week of Jan 28 2008 railroad news

5:40 PM Union Pacific plans to increase train speeds through four ...Beaumont Enterprise - Beaumont,TX,USABy ROBERT HANKINS ORANGE - Union Pacific Railroad will increase speed forcertain freight trains from 35 mph to 50 mph and 60 mph for passengertrains on ...

http://www.southeasttexaslive.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=19240278&BRD=2287&PAG=461&dept_id=512588&rfi=6

Alcohol suspected in car-train crashCouncil Bluffs Daily Nonpareil - Council Bluffs,IA,USA... a 1993 Plymouth Voyager southbound in the 1300 block of 17th Street atapproximately 7:30 pm An Iowa Interstate Railroad train was crossing theroadway. ...

http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=19239246&BRD=2703&PAG=461&dept_id=555106&rfi=6

Model trains offer hobbyists a trip back to childhoodDaily Review Online - CA,USA(Mike Lucia/Daily Review) HAYWARD -- Model train enthusiasts filled
Centennial Hall for five hours Sunday for the Golden Gate Lionel Railroad
Club toy train ...

http://www.insidebayarea.com/dailyreview/ci_8098797

China 's Ministry Of Railway Selects NICE's IP Video Security ...WebWire (press release) - Atlanta,GA,USA
The new Beijing-Tianjin line will provide China's first high-speed trainservice, designed to meet the soaring demand for travel between the twocities, ...

http://www.webwire.com/ViewPressRel.asp?aId=57716

BNSF marks first revenue-service coal train equipped with ...Progressive Rail Roading - Milwaukee,WI,USALast year, BNSF and Norfolk Southern Railway received Federal RailroadAdministration (FRA) waivers to begin installing ECP brakes anddemonstrating the ...

http://www.progressiverailroading.com/freightnews/article.asp?id=14887

Officials: Six young people killed by train in western UkrainePR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung) - Wien,AustriaAP KIEV, Ukraine (AP) - A train in western Ukraine ran over and killed sixyoung people who were crossing the railroad tracks in an unauthorized area,...

http://www.pr-inside.com/officials-six-young-people-killed-by-r408382.htm

Music to our ears: Blaring train horns part of city's past?Aurora Beacon News - Aurora,IL,USAOur house backed right up to a railroad track, and I remember how difficultit was to sleep with the whistle blaring every few hours. ...

http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/beaconnews/news/762786,2_1_AU28_AUTALK_S1.article

'Christmas eyes' take in sights at Great Train ExpoLouisville Courier-Journal - Louisville,KY,USAThat's what Fowler calls the look on people's faces, especially children,when they see a model railroad set in action. And there were a lot of thoselooks ...

http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080128/NEWS01/801280414

China's Ministry of Railway Selects NICE's IP Video Security ...Centre Daily Times - Centre,PA,USAThe new Beijing-Tianjin line will provide China's first high-speed trainservice, designed to meet the soaring demand for travel between the twocities, ...

http://www.centredaily.com/business/technology/story/360867.html

Model trains a link to the past For many, model trains a ride on ...Inside Bay Area - Oakland,CA,USABy Jason Sweeney, STAFF WRITER HAYWARD -- Model train enthusiasts filledCentennial Hall for five hours Sunday for the Golden Gate Lionel RailroadClub toy ...

http://www.insidebayarea.com/oaklandtribune/localnews/ci_8098854

Railroad takes steps to reduce moose crashesAftenposten - Oslo,Norway... and the state agency in charge of railroad infrastructure(Jernbaneverket) is keen to lower the toll. "Way too many wild animals arehit along train ...

http://www.aftenposten.no/english/local/article2222872.ece

Model train show draws crowdThe Republican - MassLive.com - Springfield,MA,USAAll this extra space meant more room for immense model train displays.Amherst Railway Society's Amherst Belt Lines was one of the largest modeltrain ...

http://www.masslive.com/metrowest/republican/index.ssf?/base/news-12/1201508496312210.xml&coll=1

Train whistle irritating, but it's necessary (and required)The Desert Sun - Palm Springs,CA,USAWhile its a nuisance for nearby residents, the whistle is both a FederalRailroad Administration requirement and a safety precaution. ...

http://www.mydesert.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080128/COLUMNS43/801280320/-1/newsfront

Passenger train derails in Kütahya: 9 killed, 30 injuredToday's Zaman - Istanbul,TurkeyThree days later, a passenger train slammed into a minibus in westernTurkey at a railroad crossing, killing 15 and injuring four.

http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=132605&bolum=101

Weekend Window: San Juan National ForestABC News - USA"The passengers when they ride this train are in for a surprise, becausethis is the real deal -- this is an authentic railroad -- authenticequipment ...

http://www.abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=4197162

Train kills 6 young revellers in UkraineABC Online - AustraliaThe train was travelling at 90 kilometres per an hour when the driverspotted the youths but could not break quickly enough, the railroadauthorities said.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/01/28/2147638.htm?section=world

New depot floor to pay tribute to Cheyenne's railroad historyWyoming Tribune - Cheyenne,WY,USATrain passengers and locals off the street stopped at its counter to buysomething to read and a pack of smokes. More than that, this was a citymeeting ...

http://www.wyomingnews.com/articles/2008/01/27/local_news_updates/20local_01-27-08.txt

The Little Engines That Could
Tampa Tribune - Tampa,FL,USA
This attraction has brought Largo international recognition among trainenthusiasts. It also inspired a similar miniature railroad in Pasco Countythat ...

http://www2.tbo.com/content/2008/jan/27/the-little-engines-that-could/

Rail plans are taking a different routeHouston Chronicle - United StatesBy ERIC HANSON R ICHMOND -- Big changes are proposed for one of the oldestrailroad routes in Texas -- changes that would take most of the freighttraffic out ...

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/5487356.html

Media: 9 Dead in Turkish Train AccidentThe Associated Press -Three days later, a passenger train slammed into a minibus at a westernrailroad crossing, killing 15 and injuring four.

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5h3_mKugAYSF2VKcR6cgrIx4xBB1gD8UE41HO0

Laws don't stipulate how long train crossings can be blockedSun-Sentinel.com - Fort Lauderdale,FL,USAA The Federal Railroad Administration recommends trains not block crossingsfor more than five minutes, but federal laws don't formally address blocked...

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/columnists/sfl-flbturnbell0127sbjan27,0,7116158.column

Fort Collins train complications on track to stay
The Coloradoan - Fort Collins,CO,USA
Across the street and two houses down from Wright are railroad tracks, thesame tracks that wind through Fort Collins bringing daily shipments ofgrains, ...

http://www.coloradoan.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080126/UPDATES01/80126012

Court tosses out law barring trainsBurlington Hawk Eye - IA, United StatesBoth railroad companies involved said drivers shouldn't be concerned aboutlonger train delays because of the ruling. The law involved barred trainsfrom ...

http://www.thehawkeye.com/Story/IL_Scoill_TrainCross_012608

Tractor-trailer, train avoid crash on tracksClanton Advertiser - Clanton,AL,USA"This happens all the time because the crossing is so steep," Prady said."We always contact the railroad immediately to stop the train if one iscoming."

http://www.clantonadvertiser.com/articles/2008/01/26/news/d-news.txt

Train hits garbage truck leaving 2 people injuredOrlando Sentinel - Orlando,FL,USA... by a southbound Amtrak train. The force of the impact spun the Mackflatbed truck, sending it crashing into the railroad crossing mechanism andflipping ...

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/seminole/orl-train2608jan26,0,7043621.story

Elkhart Man Killed at Railroad CrossingFox 28 - South Bend,IN,USA... Friday night at the railroad crossing on Chestnut in Osceola. Policesay the victim was driving northbound when he was struck by a west boundtrain. ...

http://www.fox28.com/News/index.php?ID=32067

Court: Mundelein can't fine railroad co. for letting train block ...
Chicago Daily Herald - Chicago,IL,USA
By Amber Krosel Daily Herald Staff SPRINGFIELD - A railroad company whosetrain blocked a Mundelein street for hours doesn't have to pay thousand of...

http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=121303&src=109

A Railroad Rarety: Train Arrives Five Days EarlyNew York Times - United StatesBy Patrick J. Lyons Smiling German railway workers posed in front of the(deep breath) Beijing-Hamburg Container-Express Demonstration Train onThursday in ...

http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/01/25/a-railroad-rarety-train-arrives-five-days-early/?hp

For those who dream of workin' on the railroadGlobe and Mail - CanadaThe high-speed train is screaming - not chugging along, allowing itspassengers and crew to leisurely take in the three-dimensional scenery, butscreaming ...

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20080125.GAMING25/TPStory/Technology/columnists

Train kills 18 rail workers in ChinaCNN International - USA(CNN) -- A high-speed train ran into a railroad work site in China thisweek, killing 18 people and injuring nine, the Chinese news agency reportedFriday. ...

http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/01/25/china.trainwreck/

Railroad plans to realign downtown tracksTrading Markets (press release) - Los Angeles,CA,USABurnell told the council that several buildings along the 2200-foot sectionof track, including the historic train depot at Queen Street, must comedown in ...

http://www.tradingmarkets.com/.site/news/Stock%20News/1026812/

Working on the railroad
Chicago Daily Herald - Chicago,IL,USA
Krause's love for trains started as a child with a Lionel New Haven freighttrain set his father bought him. Through the years he moved on to different...

http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=120577

Bullet Train Fails to Boost EconomyKorea Times - South KoreaBy Jane Han When the country's first bullet train opened for business in2004, optimists said it would generate new growth in the slow regionaleconomy, ...

http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2008/01/123_17934.html

Amtrak service to Los Angeles halted by slidesSeattle Post Intelligencer - USAThe company is providing no alternate transportation during thecancellation, which came after the Union Pacific Railroad suspended allrail traffic near ...

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/348712_amtrak25.html

17-year-old hit by train after driving past railroad crossingWOI - West Des Moines,IA,USAAP - January 24, 2008 9:04 PM ET DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - A 17-year-old hasbeen struck by a train after failing to stop her vehicle at a railroadcrossing ...

http://www.woi-tv.com/Global/story.asp?S=7771503&nav=1LFX

Car Parked Near Tracks Gets Hit By TrainCBS 47 - Fresno,CA,USAIt's a case CHP officers are investigating in Madera County, where a carwas parked on the railroad tracks on Avenue 7 near Highway 99. ...

http://www.cbs47.tv/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=a59b2b32-d689-4e58-91e1-617b96d962d6

100 Years Ago: Othello will be the division point!Othello Outlook - Othello,WA,USAAs a railroad division point, the town would have all the facilitiesnecessary for changing and servicing every engine, crew, livestock andpassenger train ...

http://othellooutlook.com/cgi-bin/outlook/get_story.cgi?story=Story_5&dir=01242008

China-to-Germany Cargo Train Completes Trial Run in 15 DaysBloomberg - USAWhile train travel between Europe and Asia has long existed on routes suchas the Trans-Siberian Railroad, the cooperation of the six governments is...

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601100&sid=aqUyRa4wf95g&refer=germany

Investigators: Man On Railroad Tracks DeliberatelyThe Ledger - Lakeland,FL,USABy Jeremy Maready LAKE ALFRED Lester Petty, who was struck and killed bya CSX freight train Wednesday night, had a history of wanting to harmhimself, ...

http://www.theledger.com/article/20080124/BREAKING/15997946

Amtrak halts bus rides for Coast Starlight train passengersThe Register-Guard - Eugene,OR,USAThe railroad announced the move Wednesday after a landslide closed thetrack east of Oakridge over the weekend. Union Pacific, which owns thetrack, ...

http://www.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/dt.cms.support.viewStory.cls?cid=54076&sid=4&fid=1

Freight train derails in CanastotaOneida Dispatch - Oneida,NY,USACharles Schumer has demanded that the Federal Railroad Administrationinvestigate this most recent one immediately. "In light of CSX'srepeat-offender ...

http://www.oneidadispatch.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=19228253&BRD=1709&PAG=461&dept_id=68844&rfi=6

Angola: Moçâmedes Railroad to have sleeper construction factoriesMacauhub - Macau,ChinaJúlio Bango Joaquim said that the concrete sleepers being produced by thefactories would meet the technical specifications for faster and safertrain ...

http://www.macauhub.com.mo/en/news.php?ID=4755

Workers clear area along railroadVineland Daily Journal - Vineland,NJ,USA"What has happened in the past is Conrail has shut down their service andour train runs on the track exclusively," Mayor Chuck Chiarello said. ...

http://www.thedailyjournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080124/NEWS01/801240337/1002/NEWS01

'I've been workin' on the railroad ...'Deseret News - Salt Lake City,UT,USA"It's exciting to run my own railroad," said model train enthusiast RobertSheaver. Most of the club's 30 members live in Utah Valley, but it alsodraws ...

http://deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,695246038,00.html

Sandford Fleming's Railroad Advances Were TimelyCNNMoney.com - USAA company usually used the time of its hometown for its entire system, somost train stations had several clocks, each showing the time for eachrailroad ...

http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/newstex/IBD-0001-22477691.htm

Slide detour: Get ready for more train whistlesKTVZ - Bend,OR,USA"This happened on a main line - and a main line in railroad terms is muchlike an interstate, with a lot of traffic. We have about 15 trainstraveling that ...

http://www.ktvz.com/Global/story.asp?S=7765153

Amtrak service canceled Portland Business JournalBizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USAThe Union Pacific Railroad has suspended all railroad traffic through thearea. Although the Coast Starlight is not running, Amtrak will continue tooffer ...

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2008/01/21/daily29.html

Model Railroad Show Chugs Into The Big E This WeekendHartford Courant - United StatesConnecticut is well represented, with modelers, manufacturers of modeltrain products and the folks who run museums such as Waterbury's RailroadMuseum of ...

http://www.courant.com/entertainment/events/hc-etccut24b.artjan24,0,3517430.story

City considers railroad impacts on communityGillette News Record - Gillette,WY,USA... wgrasseschi@gillettenewsrecord.net Most Gillette residents eventuallyget used to loud train whistles and long traffic lines at railroadcrossings. ...
http://www.gillettenewsrecord.com/articles/2008/01/23/news/local/news05.txt

Freight Train Derails in Central NYThe Associated Press -In January 2007, an investigation by the Federal Railroad Administrationfound 3518 safety defects, including 199 serious violations, in CSX's23-state rail ...

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5geXTZCQ41uSDifgdn4MbYt44g8_wD8UBL6500

Authorities considered charges against man found frozen to ...Hudson Star Observer - Hudson,WI,USAMinnesota authorities have decided not to press criminal chargesagainst a32-year-old Oak Park Heights man found lying on the Union Pacific Railroadtracks ...

http://www.hudsonstarobserver.com/articles/index.cfm?id=27498&section=News

Train deaths updateWCBD-TV - Mt. Pleasant,SC,USAThe cororner says Major died from trauma from being hit by a train and thebaby died from drowning. The railroad worker found the baby's body facedown in a ...

http://www.wcbd.com/midatlantic/cbd/news.apx.-content-articles-CBD-2008-01-23-0020.html


Setting speed limits for trains a tricky businessJackson Clarion Ledger - Jackson,MS,USAQ: Dear Jack, I was sitting at the railroad track on Dixon Road when thetrain went by at a very high speed. I have lived in Jackson all my life andI have ...

http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080123/COL0205/801230302/1023/FEAT05

Meeting will focus on Parkville train noiseKansas City Star - MO,USAThe meeting on Tuesday will explain railroad quiet zones and newregulations governing them, said Alderman Jim Brooks, an organizer of themeeting. ...

http://www.kansascity.com/115/story/455891.html

Parkville railroad museum plans for April openingKansas City Star - MO,USAThe committee has always envisioned a railroad museum for the city'strain depot on Missouri 9. A sign outside the depot indicates there alreadyis one. ...

http://www.kansascity.com/115/story/455882.html

Driver unhurt when car hits trainCentral Maine Morning Sentinel - Augusta,ME,USA"By the time (the train) stopped it was probably 500 or 600 yards down thetracks." The Boston & Maine Railroad Police Department issued a summonscharging ...

http://morningsentinel.mainetoday.com/news/local/4686414.html

Metra Train Hits Car Driving On TracksCBS2 Chicago - Chicago,IL,USAHis condition was unknown. Black said it was unclear why the car wastraveling on the railroad tracks. Train No. 1243 was due to arrive inAurora at 4:56 pm ...

http://cbs2chicago.com/westsuburbanbureau/metra.car.crash.2.635727.html

All the livelong dayGreenville Daily Reflector - Greenville,NC,USAHe pointed to a machine that looks like a cross between a railroad trainand a truck. Ahead of the vehicle, the unrepaired track was wavy andunlevel. ...

http://www.reflector.com/local/content/news/stories/2008/01/23/RailroadRepairs.html

Bossier City Teen Killed By Train To Have Funeral WednesdayKSLA-TV - Shreveport,LA,USAThe 17-year-old died last Thursday after his car was hit at the KCSrailroad crossing at Golden Meadows Drive in Bossier. Since then, BossierCity officials ...

http://www.ksla.com/Global/story.asp?S=7758495&nav=menu50_2

Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania welcomes rare Reading FP7 locomotivesCentral Penn Business Journal - Harrisburg,PA,USA... they were also the fastest diesel locomotives on the railroad and werethe only diesels assigned to the Reading's premier passenger train, theCrusader, ...

http://www.centralpennbusiness.com/view_release.asp?aID=946

Log cabin gift shop will help set scene at railroad stationAthens Messenger - Athens,OH,USAIt used to be a gift shop near the Falls Mill Bridge in Logan,according toBob Baughman, a train man with the Hocking Valley Scenic Railway. ...

http://www.athensmessenger.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=273&ArticleID=8018&TM=36180.73

Get on boardLock Haven Express - Lock Haven,PA,USAShe also hopes to use that grant to bring in and restore two railroad carsto be displayed in the front of the building. ...

http://www.lockhaven.com/page/content.detail/id/500821.html

Train-car collision claims life of West Frankfort manBenton Evening News - Benton,IL,USABy Nathaniel Smith - GateHouse News Service WEST FRANKFORT - A car-traincollision at a railroad crossing claimed the life of an elderly WestFrankfort ...

http://www.bentoneveningnews.com/articles/2008/01/22/news/01.txt

The Sierra RailroadMerced Search - Merced,CA,USAThe Sierra Railroad Dinner Train consists of several dining coaches, alounge car and Sierra Engine #42, a Baldwin diesel locomotive. ...

http://www.mercedsearch.com/News/NewsItem/08-01-21/the_sierra_railroad.aspx

Jurupa Road railroad crossing called county's most dangerous ...Press-Enterprise - Riverside,CA,USA"I've actually seen cars sitting on the tracks and hope a train doesn'tcome. Or I've had to veer off to the shoulder so that I wasn't sitting onthe tracks ...

http://www.pe.com/localnews/inland/stories/PE_News_Local_H_crossings22.2eeb89e.html

Train Crash Victim Dies; Police, Friends Search for AnswersWTVQ - Lexington,KY,USAThe Federal Railroad Administration's records show one other train versescar accident occuring at that railroad crossing in 1975.

http://www.wtvq.com/midatlantic/tvq/news.apx.-content-articles-TVQ-2008-01-21-0014.html

Woman killed when coal train hits car near Jefferson CityColumbia Missourian - Columbia,MO,USAThe Missouri State Highway Patrol said one of the car tires got stuckbetween two railroad ties. The train hit the car just as she was trying toget out of ...

http://www.columbiamissourian.com/stories/2008/01/21/woman-killed-when-coal-train-hits-car-near-jeffers/

On the Job TrainingGadsden Times (subscription) - Gadsden,AL,USA9 at the Norfolk Southern rail station in Attalla as a southbound trainrumbles past. Stephens retired from the railroad in 1987. ...

http://www.gadsdentimes.com/article/20080120/NEWS/801200303/1049/LIFETIMES

Council to talk about train delays TuesdayThe Coloradoan - Fort Collins,CO,USAMayor Doug Hutchinson said the city has had a positive relationship withBNSF Railroad in recent months with the train operator agreeing to movesome of its ...

http://www.coloradoan.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080121/UPDATES01/80121030

Train station plan meets with community accoladesTCPalm - West Palm Beach,FL,USABy Kit Bradshaw (Contact) By Kit Bradshaw The planning team working on thepossibilities for train stations in Jupiter unveiled their preliminaryplans on ...

http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2008/jan/21/train-station-plan-meets-community-accolades/

LIRR reports delays on Babylon branchNewsday - Long Island,NY,USA... is the track circuit failure, since a track circuit is an electricaldevice used by the railroad to determine the presence of a train on thetracks. ...

http://www.newsday.com/news/local/transportation/ny-lilirr0122,0,1381205.story?coll=ny_home_rail_headlines

Cancer fighter, railway baronOttawa Citizen - Ontario, CanadaIt's an elaborate model train setup big enough to fill most of a room thesize of a single-car garage at the Empress Kanata Retirement Residence. ...

http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/columnists/story.html?id=977ca7aa-49ce-4b31-a842-9dca5c026d9f

Train-car accident kills oneThe Southern - Carbondale,IL,USA... was struck by a train at the Oak Street crossing and was pushed southdown the railroad tracks before coming to rest at Cleveland Street. ...

http://www.southernillinoisan.com/articles/2008/01/21/front_page/23047000.txt

Freight traffic will box residents inChicago Daily Herald - Chicago,IL,USATo the editor: We are writing to voice our concern regarding the CNRailroad. We live in the vicinity of Cuba Road and Route 59. If the freighttrain ...

http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=117146&src=

Joe Rodriguez: All aboard for lesson on KingSan Jose Mercury News - CA, USA"Lumpkin, Georgia," she recalled over the phone in a ringing, youthfulvoice, "was a town where, literally, the railroad tracks cut the town inhalf. ...

http://www.mercurynews.com/valley/ci_8032183

Fatal Train versus Car Accident in West FrankfortWSIL TV - Carterville,IL,USA... 7:30 pm Sunday night a car was struck by a train. Crews say the driverwas trying to cross the railroad tracks-- that accident took the driver'slife. ...

http://www.wsiltv.com/p/news_details.php?newsID=3936&type=top

LP Drivers Should Expect Delays At TracksTampa Tribune - Tampa,FL,USABy Bill Rettew Jr. of Highlands Today LAKE PLACID -- Installation of morethan 50 miles of new railroad track - stretching from Moore Haven toSebring - will ...

http://www2.highlandstoday.com/content/2008/jan/21/lp-drivers-should-expect-delays-tracks/

A walk through railroad historyOrangeburg Times Democrat - Orangeburg,SC,USA... operation of the famed Atlantic Coast Line passenger train fleet. TheAtlantic Coast Line Railroad, also known as the Standard Railroad of theSouth, ...

http://www.timesanddemocrat.com/articles/2008/01/21/features/lifestyles/12921868.txt

Last chance for public to weigh in on railroad proposalChicago Tribune - United States"Clearly, there are a lot of concerns, given the estimated increase intrain traffic." Dan Bailey of Wheaton, a former engineer on the WisconsinCentral ...

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-railsale21jan21,1,89746.story

Mother Hit By Train Was 4 Months PregnantLive 5 News - Charleston,SC,USAAccording to sheriff deputies, a CSX railroad worker found the body ofKadie Major, 26, near train tracks off of Oakley Road in Moncks Corner. ...

http://www.live5news.com/news/state/13937807.html

Trains and trashThe Star-Ledger - NJ.com - Newark,NJ,USAFor years, railroad officials have been arguing that federal law pre-emptsNew Jersey's attempts to regulate the trackside waste transfer depots thathave ...

http://blog.nj.com/njv_editorial_page/2008/01/trains_and_trash.html

Photo Excursion attendance to be low due to showJacksonville Daily Progress - Jacksonville,TX,USA... many of the railroad enthusiasts who would normally want to go on thisexcursion will be at the Dallas train show," said Marketing Manager LoriKastrop. ...

http://www.jacksonvilleprogress.com/local/local_story_020194140.html