Railroad, Train Google Alerts week of Nov. 16,2007

I have more to add to this one later on tonight...
I am finally starting to feel some relief from my pnemonia/bronchitus thing so I can get back to keeping on top with all of my activies.

I also reopened my highballing railroad yahoogroup, so people are welcome to rejoin.
- Dana C. L.
"DNatureofDTrain"
-----------
Koreas Agree on Reconciliation DealThe Associated Press -South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo agreed to start promised shipyardconstruction along with highway and railroad repairs in the North nextyear. ...

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hI7fks6L4I9fkPmP-E95OHXueIRQD8SUSFB80

The Koreas Struggle to Resume Railroad Ties, But Divided Germany ...U.S. Politics Today - Washington,DC,USABy Tracy Dove, Ph.D Although Kim Jong Il only travels by train, he willmost likely never ride this new line to its final destination. ...

http://uspolitics.einnews.com/article.php?nid=369240

Tempers flare in German railroad's biggest ever strikeInternational Herald Tribune - FranceBy Mark Landler FRANKFURT: A bitter, three-day strike by train drivers inGermany has tied up freight traffic, shut down an auto factory, andstranded ...

http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/11/15/europe/dbahn.php

Dreading Holiday Travel with the Kids? Author Says Take the TrainPR Web (press release) - Ferndale,WA,USADuring the holidays, when traffic congestion peaks and airport linesare attheir longest, train travel may be an especially refreshing option forfamilies. ...

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/11/prweb569817.htm

Was it the bridge, or the train?Florida Times-Union - Jacksonville,FL,USAFederal Railroad Administration officials say the bridge already had beenout of service and the derailment is under investigation. ...

http://www.jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/111607/bus_218100562.shtml

End of the line at LansdowneBaltimore Sun - United States... of Lansdowne and a tribute to the area's railroad history. The cabooseswere set along a sliver of land near the train tracks on Hammonds FerryRoad, ...

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/baltimore_county/bal-md.co.caboose16nov16,0,1905523.story

Residents: Railroad crossing is unsafeGreenville Daily Reflector - Greenville,NC,USAShe had two worries: a length of track obscured by overgrowth and railroadsignals flashing when there was no train on the way. "I've crossed thattrack ...

http://www.reflector.com/local/content/news/stories/2007/11/16/railroadcrossing.html

City Council defeats train ordinanceVillageSoup Belfast - ME, USADiesel emissions and noise from Maine Eastern Railroad trains have been atthe center of controversy in recent years. Neighbors to the train stationcontend ...

http://knox.villagesoup.com/Government/story.cfm?storyID=103502

Man hit, killed by train in Berkeley
San Jose Mercury News - CA, USA
In 2006, California had the highest number of pedestrians killed by trains,91, in the country, according to the Federal Railroad Administration.

http://www.mercurynews.com/breakingnews/ci_7473023

Hitting the trainDurant Daily Democrat - Durant,OK,USABy MATT SWEARENGIN, SENIOR Staff Writer DURANT - A pickup driver plowedinto a moving train at the railroad crossing on North 49th Avenue Wednesdayevening. ...

http://www.durantdemocrat.com/articles/2007/11/15/news/news1.txt

North Pole Express set to depart from area train stationOxford Press - Oxford,OH,USAPassengers will travel on a vintage 1930s train to the "North Pole." Alongthe way, guests will hear holiday carols, a short history of the railroadand the ...

http://www.oxfordpress.com/hp/content/oh/story/entertainment/go/2007/11/15/pjm112207gofamilymain.html

Polish train derails after hitting truck, killing 2 and injuring 13International Herald Tribune - France"From initial information, we know that the driver of the truck drove ontoan unmarked railroad crossing and the train hit the truck," Witkowska said....

http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/11/15/europe/EU-GEN-Poland-Train-Crash.php

German railroad strikes spreadCNN International - USABERLIN, Germany (CNN) -- A three-day strike by a German train drivers'union halted travel across the country Thursday as the workers extended theaction to ...

http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/11/15/germany.strikes/?iref=mpstoryview

Communities to fight railway saleJoliet Herald News - Joliet,IL,USABy CINDY WOJDYLA CAIN Staff Writer The proposed sale of the Elgin, Jolietand Eastern Railway would mean increased train traffic, and that has someIllinois ...

http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/heraldnews/business/651551,4_3_JO15_RAILROAD_S1.article

Rockland City Council Takes Up Train Fume FlapWCSH-TV - Portland,ME,USAROCKLAND (NEWS CENTER) -- Rockland City Councilors could decide Wednesdaynight whether to ban the Maine Eastern Railroad's passenger train fromusing the ...

http://www.wcsh6.com/news/article.aspx?storyid=74751

CRA to talk about redevelopment and train noiseGrand Island Independent - Grand Island,NE,USA"I think the railroad train noise contributes to the blight and substandardconditions along the railroad tracks." A redevelopment plan for the quietzones ...

http://www.theindependent.com/stories/11152007/new_cra15.shtml

Palestine hopes loan will save East Texas tourist trainHouston Chronicle - United States
AP PALESTINE, Texas -- The City Council has agreed to loan $500000 to theTexas State Railroad Authority to help keep the historic East Texas touristtrain ...

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/5301449.html

Train group engineering site's revivalRoanoke Times - Roanoke,VA,USABy Jeff Sturgeon Railroad buffs have garnered more than $500000 of the $2.2million needed to renovate the fire-damaged former Virginian Railway train...

http://www.roanoke.com/business/wb/139823

Unidentified man killed by train in PascagoulaBiloxi Sun Herald - MS, USAAP An unidentified man who was laying on railroad tracks Tuesday inPascagoula was killed when a train ran over him. The identity of the man,thought to be ...

http://www.sunherald.com/306/story/188484.html

Eurostar Zooms into a New EraBusinessWeek - USA... cross-Channel train service by Mark Scott Sometimes the best comes tothose who wait. At least, that's the hope of London-based railroad company...

http://www.businessweek.com/globalbiz/content/nov2007/gb20071114_609720.htm?chan=top+news_top+news+index_global+business

Train show headed for the stationShreveport Times - Shreveport,LA,USAThe event, produced by local railroad enthusiasts Roger and Melinda West,will be 9 am to 6 pm Saturday and 10 am to 4 pm Sunday, with Friday thesetup day ...

http://www.shreveporttimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071114/BREAKINGNEWS/71114013

A Neighborhood RailroadedNashville Scene - TN, USA... by the CSX railroad company. There is only one way in or out of theneighborhood, and that is to head south on Sadler Avenue over a set oftrain tracks. ...

http://www.nashvillescene.com/Stories/News/2007/11/15/A_Neighborhood_Railroaded/

Train Hits Semi Trailer in Bonneville CountyKPVI-TV - Pocatello,ID,USAOfficials say the semi didn't stop at the stop sign in front of therailroad track on East Iona Road near the Right Brothers Truck Stop andB &F ...

http://www.kpvi.com/Global/story.asp?S=7359959

Palestine hopes loan will save East Texas tourist trainHouston Chronicle - United StatesIn 1976, railroad enthusiasts persuaded the Texas Parks and WildlifeDepartment to preserve the line as a tourist train but it has struggledfinancially in ...

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/tx/5300312.html

Poetry's railway linesGuardian Unlimited - UKThe traveller's cheque and the buffet order ... the new Eurostar trainprepares to depart. Photograph: Scott Barbour Since George Stephenson firstunveiled ...

http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/books/2007/11/poetrys_railway_lines.html

Special day Friday for model train enthusiastsWalker County Messenger - LaFayette,GA,USAMembers of the Walker County Model Railroad Association (WCMRA) want togain public awareness for the Take Your Model Train to Work Day 2007, onFriday, ...

http://news.mywebpal.com/news_tool_v2.cfm?pnpID=730&NewsID=853585&CategoryID=3511&show=localnews&om=0

All aboard:`Holiday Hawkeye Express' coming to North Iowa in DecemberMason City Globe Gazette - Mason City,IA,USAMANLY -- The Iowa Northern Railway Company and the Manly Junction RailroadMuseum have joined forces to bring the Holiday Hawkeye Express train toNorth Iowa ...

http://www.globegazette.com/articles/2007/11/14/latest_news/doc473b00c606125303302670.txt

Trains make marks on history of EnidEnid News & Eagle - Enid,OK,USAEnid is a changeover point for BNSF freight train crews. They travel fromAmarillo to Enid or from Tulsa to Enid, where the railroad is required toput a ...

http://www.enidnews.com/opinion/local_story_317235257.html?keyword=secondarystory

Postmaster nabs tank as train bears downModesto Bee - Modesto,CA,USA... would be reported to the Stanislaus County Sheriff's Department and therailroad, but Thompson could see the train approaching about 100 yardsaway. ...

http://www.modbee.com/local/story/120729.html

Unidentified man killed in train accidentThe Mississippi Press - gulflive.com - Pascagoula,MS,USAAn unidentified CSX Railroad engineer on a westbound train told police theman was lying on the tracks just west of the US 90 and Chicot Road crossingabout ...

http://www.gulflive.com/news/mississippipress/index.ssf?/base/news/119503892954250.xml


Disabled train slows LIRR commute
Newsday - Long Island,NY,USA
... commuters are still experiencing 15 to 30-minute delays on the LongIsland Railroad. The 4:49 pm train from Penn Station to Port Jefferson wascanceled. ...

http://www.newsday.com/news/local/longisland/ny-lilirr1114,0,5712168.story

Palestine Loans Railroad $500000 As State Funds LagTyler Morning Telegraph - Tyler,TX,USATexas Parks and Wildlife had made it clear while it still operated therailroad that, without additional funding or a new operator, the trainwould have to ...

http://www.tylerpaper.com/article/20071114/NEWS01/711140346

Shoemakersville Train Station Featured in DocumentaryWFMZ-TV Online - Allentown,PA,USAWhile most of the time this railroad retreat is pretty quiet, there arereminders of its hay day. When the train comes down the track from Hamburg,...

http://wfmz.com/view/?id=177805

Two parallel ideas advanced for reopening Oregon train lineThe Oregonian - OregonLive.com - Portland,OR,USA(AP) -- Talk about reopening a closed short line railroad from Eugene tothe Oregon coast is proceeding along two tracks. The Central Oregon &Pacific ...

http://www.oregonlive.com/newsflash/regional/index.ssf?/base/news-22/119497556473590.xml&storylist=orlocal

Model railroader loves trains in a big wayUnion Democrat - Sonora,CA,USAA hobby might be an understatement for the project he calls the PineMountain Lake Model Railroad. The project, which is only 60 percentcompleted, ...

http://www.uniondemocrat.com/news/story.cfm?story_no=24972

Woman survives being hit by freight trainSan Jose Mercury News - CA, USADeborah Thompson told authorities afterward that she drank a bottle ofwhiskey before she wandered to the railroad tracks and tried to wave thetrain to a ...

http://www.mercurynews.com/breakingnews/ci_7451572

CP's Holiday Train on track againHutchinson Leader - Hutchinson,MN,USAEden Valley: 9 to 10 pm, Main Street railroad crossing (state Highway 22).Benefits Food Shelf. In addition to the official stops, the Holiday Trainholds ...

http://www.hutchinsonleader.com/node/5287

Cabin Window: Railroad: Models and memories
Log Cabin Democrat - Conway,AR,USA
This Faulkner County Railroad Exhibit is a product of the adult toy trainfolks in this area. They have put together a model train layout of some ...

http://www.thecabin.net/stories/111307/opi_1113070017.shtml

Pennsylvania Railroad History Featured on New DVDSolancoNews.com - Quarryville,PA,USAPITTSBURGH -- Inecom Entertainment Company has announced that preorders forits new film, Pennsylvania Train Stations - Restored and Revitalized, ...

http://www.solanconews.com/Features/2007/071113_parailroads.htm

Merced Co. sees string of train deathsFresno Bee (subscription) - Fresno,CA,USABy Corinne Reilly / Merced Sun-Star A recent string of pedestriandeaths onMerced County railroad tracks has left authorities struggling toexplain an...

http://www.fresnobee.com/263/story/190472.html

Downtown railroad bridge fire was setArizona Daily Star - Tucson,AZ,USABy 4:39 pm, train traffic was moving at a reduced speed across the bridgeand by 5:30 pm all train traffic was back to normal, Barnes said.

http://www.azstarnet.com/metro/211300

Back one centuryDetroit Free Press - United StatesThe latest addition is a replica of a railroad water tower. The 36-foottower, to be completed this month, will be like the ones that replenishedsteam ...

http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071113/NEWS03/711130396/1001/NEWS

Hobbies Etc. takes the express to successFauquier Times-Democrat - Warrenton,VA,USAYou can make your railroad look like anything you want." "People know therailroad name that the like," said Cindy Weitz, sales associate at HobbiesEtc. ...

http://www.timescommunity.com/site/tab2.cfm?newsid=19016131&BRD=2553&PAG=461&dept_id=506073&rfi=6

Deadly LIRR crossing slated for summer closure
Newsday - Long Island,NY,USA
She was pulled from her car just moments before it was crushed by awestbound Long Island Rail Road train. Eliminating a grade crossing isneither cheap nor ...

http://www.newsday.com/news/local/longisland/ny-rosl1113,0,4845181.story?coll=ny_home_rail_headlines

Gathering SteamThe Moscow Times - RussiaThe old steam engines at the museum were collected by train enthusiasts ofthe Russian Association of Railroad Lovers, who went as far north as theinfamous ...

http://www.moscowtimes.ru/stories/2007/11/13/026.html

Probe continues into train crashPress-Enterprise - Riverside,CA,USAThe National Transportation Safety Board, Federal Railroad Administrationand Union Pacific are investigating the derailment. By noon Sunday, trainservice ...

http://www.pe.com/localnews/inland/stories/PE_News_Local_D_dprobe13.1dcf9c2.html

Mourners honor teen who died after LIRR accident
Newsday - Long Island,NY,USA
Lynch, 16, was walking on the railroad tracks with a 17-year-old friendlate Thursday night when he was hit by a westbound Long Island Rail Roadtrain just ...

http://www.newsday.com/news/local/ny-lilirr1110,0,7721566.story?coll=ny-linews-utility

Barrington, other suburbs oppose railroad's planCrain's Chicago Business - Chicago,IL,USAs purchase of a lightly used rail line to relieve train traffic congestionin Chicago and close-in suburbs. The suburban route is key to therailroad's plan ...

http://www.chicagobusiness.com/cgi-bin/news.pl?id=27100

Faulkner County Railroad Exhibit chug-a-chugs through historyLog Cabin Democrat - Conway,AR,USASimilarly, Mayflower got its name and beginning from the railroad. Ruecksaid that the railroad came to the Mayflower area before the Civil War. Thetrain ...

http://www.thecabin.net/stories/111207/loc_1112070009.shtml

Model train world keeps retired teacher on trackThe Reporter - Fond du Lac,WI,USABy Brett Rowland A railroad runs through the basement of the house at 295Bischoff St. in Fond du Lac. It goes above the television, past the washerand ...

http://www.fdlreporter.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071112/FON0101/711120356/1329/FONlife

All aboardHollandSentinel.com - Holland,MI,USAModel railroaders walk around a model train layout of the Holland ModularRailroad Club of Holland and vendors selling model trains at the HollandCivic ...

http://www.hollandsentinel.com/stories/111207/local_20071112012.shtml

Crash with train kills man, 57Texarkana Gazette - Texarkana,TX,USAStaff photos by Terri Richardson Union Pacific Railroad crews, above, hooka 1990 Ford Bronco to a crane after the Bronco's driver, 57-year-oldMichael ...

http://www.texarkanagazette.com/news/localnews/2007/11/12/crash-with-train-kills-man-57-51.php

Railroad crossing repairs applaudedSpencerport Westside News - Spencerport,NY,USAThey met and spoke with CSX train master John Connelly who was supervisingthe job. Steedman called the visit, "quite educational. ...

http://westsidenewsonline.com/OldSite/westside/news/2007/1111/features/railraodcrossing.html