Railroad News Feb. 27, 2008 CaseyJones /Railroad/Train/other news

The top news story for me out of all of these is the Derailments are on the decline... I have noticed that even when I got to share my news articles it is nice to be reading more positive news stories on railroading and trains, and events... and see some good news once in awhile :) . So Yay! derailments are on the decline and I hope it continues.

- Dana C. L.
"DNatureofDTrain"
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Casey Jones News - Feb. 27, 2008
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These ballads are in tune with disasterLos Angeles Times - CA,USA... in songs about virtually every newsworthy event: the 1889 Johnstownflood, the last train ride of engineer Casey Jones , the sinking of theTitanic. ...

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-then24feb24,1,5094464.story

Community gets hearts for helping out UnionJackson Sun - Jackson,TN,USAHearts to The Jackson Sun staff, the staff of Newstalk 101.5 FM and allthose who reserved the Casey Jones Barbershop Quartet for Valentine's Day....

http://www.jacksonsun.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080223/OPINION09/802230311

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Railroad News - Feb. 27, 2008
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Who's paying the train fare?Nevada Appeal - Carson City,NV,USABy Dave Frank An 18-mile tourist railroad that could face constructiondelays if it doesn't get more money has received over half its funds fromCarson City ...

http://www.nevadaappeal.com/article/20080221/NEWS/414507079

Leaking tanker car stalls train in OaklandDaily Review Online - CA,USABy Eric Nelson, STAFF WRITER OAKLAND -- A railroad tanker car leakingcorrosive material Wednesday morning stopped an Amtrak Capitol Corridortrain in ...

http://www.insidebayarea.com/ci_8323253

Train derailments on the declineNorth Platte Bulletin - North Platte,NE,USA... Bulletin) - 2/21/2008 There is a train derailment accidentsomewhere inthe US every five hours, according to the Federal Railroad Administration....

http://www.northplattebulletin.com/index.asp?show=news&action=readStory&storyID=14053&pageID=3

Shhhh! Here comes the trainCentral Valley Business Times - Stockton,CA,USABNSF Railway has been ordered by the Federal Railroad Administration tostop blowing locomotive horns as its trains pass through parts ofBakersfield. ...

http://www.centralvalleybusinesstimes.com/stories/001/?ID=7914

Train plows through big rig, but no injuries reportedThe Trucker - USAThe Nashville and Eastern Railroad train, made up of eight cars and alocomotive, was being operated by engineer August Pappas of Mt. Juliet,Tenn., ...

http://www.thetrucker.com/News/Stories/2008/2/21/Trainplowsthroughbigrigbutnoinjuriesreported.aspx

Save-the-train campaign gets rolling, barelyAZ Central.com - AZ,USAThe train, a gift from Southern Pacific Railroad, has reposed in PioneerPark since 1958. Generations of Mesa kids frolicked on the old engine, ...

http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/0221mr-train0222.html

Security searches don't faze Amtrak passengersThe News Journal - Wilmington,DE,USAThe railroad is counting on others feeling the same way. To beef upsecurity, Amtrak officials this week announced new security measures thatinclude random ...

http://www.delawareonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080221/NEWS/80221056

Videos may assist crash probeEastOregonian.info (subscription) - OR,USARobert Cooley, pulling a trailer with his Northwest Metal Fabricatorstruck, reported he stopped at a double set of railroad tracks and saw atrain stopped ...

http://www.eastoregonian.info/main.asp?SectionID=13&SubSectionID=48&ArticleID=73708&TM=7855.993

The train has left the stationNorthumberland Today - Cobourg,Ontario,Canada"North America is just full of railroad artifacts, and there's anincredible interest across North America in railways."

http://www.northumberlandtoday.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=913297

Bernie man killed in train accideentSikeston Standard Democrat - Sikeston,MO,USAA vehicle driven by Kevin G. Hunt, 33, of Bernie, was traveling west andstopped on the railroad tracks. It was then stuck by a northbound vehicledriven by ...

http://news.mywebpal.com/partners/865/public/news879602.html

El Mirage incidents include train-vehicle collisionArizona Republic - Phoenix,AZ,USADriver of van was transported to Sun Health Boswell Hospital and cited forstopping on railroad tracks. * At 9:09 pm, El Mirage officers respondedto the ...

http://www.azcentral.com/community/westvalley/articles/0222gl-nwvblotter0223.html

Man killed by train in MarinetteEscanaba Daily Press - Escanaba,MI,USAA 32-year-old man is dead after being hit by a train in Marinette earlyFriday morning. Upon arrival, officers located the body of a male on therailroad ...

http://www.dailypress.net/page/content.detail/id/501612.html?nav=5003

Former trainman heads effort to preserve locomotiveEast Valley Tribune - Mesa,AZ,USABurgess says he came from a family of railroad workers: His mother handedmessages on wooden hoops from the station to the engineers as they drovethrough, ...

http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/story/109705

Our yesterdaysLaconia Citizen - Laconia,NH,USA(LD) One section of a Boston & Maine Railroad snow train came to Laconia,Feb. 19, "for the benefit of expert skiers and snowshoers who desire tomake the ...

http://www.citizen.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080223/GJCOMMUNITY02/983726771/-1/CITNEWS

Bill seeks to reduce noise from train horns in neighborhoodsThe Casper Star Tribune - Casper,WY,USA... a safety measure to warn drivers of a train's approach. In quiet zones,the Federal Railroad Administration allows communities to set up waysidehorns, ...

http://www.casperstartribune.net/articles/2008/02/23/ap-state-wy/d8v069802.txt

Sumant Chak: Dedicated to the backburner?Business Standard - Mumbai,Maharashtra,IndiaFreight railways regularly run trains of 8000 to 40000 tonnes utilising100-300 wagons while Indian railway trains carry 60 tonnes per wagon in atrain of ...

http://www.business-standard.com/common/news_article.php?autono=314780&leftnm=4&subLeft=0&chkFlg=

Train enthusiasts simulate the real rails at annual showNew Bern Sun Journal - New Bern,NC,USARed lights flashed on a railroad crossing sign, greeting hundreds of peoplewho walked through the school to look at the trains. Inside, severalmembers of ...

http://www.newbernsj.com/news/trains_38577___article.html/train_model.html

Editors Roundtable: Railroad noiseGalesburg.com - Galesburg,IL,USAUnder the Federal Railroad Association Train Horn Rule, engineers mustsound horns a minimum of 15 seconds at crossings all day every day. ...

http://www.galesburg.com/opinions/x257794786

Blacksmith begins restoration of historic 1880s railroad carPocono Record - Stroudsburg,PA,USABesides, he said, Stauffer and his crew "are all train enthusiasts."Stauffer's neighbors certainly know this. He has a train whistle mountedinside his ...

http://www.poconorecord.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080224/NEWS/802240337

A look at some of Massachusetts' old commuter rail schedules shows ...Boston Globe - United StatesThe MBTA uses a private contractor, Massachusetts Bay Commuter RailroadCo., to run the service and charges it $100 to $500 in fines for each trainarriving ...

http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2008/02/24/time_lapse

Youngsters, young at heart make quick tracks to model railroad showLawrence Journal World - Lawrence,KS,USAThe love for trains seems to start young, and it was clear at Saturday'sLawrence Model Railroad Train Show and Swap Meet that the fascination onlygrows ...

http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2008/feb/24/youngsters_young_heart_make_quick_tracks_model_rai/?city_local

All aboard! : !`` Model train show brings back memories, makes new ...Benton County Daily Record - Bentonville,AR,USATaylor said he wanted his own model train set and he enjoyed seeing all thetrains at the show. Roy Lange, a member of the Sugar Creek Model Railroadand ...

http://nwanews.com/bcdr/News/59083/

Smoochin' on the Rogue River Railway -- the little engine that couldn'tMail Tribune - Medford,OR,USAIf only the train had kept to its schedule. No matter what engine Barnumbought or what he tried to do, the railroad became a laughing stock. ...

http://www.mailtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080224/NEWS/802240333

Don't miss the 'Freedom Train'Peoria Journal Star - Peoria,IL,USA... freedom via the Underground Railroad and served in the Civil War as anurse and spy with the Union forces. "Harriet Tubman and the FreedomTrain," which ...

http://www.pjstar.com/stories/022408/THE_BFRGG2LB.001.php

Railroad company to upgrade train crossingThe Coloradoan - Fort Collins,CO,USAWhile there's not a lot that can be done about the former, Windsor andGreat Western Railroad officials have been working to improve safety atrailroad ...

http://www.coloradoan.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080224/NEWS01/802240346/1002/CUSTOMERSERVICE02

PATH train riders will travel for free MondayThe Star-Ledger - NJ.com - Newark,NJ,USAOriginally operated by the Hudson and Manhattan Railroad, the system waspurchased by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey from thebankrupted ...

http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2008/02/path_train_riders_will_travel.html

Old train depots preserved, discardedThe Newark Advocate - Newark,OH,USABy the 1970s, railroad business was declining. The last train to leave thePennsylvania station departed in 1970, according to a 2002 Advocatearticle. ...

http://www.newarkadvocate.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080224/UPDATES01/80224009/1002/

Woman's body found along train tracks in AndoverMinneapolis Star Tribune (subscription) - Minneapolis,MN,USASheriff's deputies were called at 9:30 am to the intersection of AndoverBoulevard and the Burlington Northern railroad tracks in Andover. ...

http://www.startribune.com/local/north/15929907.html

Track to realityMetroWest Daily News - Framingham,MA,USA... clerk for the railroad. These visits sparked his interest intrains, hesaid. "I was fascinated that one person, an engineer, ran that huge train,"said ...

http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/news/x1544400596

Grass fire goes wild, blocks train tracksLongmont Daily Times-Call - Longmont,CO,USALONGMONT -- A grass fire went out of control Sunday afternoon, burning 10acres and interrupting train service for 40 minutes before everything wassettled. ...

http://www.timescall.com/News_Story.asp?id=6798

Train trouble in Oslo againAftenposten - Oslo,NorwayTrain commuters had to switch over to bus service when the railroadsuffered more equipment trouble on Monday. Railway NSB, which continuallysuffers from ...

http://www.aftenposten.no/english/local/article2276925.ece

A Century of the PATH TrainGothamist - NY,USAOne hundred years ago today, the Hudson & Manhattan Railroad opened forbusiness with one mission - to get the passengers to and from the variousrailroad ...

http://gothamist.com/2008/02/25/a_century_of_th.php

Suicide suspected in death of woman hit by train in AndoverPioneer Press - St. Paul,MN,USA... Andover Boulevard along the Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroadtracks. Authorities believe the woman was hit by a train sometimearound 1am Sunday. ...

http://www.twincities.com/ci_8359086

Train Whistles Disrupting Peaceful NeighborhoodWLKY - Louisville,KY,USAThe Federal Railroad Administration has changed its safety regulations.Trains are required to sound their horns until certain crossings, likethose in St. ...

http://www.wlky.com/news/15405741/detail.html

Train slams into truckMyFox Tampa Bay - Tampa,FL,USAThe driver of the truck was not hurt, and the train did not derail. Floridatroopers and CSX Railroad are now investigating.

http://www.myfoxtampabay.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?contentId=5875307&version=1&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=3.2.1

Doll, toy and train show keeps on chuggingHagerstown Morning Herald - Hagerstown,MD,USA... doll clothes with her daughter, Sarah, 3, at Sunday's toy, train anddoll show benefitting the Cumberland Valley Model Railroad Club inScotland, Pa. ...

http://www.herald-mail.com/?cmd=displaystory&story_id=186989&format=html

It Went by in a Blur: PATH's 100thNew York Times - United StatesEven long memories do not reach too much farther back than 1962, when thePort Authority of New York and New Jersey took over the ailing railroad....

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/26/nyregion/26path.html?ref=nyregion

Terminal's train traffic to start rolling inThe Virginian-Pilot - Norfolk,VA,USAbased railroad. CSX also recently completed some track clearance projectsin the area to accommodate trains stacked two high with cargo containers....

http://hamptonroads.com/2008/02/terminals-train-traffic-start-rolling

Federal official urges action on train noise
MetroWest Daily News - Framingham,MA,USA
Randall Dickson, the Federal Railroad Administration's program manager forhighway/rail grade crossing safety and trespass prevention, said he firstheard ...

http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/news/x1591367913

Eugene council takes step to quiet train hornsThe Register-Guard - Eugene,OR,USAPeter DeFazio, D-Ore., for help in getting federal funds to pay for safetyimprovements at downtown and Whiteaker neighborhood railroad crossings. ...

http://www.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/dt.cms.support.viewStory.cls?cid=69578&sid=1&fid=7

Commerce City's whistle stop zonesDenver Post - Denver,CO,USAMore and more of the 3000 communities that line the Burlington NorthernSanta Fe Railroad are looking to quiet zones as way to deal with trainnoise, ...

http://origin.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_8362903

Ipswich selectmen seeking train whistle waiverThe Salem News - Beverly,MA,USAEither action would comply with the requirements of the Federal RailroadAdministration's new train whistle rules. In June 2005, the federal agencyissued ...

http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_057070517.html

'Twas A Grand Ride On Rails Of HistoryTheDay - New London,CT,USA... sleeping on a train, which makes perfect sense. Forty years ago, aninnocent doze could have cost him his job as a porter on the Union PacificRailroad. ...

http://www.theday.com/re.aspx?re=ec7b07eb-207c-46d5-b7d1-90c122713606

Three die in railroad train accidents in E. OklahomaKSWO - Lawton,OK,USA(AP) - Three people have died in two accidents involving railroadtrains inEastern Oklahoma. A man was hit by a train Monday morning as he walkedacross ...

http://www.kswo.com/Global/story.asp?S=7893381

Train depot may move if city gets itCasa Grande Valley Newspapers - Casa Grande,AZ,USABy HAROLD KITCHING, Staff Writer It is not yet certain, but many feel thatthe city will end up having to move it from its location by the railroadtracks ...

http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=19332591&BRD=1817&PAG=461&dept_id=68561&rfi=6

Eugene council takes step to quiet train hornsThe Register-Guard - Eugene,OR,USA
... Larsen looked at installing new double-arm crossing gates, which wouldprevent motorists from sneaking across railroad tracks while a trainapproaches. ...

http://www.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/dt.cms.support.viewStory.cls?cid=69578&sid=4&fid=1

Woman killed by train identified as Andover resident
Pioneer Press - St. Paul,MN,USA
... was found along the railroad tracks in Andover this past weekend asKatelyn Marie Horton. The Anoka County Sheriff's Office said a train struckHorton, ...

http://www.twincities.com/allheadlines/ci_8368341

Eugene council takes step to quiet train hornsThe Register-Guard - Eugene,OR,USA
... Larsen looked at installing new double-arm crossing gates, which wouldprevent motorists from sneaking across railroad tracks while a trainapproaches. ...

http://www.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/dt.cms.support.viewStory.cls?cid=69578&sid=4&fid=1

Workers prep West Avenue for its new railroad overpassAshtabula Star-Beacon - Ashtabula,OH,USAThe merger created a lot of train traffic along a northern Ohio corridor,which frequently clogs crossings. Conneaut was the first Ashtabula County...

http://www.starbeacon.com/local/local_story_057202615.html

Children, media welcome storybook engine famous for its power of ...Palestine Herald Press - Palestine,TX,USA... State Railroad welcomed The Little Engine That Could(tm) to thePalestine Depot Tuesday morning. Although technically Media Day for thespecialty train, ...

http://www.palestineherald.com/homepage/local_story_058030737.html?keyword=leadpicturestory

Effort aims to halt deathsTulsa World - Tulsa,OK,USA"Definitely, don't ever try to beat a train." Police cited 12 motoristsTuesday for trying to beat trains or for failing to stop completely whenrailroad ...

http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?articleID=20080227_238_A9_hTuls84228

Fernley man writes resource for railroad buffsLahontan Valley News - Fallon,NV,USAWhen the mishap occurred at age 6, his grandfather, a Pennsylvania railroadconductor, gave him his first Lionel model train to help occupy him duringhis ...

http://www.lahontanvalleynews.com/article/20080227/News/231689644
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