Jan 20 2008

German train drivers union: wage agreement reached with Deutsche BahnPR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung) - Wien,AustriaFine points on the agreement still need to be ironed out, includingextending it to some other Deutsche Bahn workers, but the railroad'spersonnel chief, ...

http://www.pr-inside.com/german-train-drivers-union-wage-agreement-r384087.htm

Search BostonHerald.com for Past 7 days ArchivesBoston Herald - United StatesI am wearing an old Long Island Railroad hat to cover up the fact that Ihaven't washed my hair today. Trains smell good to me, even when theydon't smell ...

http://news.bostonherald.com/blogs/entertainment/tai_rade/?p=313&srvc=home&position=recent

Jan 13 (6 days ago)
Our world: His U-shaped dreamBonitanews (subscription) - Naples,FL,USAHe needed to house 500 feet of model train tracks. Schulz, who was born inGermany, has loved everything about the railroad since he was a teenager....

http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2008/jan/13/our-world-his-u-shaped-dream/

Railway track squatters face uncertain futureJakarta Post - Jakarta,IndonesiaState-owned railway company PT KA announced to the press recently that itplanned to evict residents from the area in January and February to maketrain ...

http://www.thejakartapost.com/detailcity.asp?fileid=20080114.C02&irec=1

Officials plan to lessen train noisecommercialappeal.com (subscription) - Memphis,TN,USA"It's not reactive, it's something that's proactive, both by the railroadand the city," said Wain Gaskins, city engineer for Memphis. ...

http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2008/jan/14/officials-plan-to-lessen-train-noise/

No stopping train whistlesChicago Daily Herald - Chicago,IL,USALast fall, village leaders announced that they received approval from theFederal Railroad Administration to go ahead with the construction of aquiet-zone ...

http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=112788&src=5

Proposal to crack down on trains that block trafficRapid City Journal - Rapid City,SD,USAExperience in Edgemont with the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroadblocking traffic while train crews are switched could be a statewideproblem when the ...

http://www.rapidcityjournal.com/articles/2008/01/13/news/local/doc478ae7ac47535981311738.txt

Train station is on track to preservationBaltimore Sun - United StatesPresident Street Station in Baltimore is the oldest surviving big cityrailroad terminal in the United States. The property was a stop on theUnderground ...

http://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/bal-to.archcol14jan14,0,7587438.column

'Tilting train' completes 20000km of test runsKorea.net - South KoreaA tilting train utilizes a mechanism enabling rolling stock to betternavigate curves on railroad tracks. While normal trains must reduce speedto keep from ...

http://www.kois.go.kr/News/News/NewsView.asp?serial_no=20080114030

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Driver avoids crossing arms, is hit by train and diesMinneapolis Star Tribune (subscription) - Minneapolis,MN,USAA well-known businessman in western Minnesota is dead after he apparentlydodged controls at a railroad crossing and was struck by a train, ...

http://www.startribune.com/local/13765091.html

Train, pickup collide at crossing in Auburn; no injuriesSeattle Times - United StatesLast Monday, an Amtrak train hit a pedestrian in Stanwood. The man, whoducked under the railroad crossing arms as the train approached, ...

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004124593_webtrain14m.html

Train accident leaves one deadGrayson County News Gazette - Leitchfield,KY,USAHolland said one of the men was arrested on the railroad tracks locatedalong Highway 54, and an oncoming Paducah & Louisville train struck theother. ...

http://www.gcnewsgazette.com/articles/2008/01/14/local_news/news10.txt

Train plans chugging alongDubuque Telegraph Herald - Dubuque,IA,USAPlans are for a 340-foot, handicapped-accessible boarding platform to bebuilt south of the existing railroad tracks, which run east and west. ...

http://www.thonline.com/article.cfm?id=187228

No one hurt as train slams into pickup truckSeattle Post Intelligencer - USAThat area of the lot abuts the tracks, Stamps said, but there is no fenceseparating the lot from the railroad, something that would have to beinstalled by ...

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/347287_trainwreck15.html?source=mypi

Train Lovers Gather at Heritage Junction for Railroad HistorySignal - Santa Clarita,CA,USABy Tammy Marashlian Local train enthusiasts crowded into the Saugus TrainStation at Heritage Junction on Saturday to hear Union Pacific RailroadEngineer ...

http://www.the-signal.com/?module=displaystory&story_id=52740&format=html

Train lovers irked by gov's park planUnion Democrat - Sonora,CA,USABy LENORE RUTHERFORD Railroad buff Dr. David Olenik moved to TuolumneCounty because of Railtown 1897 State Historic Park in Jamestown. ...

http://www.uniondemocrat.com/news/story.cfm?story_no=25481

Man injured when train hits vehicleNJ Blog - New Jersey,USAThe New York, Susquehanna & Western Railway train collided with the vehicleat the Hamburg Turnpike crossing about 8:15 pm, railroad spokeswomanMelanie ...

http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2008/01/man_injured_when_train_hits_ve.html

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Train rams bulldozer after apparent prankBelleville News Democrat - IL, USAThe bulldozer was left on the train tracks at Lebanon Road, near GliddenPark. At 1:30 am, a CSX Railroad locomotive hit the bulldozer. "It did notderail, ...

http://www.bnd.com/news/local/story/228022.html

Gary man hit by train, arrestedGary Post Tribune - Gary,IN,USA... his bike east on 25th Avenue, when he crossed the EJ&E tracks atRailroad Avenue. His back tire was clipped by the freight train that washeading south. ...

http://www.post-trib.com/news/741099,gbike.article

Man hit by freight train
in critical condition
NJ Blog - New Jersey,USA
The 71-car, westbound train was en route from Little Ferry to Binghamton,NY, railroad spokeswoman Melanie Boyer said. The crossing does not have agate but ...

http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2008/01/man_hit_by_freight_train_in_cr.html

Railroad that could?The Columbian - Vancouver,WA,USAYet this train line that couldn't is now an incubator for Clark Countyindustrial business and an outlet valve for rail congestion problems,according to ...

http://www.columbian.com/business/businessNews/2008/01/01152008_Railroad-that-could.cfm

Jan 15 (4 days ago)

Tennessee Valley Railroad Has Valentine Dinner TrainThe Chattanoogan - Chattanooga,TN,USAThe Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum is offering a Valentine Dinner TrainRide that will run Feb. 8, 9, 14, 15 and 16. The rail excursion willinclude a ...

http://www.chattanoogan.com/articles/article_120137.asp

Man Arrested, Another Sought In Railroad Copper Wire TheftTampa Tribune - Tampa,FL,USAWeber and the other suspect removed the copper wire and it led to traindelays, deputies said. The wires are used to communicate with trainoperators from ...

http://www2.tbo.com/content/2008/jan/15/man-arrested-another-sought-railroad-copper-wire-t/

US Train Commuters Brace For Nationwide Amtrak StrikeAHN - USAAmrak is a is government affiliated corporation operated by the NationalRailroad Passenger Corporation. It operates passenger service on 21000miles (33800 ...

http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7009727718

Minneapolis Star Tribune (subscription) - Minneapolis,MN,USA
Canadian Pacific Ltd. and its Minneapolis subsidiary, Soo Line Railroad,which maintained the tracks, have waged a protracted legal battle withvictims. ...

http://www.startribune.com/local/13822876.html

Investigation into fatal car-train accident ongoingSpringfield State Journal Register - Springfield,IL,USA... and the train hit it. Deputies found skid marks at the site, leadingthem to believe Wright attempted to stop prior to the collision. Therailroad ...

http://www.sj-r.com/News/stories/23609.asp

Empty parked car struck by trainConnecticut Post - Bridgeport,CT,USABy AARON LEO aleo@ctpost.com MILFORD -- A New Haven-bound train hit anunoccupied car parked near the railroad tracks parallel to Rock LaneTuesday evening. ...

http://www.connpost.com/localnews/ci_7982045

State rail safety role questionedLos Angeles Times - CA,USAFacing skeptical state judges in Los Angeles, Metrolink lawyers argued thatfederal railroad regulations ban most attempts by California to improvecommuter ...

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-metrolink16jan16,1,4073719.story?coll=la-headlines-california

Jan 16 (4 days ago)
Rail yard fears hit close to homeIndianapolis Star - United StatesWhen the old New York Central Railroad built the Big Four Yards in the1950s, most of the surrounding area was farm fields. But the developmenthas come, ...

http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080116/LOCAL05/801160357/1020/LOCAL05

Jan 16 (4 days ago)
Train derails in SuffieldAkron Beacon Journal - Akron,OH,USAConnie Mihalik, of the Suffield Township Fire Department, said thederailment of a Wheeling and Lake Erie Railroad train occurred at 1:30 amnear state ...

http://www.ohio.com/news/break_news/13835127.html

Is GPS liability nextCNET News.com - San Francisco,CA,USABy Eric J. Sinrod perspective An automobile driver recently was heldresponsible for crashing a rental car into a train after following globalpositioning ...

http://www.news.com/Is-GPS-liability-next/2010-1033_3-6226346.html

Long train runningMetro Spirit - Augusta,GA,USABY JOHN J. CANNON AUGUSTA, GA - Confederate Railroad's frontman DannyShirley and drummer Mark DuFresne have been riding the country music railsfor over 20 ...

http://metrospirit.com/index.php?cat=1993101070588705&ShowArticle_ID=11011501080385297

Jan 16 (3 days ago)
LIRR unveils contingency plan for Amtrak strikeNewsday - Long Island,NY,USA30, Long Island Rail Road president Helena Williams unveiled a contingencyplan on Wednesday -- one that involves forcing railroad customers ontosubway ...

http://www.newsday.com/news/local/nt-lilirr0117-talk,0,3912646.storylink

Rails with Trails takes first train to Monterey in 40 yearsCookeville Herald Citizen - Cookeville,TN,USASeveral properties and fence lines were pointed out as either being locatedon or right at the railroad right-of-way, which extends 25 feet on eachside of ...

http://www.herald-citizen.com/index.cfm?event=news.view&id=83A76099-19B9-E2E2-67E85947B86FE55F

Historic train to be refurbished in MarshallKTBS - Shreveport,LA,USAA piece of railroad history sitting idle in Marshall, Texas for more than40 years is about to come back to life. Former employees of the Texas andPacific ...

http://www.ktbs.com/news/Historic-train-to-be-refurbished-in-Marshall-7884/

Jan 17 (3 days ago)
Train whistles silencedWisconsin State Journal - Madison,WI,USA"The romantic notion of a railroad is not there if there 's a train outsideyour window at 4 in the morning blowing its horn, " said Peter Ostlind, ...

http://www.madison.com/wsj/home/local/267739&ntpid=3

Jan 17 (3 days ago)
Not bad, for an old ladySacramento News & Review - Sacramento,CA,USAMost of the volunteers at the railroad museum are not former train people.They never worked for Southern Pacific or Union Pacific. ...

http://www.newsreview.com/sacramento/Content?oid=613771

Interurban railway went through GashlandKC Community News - Overland Park,KS,USAThe post office that had moved from the train station and a general storethat sold coal, grain, feed and dry goods at the corner of Barry Road andNorth ...

http://www.kccommunitynews.com/articles/2008/01/17/liberty_tribune/news/doc478e35e916cf0112883558.txt

Talk to us, train riders urge Metro-NorthStamford Advocate - Stamford,CT,USABy Kerry Wills STAMFORD - Poor communications with train riders and theiradvocacy group remained the biggest complaint about Metro-North Railroadservice ...

http://www.stamfordadvocate.com/news/local/scn-sa-commuter2jan17,0,3382767.story?coll=stam-news-local-headlines

Jan 17 (3 days ago)
Medical emergency, equipment trouble delays LIRR
Newsday - Long Island,NY,USA
BY JOHN VALENTI john.valenti@newsday.com 7:24 AM EST, January 17, 2008Equipment trouble caused delays to the 6:21 am Long Island Rail Road trainfrom ...

http://www.newsday.com/news/local/transportation/ny-lilirr0118a,0,7568062.story?coll=ny_home_rail_headlines

'All aboard!' for model railroad enthusiastsAllentown Morning Call - Allentown,PA,USAThe Great Lehigh Valley Train Meet will offer everything for the modeltrain enthusiast -- from trains, tracks and parts to a wide range ofrailroadania ...

http://www.mcall.com/entertainment/all-gp_trains.6228121jan17,0,3749491.story

Jan 17 (3 days ago)
Illiopolis railroad crossing to be upgraded after fatal collissionWAND - Decatur,IL,USAFifty-8-year-old John T. Wright was killed after his SUV collided with a61-car Norfolk Southern freight train. The railroad crossing is only markedby ...

http://www.wandtv.com/Global/story.asp?S=7734306

Suicide at train stationFairfield Minuteman - Fairfield,CT,USA... platform and in front of the train," said Dan Brucker, a spokesman forthe Metro-North Railroad. The train, which was heading north-bound at thetime, ...

http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=19206674&BRD=1653&PAG=461&dept_id=12717&rfi=6

HORRIFIC ACCIDENT; MAN IS RUN OVER BY TRAIN AND LOSES HAND AND LEGPattaya Daily News - Chonburi,Thailand... lay down on the railroad tracks to count the stars. Instead, he fellasleep. He was unable to react quickly enough when a train approached. ...

http://www.pattayadailynews.com/shownews.php?IDNEWS=0000004869

Jan 17 (2 days ago)
The East Hampton StarEast Hampton Star - NY, USAThe wildness continued after the parade, when fighting among drunkenpassengers continued on the Long Island Rail Road train heading west fromMontauk, ...

http://www.easthamptonstar.com/dnn/LinkClick.aspx?link=4605&tabid=4570

WEB UPDATE: Beverly-Salem train bridge reopensThe Salem News - Beverly,MA,USAThe railroad bridge between Beverly and Salem reopened to trains at2:30 pmtoday, according to the MBTA. The bridge had closed at 7 am when a gear box...

http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_017160019.html

Jan 17 (2 days ago)
Get Aboard for Railroad ExhibitPress-Enterprise - Riverside,CA,USABy FIELDING BUCK History and fantasy run on parallel tracks thisweekend atthe San Bernardino County Museum's "Train Days." The two-day event includes...

http://www.pe.com/entertainment/guide/stories/PE_Ent_Daily_D_upfront18.ae03fe.html

Jan 17 (2 days ago)
Thai to the trackNEWS.com.au - Australia... from the back of the train once it had passed. More than 300 stallsalong the "Railroad" market, 70km west of Bangkok, are forced to endure theprocess. ...

http://www.news.com.au/travel/story/0,26058,23071141-27978,00.html

Jan 17 (2 days ago)
Claims center opening for Harvard-area residents forced to ...Chicago Tribune - United StatesThe Union Pacific Railroad will open a claims center next week in Harvardfor residents whose homes were evacuated when a tornado derailed atrain innearby ...

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-stormdamage_18_bothjan18,1,1839972.story

Parkway senior killed at Bossier City railroad crossingKTBS - Shreveport,LA,USAA Parkway High School senior was killed late this afternoon when his carwas hit by a train at a railroad crossing in south Bossier City. ...

http://www.ktbs.com/news/Fatal-accident-at-south-Bossier-City-railroad-crossing-7914/

MDOT: Train derails in Wayne CountySunHerald.com - Biloxi,MS,USACarrie Adams, a spokeswoman for the Mississippi Department ofTransportation, said in a news release that the derailment happenedThursday at the railroad ...

http://www.sunherald.com/306/story/308652.html

Train Unions in AccordNew York Times - United StatesAmtrak and the unions followed steps laid out by railroad labor law, fornegotiations, mediation and fact-finding, and the unions would have beenfree to ...

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/18/nyregion/18amtrak.html?ref=nyregion

Railroad show filled with bells, whistlesHeraldNet - Everett,WA,USA... eyeful of professionals' train scenery, to get their hands on a trainin order to take a ride, or to learn about the changing railroad industryitself, ...

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20080118/ENT/57905164

RACINE HERITAGE MUSEUM: Underground Railroad exhibit to open at museumJournal Times - Racine,WI,USABY PATTY WAGNER A major new exhibit, "This Train is Bound for Glory:Racine County's Underground Railroad," will open in February at RacineHeritage Museum, ...

http://www.journaltimes.com/articles/2008/01/18/columns/doc47903e7f15869409108529.txt

Jan 18 (2 days ago)
Victims of car-train collision identifiedLaurel Leader Call - Laurel,MS,USAThe two were fatally injured in a 4 pm car-train collision Wednesday at theNorth Eastabuchie Road railroad crossing south of Moselle on Highway 11 atthe ...

http://www.leadercall.com/local/local_story_018094039.html

Parkway High student killed at Bossier City railroad crossingKTBS - Shreveport,LA,USAA Parkway High School senior was killed late Thursday afternoon when hedrove his car into the path of a freight train at a railroad crossing insouth ...

http://www.ktbs.com/news/Parkway-High-student-killed-at-Bossier-City-railroad-crossing-7914/

Guttenberg man 'very lucky' after train strikes pickupGazette Online - Solon,IA,USABy Jeff Raasch GUTTENBERG -- A man was hospitalized and local officialsare calling him "very lucky" after the pickup he was driving was struck bya train ...

http://www.gazetteonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080118/NEWS/683255146/1006/news

Jan 18 (1 day ago)
Train collision near Arlington
commercialappeal.com (subscription) - Memphis,TN,USA
... hired to help clear some of the cars from the auto salvage yard was tooclose to the railroad with the backhoe causing front end damage to thetrain.

http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2008/jan/18/train-collision-near-arlington/

Burlingame: Train crossings to close for repairsSan Mateo County Times - San Mateo,CA,USAThe railroad grade crossing at North Lane in Burlingame will be temporarilyclosed, starting tonight, as part of Caltrain's yearlong renovation projectof ...

http://www.insidebayarea.com/sanmateocountytimes/ci_8011883

Jan 18 (1 day ago)
Crossing arms to be installed at railroad crossing where Bossier ...KTBS - Shreveport,LA,USANatale said the engineer was sound the train's horn and the railroadcrossing's signal lights and bells were operating when the collisionhappened.

http://www.ktbs.com/news/Parkway-senior-killed-at-Bossier-City-railroad-crossing-7914/

Train Hits Semi Trailer, Splits it in TwoWEAU-TV 13 - Eau Claire,WI,USAGoodview police chief Lavern Hauschildt says the crash happened at the 69thStreet railroad crossing. He says Shank didn't see or hear the train. ...

http://www.weau.com/home/headlines/13911802.html

Train engulfed by firePutnam County Sentinel - Ottawa,OH,USATrain personnel were not believed to be injured in the fire. A driver fromthe railroad's Lima facility was on scene to transport the crew back toLima ...

http://putnamsentinel.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=2286&TM=84285.32

Jan 19 (1 day ago)
Winfield railroad underpass stalls again; some residents oppose idea
Chicago Daily Herald - Chicago,IL,USA
By Jack Komperda Daily Herald Staff A long-sought plan to build apedestrian underpass near the Winfield Metra train station is on ice yetagain. ...

http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=116920&src=2

Truck, train collide; driver walks awayDaily Inter Lake - Kalispell,MT,USAA
pickup ran into a moving freight train Friday afternoon at a railroadcrossing just north of Glacier Park International Airport. ...

http://www.dailyinterlake.com/articles/2008/01/19/news/news01.txt

Jan 19 (22 hours ago)
Pickup truck hits trainKPAX-TV - Missoula,MT,USAIt happened just after the train entered a railroad crossing. The pickupdriver was taken to Kalispell Regional Medical Center, but was not injured...

http://www.montanasnewsstation.com/Global/story.asp?S=7745197&nav=menu227_7

Jan 19 (13 hours ago)
Car Accident Stops East Memphis Train for HoursEyewitness News Memphis - TN, USAWorkers at Jiffy Lube, located near the railroad tracks, say they pushedthe car off the tracks just in time. The train was headed straight for thecar when ...

http://www.myeyewitnessnews.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=4bc1a279-243d-474a-b1e7-97fd9eaae0d5

Pedestrian struck, killed by LIRR train
Newsday - Long Island,NY,USA
BY MATTHEW CHAYES matthew.chayes@newsday.com A pedestrian was killed inBethpage Saturday night when a Speonk-bound Long Island Rail Road trainstruck him ...

http://www.newsday.com/news/local/nassau/ny-lilirr0120,0,1806298.story

Riding the railMeriden Record-Journal - Meriden,CT,USAOnce constructed, the railroad would address commuter frustrations withexisting transit options and provide alternatives for those who currentlydrive ...

http://www.myrecordjournal.com/site/tab1.cfm?newsid=19214493&BRD=2755&PAG=461&dept_id=592709&rfi=6

Pedestrian struck, killed by LIRR trainNewsday - Long Island,NY,USA
... A pedestrian was killed in Bethpage Saturday night when a Speonk-boundLong Island Rail Road train struck him on the tracks, a railroad spokesmansaid. ...

http://www.newsday.com/news/local/longisland/ny-lilirr0120,0,5318948.story?coll=ny_home_rail_headlines

Colllierville train museum on a roll
commercialappeal.com (subscription) - Memphis,TN,USA
The other is from a legendary train known as the Phoebe Snow. "You pick upany book on railroad history, and you will find mention of the PhoebeSnow," says ...

http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2008/jan/20/museum-on-a-roll/

Track Down Ancestors Through Railroad History
Tampa Tribune - Tampa,FL,USA
In fact, they said, the family had traveled by train. Unfortunately, theyhad no proof of their version of the Hulsey migration, either. ...

http://www2.tbo.com/content/2008/jan/20/ba-track-down-ancestors-through-railroad-history/

David Bear: We must act now to save US train transportation from ...Pittsburgh Post Gazette - Pittsburgh,PA,USATo get more information or show your support, check the NationalAssociation of Railroad Passengers at www.narprail.org. Post-Gazette traveleditor David ...

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08020/850098-51.stm

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Bowling Green offers a mix of cakes, trains and CorvettesRobertson County Times - TN,USAWhen the L&N Railroad began service from Louisville to Nashville in 1859,passengers were amazed the trip took a mere nine hours. ...

http://www.rctimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080120/FEATURES0503/801200304/1004/MTCN0303

Engineer Karl Adams was gentle, inventive train loverOrlando Sentinel - Orlando,FL,USAHe also had an extensive train layout in the house and would put togethermodel railroad cars. He made the layout into a replica of Mifflinburg, Pa.,...

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/lake/orl-ldead2008jan20,0,945138.story

'Riding Toward Everywhere' by William T. Vollmann
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA
He's much better when he sticks to the particulars of railroad life. Ridingwith his sturdy companion, Steve, the author searches for the scuzzyempyrean, ...

http://www.latimes.com/features/printedition/books/la-bk-weingarten20jan20,1,4661481.story?coll=la-headlines-bookreview