it's almost
certain to bring substantial increases in rail traffic.
That's led
communities and businesses along the projected rail routes to
air
a host of concerns over ...
http://sustainablebusinessoregon.com/articles/2012/05/coal-plans-raise-rail-questions.html
"One
reason I was falling behind on my blog.. this explains why when it
storms I have to logg off the computers and unplug things lightning
is crazy I did get rash from this lightning strike" –
DnatureofDTrain 10storm572012.ASF - YouTube
Published on May 7,
2012 by DNatureofDTrain ... ASFby DNatureofDTrain1 view
·
4152012AB ...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gd8Iek2MxW8
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5/16/2012 12:01:00 AM
May 16th 2012
El Dorado County board spurns proposal for an excursion
train
Sacramento Bee
El Dorado County supervisors rejected a
compromise plan Tuesday to run an
excursion train on existing rail
lines west of Shingle Springs. Supervisor
Ray Nutting called
himself a "pro-train guy" and board Chairman John
Knight
called the plan "a ...
http://www.sacbee.com/2012/05/16/4493223/el-dorado-county-board-spurns.html
River Forest railroad crossing
upgrades set for next month
Wednesday Journal
The village is
trying to determine what to do with the now unused stretch
of
railway. By Devin Rose Despite minimal freight train traffic the
last
few years, three crossings of the Canadian National railroad
line are
scheduled to be improved in River ...
http://www.oakpark.com/News/Articles/05-15-2012/River_Forest_railroad_crossing_upgrades_set_for_next_month
China
Mieville works 'Moby-Dick' on the railroad
USA TODAY
By Brian
Truitt, USA TODAY With Railsea, China Miéville is putting steam
back
into train stories by creating an imaginative working-class world
of
metal tracks and the dangerous creatures that burrow in the
dirt beneath
them. The English sci-fi author ...
http://books.usatoday.com/book/china-mieville-works-%E2%80%98moby-dick-on-the-railroad/r695058
All aboard for Homewood rail
fest
SouthtownStar
Model railroads, a miniature train for
children to ride, a slide show about
trains and of course watching
real trains chugging down the tracks will be
the featured
attractions for the ninth annual Homewood Rail Heritage Days
May
19 and 20.
http://southtownstar.suntimes.com/neighborhoodstar/homewoodflossmoor/12575285-521/all-aboard-for-homewood-rail-fest.html
Authorites ID Fremont man struck and
killed by train
San Jose Mercury News
By Chris De Benedetti
FREMONT -- Authorities have released the identity of
the man who
was struck by an Amtrak train and killed in the Niles
district
Tuesday afternoon. Inderjit Valia, 53, of Fremont, was
walking on Union
Pacific railroad tracks at the ...
http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_20636761/authorites-id-fremont-man-struck-and-killed-by?source=rss
Steam-powered train to make stops in
Parker
Parker Pioneer
Today, the locomotive occasionally makes
an appearance from its home in Los
Angeles to pull excursions or
help to educate the general public about
railroads. The locomotive
is hauling a train of fully-restored 1950s
railroad passenger
cars.
http://www.parkerpioneer.net/articles/2012/05/16/news/doc4fb076a3dace5336519610.txt
Ramstein-based
staff sergeant killed by train
Stars and Stripes
By Jennifer H.
Svan and Marcus Klöckner KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany — An Air
Force
staff sergeant assigned to Ramstein Air Base died Monday after he
was
struck by a train on his bicycle at an unguarded railroad
crossing several
kilometers west of the base ...
http://www.stripes.com/news/europe/germany/ramstein-based-staff-sergeant-killed-by-train-1.177382
Train plan arrives at quiet
terminal
Muncie Star Press
We've known this, I suppose, since
the late 19th century: the term "robber
baron"
reportedly came from 1880s' denunciations of railroad monopolies
and
wealthy magnates they produced (names like Jay Gould and
Cornelius
Vanderbilt should ring a bell).
http://www.thestarpress.com/article/20120516/OPINION/205160307
Train fanatic makes railway carriage
his home - msnNOW
Britain has some of the strictest construction
regulations in the world,
and historic properties often can't be
modified at all. Take, for example,
a 130-year-old ...
http://now.msn.com/now/0514-bungalow-train-cornwall.aspx
Railroadfan.com
• View topic - CSX Train Location Updates: 5/13/12
Re: CSX Train
Location Updates: 5/13/12. Post by cnw8835 on Sun May 13,
2012
9:02 pm. Z151 just now nearing GR. GLLX 3003 leading. Okay on
their
EC1 at ...
http://railroadfan.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=20&p=225216
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5/15/2012 12:03:00 AM
May 15th 2012
New
Maine train platforms celebrated
BusinessWeek
Transportation
officials on Monday celebrated the opening of two train
platforms
ahead of the expansion of passenger rail service northward in
Maine.
Federal Railroad Administrator Joseph Szabo and Maine
Transportation
Commissioner David Bernhardt ...
http://www.businessweek.com/ap/2012-05/D9UP6JIO1.htm
Rio Grande Scenic Railroad Announces
Memorial Day Opening
Sacramento Bee
On June 23rd, the Rio
Grande Scenic Railroad will host its popular Rails
and Ales
Brewfest and Concert. With over 20 breweries in attendance, at
9400
feet in a concert venue only accessible by train, it is
Colorado's
most unique beer festival.
http://www.sacbee.com/2012/05/15/4491136/rio-grande-scenic-railroad-announces.html
CalAmp Receives $5 Million Initial
Production Orders for Positive Train ...
MarketWatch (press
release)
The PTC system will work across different geographic
regions and railroad
track networks in a system designed to help
prevent train-to-train
collisions, over-speed derailments,
incursions into work zone limits and
the movements of trains
through ...
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/calamp-receives-5-million-initial-production-orders-for-positive-train-control-radios-2012-05-15?reflink=MW_news_stmp
BNSF downplays fears over Bellingham waterfront rail
siding
TheNewsTribune.com
A
empty coal train heads south through Boulevard Park Wednesday
morning,
Aug. 24, 2011. The engine pictured is on the end of the
train. BELLINGHAM -
A railroad official has written a letter to
City Council members attempting
to calm fears that ...
http://www.thenewstribune.com/2012/05/15/2144769/bnsf-downplays-fears-over-bellingham.html
2 Bay
State men struck by trains
Boston Herald
A Lynn man was struck
and killed by an inbound commuter train in Salem on
Sunday. Kyle
Ramsey, 28, was hit around 7:45 am, by a train heading to
Boston
from Rockport. “For the obvious inherent dangers, trespassing on
an
active railroad is prohibited, ...
http://www.bostonherald.com/news/regional/view/202205152_bay_state_men_struck_by_trains/srvc=home&position=recent
Railroad,
City Officials Seek to Improve Train Crossing Safety
Patch.com
...
are some of the suggestions coming from a group composed of Lake
Forest
officials and representatives from Union Pacific and Metra
railroad
companies. On May 3, half of the group also observed
pedestrian behavior
around the East Lake Forest Train ...
http://lakeforest.patch.com/articles/railroad-safety
South Shore line: Passengers face
'rigorous' screenings for NATO
Chicago Tribune
Heightened
security concerns also prompted the railroad to cancel 11
trains
Monday, causing some riders who work downtown that day to
adjust their
schedules. Riders those two days also will face
restrictions on what they
can carry aboard trains.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/natosummit/ct-met-south-shore-nato-20120515,0,3556332.story
Pennsylvania
Law Mandates Duties At Railroad Crossings For Operators Of Trains
...
InjuryBoard.com
No
person shall start to drive a vehicle through, around or under a gate
or
barrier at the entrance to a railroad crossing while the gate
or barrier is
being opened or closed. Federal and state law also
imposes duties upon the
operators of trains.
http://harrisburg.injuryboard.com/mass-transit-accidents/pennsylvania-law-mandates-duties-at-railroad-crossings-for-operators-of-trains-and-vehicles.aspx?googleid=301000
Passenger sues Metra over injuries from train-truck accident
Chicago
Tribune
A passenger on a Metra Union Pacific Northwest Line train
involved in a
crash with a truck in Mount Prospect last May that
injured three dozen
people filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the
railroad agency for his
injuries. The lawsuit filed in Cook County
...
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/ct-met-metra-injuries-lawsuit-20120516,0,3493099.story
Victim of Foxboro train incident
identified
Attleboro Sun Chronicle
A report by the railroad
indicated Bertozzi ran onto the tracks as the
train, traveling 124
mph, approached. Bertozzi did not respond to a blast
of the horn
by the train's engineer, who actuated the emergency brakes. The
train
was unable to stop.
http://www.thesunchronicle.com/articles/2012/05/15/news_update/11491498.txt
Railroad Train Excursions - Starting
May 19 -- at Southern Michigan ...
Posted: May 14, 2012 at 1:33 PM
[Yesterday]. All Aboard! Southern Michigan
Railroad Society enters
their 30th year of operating historic and antique
trains ...
http://www.annarbor.com/community/community_wall/railroad_train_excursions_-_starting_may_19_--_at_southern_michigan_railroad/
National Train Day | Model Railroad
Hobbyist magazine | Having fun ...
Today was National Train Day so
I grabbed My camera and headed down to
Boston's South Station
Where they had station tours and an Acela train on
display.
http://model-railroad-hobbyist.com/node/8000
Train from National Railroad Museum
could go to England | The ...
ASHWAUBENON -- After a nearly
50-year stay at the National Railroad Museum,
a locomotive named
for President Dwight D. Eisenhower could be headed ...
http://www.marshfieldnewsherald.com/article/20120513/MNH0101/305130105/Train-from-National-Railroad-Museum-could-go-England
Huge HO model railroad train
tracks/village project
For free one very large (5 feet x 12 feet)
wood-framed with HO model
railroad " village" of track
in progress. This is a track project only, no
trains. The large
oval ...
http://sandiego.craigslist.org/esd/zip/3015021445.html
Man struck, killed by Acela
Attleboro Sun Chronicle
BY STU
SKERKER FOR THE SUN CHRONICLE An MBTA commuter rail train sits
as
police investigate after a man was struck by the Acela
high-speed train in
Foxboro Monday afternoon. (Staff photo by Stu
Skerker) FOXBORO - A
high-speed Amtrak Acela train struck ...
http://www.thesunchronicle.com/articles/2012/05/15/news/11487300.txt
BNSF
downplays fears over Bellingham waterfront rail siding
Bellingham
Herald
At full capacity, nine trains loaded with Powder River
Basin coal and
perhaps other cargoes would move through Bellingham
to Gateway Pacific each
day, and return by the same route. In his
letter to the council, BNSF
Railway Co. government affairs ...
http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2012/05/14/2521849/bnsf-downplays-fears-over-bellingham.html
In Support of CSX Trains
The
Ledger
The May 9 article "Train Troubles: Officials Struggle
to Solve Noise,
Inconvenience of More Rail Traffic" would
benefit from more facts and fewer
unfounded statements. Lakeland
City Commissioner Keith Merritt's claim that
increased train
traffic "will ...
http://www.theledger.com/article/20120515/EDIT02/120519661/1001/BUSINESS?Title=In-Support-of-CSX-Trains-
Casey Jones Experience -
YouTube
This is an awesome place located in Jackson, TN!! Its a
southern cafe
that's like a Cracker ...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HS_JB9a4-0
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5/14/2012 12:05:00 AM
May 14th 2012
Testing for FrontRunner trains to
begin in county
Daily Herald
Utah County residents will soon
see FrontRunner trains rolling up and down
its rail lines in Utah
County. The Utah Transit Authority is expected to
begin testing
the trains at the end of the month in preparation for the
commuter
rail service that will ...
http://www.heraldextra.com/news/local/testing-for-frontrunner-trains-to-begin-in-county/article_9c8a51f9-1b80-5364-a48b-c07fe65f657c.html
WALB.com,
Albany News, Weather, SportsShould Lenox train crossing have traffic
...
WALB-TV
By Dayne Young - bio | email A woman and three
children are still
recovering after their car was struck by a
train Friday in Lenox. Two
members of the family died in the
crash. The railroad crossing does not
have the crossing armsMore
>> Albany and ...
http://www.walb.com/story/18391872/should-lenox-train-crossing-have-traffic-arms
Miami
to Orlando train proposal rolling down the planning tracks
Orlando
Sentinel
... $1 billion train linking Miami with Orlando. If the
ridership study
finds enough demand, Florida East Coast Industries
could begin construction
next year, Husein Cumber, executive vice
president of Florida East Coast
Railway, an affiliate of FECI,
...
http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2012-05-14/business/os-railroad-private-metroplan-20120514_1
Las
Vegas Railway Express, Inc. Elects Tom Mulligan to the Board of
Directors ...
MarketWatch (press release)
LAS VEGAS, NV,
May 14, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Las Vegas Railway
Express,
Inc. ("X" Train) (otcqb:XTRN) (OBB:XTRN) announced today
that Tom
Mulligan has been elected as a Director to the Board of
Directors of Las
Vegas Railway Express, ...
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/las-vegas-railway-express-inc-elects-tom-mulligan-to-the-board-of-directors-of-x-train-2012-05-14?reflink=MW_news_stmp
South Shore cuts trains on Monday
due to NATO
Chicago Tribune
Passengers who ride the South Shore
Line to Chicago should expect
"rigorous" security checks
this Sunday and Monday, and 11 trains will be
cancelled Monday due
to the NATO summit at McCormick Place, the railroad
announced
today.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/natosummit/chi-nato-south-shore-commuter-restrictions,0,949024.story
Las Vegas Railway Express, Inc.
Elects Tom Mulligan to the Board of
Directors
...
Marketwire (press release)
Las Vegas Railway Express, Inc.
Elects Tom Mulligan to the Board of
Directors of "X"
Train LAS VEGAS, NV--(Marketwire - May 14, 2012) - Las
Vegas
Railway Express, Inc. ("X" Train) ( OTCQB : XTRN) ( OTCBB :
XTRN)
announced today that Tom Mulligan has ...
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/las-vegas-railway-express-inc-elects-tom-mulligan-board-directors-x-train-1656793.htm
WYANDOTTE: Teen stuck by train
Friday listed in good condition
Southgate News Herald
By Jim
Kasuba WYANDOTTE —A 16-year-old boy lying on railroad tracks
was
struck by a train Friday night and lived to tell about it. A
call was made
to Downriver Central Dispatch at 11:41 pm Police,
who are not releasing the
teen's name, said that when ...
http://www.thenewsherald.com/articles/2012/05/14/news/doc4fb12f052a02a275004505.txt
Lack Of Support Puts The Brakes On
High-Speed Rail
WUSF News
It is quite a feat, even though the
train is only able to go that fast over
about a 90-mile portion of
the trip. "It's got to be viewed as only the
beginning,"
says Joe Szabo, administrator of the Federal
Railroad
Administration.
http://wusfnews.wusf.usf.edu/post/lack-support-puts-brakes-high-speed-rail
New Maine train platforms
celebrated
WGME
FREEPORT, Maine (AP) -- Transportation
officials are celebrating the
opening of two train platforms ahead
of the expansion of passenger rail
service in Maine. Federal
Railroad Administrator Joseph Szabo and Maine
Transportation
Commissioner David ...
http://www.wgme.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.me/2c442eae-www.wgme.com.shtml
Railroad
passengers face $5 fee for parking in Old Saybrook
TheDay.com
Train
passengers who can not find a spot among the 42 will now have to
pay
for parking. Passengers riding Amtrak's Shore Line East train
to New Haven
often park in the Saybrook Junction lot but Adams
said that frequently
there are too many cars for the ...
http://www.theday.com/article/20120514/NWS01/305149956/1019&town=
Granite State officials celebrate
Railroad Day
The Union Leader
In New Hampshire, there are 443
miles of active railroad, with 12
independent railroad companies —
one passenger train, two tourist
excursion railroad companies, and
nine freight companies. In 2011, the
tourist railroads provided
more than 170000 ...
http://www.unionleader.com/article/20120514/NEWHAMPSHIRE05/705149964
Huntington exhibit explores the
importance of the railroad in America
San Gabriel Valley
Tribune
If the train company didn't fold before the bond was
completed, the initial
investment would also be returned. Railroad
posters are on display as well,
showing the luxury of dining on
trains and the scenery riders would enjoy
during their trip.
http://www.sgvtribune.com/news/ci_20609623/huntington-exhibit-explores-importance-railroad-america
Transportation museum festival
sports new name, expanded activities
Salisbury Post
Previously
called Rail Days, the new Great Southeastern Rail Days Festival
will
run from 9 am to 5 pm June 2 and noon to 5 pm June 3. The
festival
will feature an expanded offering of train rides, live
music, magic,
railroad artist Andy Fletcher, ...
http://www.salisburypost.com/News/051412-Rail-Days-has-new-name-and-more-activities-this-year-qcd
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5/13/2012 12:15:00 AM
5/13/2012
May 13th 2012
High-speed spending: Bullet train
may need $3.5 million a day
Los Angeles Times
By Ralph
Vartabedian, Los Angeles Times If California starts building
a
130-mile segment of high-speed rail late this year as planned,
it will
enter into a risky race against a deadline set up under
federal law. The
bullet train track through the ...
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-bullet-risks-20120514,0,4603595.story
High-speed rail suffers from
competing visions
Politico
Amtrak's Acela service from Boston
to Washington runs the fastest trains in
the country, maxing out
at 150 mph and increasing soon to 160 mph. The
12-year-old service
has gobbled up airlines' market share and allows the
railroad to
make an operating ...
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0512/76251.html
Fall for a view of the
Smokies
Richmond Times Dispatch
Some of the most eye-catching
fall foliage in the Appalachians can be
viewed on the Great Smoky
Mountain Railroad ... Our train pulled out of the
Bryson City, NC,
station a little late, carrying roughly 150 leaf-peepers
on a fall
excursion through the ...
http://www2.timesdispatch.com/travel/travel/2012/may/13/tdtrav01-fall-for-a-view-ar-1903563/
Railroad
Museum Gets in the Jazzy Spirit With Music Aboard Trains
...
Coinciding with the 39th Annual Sacramento Music Festival
happening over
Memorial Day weekend in Old Sacramento, the
California State Railroad
Museum ...
http://downtownsac.org/events/railroad-museum-gets-in-the-jazzy-spirit-with-music-aboard-trains-free-admission-to-sacramento-music-festival-badge-holders/
WYANDOTTE: Teen struck by
train
Southgate News Herald
By Dennis Hinzmann WYANDOTTE - A
16-year-old Wyandotte boy was hit by a
train on the railroad
tracks near Vinewood Friday night. The boy, who is a
sophomore at
Roosevelt High School, was taken to Children's Hospital of
Michigan.
http://www.thenewsherald.com/articles/2012/05/13/news/doc4faff7faf3970258806001.txt
Coal train complexities face Bellingham City
Council
TheNewsTribune.com
BELLINGHAM
- The City Council has scheduled a Monday, May 14, discussion of
a
new report that warns of likely waterfront disruptions if a massive
new
rail siding is constructed to accommodate coal trains headed
for a proposed
export pier at Cherry ...
http://www.thenewstribune.com/2012/05/13/2140530/coal-train-complexities-face-bellingham.html
A Kansas town tries to keep the
train coming through
CNN
He was talking about the Southwest
Chief, the big Amtrak passenger train
that runs daily between
Chicago and Los Angeles. Garden City, with a
population of around
28000, has had its own daily passenger railroad
service since the
town was founded in ...
http://www.cnn.com/2012/05/13/opinion/greene-garden-city-station/index.html
'It was our job. We had to
eat.'
Burlington Hawk Eye
"Somebody has to do some of
these jobs. Somebody has to work on the
railroad." Reflecting
back, Olson sometimes entertains the idea her husband
made a
choice, that he knew what risk he was taking working at the
train
shops but did it anyway.
http://www.thehawkeye.com/story/Train-CP-051312
10storm572012.ASF
- YouTube
Published on May 7, 2012 by DNatureofDTrain ... ASFby
DNatureofDTrain1 view
· 4152012AB ...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gd8Iek2MxW8
Lack Of Support Puts The Brakes On
High-Speed Rail | KOSU Radio
By KOSU News
Three years ago,
President Obama was rolling out an ambitious vision for
high-speed
rail in America. “Imagine whisking through towns at speeds
over
100 mph,” the president said at the time. Today, there are a
few
Amtrak trains going that fast ...
http://kosu.org/2012/05/lack-of-support-puts-the-brakes-on-high-speed-rail/
Railroad
still steamin'
The Coloradoan
I had the opportunity to ride one
of those great steam train excursions
last year when I climbed
aboard the narrow gauge Cumbres & Toltec Scenic
Railroad,
formerly the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway. This
year's
season starts May 26.
http://www.coloradoan.com/article/20120513/XPLORE/205130311
'Every day is Train Day in
Dalton'
The Daily Citizen
“I share a birthday — March 14 —
with two famous railroaders, W.
Graham Clayton Jr., the Southern
Railway president and of Amtrak (fame),
and Casey Jones. There's a
well-known song about him called 'The Ballad of
Casey Jones.'”
Debby Long, director ...
http://daltondailycitizen.com/local/x1710457118/-Every-day-is-Train-Day-in-Dalton
Train
from National Railroad Museum could go to England
Wisconsin Rapids
Tribune
The National Railroad Museum could loan the Dwight D.
Eisenhower locomotive
to a railroad museum in England for two
years. / H. Marc Larson/Gannett
Wisconsin Media ASHWAUBENON --
After a nearly 50-year stay at the National
Railroad Museum, a
locomotive ...
http://www.wisconsinrapidstribune.com/article/20120513/WRT0101/305130099/Train-from-National-Railroad-Museum-could-go-England?odyssey=tab%7Ctopnews%7Ctext%7CWRT-News
Death Valley Scotty rode fast track
to fame
San Bernardino Sun
If you thought fanciful discussions
of "high-speed rail" were a relatively
new phenomenon,
you'd be off by more than a century. In July 1905, an
ordinary
looking train known as "The Scott Special" performed
an
extraordinary feat when it raced across ...
http://www.sbsun.com/living/ci_20610882/death-valley-scotty-rode-fast-track-fame
Thomas
and Friends Arched Stone Bridge Rail + Wooden Thomas ...
Thomas
and Friends Arched Stone Bridge Rail + Wooden Thomas Train and
Edward
Train ...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58nCe7zWbz0
BN Railroad Pig leaves Clyde and a
commuter train on it's way back ...
My biggest fear in being THIS
close to a moving train is for it to derail
and tip over on top of
me! Chicago Rail Head (2 days ago | reply). The
photo was taken
with ...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/45436499@N02/7155061550/
Lack Of Support Puts The Brakes On
High-Speed Rail
NPR
Three years ago, President Obama was
rolling out an ambitious vision for
high-speed rail in America.
"Imagine whisking through towns at speeds over
100 mph,"
the president said at the time. Today, there are a few Amtrak
trains
going that fast, ...
http://www.npr.org/2012/05/13/152587645/lack-of-support-puts-the-brakes-on-high-speed-rail
Model railroad steams back to
1960
Lompoc Record
“We'll be able to run trains that use the
older direct current (DC) power
and the newer generation of
digital power locomotives that incorporate full
sound with bells
ringing, horns blowing, the 'chug-chug' of the old
steam
locomotives.
http://www.lompocrecord.com/lifestyles/recreation/model-railroad-steams-back-to/article_3a3440a0-9c9f-11e1-af1c-0019bb2963f4.html
Trains celebrated at Visitors
Center, Train Museum
Aiken Standard
The Aiken Visitors Center
and Train Museum offered guests a tribute to the
romance of the
rails Saturday with a celebration honoring National Train
Day and
National Railroad Week. The day's festivities were sponsored by
the
Friends of the Aiken ...
http://www.aikenstandard.com/story/051312-national-train-day--3994739
NH
celebrates National Train Day at Hobo RR
Boston.com
New
Hampshire is marking the 143rd anniversary of the creation of
the
nation's first transcontinental railroad with its own
celebration in
Lincoln. Officials are gathering at the Hobo
Railroad at 11 am Saturday in
recognition of “National Train
Day.
http://articles.boston.com/2012-05-12/news/31681493_1_national-train-day-first-transcontinental-railroad-143rd-anniversary
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5/12/2012 12:17:00 AM
May 12, 2012
Marseilles man feigns
pedestrian-versus-train accident
Morris Daily Herald
MARSEILLES,
Ill. — After what authorities suspected to be
a
pedestrian-versus-train accident proved not to be, police
charged a
Marseilles man with trespass to railroad property and
unlawful consumption
of alcohol by a minor.
http://www.morrisdailyherald.com/2012/05/12/marseilles-man-feigns-pedestrian-versus-train-accident/avrfuzr/
New DVD: Twin City Model Railroad
Museum Volume 2 | Twin City ...
TCMRM DVD #2 with Night Trains Now
available at the Twin City Model
Railroad Museum's gift shop: Twin
City Model Railroad Museum Volume 2. This
80 ...
http://www.tcmrm.org/505/dvd-twin-city-model-railroad-museum/
Train fans celebrate Union Station's centennial
Tbo.com
Union
Station, a hub for rail transit, celebrated its 100th
anniversary
Saturday with displays of everything from Lego trains
to a model Santa Fe
NW2 railroad to an actual train – an Amtrak
Viewliner. Union Station, a
hub for rail transit, ...
http://www2.tbo.com/news/life/2012/may/12/train-fans-celebrate-union-stations-centennial-ar-402984/
NH celebrates National Train Day at Hobo RR
Boston.com
Officials
are gathering at the Hobo Railroad at 11 am Saturday in
recognition
of "National Train Day." Speakers include Executive
Councilor
Ray Burton; Chris Clement of the New Hampshire
Department of
Transportation; and Edward Foley, general manager
...
http://www.boston.com/news/local/new_hampshire/articles/2012/05/12/nh_celebrates_national_train_day_at_hobo_rr/
Festivities planned in 8 cities to
honor Train Day
The Detroit News
National Train Day marks the
143rd anniversary of the nation's first
transcontinental railroad.
More details on specific events can be found at
the websites for
the Michigan Association of Railroad Passengers and the
Michigan
Environmental Council.
http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20120512/METRO/205120371/1361/Festivities-planned-in-8-cities-to-honor-Train-Day
Down on the Farm: Rail trail
Morris
Sun Tribune
Although I live in the woods, my awareness of nature
has been expanded by a
trail four miles distant that follows the
path of an old rail bed. I
remember hearing trains rumble in the
distance from my basement bedroom as
a boy. However, the last
train ...
http://www.morrissuntribune.com/event/article/id/27870/group/homepage/
National Train Day: Should We Be Celebrating?
SmarterTravel.com
(blog)
National Train Day, which takes place tomorrow, May 12,
includes a variety
of events at railroad stations around the
country, from big blasts in place
in Washington, Philadelphia,
Chicago, and Los Angeles to small events at
dozens of stations and
...
http://www.smartertravel.com/blogs/today-in-travel/national-train-day-should-we-be-celebrating.html?id=11323651
Roanoke
revels in its railroad heritage
Roanoke Times
By Chase Purdy
Roanoke chapter of the National Railway Historic Society and
New
Hope Valley Railway Club members demonstrate how train whistles
blow.
Rick Rader (left) and Tony McCray adjust old train whistles
for a
demonstration Friday at the Virginia ...
http://www.roanoke.com/news/roanoke/wb/308717
Casey Jones & I.C.R.R. 382 : A
LEGO® creation by T. Young ...
Casey Jones & I.C.R.R. 382 ::
trains. Casey Jones, an American Folk Hero.
http://www.mocpages.com/moc.php/322356
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5/11/2012 12:18:00 AM
May 11th 2012
Passenger Rail Advocacy Groups
Combine to Launch Petition for "Coast Daylight ...
San
Francisco Chronicle (press release)
To be known as the Coast
Daylight, this train will provide daily service
between the cities
of San Francisco and Los Angeles. California (PRWEB) May
11, 2012
The Rail Passenger Association of California (RailPAC), the
Coast
Starlight Communities ...
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2012/05/11/prweb9500950.DTL
All aboard for private train travel
msnbc.com
The
Chapel Hill, for example, features mahogany interiors, original
brass
hardware and vintage railroad silver and china. With a
formal dining room,
lounge area and four bedrooms, it's a classic
example of what fans of
private train travel refer to as ...
http://itineraries.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/05/11/11664742-all-aboard-for-private-train-travel
Riding the Rails with EM Frimbo
New
Yorker (blog)
Saturday is National Train Day, which will be marked
with events at New
York's Grand Central Terminal and at museums,
train stations, and other
venues around the country. For decades,
The New Yorker's coverage of the
railroads was centered around one
...
http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/backissues/2012/05/riding-the-rails-with-e-m-frimbo.html
National Train Day Celebrates the
Role of Railroads in America ...
by Kathy Warnes. Saturday, May
12, 2012, is National Train Day in the
United States. Amtrak
stations across the country are celebrating the May
10, 1869, ...
http://searchinghistoricalhorizons.wordpress.com/2012/05/05/national-train-day-celebrates-the-role-of-railroads-in-america/
National
Train Day Celebration on Saturday
FoxReno.com
CARSON
CITY -- Celebrating National Train Day, the Nevada State
Railroad
Museum's historic 1910 McKeen motor car will ride the
rails from 10 am to 4
pm Saturday, May 12 in Carson City. Now a
stellar attraction for rail
enthusiasts and family fun, ...
http://www.foxreno.com/news/news/local/national-train-day-celebration-saturday/nN4RQ/
Railroads Save $775 Million on
Crash-Avoidance Systems
Bloomberg
US railroads including Warren
Buffett's Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC
will get some relief
from a $10 billion regulation requiring them to
install crash-
avoidance technology. Railroads won't have to add so-called
positive
train control on lines ...
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-05-10/railroads-save-775-million-on-crash-avoidance-systems.html
City considers closing troubled
train crossings
Shelby Star
The truck driver leapt from the cab
and cleared the train tracks, escaping
injury. Norfolk Southern
Corp., which owns the railroad tracks, reported
four crashes at
the Oak Street and Gold Street crossings since 2004 and 14
since
1976.
http://www.shelbystar.com/news/mountain-64129-city-train.html
Rail supplier updates from Invensys,
Ricardo, Bombardier, RailComm,
RailTerm ...
Progressive
Rail Roading
• Invensys Rail Corp. has acquired privately held
PHW Inc. for $24
million. PHW, which manufactures cab signaling
systems and other electronic
train control systems for the North
American rail and transit industries,
will operate as a wholly
owned ...
http://www.progressiverailroading.com/supplier_spotlight/news/Rail-supplier-updates-from-Invensys-Ricardo-Bombardier-RailComm-RailTerm-Auto-Truck-and-Cubic-May-11--30990
Easing
of Positive Train Control Requirement Endangers Railroad
Workers
InjuryBoard.com
Years
of effort to take much of the value out of a federal
regulation
requiring US railroads to install life-saving
technology on trains and
along tracks paid off for the Association
of American Railroads on May 10,
2012.
http://norfolk.injuryboard.com/mass-transit-accidents/easing-of-positive-train-control-requirement-endangers-railroad-workers.aspx?googleid=300912
10 great places to celebrate
National Train Day
USA TODAY
Rail fans across the country will
celebrate National Train Day with
exhibits and activities at train
depots across the country. But stations
are worth visiting year
round says Ed Breslin , a co-author of America's
Great Railroad
Stations (Viking Studio ...
http://travel.usatoday.com/destinations/10great/story/2012-05-10/10-great-places-to-celebrate-National-Train-Day/54895180/1
Chelatchie Prairie Railroad pays
tribute to local history, moms
The Columbian
This 1941 ALCO S-2
Diesel Switcher is the main train used for heritage runs
on the
Chelatchie Prairie Railroad. The line takes visitors on a scenic
trip
from Yacolt goes to Moulton Falls. By Sue Vorenberg What:
Heritage
train rides through north Clark ...
http://www.columbian.com/news/2012/may/11/riding-the-rails-chelatchie-prairie-railroad/
West Point students hold wedding
party to remember Transcontinental Railroad
StandardNet
As the
two trains met in front, Harrah, posing as a train engineer,
welcomed
the audience and gave a brief summary of the work that brought
the
two railroads together. “The event that changed Utah the
most was the
building of the railroad,” Harrah said ...
http://www.standard.net/stories/2012/05/10/west-point-students-hold-wedding-party-remember-transcontinental-railroad
Hero
Pit Bull Drags Unconscious Owner Off Railroad Tracks
Care2.com
(blog)
Lilly's owner was unharmed, but the 8 year-old dog was
struck by the train.
While walking home from her boyfriend's home
at midnight with Lilly on May
3, Christine Spain collapsed on the
railroad tracks after apparently having
too much to drink.
http://www.care2.com/causes/hero-pit-bull-drags-unconscious-owner-off-railroad-tracks.html
Family
fun at the Alaska Railroad open house
Fairbanks Daily
News-Miner
by Julie Stricker / jstricker@newsminer.com
Photo courtesy of the Alaska
Railroad Hundreds of Fairbanks area
residents line up for free train rides,
always a popular
attraction among open house participants, at last year's
Alaska
Railroad open house.
http://newsminer.com/view/full_story/18545575/article-Family-fun-at-the-Alaska-Railroad-open-house?instance=home_features_bullets1
National Train Day | North Carolina
Railroad
According to the National Train Day website, this
observance marks the
143rd anniversary of the creation of the
nations' first transcontinental
railroad on May 10 , ...
http://www.ncrr.com/tag/national-train-day/
May 10th 2012
Rail Daze honors trains and
moms
Sacramento Bee (blog)
In celebration of National Train Day
and Mother's Day, visitors to Folsom's
Rail Daze will have a
unique opportunity take a ride on a vintage 1914
streetcar or a
"speeder" (railroad maintenance car). In addition to
the
excursion rides, there will be ...
http://blogs.sacbee.com/sac_history_happenings/2012/05/what-rail-daze-weekend-folsomwhere.html
May 12th Is National Train
Day
Forbes
And, come this weekend, National Train Day will
bring celebrations and
exhibits to communities all across the
country to honor the 143rd
anniversary of the US's first
transcontinental railway. Major events—with
entertainment,
model-train displays, ...
http://www.forbes.com/sites/bethgreenfield/2012/05/11/may-12th-is-national-train-day/
Metrolink plans to raise fares up to
9%
Los Angeles Times
The commuter rail service faces a
$13-million deficit that it attributes to
a 78% increase in fuel
prices, a labor agreement that increased costs for
the railroad's
contractors and other factors. Passengers leave a Metrolink
train
at Union State in Los ...
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-rail-fares-20120511,0,2794930.story
No deal in railroad
dispute
Berkshire Eagle
In response, the scenic railway's
attorney and spokeswoman, Pamela Green,
ex pressed the museum's
continued willingness to negotiate an extension of
the easement
for the state so that tourist trains can operate. "We
maintain
this willingness despite ...
http://www.berkshireeagle.com/ci_20598456/no-deal-railroad-dispute
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May 10th 2012
Railroad aficionado Donald K. Anderson Jr. finds niche at Mercantile
...
By Maureen Zegel
Railroad aficionado Donald K. Anderson Jr.
finds niche at Mercantile
Library. UMSL friend Donald K. Anderson
Jr. Donald K. Anderson Jr. says he
loves the railroad industry and
his passion for trains led him to become
involved with UMSL ...
http://blogs.umsl.edu/news/2012/05/10/magazine_anderson/
Chicago
Train Congestion Slows Whole Country - NYTimes.com
Nearly
half of what is known as intermodal rail traffic, the big steel
boxes
that can be carried aboard ships, trains or trucks, roll by
or
through this city.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/08/us/chicago-train-congestion-slows-whole-country.html?pagewanted=all
Invensys Rail Corp. Announces
Positive Train Control (PTC ...
Effective May 10, 2012 Invensys
Rail Corp. acquired privately held PHW,
Inc. from the current
owner/managers for up to $24000000.00.
http://www.masstransitmag.com/press_release/10712287/invensys-rail-corp-announces-positive-train-control-ptc-acquisition
Tampa National Train Day
National
Train Day is for people who relish the journey – not just
the
destination. This one-of-a-kind train event will bring the
'rail way' to
life for those in ...
http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/BlobServer?blobcol=urldata&blobtable=MungoBlobs&blobkey=id&blobwhere=1249241069408&blobheader=application%2Fpdf&blobheadername1=Content-disposition&blobheadervalue1=attachment;filename=Amtrak_ATK-12-046_Tampa_National_Train_Day.pdf
Relive the Exeter Train Wreck This Saturday at Montgomery
Cemetery
Patch.com
By
James Myers This damaged rail car was part of the aftermath of
Exeter
Train Wreck that killed 29 Norristown area residents on May
12, 1899. Photo
submitted to the Reading Eagle, courtesy of George
M. Meis Credit Photo
submitted to the Reading Eagle, ...
http://norristown.patch.com/articles/relive-the-exeter-train-wreck-this-saturday-at-montgomery-cemetery
Railroads Save $775 Million on
Crash-Avoidance Systems
BusinessWeek
Railroads won't have to
add so-called positive train control on lines that
don't carry
passengers or toxic materials, Cass Sunstein, administrator of
the
White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, said
today.
The industry will save $335 ...
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-05-10/railroads-save-775-million-on-crash-avoidance-systems
Museum opens for free on National Train Day
AZ Central.com
10,
2012 11:39 AM Railroad fans and history buffs will find something
to
catch their eye Saturday at the Arizona Railway Museum. In
celebration of
National Train Day, the museum will be open for
free 9 am to 4 pm The
museum is at 330 E. Ryan Road (just ...
http://www.azcentral.com/community/chandler/20120508museum-opens-free-national-train-day
Operation
Lifesaver: stay off the train tracks
The Rolla Daily News
Rolla
Police Officer Anthony Lauth speaks with a motorist at the
Seventh
Street railroad crossing about railway safety as part of
Operation
Lifesaver on Wednesday morning. By Shannon Beck What it
is: Law enforcement
joined forces with not-for-profit ...
http://www.therolladailynews.com/news/x43416798/Operation-Lifesaver-stay-off-the-train-tracks
Man killed when struck by train in
N. Topeka
Topeka Capital Journal
Emergency responders were sent
about 1:15 pm to an area just northwest of
NW Curtis and Topeka
Boulevard, along the Union Pacific railroad tracks, on
a report of
a person who had been hit by a train. The man's body was found
along
the west side of the ...
http://cjonline.com/news/2012-05-10/man-killed-when-struck-train-n-topeka
Photo tour: Amtrak's most scenic
train rides
USA TODAY
By Ben Abramson, USA TODAY This Saturday
is National Train Day, with
rail-themed entertainment and exhibits
at train stations in New York,
Philadelphia, Chicago and Los
Angeles. To mark the occasion, USA TODAY
asked Amtrak to share
photos of some of ...
http://travel.usatoday.com/destinations/dispatches/post/2012/05/amtrak-national-train-day-best-train-routes/690704/1
McKeen motor car to be rolled out
for National Train Day
Nevada Appeal
In celebration of National
Train Day, the completely restored motor car
will ride the rails
again from 10 am to 4 pm Saturday at the Nevada State
Railroad
Museum in Carson City, offering passengers a glimpse of its rich
and
important past.
http://www.nevadaappeal.com/article/20120510/NEWS/120519995/1075&parentprofile=1060
Kazakh Rail Monopoly Plans to Buy
300 Locomotives Over 3 Years
Bloomberg
AO Kazakhstan Temir
Zholy National Co., the country's state-run railroad
monopoly,
will buy more than 300 locomotives and about 19000 train cars
over
the next three years, the Transport and Communications Ministry
said.
The operator plans to repair and ...
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-05-10/kazakh-rail-monopoly-plans-to-buy-300-locomotives-over-3-years.html
UP loads fewer coal trains in April,
wins Lowe's top carrier award
Progressive Rail Roading
Last
month, Union Pacific Railroad loaded 723 coal trains in the
Southern
Power River Basin compared with 940 trains in April 2011.
In the
Colorado/Utah region, the Class I loaded 199 coal trains
versus 201 a year
earlier. The reduced train loadings ...
http://www.progressiverailroading.com/class_is/news/UP-loads-fewer-coal-trains-in-April-wins
-Lowes-top-carrier-award—30970
Roanoke Rail Fest is Saturday, May
12
Smith Mountain Eagle
The New Hope Valley #17, coming to
Roanoke from the North Carolina Railway
Museum, will be powering
the ever-so-popular train rides that the Museum
offers during
special events. "Roanoke's history is grounded in our
rail
heritage.
http://www.smithmountaineagle.com/news/article_d2d9086e-9aaf-11e1-adbb-001a4bcf887a.html
Group
aims to raise $10 billion for high-speed rail in Texas
Fort Worth
Star Telegram
Robert Eckels, president of Texas Central Railway,
will update the Regional
Transportation Council on efforts to
build a bullet train line from
Dallas-Fort Worth to Houston. Have
more to add? News tip? Tell us By Gordon
Dickson LEIPZIG, Germany
-- They ...
http://www.star-telegram.com/2012/05/09/3949397/group-aims-to-raise-10-billion.html
Vacations By Rail to Participate in
Amtrak's Fifth Annual National Train Day ...
PR Web (press
release)
Chicago-based specialty travel company to exhibit at the
live event at
Chicago's Union Station as well as conduct an online
celebration featuring
streaming video, podcasts, train trivia, and
the opportunity to win a rail
vacation to the Grand Canyon.
http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/5/prweb9486954.htm
National Train Day Saturday in
Bangor, Brunswick — Bangor Daily ...
By fredhi
Downeast
Scenic Railroad based in Ellsworth will feature a representative
and
a model train layout. - Representing the Eastern Maine Model
Railroad
Club, Bill Soule's HO train set features vintage rail
cars. - Maine
Operation Lifesaver, a ...
http://bangordailynews.com/community/national-train-day-saturday-in-bangor-brunswick/
Bellingham park faces big changes
from coal-train traffic
Crosscut
By Floyd McKay Bellingham's
iconic Boulevard Park and Taylor Avenue Dock,
much-loved by
mothers with small children, strolling oldsters, and
tourists, has
had a long history with the BNSF Railroad and its
predecessors, as
the city morphed from a ...
http://crosscut.com/2012/05/08/coal-ports/108431/bellingham-park-faces-big-changes-coal-trains-/
Metro-North accepts 100th new rail
car
New Haven Register
The state Department of Transportation
and Metro-North Railroad have
received the 100th new M-8 railroad
car for Metro-North, the DOT said this
week. The newer M-8 trains
operate between New Haven, Stamford and Grand
Central Terminal in
New York City, ...
http://www.nhregister.com/articles/2012/05/09/news/doc4fab31003f41b182161674.txt
State Register of Historic Places
designates historic Thomaston Train
Station
Foothills
Media Group
By DANIELA FORTE THOMASTON — Last week, the historic
Thomaston Train
Station received a designation on the State
Register of Historic Places.
The station, built in 1881 by the
original Naugatuck Railroad, serves as
the home base of The
Railroad Museum ...
http://www.foothillsmediagroup.com/articles/2012/05/09/thomaston/news/doc4fab38d258d45604777923.txt
Chicago
gets central role in National Train Day
Chicago Sun-Times
It
also marks Amtrak's 40th anniversary and the 143rd anniversary of
the
creation of the nation's first transcontinental railroad.
“Train Day in
and of itself is really a celebration of train
travel — you know past,
present and future,” said David Lim
...
http://www.suntimes.com/entertainment/weekend/12402849-421/chicago-gets-central-role-in-national-train-day.html
Skrillex, Diplo And Pretty Lights Team Up For Unique Railroad Tour Of
Canada
MTV.com
(blog)
Taking a page from Mumford & Sons' "Railroad
Revival" tour – which found
them performing sets on train
stops with Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros
and Old Crow
Medicine Show – the “Full Flex Express" tour will make
six
stops across Canada.
http://newsroom.mtv.com/2012/05/09/skrillex-diplo-full-flex-express-tour-canada-train/
Train or Lane?
Santa Barbara
Independent
By Dennis Story “Third Lane Is Third Rail”? This
metaphor headlining a
recent article in Santa Barbara Independent
brings to mind a 2010 article
titled “Third Lane is a Train.”
A train and a lane, a lane and a train,
either way they work well
together.
http://www.independent.com/news/2012/may/09/train-or-lane/
Iowa Community Preserves Short Line
Rail Track
NPR
Short line tracks are being idled across the
country as railroads
concentrate on longer trains. And let's stay
in Iowa. It was only a few
decades ago that railroad tracks laced
the state's countryside, linking
even the smallest Iowa
communities to the ...
http://www.npr.org/2012/05/09/152319318/iowa-community-preserves-short-line-rail-track
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5/9/2012
May 9th 2012
Homewood Railroad Heritage Days
presenters ... - TRAINS Magazine
The Blackhawk Chapter of the
National Railway Historical Society will be
back in Homewood on
May 20 with our computerized train simulator for use by
one ...
http://trn.trains.com/en/Railroad%20News/News%20Wire/2012/05/Homewood%20Railroad%20Heritage%20Days%20presenters%20announced.aspx
Railroad car to be restored,
showcased at Historic RailPark and Train Museum
Bowling Green
Daily News
Joe Williams of Bowling Green works Tuesday to weather
seal a Jim Crow
railroad car that's being restored. Once
completed, the car will be placed
on display at the Historic
RailPark and Train Museum at the old L&N Depot.
There are less
than 30 intact ...
http://www.bgdailynews.com/news/local/railroad-car-to-be-restored-showcased-at-historic-railpark-and/article_b8f55334-99f7-11e1-acb9-0019bb2963f4.html
National
Train Day brings Dora the Explorer to LA Union Station
Los Angeles
Times
By Mary Forgione Los Angeles Times Daily Travel & Deal
blogger Train tracks
carry a lot of history. In 1862, President
Lincoln inked the Pacific
Railroad Act to fund construction of a
transcontinental rail route. Seven
years later it was completed
with ...
http://www.latimes.com/travel/deals/la-trb-national-train-day-20120508,1,1936234.story
Norfolk
Southern to display past, present, and future at National Train Day
in ...
MarketWatch (press release)
Norfolk Southern will
participate in Amtrak's fifth annual National Train
Day by having
this equipment on exhibit at Union Station from 11 am to 4
pm,
along with exhibits from other railroads and private railcar owners.
In
addition, Norfolk Southern ...
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/norfolk-southern-to-display-past-present-and-future-at-national-train-day-in-chicago-2012-05-09
Operation RAIL SAFE: Ensuring US
railway security
Police News
“The information on plotting
against the US rail sector indicated one
possible tactic for
attacking a train was trying to tip it somehow off its
tracks,”
said one Reuters report last year. While the anniversary
passed
without any such incident, ...
http://www.policeone.com/federal-law-enforcement/articles/5503847-Operation-RAIL-SAFE-Ensuring-U-S-railway-security/
Man with severed arm says he was hit
by train
Sacramento Bee
A man with a severed arm says he was
struck by a freight train near Los
Angeles. Whittier police Lt.
Mike Przybyl says the injured man was found
walking near railroad
tracks at about 4 am Wednesday in Santa Fe Springs,
which is east
of Interstate 5 ...
http://www.sacbee.com/2012/05/09/4477859/man-with-severed-arm-says-he-was.html
California bullet train board OKs
environmental studies - Los ...
An artist's rendering shows the
planned California high-speed rail…
(California High-Speed…)
State bullet train officials Thursday approved
the environmental
...
http://articles.latimes.com/2012/may/04/local/la-me-bullet-train-20120504
Last
Chance: Train Day Celebration in Downtown Kirkwood
Patch.com
Patch
Kirkwood Police will participate in "National Train Day"
Saturday, at
the Kirkwood Amtrak Station by having safety
information and handouts for
children and adults focusing on
staying safe around railroad tracks and
crossings.
http://kirkwood.patch.com/articles/last-chance-train-day-celebration-in-downtown-kirkwood
Daily Five: All Aboard The Trains At Westerly Public
Library
Patch.com
Learn
about historic railways including the Stonington Line to the
Boston
and Providence Railroad, during the free event. Heppner
took his first
train ride at the age of 3 and traveled around the
country by himself at
the age of 16.
http://stonington.patch.com/articles/daily-five-all-aboard-the-trains-at-westerly-public-library
Train safety lights to be activated
for Waldo County excursion rides ...
By Abigail Curtis
The
Brooks Preservation Society, a mostly volunteer group composed
of
retired railroad workers and train enthusiasts, has been
working to have
more excursion rides along the 30 miles of tracks
that stretch between
Belfast and Burnham.
http://bangordailynews.com/2012/05/08/news/midcoast/train-safety-lights-to-be-activated-for-waldo-county-excursion-rides/
tate plans $44 million railroad yard near historic neighborhood
...
By ksullivan@charlotteobserver.com
(Karen Sullivan)
The Charlotte facility also is expected to become
a point of maintenance
for future high-speed rail trains along the
southeastern corridor, once
those lines are developed, White said.
High-speed trains traveling between
Charlotte and New York ...
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2012/05/08/3225140/44m-railroad-yard-planned-near.html
May 9th 2012
Officials Struggle to Solve Noise,
Inconvenience of More Rail Traffic
The Ledger
A freight train
crosses New York Avenue last week in downtown Lakeland.
Commissioners
recently voted 7-0 to put $30000 into the 2013 budget to
close New
York Avenue to motorists at the railroad tracks. By John
Chambliss
LAKELAND | City officials and ...
http://www.theledger.com/article/20120508/NEWS/120509383
Dog pulls owner off railroad
tracks
KPLC-TV
Lilly, the pitt bull, was severely injured after
saving her owner from an
oncoming train. (Source: WCVB/NBC) BOSTON
(WCVB/CNN) - A Massachusetts pitt
bull saved her owner from an
oncoming freight train, paying a hefty price
for the heroic act.
http://www.kplctv.com/story/18237367/dog-pulls-owner-off-railroad-tracks
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May 8th 2012
Trains and a transformational
time
Washington Times
The author covers the entire
transformational period from 1838, when
Frederick Douglass hopped
aboard a B&O; train to become a fugitive from
slavery, to
1869, when the transcontinental railroad was completed with
the
driving of the spike at Promontory ...
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/may/8/trains-and-a-transformational-time/
National Train Day celebrated in
Danbury
Danbury News Times
Photo: Michael Duffy, ST / The
News-Times | Buy This Photo National Train
Day will be celebrated
Saturday, May 12, in Danbury with spinning,
hammering, connecting
and coming apart. The Danbury Railway Museum's giant
turntable
will spin a vintage ...
http://www.newstimes.com/news/article/National-Train-Day-celebrated-in-Danbury-3543835.php
Tunnel Linking Long Island Railroad
to Grand Central Terminal Could Be Delayed ...
Transportation
Nation
The project, called East Side Access, will bring Long
Island Railroad
trains beneath the East River to Grand Central
Terminal. Now, all LIRR
trains go to Penn Station, on Manhattan's
West Side. Lhota called East Side
Access the first major expansion
of ...
http://transportationnation.org/2012/05/08/ny-mta-chief-says-tunnel-project-linking-long-island-railroad-to-grand-central-terminal-might-be-delayed-again/
V&T Railroad offering special
edition Mother's Day Train Rides
Carson Now
This Mother's Day,
take mom on an historical train excursion via the
Virginia and
Truckee Railroad Sunday, May 13. This special edition train
ride
from Carson City to Virginia City will provide mom with a long
stem
rose, Wild West history, storytelling ...
http://carsonnow.org/story/05/08/2012/vt-railroad-offering-special-edition-mothers-day-train-rides
Train
safety lights to be activated for Waldo County excursion rides
Bangor
Daily News
By Abigail Curtis, BDN Staff Bill Alexander of Albion,
a fireman on the
Belfast & Moosehead Railroad, lubricates the
wheels of a 1913 Swedish steam
locomotive at the railyard in Unity
in April 2006. Train lovers climbed
aboard the Belfast &
Moosehead ...
http://bangordailynews.com/2012/05/08/news/midcoast/train-safety-lights-to-be-activated-for-waldo-county-excursion-rides/?ref=videos
All Aboard For National Train Day
Patch.com
Members
of the Walnut Creek Model Railroad Society including Moe will be
on
hand to talk about the train Saturday and show visitors how
complicated it
is to run a railroad switching yard on a working
accurate replica
constructed by society members.
http://martinez.patch.com/articles/all-aboard-for-national-train-day
'Train Day' honors historic
depot
Bonner County Daily Bee
Historic Preservation Commission
members Dann Hall and Sue Graves,
commission city liaison Melissa
Bethel, and Mayor Marsha Ogilvie honored
the railroad's importance
to Sandpoint's past by declaring May 12 , 2012,
“Train Day.
http://www.bonnercountydailybee.com/news/local/article_4034bad8-98d1-11e1-86ea-0019bb2963f4.html
Germany's
Fairy Tale Railroad (PHOTOS)
Huffington Post (blog)
The place
is northern Germany, and the train in question is called The
Brocken
Railway Line. It's part of a network of narrow-gauge railroads
that
service over 20 towns and villages in the former border area
between East
and West Germany three hours ...
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jim-calio/germanys-fairy-tale-railr_b_1497094.html
Coal trains for Cherry Point
terminal would require more rails, limit access ...
Bellingham
Herald
BELLINGHAM - Getting coal trains to and from a proposed
Cherry Point export
pier would require construction of a long rail
siding that could eliminate
Boulevard Park vehicle access and
cause other waterfront disruptions in the
city.
http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2012/05/08/2513208/coal-trains-for-cherry-point-terminal.html
buster keaton - casey jones - YouTube
buster keaton sings casey
jones, plays ukulele, and stars in this video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFZeqvIW0WY
Salem's
historic railway freight depot might get tenant
Statesman
Journal
State Historic Preservation Office officials said in
October that the
depot's historic status relies heavily on its
proximity to the railroad
tracks and being adjacent to the
passenger train station. Moving the
building could could
jeopardize its ...
http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20120508/NEWS/305080020/Salem-s-historic-railway-freight-depot-might-get-tenant?odyssey=mod%7Cnewswell%7Ctext%7CNews%7Cs
Grand
Canyon Railroad train or drive up to GC South? - City-Data Forum
We
are looking at doing a day trip to GC South. We have been to GC West
and
the Skywalk when it first opened. 1. Has anyone done the train
ride from.
http://www.city-data.com/forum/arizona/1567775-grand-canyon-railroad-train-drive-up.html
Cuba warns of rising rail danger,
faster trains
The Associated Press
By PETER ORSI, AP – 1
minute ago HAVANA (AP) — A railroad upgrade
project in Cuba has
trains traveling faster and that means more danger for
careless
motorists and pedestrians, authorities said Monday, reporting
33
collisions involving cars and 47 ...
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jEoyyFybV0n7Yulzyjvpn4YZfsAw?docId=d6e22a5e1eb04198a863566c74ebe9f2
Coal
trains for Cherry Point terminal would require more rails, limit
access ...
TheNewsTribune.com
The
engine pictured is on the end of the train. BELLINGHAM - Getting
coal
trains to and from a proposed Cherry Point export pier would
require
construction of a long rail siding that could eliminate
Boulevard Park
vehicle access and cause other ...
http://www.thenewstribune.com/2012/05/08/2135299/coal-trains-for-cherry-point-terminal.html
Texas wants to build its own $10
billion bullet train by 2020
DVICE
Pictured: A train from
France's national TGV high speed rail line, which
grew from a
similar two-city link. While California and Nevada are still
trying
to figure out how to realize an interstate maglev linking Anaheim
to
Las Vegas, a rail company in ...
http://dvice.com/archives/2012/05/texas-wants-to.php
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5/7/2012 6:33:00 PM
May 7th 2012
For
Davenport train, Santa Cruz may look to Chicago
San Jose Mercury
News
SANTA CRUZ - The county's top transportation agency has set
its sights on
Chicago-based Iowa Pacific to run the 32-mile branch
rail line, an operator
that offers international experience but a
modest financial package. An ad
hoc committee of the county ...
http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_20568090/davenport-train-santa-cruz-may-look-chicago
Cuba
warns of rising rail danger, faster trains
Kansas City Star
30,
2008 file photo, a worker inspects a train station during rains
caused
by the approaching of Hurricane Gustav in Pinar del Rio,
Cuba. Cuba's labor
union newspaper Trabajadores is reporting over
30 accidents between trains
and automobiles at rail ...
http://www.kansascity.com/2012/05/07/3598973/cuba-warns-of-rising-rail-danger.html
Fast-train
path would wipe out Thales Academy in Wake Forest
News &
Observer
By Bruce Siceloff - bsiceloff@newsobserver.com
State rail planners have
avoided ruining a community sports
complex and a planned apartment project
in Wake Forest – but now
they say a proposed fast train to Richmond would
wipe out a
private school that ...
http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/05/07/2050166/fast-train-path-would-wipe-out.html
$44M
railroad yard planned near Wilmore neighborhood
Charlotte
Observer
“Ultimately, the goal is to improve service between
Raleigh and
Charlotte,” said Ryan White, rail project
development engineer. The
Charlotte facility also is expected to
become a point of maintenance for
future high-speed rail trains
along the ...
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2012/05/07/3225140/44m-railroad-yard-planned-near.html
Cuba warns of rising rail danger,
faster trains
Fox News
HAVANA – A railroad upgrade project in
Cuba has trains traveling faster
and that means more danger for
careless motorists and pedestrians,
authorities said Monday,
reporting 33 collisions involving cars and 47
pedestrians hit last
year.
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2012/05/07/cuba-warns-rising-rail-danger-faster-trains/
Metrolink chief credited for
improving rail safety will step down
Los Angeles Times
Fenton's
departure after almost 25 months on the job leaves Metrolink with
a
leadership vacuum at a time when the operation is trying to
bolster
ridership, reduce costs and install cutting edge safety
measures, such as
positive train control, ...
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2012/05/metrolink-chief-credited-for-improving-rail-safety-will-step-down.html
High winds may have derailed train
in Illinois
The Seattle Times
Authorities in north-central
Illinois say they're investigating the
possibility that high winds
caused a freight train to derail, damaging
about 30 rail cars. The
Associated Press No comments have been posted to
this article.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2018159535_apustolucatrainderailment.html
Freight Train Late? Blame
Chicago
Pittsburgh Post Gazette
The other day, William C.
Thompson, a project manager for the Association
of American
Railroads, stood next to a crossroads of steel in the
Englewood
neighborhood pointing to a web of tracks used by freight
trains and Amtrak
passenger trains that ...
http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/news/us/freight-train-late-blame-chicago-634786/
Celebrating
National Train Day around D.C.
Examiner.com
Saturday, May 12,
2012 is National Train Day. There are many places in the
Washington
Metropolitan Area where you can celebrate. Western Maryland
Railway
Historical Society located at 41 North Main Street in Union
Bridge,
Maryland is hosting a special ...
http://www.examiner.com/article/celebrating-national-train-day-around-d-c
Chandler Railway Museum celebrates
National Train Day
East Valley Tribune
National Train Day:
Celebrating the 143rd anniversary of the completion of
the
transcontinental railroad at Promotory Summit, Utah, the
Arizona
Railway Museum offers railcar tours and exhibits featuring
the restoration
work underway.
http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/get_out/article_e24504d0-958a-11e1-b1ac-0019bb2963f4.html
Rail
Logistics to Manage Refrigerated Railcar Fleet for Iowa Pacific
...
By Rail Logistics
Additionally, in early 2010, Rail
Logistics launched the “Cold Train”
Pacific
Northwest-Chicagoland Express Refrigerated Intermodal Service
in
partnership with Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway (BNSF)
and the Port
of Quincy ...
http://www.ereleases.com/pr/rail-logistics-manage-refrigerated-railcar-fleet-iowa-pacific-holdings-78616
$10 Billion Bullet Train Proposed
Between Houston and Fort Worth ...
By Andrew Michler
Bullet
trains in Texas by 2020? That's the proposal laid out by the
Texas
Central Railroad, and it could become a reality if it can
come up with $10
billion in private funding. The railway would
connect Houston with Fort
Worth, Texas and travel ...
http://inhabitat.com/10-billion-bullet-train-proposed-between-houston-and-fort-worth-texas/
Watch train blow tractor-trailer in
half
San Francisco Chronicle (blog)
A dramatic scene was caught
on video last Friday when an 18-wheeler loaded
with cotton bales
stuck on a railroad crossing in Kings Mountain, NC, was
sliced in
half by a train that did not stop. (Beware of loud screaming on
the
video) Kevin Harlow and ...
http://blog.sfgate.com/hottopics/2012/05/07/watch-train-blow-tractor-trailer-in-half/
Rail Logistics to Manage
Refrigerated Railcar Fleet for Iowa Pacific Holdings
PR Newswire
(press release)
The state pool offered railcars to shippers of
perishable products who no
longer had access to railroad supplied
railcars. Additionally, in early
2010, Rail Logistics launched the
"Cold Train" Pacific
Northwest-Chicagoland Express
Refrigerated ...
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/rail-logistics-to-manage-refrigerated-railcar-fleet-for-iowa-pacific-holdings-150418495.html
'Passenger Rail Day' set for
Saturday at farmer's market
Lexington Dispatch
Lexington's
observance of Passenger Rail Day coincides with the
nationwide
celebration of National Train Day, which Amtrak
initiated in 2008 to help
raise public awareness of the benefits
offered by rail travel and the value
of an effective rail ...
http://www.the-dispatch.com/article/20120507/News/305079996
Railroad Stocks, Hurt by Coal, to
Make a Comeback
Forbes
The reasoning is that railroads will get
sidetracked by utilities' shift to
the much cheaper natural gas,
which is now selling for roughly half what it
was a year ago. That
train, indeed, has left the station, as last week the
Energy
Information ...
http://www.forbes.com/sites/thestreet/2012/05/07/railroad-stocks-hurt-by-coal-to-make-a-comeback/
Match 11553 Cody Travers vs. Casey
Jones (Teenage Mutant Ninja ...
Cody Travers rested comfortably on
his prison cot with his hands behind his
head and his face to the
ceiling. Suddenly, a loud commotion rose up
from...
http://www.electricferret.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=26259
Springfield reporter travels by
train in search of violations
Springfield News-Leader
The April
23 column mentioned “Trooper on the Train” as a deterrent to
rail
crossing violations. This week let me take you on a “Reporter on
a
Train” trip. I had no arrest power or means of notifying
police. But I
was curious if the problem was as bad ...
http://www.news-leader.com/article/20120507/COLUMNISTS02/305070031/Ozarks-train-Hank-Billings-rail-crossing-violations
Train model enthusiasts make
tracks
Daily News - Galveston County
GALVESTON — Galveston
Model Railroad Club and Museum members spend their
spare time
building a huge model train layout on the second floor of an
old
union hall. AP League City's city council denied a request
from the Gulf
Coast Center to help fund the ...
http://galvestondailynews.com/story/312822
Storybook train returning to
Medina
The Daily News Online
Staff and volunteers of the
Railroad Museum have been working for weeks in
preparation for the
train's arrival, cleaning trains, stocking gifts and
lining up
volunteers. Tina Rosone of Batavia has volunteered every day
since
Thomas first came to Medina ...
http://thedailynewsonline.com/news/article_febc1018-9800-11e1-afe0-0019bb2963f4.html
Does bridge ballot threaten
tunnel?
Crain's Detroit Business
"A railroad train is
excluded from the definition of a vehicle, but not
from the
definition of motor vehicle, and therefore is a 'motor vehicle'
for
the purposes of the act." The other language on the ballot
proposal
that could affect the tunnel is a ...
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20120506/SUB01/305069984/does-bridge-ballot-threaten-tunnel
Hopes to solve Berkshire Scenic
Railway impasse alive
Berkshire Eagle
W. Olver's office to
resolve the impasse between the Housa tonic Railroad
Co. and the
Berkshire Scenic Railway Museum that has scuttled tourist
train
excursions between Lenox, Lee and Stockbridge for this
summer. "I always
have hope," said state Rep.
http://www.berkshireeagle.com/ci_20563879/hopes-solve-berkshire-scenic-railway-impasse-alive
Chicago to Detroit at 110
mph
Chicago Sun-Times
NEWARK, NJ - FEBRUARY 08: An Amtrak train
waits in Newark Penn Station on
February 8, 2011 in Newark, New
Jersey. Amtrak, a government-owned
corporation, has joined up with
New Jersey's two US senators to propose a
new rail link to New
York City under ...
http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/12365479-418/chicago-to-detroit-at-110-mph.html
Toppenish train museum now open to
visitors
KNDO/KNDU
For those interested in learning more about
trains and its history, the
Northern Pacific Railway Museum in
Toppenish might have what you're looking
for. Visitors can now
check out the many train-related displays inside the
museum.
http://www.kndo.com/story/18159691/toppenish-train-museum-now-open-to-visitors
Mysterious treasures fill the
basement at Union Station museum
StandardNet
The safes --
really large rooms -- stored railroad valuables back when
Union
Station saw dozens of trains a day. Now most gape unlocked,
storing
old shelves, pictures, tables and so on. Couturier's room
is kept locked.
It's dim, close, slightly cool, ...
http://www.standard.net/stories/2012/05/06/mysterious-treasures-fill-basement-union-station-museum
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5/6/2012 6:31:00 PM
May 6th 2012
Railroad
days brings out train fans of all ages The Orange County
...
Fullerton's Railroad Days 2012 brings out train fans of all
ages to see
model trains and full-size trains. They could also
view two Disneyland
Railroad ...
http://www.ocregister.com/video/?videoId=1622105941001&play=now
Amtrak
Enlists iPhones as a Service Tool
New York Times
Old-school
train conductors are finally ready to give up their hole
punchers
to try something new: the iPhone. Amtrak, the
government-owned
corporation that oversees the nation's railroad
train services, has been
training conductors since November to
...
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/07/technology/amtrak-to-use-iphones-to-streamline-service.html
Michigan hops aboard $4 million study into high-speed rail between
Detroit ...
Kalamazoo Gazette - MLive.com
By Zane McMillin |
zmcmilli@mlive.com Michigan
leaders have signed onto a
$4 million high-speed rail study that
will explore ways to hasten passenger
train travel between Detroit
and Chicago, federal authorities announced
last week.
http://www.mlive.com/news/index.ssf/2012/05/michigan_hops_aboard_4_million.html
Lone Star Adventure: Grapevine
Vintage Train Robbery
FOX 4 News
Starting Memorial Day weekend
passengers aboard the Grapevine Vintage
Railroad, on its run to
the Fort Worth Stockyards, will be treated to a
train robbery -
with comedic not criminal intent. The Grapevine Vintage
Railroad
has been on track for more ...
http://www.myfoxdfw.com/story/18158493/lone-star-adventure-grapevine-vintage-train-robbery
Michigan, Illinois, Indiana give
$200000 each for $4 million for fast Chicago ...
Chicago
Tribune
Norfolk Southern also is giving $200000, while the Federal
Railroad
Administration gives $3.2 million. LaHood says the study
seeks ways to cut
Amtrak passenger train times between the cities
and to more efficiently
move freight through the busy freight ...
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/sns-ap-mi--amtrak-rapidrail,0,184327.story
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BEST BET: Junior engineers invited
to Train Day festivities
North County Times
Sponsored by
Amtrak, National Train Day was established to celebrate
the
anniversary of the nation's first transcontinental railroad.
On May 10,
1869, a golden spike was driven into the final tie in
Promontory Summit,
Utah, linking 1776 miles of the ...
http://www.nctimes.com/entertainment/attractions/best-bet-junior-engineers-invited-to-train-day-festivities/article_cc956014-364c-5207-9be0-cb9c9539e8f3.html
Man
dies after car collides with train in NE
Fla
MiamiHerald.com
Authorities
say a man has died after his car collided with a train in
northeast
Florida. According to Florida Highway Patrol, Beau James Taylor
of
Jacksonville died at the scene. Troopers say two railroad cars
were
derailed in the crash early Sunday in ...
http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/05/06/2786350/man-dies-after-car-collides-with.html
Historic
train to make trip from Essex Junction to
Waterbury
BurlingtonFreePress.com
AP
WATERBURY — The town of Waterbury's historic train station will
be
hosting Vermont's celebration of National Train Day. Passengers
in Essex
Junction will board historic passenger cars provided by
the Vermont Rail
System and pulled by locomotives ...
http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/article/20120506/NEWS07/120506004/Historic-train-make-trip-from-Essex-Junction-Waterbury?odyssey=mod%7Cnewswell%7Ctext%7CFRONTPAGE%7Cs
Railroad
Service to and from Grand Central Terminal Suspended
Patch.com
Harlem
Line Customers: Train service is running Southbound to Woodlawn
where
customers can transfer to the subway for service to Grand
Central
Terminal. Hudson Line Customers: Train service is running
Southbound to
Marble Hill where customers can ...
http://bronxville.patch.com/articles/harlem-and-hudson-line-railroad-service-to-and-from-grand-central-terminal-suspended
Hey Train Buffs! Tell Us About These
Vehicles
Patch.com
Train fans, please fill us in! My questions
to NJ Transit were not
immediately returned, but we know you must
know. Obviously these vehicles
are involved in rail maintainence,
but what exactly do they do? What is the
purpose of the different
vehicles?
http://holmdel.patch.com/articles/train-buffs-what-was-this-strange-train
Waterbury,
Vt., train station to host train
NECN
Passengers in Essex
Junction will board historic passenger cars provided by
the
Vermont Rail System and pulled by locomotives from the New
England
Central Railroad. The train is expected to arrive in
Waterbury 35 minutes
later for the celebration, ...
http://www.necn.com/05/06/12/Waterbury-Vt-train-station-to-host-train/landing.html?&apID=17657dda29b94a3184220075a280bdb4
County offers numerous
attractions
Danville Commercial News
The railroad museum will
appeal to train enthusiasts young and young at
heart. An expansive
model railroad is located in the former baggage room of
the depot
with almost 300 feet of hand-laid mainline track, 1000 feet of
total
track and 130 switches.
http://commercial-news.com/local/x1720502658/County-offers-numerous-attractions
This Day in History: CASEY JONES
DIES ON THE CANNONBALL ...
This entry was posted in Educational,
MEMORIES, PEOPLE AND PLACES,
Uncategorized and ...
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Passing on a favorite pastime: Plectral Society shares old-time music
with
new ...
Jackson Sun
Tom Fonville plucks his
mandolin with other bluegrass players for the
Jackson Area
Plectral Society every Thursday night outside Casey Jones
Village.
/ AMANDA PARRISH/The Jackson Sun By Priya Narapareddy
•
pnarapared@jacksonsun.com
From left: Buddy and ...
http://www.jacksonsun.com/article/20120506/LIFESTYLE/305060010/Passing-favorite-pastime-Plectral-Society-shares-old-time-music-new-generations?odyssey=tab%7Ctopnews%7Ctext%7CFRONTPAGE
Guest view: Rail or trail?
Utica
Observer Dispatch
For the nine-mile stretch at the far end of the
corridor, between Lake
Placid and Saranac Lake, there may be
funding available to build a parallel
trail beside the tracks,
thus enabling a tourist train to continue
operating on this
section (as it has ...
http://www.uticaod.com/latestnews/x1120195956/Guest-view-Rail-or-trail
Whistle calls in summer
The
Durango Herald
At 11:30 am, the bartender announced that the train
was running an hour
late. The Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge
Railroad began service to
Silverton on Saturday, with the train
leaving Durango at 8:30 am, and news
that the train wouldn't be
arriving ...
http://durangoherald.com/article/20120506/NEWS01/705069867/-1/s
Guest view: Rail or trail?
Utica
Observer Dispatch
For the nine-mile stretch at the far end of the
corridor, between Lake
Placid and Saranac Lake, there may be
funding available to build a parallel
trail beside the tracks,
thus enabling a tourist train to continue
operating on this
section (as it has ...
http://www.uticaod.com/latestnews/x1120195956/Guest-view-Rail-or-trail
Whistle calls in summer
The
Durango Herald
At 11:30 am, the bartender announced that the train
was running an hour
late. The Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge
Railroad began service to
Silverton on Saturday, with the train
leaving Durango at 8:30 am, and news
that the train wouldn't be
arriving ...
http://durangoherald.com/article/20120506/NEWS01/705069867/-1/s
Locomotive
stories
Tiffin Advertiser Tribune
Mike Pelton displayed his HO
scale trains. FRPS member Jim Hohman helped
clean up the kitchen
and dining area. Bob Lorenz of Fremont, railroad
artist and
photographer, gave the program, and Findlay resident Deb
Wireman
videotaped the festivities.
http://www.advertiser-tribune.com/page/content.detail/id/546413/Locomotive--stories.html?nav=5060
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5/5/2012 6:29:00 PM
May 5th 2012
'Heritage Fleet' celebrates historic railroads
Toledo Blade
The
Conrail locomotive has made at least six passes through northwest
Ohio
since its mid-March debut — the most recent on April 23
when it led a
westbound automotive train through Williams County
and onward to
Chattanooga, Tenn.
http://www.toledoblade.com/local/2012/05/05/Heritage-Fleet-celebrates-historic-railroads.html
Travelogue: National Train Day is
set for Saturday
Delaware County Daily Times
Some of the
features will be an AmtraKids Depot, model train displays, K-9
unit
demonstrations by the Amtrak Police, an Amtrak high speed
rail
display, and an Amtrak culinary experience that will include
live
demonstrations. The live entertainment will ...
http://delcotimes.com/articles/2012/05/05/news/doc4fa5e5d61da51098464103.txt
DOTX Geometry Train Inspecting New
England Railroads ...
While the railroads cringe at the train's
arrival, as it typically means
inevitable slow orders being placed
on trouble spots discovered by the car,
it provides a high ...
http://www.easternrailroadnews.com/2012/05/01/dotx-geometry-train-touring-new-england/
Museum's trains are no small
deal
Chicago Sun-Times
Which brings up the second key point to
realize about William Davidson: He
loves trains. “I've always
loved trains,” he said. “I find them
magical.” If ever there
was a man in his dream job, Davidson is it. A
member of the Windy
City Model Railroad ...
http://www.suntimes.com/news/steinberg/12146351-418/museums-trains-are-no-small-deal.html
Train history makes pit stop in
Hutchinson
Chicago Tribune
Instead of getting bogged down at an
airport or fighting traffic on the
highway, Jennings, who lives
near Boston, traveled the tracks of the Union
Pacific Railroad --
all from the comforts of an old-time railcar. "I'm
grateful
to get this opportunity ...
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-mct-train-history-makes-pit-stop-in-hutchinson-20120505,0,2013184.story
Railroad Days pulls into the
Fullerton Station
OCRegister
By MARK EADES / THE ORANGE COUNTY
REGISTER Trains of all sizes, from tiny
Z-scale model trains to a
full size Burlington Northern Santa Fe diesel
electric engine,
attracted visitors of all sizes to the Fullerton Train
Station for
Railroad Days 2012.
http://www.ocregister.com/news/railroad-352838-event-association.html
Lula
celebrates its past with Railroad Days festival
Gainesville
Times
By Shannan Finke sfinke@gainesvilletimes.com
Lula was alive with the sounds
of a freight train and the smell of
funnel cakes Saturday as it celebrated
the 36th annual Railroad
Days Festival. Festivalgoers lined the street that
runs parallel
to the ...
http://www.gainesvilletimes.com/section/6/article/67137/
Casey Jones Village Deal Of The Day
| SnagMob Jackson & West ...
Today's deal: $10 for $20 of
Southern Comfort Fare at Brooks Shaw's Old
Country Store &
Half off Admissions to Casey Jones Home & Railroad Museum
in
...
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Protesters blocking coal trains in White Rock
News1130
Protester
Kevin Washbrook says as of around 10 am there had been no coal
trains
passing through, but they are ready to mobilize if one does.
"There
is no blockade. We are not blocking the railway tracks
and we would not go
on the railroad tracks unless ...
http://www.news1130.com/news/local/article/359355--protesters-blocking-coal-trains-in-white-rock
Crockett
group plans massive three-level model train display
Vallejo
Times-Herald
CROCKETT -- A key segment of the original
transcontinental railroad will
soon be brought to life in one of
the largest train models of its kind. The
Carquinez Model Train
Society is building a replica of the line which
extends from
Oakland to Reno with ...
http://www.timesheraldonline.com/ci_20556257/crockett-group-plans-massive-three-level-model-train
High-speed
rail sets Valley route, gets $1 billion offer
Chicago Tribune
The
California High-Speed Rail Authority took a key step toward
developing
its proposed passenger-train system Thursday,
certifying environmental
reports and formally approving the first
portion of the line between Merced
and Fresno.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-mct-high-speed-rail-sets-valley-route-gets-1-billion-20120504,0,722838.story
Railroad museum event pays tribute
to WWII vets
Appleton Post Crescent
World War II veteran Chuck
McGlinch, 91, who served in North Africa, sits
by the depot as he
waits for a train ride during the Operation Greatest
Generation
event Friday to celebrate World War II veterans at the
National
Railroad Museum in Ashwaubenon.
http://www.postcrescent.com/article/20120505/APC0101/305050085/Railroad-museum-event-pays-tribute-WWII-vets-story-photos-?odyssey=tab%7Ctopnews%7Ctext%7CAPC-News
CW McCall celebrates local train,
talks about his road to music success
The Durango Herald
By
Chase Olivarius-Mcallister In Durango on Friday to celebrate the
opening
of summer Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad
train service to
Silverton, local legend William Dale Fries Jr. –
better known by his
stage name, “CW McCall” – dropped by
...
http://durangoherald.com/article/20120505/NEWS01/705059942/-1/s/CW-McCall-celebrates-local-train-talks-about-his-road-to-music-success
Exhibit
at event marks Amtrak's 40th anniversary
Toledo Blade
BY DAVID
PATCH In 1971, the newly created Amtrak was generally viewed from
one
of two angles: the salvation of passenger trains in the United
States,
or an orderly funeral to phase them out. Forty-one years
later, "America's
Railroad" is still running, ...
http://www.toledoblade.com/local/2012/05/05/Exhibit-at-event-marks-Amtrak-s-40th-anniversary.html
May 5, 1837: The day the trains
arrived
The Daily News Online
A second passenger depot was
built in Batavia in 1843 on the west side of
Jackson Street, with
a large addition on the west side known as the
Railroad Motel. It
burned down in 1888. Also in 1843, the first through
train from
Rochester to Buffalo passed ...
http://thedailynewsonline.com/news/article_a187d724-9666-11e1-a737-001a4bcf887a.html
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5/4/2012 6:27:00 PM
5/4/2012
May 4th 2012
Another
train wreck in Kings Mountain
Shelby Star
(Ben Earp/The Star)
KINGS MOUNTAIN — An 18-wheeler stuck on a railroad
crossing was
sliced in half Friday morning – the fourth train collision
reported
in the city's downtown crossings since 2011. City leaders
decided
Friday to temporarily close the ...
http://www.shelbystar.com/articles/kings-63943-mountain-wreck.html
BNSF freight train derailment in
Kewanee causes delays for Amtrak
Galesburg Register-Mail
The
tracks will be repaired once the trains are cleared. A
contractor
called in by the railroad brought cranes and other
equipment, and dozens of
flatbed trucks, to the derailment scene
to clear the tracks and clean up
the damage.
http://www.galesburg.com/features/x1018082689/Delays-for-Amtrak-passengers-due-to-problem-with-a-BNSF-freight-train
Attention, Riders: A Word From Two
Rail Chiefs
New York Times
Thus, our railroads have invested
over $1 billion on a signaling system
providing a level of safety
greater than that of many rail systems today.
We have made great
strides in implementing Positive Train Control (PTC),
designed to
prevent collisions, ...
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/05/opinion/attention-riders-a-word-from-two-rail-chiefs.html
School Bus Accident at Railroad
Crossing in Fort Payne
WHNT
A railroad guard arm came down on
the back of a school bus as it cleared
the tracks. A train went
through less than a minute later. The school bus
was headed west
on 55th Street toward Gault Avenue. Assistant Police Chief
Ronnie
Warren said the bus ...
http://whnt.com/2012/05/04/school-bus-accident-in-fort-payne/
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...
Is anyone out there using a train elevator to reach a top deck
instead of a
helix? I saw an article in Model Railroader last year
and it seemed like an
interesting ...
http://model-railroad-hobbyist.com/node/7830
5 places on West Coast for train buffs
San Francisco
Chronicle
Young engineers may prefer meeting Thomas the Tank
Engine or watching a
train robbery in summer months. 5401 Graham
Hill Road, (831) 335-4484,
www.roaringcamp.com.
4. Porters Restaurant and Bar, Medford, Ore. Built in
1910,
Medford's brick railroad ...
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2012/05/04/TR871O7QV7.DTL
Green
Bay locomotive returning to England
Chicago Tribune
Almost half
a century ago, the locomotive and coal tender traveled from
England
via rail and sea to Green Bay, where it has attracted thousands
of
train fans and World War II history buffs to the National
Railroad Museum.
Soon it will head back across ...
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-mct-green-bay-locomotive-returning-to-england-20120504,0,5837274.story
Victim of truck-train collision
identified
Fulton Sun
The empty flatbed railroad car was the
lone car attached to a Union Pacific
train engine as it was
backing up westbound at a crossing that cuts
diagonally across the
street. Police report the driver died after his
eastbound pickup
smashed into the ...
http://www.fultonsun.com/news/2012/may/04/man-dies-when-pickup-truck-collides-train/
Train blocks North Street in
Mason
Lansing State Journal
MASON — A train engine is off the
tracks and is blocking traffic this
morning on North Street in
Mason. Drivers can avoid delays by taking either
Lansing or Mason
streets. About 11:30 am, Gerald Haensler Jr., chief of
railroad
police, said the company ...
http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/article/20120504/INGHAM/305040003/Train-blocks-North-Street-in-Mason?odyssey=tab%7Cmostpopular%7Ctext%7CFRONTPAGE
Police: Drunk Man Unaware He Was Hit
By Train
WCVB-TV
Police in Wisconsin said a man was so
intoxicated that he did not know he
had been hit by a freight
train even though he suffered injuries. According
to police,
Thomas J. Boersma, 31, passed out on the Canadian Pacific
railroad
tracks near the Village ...
http://www.thebostonchannel.com/news/31009302/detail.html
Get Ready for the Trains O!
[opinion]
Utility Products
THE train, more than any other mode
of modern transport, is an agent of
social change. It not only
moves masses of people and tonnes of cargo over
great distances,
but also ideas, attitudes, habits, traditions and values.
Rail
systems thus affect both ...
http://www.utilityproducts.com/news/2012/05/04/get-ready-for-the-trains-o-opinion.html
Railroad ride starts, ends at Grover
Beach station
Times Press Recorder
//Contributed Central Coast
Railroad Festival is expanding its rail
excursions on the
California Central Coast. The festival has scheduled a
National
Train Day Family Excursion starting at and returning to the
Grover
Beach Train Station on Saturday, ...
http://www.timespressrecorder.com/articles/2012/05/04/news/news13.txt
Residents give feedback on train
station location
Lexington Dispatch
About 70 members of the
public, officials and other interested parties
gathered Thursday
evening at the Edward C. Smith Civic Center to vote on
where they
would like the planned high-speed passenger rail and Amtrak stop
to
be located along the tracks, ...
http://www.the-dispatch.com/article/20120503/NEWS/305039971
Residents give feedback on train
station location
Lexington Dispatch
About 70 members of the
public, officials and other interested parties
gathered Thursday
evening at the Edward C. Smith Civic Center to vote on
where they
would like the planned high-speed passenger rail and Amtrak stop
to
be located along the tracks, ...
http://www.the-dispatch.com/article/20120503/NEWS/305039971
Protesters
block train at Duke plant
News & Observer
Seven people were
arrested after protesters from Greenpeace and three
other
organizations chained themselves to railroad tracks Thursday
and blocked a
train from entering Duke's Marshall Steam Station in
Catawba County. The
groups said they aimed the ...
http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/05/04/2041615/protesters-block-train-at-duke.html
Oklahoma Railway Museum to celebrate National Train Day on
Saturday
NewsOK.com
The
Oklahoma Railway Museum, Ltd. will be celebrating National Train Day
on
Saturday with displays and 25-minute excursion train rides at
the museum.
National Train Day marks the 143rd anniversary of the
creation of the
nation's first transcontinental ...
http://newsok.com/oklahoma-railway-museum-to-celebrate-national-train-day-on-saturday/article/3671726
Get ready for the trains
o!
Vanguard
ThisDay's Olaolu Olusina, reports that the Urban
Mass Transit Train System
makes several runs daily from Ijoko in
Ogun State to the Iddo Railway
Terminus in Lagos. Other
operational systems, he says, include the
Bukuru-Jos Mass Transit,
...
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2012/05/get-ready-for-the-trains-o/
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May 3rd 2012
California bullet train board
approves environmental studies
Los Angeles Times
The Merced to
Fresno section, which rail officials call the backbone of the
bullet
train system, runs about 65 miles next to State Route 99 and parts
of
the rights-of-way for the Union Pacific Railroad and the
Burlington
Northern Santa Fe Railway Co.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-bullet-train-20120504,0,3100853.story
Historic Boulder trains on display
at Golden museum
Daily Camera
By Erica Meltzer Camera Staff
Writer A caboose being transported to the
Colorado Railroad
Museum. (Photo courtesy of city of Boulder) Four historic
trains
owned by Boulder are now on display at the Colorado Railroad
Museum
in Golden under a loan ...
http://www.dailycamera.com/news/boulder/ci_20544369/historic-boulder-trains-display-at-golden-museum
7 arrested at protest at Marshall
power plant in Catawba County
Hickory Daily Record
Credit: WSOC
TV Seven protesters were arrested Thursday after chaining
themselves
to a railroad track just north of Duke Energy's Marshall
Steam
Station. The protesters wanted to stop a train carrying coal
to the steam
station, which uses coal in its ...
http://www2.hickoryrecord.com/news/2012/may/03/7-arrested-protest-marshall-power-plant-catawba-co-ar-2240829/
Metra delays rail contract as
congressmen blast minority role
Chicago Tribune
The railroad
bridge is intended to carry Metra's Rock Island line tracks
over
rails used by Amtrak and freight trains at 63rd and State
streets.
Currently, 78 Rock Island and 60 Amtrak and freight
trains roll through the
crossing each weekday, ...
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/ct-met-metra-bids-20120504,0,3807940.story
A train for Bottineau line between
Mpls. and Maple Grove/Brooklyn Park?
Minneapolis Star
Tribune
Recent public meetings found a preference for light-rail,
which would cost
more than a busway but offer several advantages.
While nothing is set in
stone for a proposed transit corridor in
the north Hennepin County suburbs,
one thing is clear after ...
http://www.startribune.com/local/west/149941155.html
Railroad
enthusiasts stop at depot
LubbockOnline.com
COM
Train enthusiasts and tourists made a trip to Wolfforth's depot
Tuesday
afternoon as part of a weeklong tour of the United States.
Their tour took
place on a train with six sleeper cars and an
engine, but they took a
smaller caboose to travel from ...
http://lubbockonline.com/local-news/2012-05-02/railroad-enthusiasts-stop-depot
Whitewater Valley Railroad announces
2012 season
FOX19
CONNERSVILLE, IN (FOX19) - The Whitewater
Valley Railroad (WVRR) has
announced its schedule of recreational
train excursions and events for its
39th operating season in 2012.
Established in 1972, the WVRR is a nonprofit
501c3 railroad
history ...
http://butlercounty.fox19.com/news/arts-culture/90441-whitewater-valley-railroad-announces-2012-season
Lawmakers Should Delay Implementing Positive Train Control
By
baruch.feigenbaum@reason.org
(Baruch Feigenbaum)
A tragic train crash in California in 2008, in
which 25 people lost their
lives, led to a renewed push for
increasing the safety of trains.
Unfortunately, the resultant
Railroad Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (RSIA
2008) required the
implementation ...
http://reason.org/news/show/lawmakers-should-delay-implementing
Englewood Flyover may wind up a
train wreck
Crain's Chicago Business (blog)
A critical railroad
improvement project needed to speed freight, Metra and
Amtrak
trains on the South Side has suddenly hit a couple of big bumps
that
threaten the derail the long-awaited job. In one of two
separate but
equally meaningful steps, ...
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20120503/BLOGS02/120509905
Casey Jones | The Daily Smoker
Casey
Jones is a perfect crossing between a Train Wreck, a Sour Diesel
and
a Thai and is another top-quality strain by The Devil's
Harvest Seeds...
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Casey Jones Day 4/28/12 | jacksonsun.com
| Jackson IN-Focus ...
More IN-Focus: Special Events Galleries.
Jackson Area Plectral Society: ·
Jackson Area Plectral Society ·
Union University Golf and Gala: Union
University Golf ...
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Rising coal exports have Montana
rail communities braced for worst
Mother Nature Network
The
city, hard against a bend in the Yellowstone River, with
800-foot-tall
sandstone bluffs hemming it to the north, was built
by the railroad in the
1880s and has tied its fate to train
traffic ever since. Cattle dominated
trade in the early years,
...
http://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/wilderness-resources/stories/rising-coal-exports-have-montana-rail-communities-braced-
Lifesaver program teaches train
safety
Columbus Telegram
COLUMBUS — Nearly 200 people climbed
aboard a Union Pacific Railroad
passenger train at the Columbus
depot Wednesday for a quick trip to
Schuyler and back. Some
brought cameras to document the increasingly
uncommon experience,
others had small ...
http://columbustelegram.com/news/local/lifesaver-program-teaches-train-safety/article_4d2c8352-951f-11e1-a72a-0019bb2963f4.html
Trains Run Again at Villa Ave CA&E.
Station
TribLocal
By Al Stasch Monday at 12:37 pm It has been
more than 50 years since the
Chicago Aurora & Elgin (CA &
E.) Railroad ran trains through the western
suburbs. Now trains
are running again at the historic Villa Avenue CA & E.
station
- this time inside the ...
http://triblocal.com/villa-park/community/galleries/2012/04/trains-run-again-at-villa-ave-c-ae-station/
Farmpark features rail fun all
weekend
Plain Dealer (blog)
Farmpark in Kirtland presents
"Railroads in the Parks" Saturday and Sunday
from 9 am
to 5 pm Highlights include model trains, a railroad-themed play
area,
activities, historical exhibits and more. Admission is $6 for
adults,
$5 for visitors 60 and over ...
http://www.cleveland.com/willoughby-hills/index.ssf/2012/05/farmpark_features_railroad_fun.html
Rising
coal exports have Montana rail communities braced for worst
The
Daily Climate
With Asia's energy demands pulling more US coal to
West Coast ports,
rail-line communities across Montana fear the
effects: More train traffic,
health problems, noise and
congestion. By Douglas Fischer BILLINGS, Mont.
– The emissions
are unhealthy, ...
http://www.dailyclimate.org/tdc-newsroom/2012/04/coal-trains-montana
Hundreds Of Communities Across The
Country Host National Train Day Events
On ...
MarketWatch
(press release)
There are National Train Day events taking place
in 40 states on May 12,
with more being added every day. From
Tampa Union Station in Florida to
Nevada Northern Railway in Ely,
Nevada and San Antonio Amtrak Station in
Texas, clubs,
organizations and ...
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/hundreds-of-communities-across-the-country-host-national-train-day-events-on-may-12-2012-05-03
Atlanta
police investigate death of man seen laying on railroad tracks,
struck ...
The Republic
AP ATLANTA — Atlanta police are
investigating the death of a man seen
lying on railroad tracks
before being struck by a train. Capt. Adam Lee III
tells CBS
Atlanta (http://bit.ly/Io4jKf)
that it's unclear whether the man
was already dead when he was
...
http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/caa1c49e0369419287e0882347bdc52b/GA--Train-Strikes-Man/
Semitrailer driver fighting traffic
ticket issued after February
Chicago-bound ...
The
Jackson Citizen Patriot - MLive.com
2-2-12: Train derailment
cleanup gallery (10 photos) The derailment caused
nearly $2.3
million in damages, according to reports submitted to the
Federal
Railroad Administration. The reports, submitted by Amtrak and
Norfolk
Southern, were posted to the ...
http://www.mlive.com/news/jackson/index.ssf/2012/05/semitrailer_driver_fighting_tr.html
Skokie
Resident Causes Crash on Train Tracks
Patch.com
By
Pam DeFiglio Public safety personnel survey the damage after
the
out-of-control Chevrolet plowed up the embankment and landed
on the
railroad tracks, at least 10 feet above street level. The
halted train
waited about an hour for the all-clear.
http://skokie.patch.com/articles/skokie-resident-causes-crash-on-train-tracks
Tulare man struck and killed by
train
Visalia Times-Delta
Steve R. Fujimoto A man in his
early-to-mid-20s was killed when he was
struck by a train
Wednesday afternoon in Tulare. The man, whose name was
not
released, was declared dead at the scene, a stretch of railroad
track
between Bardsley and Inyo avenues.
http://www.visaliatimesdelta.com/article/20120503/NEWS01/205030316/Tulare-man-struck-killed-by-train
SUV runs out of gas on railroad tracks, hit by train | khou.com
Houston
A woman escaped injury, but her SUV was knocked on its
side after it was
hit by a train in north Houston early Friday.
http://www.khou.com/video/featured-videos/SUV-runs-out-of-gas-on-railroad-tracks-hit-by-train-149223925.html
CALENDAR EVENTS
Jackson
Sun
Submitted photo Live old-time music presented by the Jackson
Area Plectral
Society from 6:30 to 9 pm today at Casey Jones
Village; Jackson. Enjoy free
live musical entertainment provided
every Thursday by the Jackson Area
Plectral Society year round at
...
http://www.jacksonsun.com/article/20120503/LIFESTYLE/305030002/CALENDAR-EVENTS?odyssey=mod%7Cnewswell%7Ctext%7CFRONTPAGE%7Cp
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May 2 2012
Freight
train kills man in Tulare
Fresno Bee
By Lewis Griswold - The
Fresno Bee A man in his mid-20s was killed today
when he was hit
by a train in Tulare. The Union Pacific Railroad called
Tulare
police about 4:12 pm to report that a train had hit a pedestrian,
the
Tulare Police Department said.
http://www.fresnobee.com/2012/05/02/2822771/freight-train-kills-man-in-tulare.html
Tomorrowland
Railroad Station at Yesterland
You need a ticket to ride the
train. If you have a ticket book, have your
“E” coupon ready.
Yes, the Santa Fe & Yesterland Railroad is one of the
attractions
that ...
http://www.yesterland.com/tomorrowstation.html
BRIEF:
State high-speed rail board to hear from public in Fresno
Chicago
Tribune
About 110 people have turned out at the California
High-Speed Rail
Authority's meeting in Fresno this morning to hear
a presentation and voice
opinions on the Merced-Fresno section of
the statewide passenger train
project. The authority's board is
...
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-mct-brief-state-high-speed-rail-board-to-hear-from-20120502,0,5060895.story
Berkshire Scenic Railroad Rides Coming To An
End
iBerkshires.com
Berkshire
Scenic Railway Museum officials are still in shock over
the
derailment of the museum's summer and special event trips. An
easement that
would allow the popular scenic train rides from
Lenox to Stockbridge on the
Housatonic Railroad Co. line ...
http://www.iberkshires.com/story/41152/Berkshire-Scenic-Railroad-Rides-Coming-To-An-End.html?source=top_stories
DOT seeks input on Chicago-DM-Omaha
train plan
KCCI Des Moines
The Iowa Department of
Transportation is proposing a route for a rail
service that would
connect Des Moines with Omaha and Chicago in just a
matter of
hours. The route would pickup and drop off passengers in Des
Moines.
Originally the DOT analyzed five ...
http://www.kcci.com/news/central-iowa/DOT-seeks-input-on-Chicago-DM-Omaha-train-plan/-/9357080/12531614/-/dpv7b0/-/
Italo
Train: Ferrari of the Railyard Has Automotive Pedigree
New York
Times (blog)
Service began April 28 on Italo, the high-speed line
billed as the Ferrari
of the railroad. The phrase is inevitable,
given the sleek trains are red
and their managing company, Nuovo
Trasporto Viaggiatori, is headed by Luca
Cordero di Montezemolo,
...
http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/02/italo-train-ferrari-of-the-railyard-has-automotive-pedigree/
Authorities: NJ Transit train
strikes, kills man on Bergen Line railroad ...
The Republic
NJ
Transit spokesman John Durso Jr. says a Hoboken-bound Bergen Line
train
struck the man near the Route 46 overpass in Saddle Brook.
Rail service
there was suspended for about 30 minutes after the
accident, but trains
have since resumed operations and ...
http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/96c17d6f00ad4b358ca7d43380a90a0d/NJ--Train-Fatal-Accident/
Lake Metroparks Farmpark's to host
annual Railroads in the Parks event
Plain Dealer (blog)
"We
have a number of individuals and model groups who set up and
operate
their railroads in front of the public. And for an
additional $2, we
provide the opportunity for little kids to
actually make a wooden train
engine." For over a decade, ...
http://www.cleveland.com/mentor/index.ssf/2012/05/full_steam_ahead_for_lake_metr.html
Miniature Trains Recall Marceline's
Past - Part 1
Linn County Leader
If nothing else, you will
leave with a much deeper appreciation of how
Marceline community
came to be, and how its identity will always be
irrevocably tied
to the history of the Santa Fe Railroad... There is a
tendency
among social theorists to ...
http://www.linncountyleader.com/news/x1942570549/Miniature-Trains-Recall-Marceline-s-Past-Part-1
State high-speed rail board to hear
from public in Fresno
Fresno Bee
By Tim Sheehan - The Fresno
Bee About 110 people have turned out at the
California High-Speed
Rail Authority's meeting in Fresno this morning to
hear a
presentation and voice opinions on the Merced-Fresno section of
the
statewide passenger train ...
http://www.fresnobee.com/2012/05/02/2822217/state-rail-board-will-hear-from.html
Reports: February crash involving Chicago-bound train in Mich.
caused
nearly ...
Chicago Tribune
(AP) — Reports
submitted to the Federal Railroad Administration estimate
that a
crash involving a Chicago-bound Amtrak train in southern Michigan
in
February caused nearly $2.3 million in damage. The Jackson
Citizen Patriot
says (http://bit.ly/JRv0Mv
...
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/sns-ap-mi--amtrakcrash-michigan-cost,0,6285010.story
Cary man never outgrew passion for
trains
Cary News
Later as an NC State mechanical engineering
student, MacLean continued to
invest time and energy in trains,
interning at the Great Smoky Mountain
Railway. Last spring, after
years of learning as much as he could about
steam engines,
MacLean,
http://www.carynews.com/2012/05/02/56530/cary-man-never-outgrew-passion.html
Trains to fill Arlington Heights for
public art display
Chicago Daily Herald
By Deborah Donovan
Trains have been important to the village since William
Dunton
moved his house and sold 60 acres of what is now downtown
Arlington
Heights to the Illinois & Wisconsin Railroad in the
mid-1800s. In those
days the trains carried milk ...
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20120502/news/705029973/
Car
Flies Up On Train Tracks In Bizarre Crash
Patch.com
By
Pam DeFiglio A public safety crew tries to remove a car from
the
railroad tracks after a violent crash. Train commuters were
delayed about
an hour during the Tuesday afternoon rush hour due
to an unusual auto
accident in Park Ridge.
http://niles.patch.com/articles/car-flies-up-on-train-tracks-in-bizarre-crash
Train
rides on the El Dorado Western Railroad | In El Dorado County
As
residents and guests of El Dorado County, you have the opportunity
to
ride the train in 2012. With your support, the El Dorado
Western Railroad
will continue ...
http://www.inedc.com/1-602
Washburn Avenue railroad crossing
could become a quiet zone
Louisville Courier-Journal
Louisville
Metro Public Works made a request to the Federal
Railroad
Administration in Washington to establish a quiet zone at
the Washburn
Avenue crossing, too. St. Matthews Mayor Bernard
Bowling speculates that
once trains pass through the cityís ...
http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20120502/ZONE02/305020072/Washburn-Avenue-railroad-crossing-could-become-quiet-zone?odyssey=mod%7Cnewswell%7Ctext%7C%7Cs
Operation
Lifesaver emphasizes education to prevent collisions with
trains
Grand Island Independent
This year's Operation Lifesaver
may be especially timely, however, because
it comes just before
Saturday's implementation of quiet zones at several
railroad
crossings in Grand Island. During a transition period this
week,
trains have been blowing their ...
http://www.theindependent.com/news/local/operation-lifesaver-emphasizes-education-to-prevent-collisions-with-trains/article_92f0ecad-9034-5107-937e-1185bda714d8.html
Book on 1946 train wreck coming
soon
Naperville Sun
... tragedy in the history of Naperville
and of the Burlington Railroad, a
collision on April 25, 1946,
between two passenger trains that were
traveling from Union
Station at speeds of 80 to 85 miles per hour, one
behind that
other by just minutes.
http://napervillesun.suntimes.com/news/west/12170063-418/book-on-1946-train-wreck-coming-soon.html
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May
1st 2012
MetroRail
train hits car; man killed, 2 kids hurt
Austin
American-Statesman
An Ausitn police officer holds a childseat at
the scene of where a 32
year-old man was killed and two children
were injured this morning in a
crash involving a Capital Metro
train at a private rail crossing in North
Austin on the southbound
frontage ...
http://www.statesman.com/news/local/metrorail-train-hits-car-man-killed-2-kids-2333536.html
Private rail crossings draw
concerns
Austin News
Cedar Park police cited the teen involved
for failure to yield the right of
way at a railroad crossing,
after the train clipped his pickup truck. After
that accident,
Capital Metro put up “Look for Trains” signs and cleared
brush
down the tracks for a ...
http://www.kxan.com/dpp/news/local/austin/private-rail-crossings-draw-concerns
Parked rail cars irk board chairman
Bennington Banner
Vermont
Railways, which owns the trestle, said the train cars will likely
be
there for six to eight weeks. BENNINGTON -- Select Board Chairman
Joseph
L. Krawczyk says he is unhappy that Vermont Railways is
storing rail cars
along a rail spur that ...
http://www.benningtonbanner.com/ci_20526245/parked-rail-cars-irk-board-chairman
Train cameras malfunctioned before
fatal crash
Austin American-Statesman
Instead, there is a stop
sign and a railroad warning sign at each approach
to the tracks.
Federal train rules and Capital Metro policy does not
require
crossing gates when a crossing leads only to private property.
The
train was traveling at the 40 mph ...
http://www.statesman.com/news/local/train-cameras-malfunctioned-before-fatal-crash-2335244.html
Five bidders show strong interest in
operating branch line
San Jose Mercury News
The state on
Wednesday approved funding for the county s purchase of 32
miles
of rail line from Davenport to Watsonville. SANTA CRUZ —
When
Woodland-based Sierra Northern backed out of a deal to run a
planned
passenger train along the county's 32-mile ...
http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_20525495/five-bidders-show-strong-interest-operating-branch-line
RAILROAD.NET •
View topic - Rail train on the Main / BCL
Just a thought, maybe
it'd be a good idea to combine the NJCL and BCL rail
train threads
and rename the merged thread Rail Train Sightings and
Discussion
or ...
http://www.railroad.net/forums/viewtopic.php?f=69&t=95947&start=15
Americas Railroads The Steam Train
Legacy:steam train wrecks of ...
FBI WARNING! Federal law provides
severe, civil and criminal penalties for
the un-authorized ...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHYBNlVV0cU
Milford-Bennington Railroad stone train 09/18/1992 - YouTube
The
Milford - Bennington (NH) Railroad stone train. Ex-CN EMD switcher
for
power and a nice B&M caboose. 09/18/1992. Video by the
late Richard
'Moose'
...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWxTdX9cf3Q&feature=youtube_gdata
PNR
official:Train derailed in Muntinlupa City; no one reported hurt
GMA
News
He added some of the train passengers eventually took other
forms of public
transportation. De Quiros said it was lucky the
train operator saw
something wrong with a portion of the railroad
tracks and decided to slow
down. “Naramdaman ng driver kaya ...
http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/256810/news/metromanila/pnr-official-train-derailed-in-muntinlupa-city-no-one-reported-hurt
Warren
County to use up to $500000 in railroad revenue to upgrade
tracks
Glens Falls Post-Star
The railway's owner, Iowa Pacific
Holdings LLC, first approached the county
last fall about the
contract change, saying it wants to upgrade the track
from Class
II to Class III so trains can go faster and ride smoother.
The
company also hopes to resume ...
http://poststar.com/news/local/warren-county-to-use-up-to-in-railroad-revenue-to/article_2abaf77a-93cd-11e1-8763-001a4bcf887a.html
Italy's
New Ferrari Train Breaks Railway Monopoly
The Epoch Times
By
Marco Tistarelli Italo, Italy's new high-speed train by Ferrari is
seen
ahead of its inaugural trip to Naples, at Stazione Tiburtina
on April 20,
in Rome, Italy. (Giorgio Cosulich/Getty Images)
FLORENCE, Italy—Europe's
first privately owned, ...
http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/world/italys-new-ferrari-train-breaks-railway-monopoly-230409.html
MRL: Longer trains, not more, could
be expected in the future
Belgrade News
During a Gallatin
County Commission meeting last week, a railroad
representative
said people should expect longer trains rather than more
trains
traveling through Montana towns. Steve Warner, a technical
engineer
with Montana Rail Link said the company ...
http://www.belgrade-news.com/news/article_556f5b94-93ac-11e1-8402-001a4bcf887a.html
Scenic
train excursion planned June 16 on Big South Fork RR
Elizabethton
Star
By Staff Reports JOHNSON CITY — The George L. Carter
Chapter of the
National Railway Historical Society and East
Tennessee State University's
George L. Carter Railroad Museum will
sponsor a scenic train excursion on
the Big South Fork Scenic
Railway ...
http://www.starhq.com/2012/05/01/scenic-train-excursion-planned-june-16-on-big-south-fork-rr/
Train proposal in Helena triggers
debate
KRTV Great Falls News
Haque-Hausrath said, "Our
town is bisected by a railroad. It will mean
additional waiting in
traffic. People have to stop while these coal trains
go through.
It will also mean additional noise for people who live along
the
railroads and additional air ...
http://www.krtv.com/news/train-proposal-in-helena-triggers-debate/
Families of 4 killed in 2003
car-train crash settle with Burlington
Northern ...
The
Republic
AP MINNEAPOLIS — The families for four young people
killed in a 2003
car-train crash in Anoka say they've settled
their case against Burlington
Northern Santa Fe Railroad for $29
million. The settlement is one of
Minnesota's largest wrongful
death ...
http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/c60ade2706574e15b0cbd3c2b23ae7df/MN--BNSF-Crash-Settlement/
Casey Jones Day being celebrated
Saturday | Washington Examiner
JACKSON, Tenn. (AP) — Saturday is
Casey Jones Day at the home and
railroad museum named in his
memory in Jackson, Tenn. Historians and
descendants ...
http://washingtonexaminer.com/entertainment/2012/04/casey-jones-day-being-celebrated-saturday/542211
Casey Jones Day Events Planned for
Saturday | WBBJTV West ...
Casey Jones Day Events Planned for
Saturday. Story Updated: Apr 27, 2012. A
legendary railroad
engineer who lived in Jackson will be remembered at the
...
http://www.wbbjtv.com/news/local/Casey-Jones-Day-Events-Planned-for-Saturday-149299125.html?m=y&smobile=y
Casey Jones Day being celebrated Saturday - FOX19.com
...
A single car accident shut down the left two lanes on
northbound I-71 near
the Lytle Tunnel Sunday afternoon. Police say
the accident happened around
3 p.m. ...
http://www.wxix.com/story/17842871/casey-jones-day-being-celebrated-saturday
Model trains displayed at Henry Ford
Village
Dearborn Press and Guide
DEARBORN —The Ford Model
Railroad Club displayed and operated their 1500
square-feet of
train tables, to the delight of residents, family, friends
and
particularly grandchildren at Henry Ford Village Retirement
Community
on April 21.
http://www.pressandguide.com/articles/2012/05/01/life/doc4f9ecf6c4b76f432971901.txt
Man narrowly escapes train collision
on Marysville levee
Appeal-Democrat
The conductor or the Union
Pacific Railroad train was not hurt, police
said. Witnesses said
the driver of a black Toyota pickup truck drove over
the levee at
Motor Park around 7 pm and got stuck on the train tracks. "We
tried
to help him lift the ...
http://www.appeal-democrat.com/news/police-115816-train-truck.html
Chicago to Omaha rail will likely
make a stop in Iowa City
UI The Daily Iowan
Those involved in
the study narrowed down the previously established
passenger-train
routes Monday to one, which included a stop in Iowa City.
Amanda
Martin, policy coordinator for the Iowa Department
of
Transportation's rail office, said the preferred ...
http://www.dailyiowan.com/2012/05/01/Metro/28232.html
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