Jan 7th 2009

Can we all Say.. Flu Go away Now! Get outta here! Leave, Expelled!
Excommunicated! ... Well anyhow I been sick and stressed the last couple of days.. the highlight of the week is out of that Stress I went to do a small jump as I was trying to release some of my agression but instead I did a high flying kick oh yeah! leaped about as high as I am tall.. I guess this means my crapola leg is starting to feel better.. when I go to do a small hop and end up doing that.. oh yes I just remembered I do not know my own strength half of the time makes sense...

Anyhow onto the news... My Mother claims Mexico the entire country as of Jan 1st legalized marijuana... .. Interesting but it maybe a rumor...

I say do not prohibit anything give it a safe use limit, legalize it tax it.. if its dangerous or deadly have special areas where medical personell are always on hand... where they are not allowed to leave the premises until they are sobered up or until it safe to do... That is how I feel on it.

Ever feel like all but three friends in the whole world just pretend to be your friend, and really do not care? I feel that way alot lately..
I feel like the local law system has failed me, I feel like the school system has failed me, and we all know I feel like this thing called family has failed... And in the end I hate myself for trusting these so called support groups and systems.... and for thinking some people were really good friends, when all they were was people who are users, liars, and thieves....

Some day I hope.. That I can reform a friendship group.. but the world has gotten to the point where everyone walks around with "Trust no one" tatooed on their forhead... and it's sad... But I admit I am getting very close to that point myself...

Okay newsie news news
- DNatureofDTrain
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Wii sports best selling game ever
http://videogames.yahoo.com/feature/wii-sports-is-best-selling-game-ever/1276855

"I was in class with a girl who swallowed her gum so much is was on the largest gum masses they had to surgeically remove from her stomach.. She had one heck of a show and tell video.. So after that never swallow gum" - DNatureofDTrain

Gulp! Mexico tells citizens to swallow their gum
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090107/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/lt_mexico_gummed_up

"Why breif why not find a way to deal with this a different way, Even nutty groups like Hamas and Alquida will meet at the tables for peaceful negotiations in the end no one really likes wars" - DNatureofDTrain

Israel orders brief halt, then Gaza fight resumes
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090107/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_israel_palestinians

Obama has lunch with 4 presidents
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090107/ap_on_go_pr_wh/the_presidents__club

Casey Jones

Making the most of the breakJackson Sun - Jackson,TN,USAShe said they also went to Casey Jones Home and Railroad Museum. "I likedspending time with my family and Christmas day," said Ziequieria Hoyle, 12....

http://www.jacksonsun.com/article/20090103/NEWS01/901030308/1002


Dead's Lesh: 'We've got some unfinished music'CNN International - USA... so expect performances of "Truckin'," "Casey Jones," perhaps the band'ssole Top 10 hit, "Touch of Grey," and maybe even the Holy Grail of Deadjams, ...

http://edition.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Music/01/06/grateful.dead/

Bob Wooten: Back when the world was ruled by recordsNorthern Virginia Daily - Strasburg,VA,USAAt the time, everyone heard "Casey Jones," a song about a doomed trainengineer, on the Top 40 stations. But finding "Cumberland Blues" and "UncleJohn's ...

http://www.nvdaily.com/news/2009/01/back-when-the-world-was-ruled.html

Railroad News

Communities' acquisition of railroad awaits procedural saleSpinal Column Online - Waterford,MI,USAJanuary 07, 2009 - The Michigan Star Clipper Dinner Train made its finalrun on Wednesday, Dec. 31, closing a 24-year chapter in Walled Lake'shistory but ...

http://www.spinalcolumnonline.com/Articles-i-2009-01-07-68382.113117_Communities_acquisition_of_railroad_awaits_procedural_sale.html

"There is so much crap to this particular incident.. It even has the Ghost of Casey Jones peeved... ya know BLAME IT ON THE DEAD GUY.. another classic where the corportation does not care about their employees... so they focus on one tiny error they did and try to paint that out as the huge cause.. Metrolink like other railroads when they do this start a chain reaction and the events keep reoccuring until the Railroad company itself takes responsibility for it's faults, or either merges or goes bankrupt. Yes, Engineer did wrong here but the company needs to also look at what they to themselves did wrong... instead of going all big brotherly about it all..."- DNatureofDTrain

Lawyer: Train engineer regularly used cell phoneMSNBC - USAAnother employee said he called managers at Connex Railroad LLC aboutRobert Sanchez's constant cell phone use about two weeks before the Sept....

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28529955/

Metro-North Makes Its M-7 Train Cars More Bike-FriendlyStreetsblog - New York,NY,USAby Aaron Naparstek on January 7, 2009 The Metro-North Railroad's M-7 traincars now offer special accommodations for passengers traveling withbicycles, ...

http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/01/07/metro-north-makes-its-m-7-train-cars-more-bike-friendly/

No final decision on Lebanon train problemLebanon Western Star - Lebanon,OH,USAFirst, several members of city council — including Mayor Amy Brewer —insist on Lebanon Mason and Monroe Railroad, the only users of the track,...

http://www.western-star.com/n/content/oh/story/news/local/2009/01/07/ws010809lebbudget.html

The Ski Train: Colorado's quiet treasureCNN - USAThere is one occasional hitch to riding the train. It shares the track withthe Union Pacific Railroad and at times has to stop or pullover to make wayfor ...

http://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/getaways/01/07/ski.train/

Looking back on the disaster that injured hundredsNBC Augusta - Georgia,South Carolina,USAAfter a railroad worker failed to switch a track, a train carrying chlorinegas smashed into a parked train, quickly releasing a cloud of gas thatspread ...

http://www.nbcaugusta.com/news/topstories/37176214.html

Officials praise railway purchaseFranklin Park Herald Journal - Oak Park,IL,USAThe inner suburbs and Chicago will see a decrease in freight train trafficover the next three years. That leaves local officials happy. ...

http://www.pioneerlocal.com/franklinpark/news/1364785,fp-rail-010709.article

"Um ... STOP! "- DNatureofDTrain

What to do at railroad crossingsTimes Daily - Florence,AL,USAThose include: when an electric or mechanical signal warns of anapproaching train. when the crossing gate is lowered or a flagman signals atrain is ...

http://www.timesdaily.com/article/20090107/ARTICLES/901070328/1031?Title=What_to_do_at_railroad_crossings

Wenham Museum’s 19th Model Railroad Hobby ShowHamilton-Wenham Chronicle - Beverly,MA,USAMost importantly, model train and railroad experts will be on hand toanswer your questions, discuss scenery building and layout construction,...

http://www.wickedlocal.com/hamilton/fun/entertainment/entertainment_calendar/x2094353117/Wenham-Museum-s-19th-Model-Railroad-Hobby-Show

Going undergroundRiverside Brookfield Landmark - Oak Park,IL,USA... to help fund the construction of a pedestrian tunnel underneath theBurlington Northern-Santa Fe Railroad tracks just west of the trainplatforms. ...

http://www.rblandmark.com/main.asp?SectionID=3&SubSectionID=3&ArticleID=4526&TM=83419.15

"mmhmm.......oh you mean they knew? .. of... course they did... " - DNatureofDTrain

Bosses of Texting Engineer Are Accused in Rail CrashNew York Times - United StatesThe plaintiffs’ lawyers said at a news conference that a co-worker of Mr.Sanchez had told managers at Connex Railroad, a contractor that providesengineers ...

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/07/us/07rail.html?ref=us

Bringing Salt To West VirginiaWBOY-TV - Clarksburg,WV,USA"It's more economical on the railroad because they can haul so much morefreight on one train as opposed to the small amount that can go on atruck," says ...

http://www.wboy.com/story.cfm?func=viewstory&storyid=49528

"Speeet Operation Lifesavor has a town to target here.. " - DNatureofDTrain

Elk Grove police plan railroad safety sweepSacramento Bee - CA, USA17 after he was hit by a train while walking on railroad tracks near hisElk Grove home. The engineer reportedly sounded the horn and applied thebrakes, ...

http://www.sacbee.com/static/weblogs/crime/archives/018338.html

Light rail adds caution at busy Tempe intersectionArizona Republic - Phoenix,AZ,USAThis one is between streets with signals so has a standard railroad gateand warning lights in addition to several signs.

http://www.azcentral.com/news/traffic/lightrail/articles/2009/01/06/20090106metrocrash0106-ON.html

Metrolink Death Train Operators AccusedLA Weekly - Los Angeles,CA,USA... of the 2008 disaster has concluded that Sanchez was texting fellowrailroad enthusiasts moments before Train 111 plowed head-on into a freighttrain. ...

http://blogs.laweekly.com/ladaily/crime/metrolink-death-train-operator/

Railroad car company stops production but SMART trains on trackSanta Rosa Press Democrat - Santa Rosa,CA,USABy BOB NORBERG The Colorado manufacturer of the passenger railcarsinitially chosen by transit planners for the Sonoma-Marin commute trainservice has gone ...

http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20090106/NEWS/901060293/1350?Title=Railroad_car_company_stops_production_but_SMART_trains_on_track

"And the plot thickens..." - DNatureofDTrain

Attorneys in Metrolink crash promise 'explosive' new detailsLos Angeles Times - CA,USA“They also new that ... employees had violated railroad rules prohibitinguse of cellphones while operating trains.” The lawsuit provided nospecifics about ...

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2009/01/attorneys-repre.html

Martinsburg trainspotters watch trains go byWest Virginia Public Broadcasting - Charleston,WV,USAIt tells railroad employees whether there are problems like leaks or hotaxles. The defect detector also helps Rob figure out the size of eachtrain. ...

http://www.wvpubcast.org/newsarticle.aspx?id=7294

Lawsuits continue in wake of deadly Graniteville train wreckThe State - Columbia,SC,USA"There is no evidence ... that 'discharges' regulated under the (CleanWater) Act reached 'navigable waters of the United States,'" the railroad'sattorneys ...

http://www.thestate.com/breaking/story/641150.html

HCL AXON Partners With CN to Develop iCREW, an Industry Solution ...CNNMoney.com - USAWhile iCREW initially will be targeted at the train crew deploymentrequirements of the railroad industry, HCL AXON's development team willwork with ...

http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/marketwire/0463845.htm

Cohoes looks to quiet train hornsTroy Record - Troy,NY,USABy Danielle Sanzone COHOES — The Spindle City is looking for acost-effective approach to getting the eight railroad crossings up tofederal standards so ...

http://www.troyrecord.com/articles/2009/01/06/news/doc4962f4e9d5e6e526618749.txt

Railroad Companies Look Derail New Safety Plan In LouisianaKSLA-TV - Shreveport,LA,USAThat's because under the new program, the Pubic Service Commission wouldwork with federal railroad officials, to train, and have access to railroadrecords ...

http://www.ksla.com/Global/story.asp?S=9621212&nav=menu50_2

Railroad official: Tracks at derailment site repairedBeckley Register-Herald - Beckley,WV,USA... County train derailment site have been repaired, but no cause for lastFriday’s accident has been determined, according to a railroad official....

http://www.register-herald.com/local/local_story_005204436.html

Amtrak apologizes for delayed train tripHollandSentinel.com - Holland,MI,USAAmtrak also said CSX and Norfolk Southern informed the company that therailroad between Chicago and Grand Rapids was fine, so they moved forwardwith ...

http://www.hollandsentinel.com/news/x2094351394/Amtrak-apologizes-for-delayed-train-trip

Manville project aims to curb railroad noise, odors, trafficNew Brunswick Home News Tribune - New Brunswick,NJ,USACurrently, Tierney said, only one train can travel at a time on the tracks,while the other train has to wait. The goal of the project is designed to...

http://www.mycentraljersey.com/article/20090105/NEWS/901050388

"I Recived this in an email from the NIRAM Yahoogroups it is a pdf file to download" - DNatureofDTrain

Here is the list of "Ready-to-go" passenger rail projects for the federal economic stimulus program, compiled by the States for Passenger Rail Coalition.Projects are listed for Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa and Missouri, but none for Nebraska or Kansas.

http://www.s4prc.org/inthenews/2008news/stimulus_2.pdf
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"I had to do a double look.. Milton.. did not .. oh Milton, FL.. not Milton, WI." - DNatureofDTrain

Train derails in MiltonSanta Rosa Press Gazette - Santa Rosa,FL,USAOf these, the six engines and 13 of the cars jumped the tracks while thetrain was headed east. Reports say several yards of railroad track are tornfrom ...

http://www.srpressgazette.com/news/train_5815___article.html/tsubooka_railroad.html

Take the train (Long Island Railroad) to premium outlet shoppingExaminer.com - USAPlease return to the shuttle stop 20 minutes before train time. For moreinfo: Tanger Outlets at the Arches, 152 The Arches Circle, Deer Park, NY11729, ...

http://www.examiner.com/x-2022-Long-Island-Travel-Examiner~y2009m1d2-Take-the-train-Long-Island-Railroad-to-premium-outlet-shopping

Making tracksTuscaloosa News (subscription) - Tuscaloosa,AL,USAShe referred to statistics supplied by Norfolk Southern through the FederalRailroad Administration that indicate a decrease in vehicle-traincollisions in ...

http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/article/20090103/NEWS/901020269/1007?Title=Making_tracks

Rising costs around corner for commutersPoughkeepsie Journal - Poughkeepsie,NY,USA... Metro-North Railroad riders are bracing - make that cringing - for fareincreases that could require them to pay 29 percent more to travel bytrain. ...

http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/article/20090103/NEWS01/901030321/1006

Rising costs around corner for commutersPoughkeepsie Journal - Poughkeepsie,NY,USA... Metro-North Railroad riders are bracing - make that cringing - for fareincreases that could require them to pay 29 percent more to travel bytrain. ...

http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/article/20090103/NEWS01/901030321/1006

Living In Suffern, NY When the Town Line Is the State LineNew York Times - United States... he walks four minutes to the railroad station, his coat collar turnedup against the cold. He times it so there’s no waiting for the train toHoboken, ...

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/04/realestate/04livi.html

"Oh sure how come they did not do things like this when I was in girl scouts.. Instead that Mary Kay Lady came, and she made me put on make-up cringes... I smiled and pretended I liked it but the moment that pink car pulled out of the parking lot I darted to the bathroom and washed that Illusional junk right off my face. :d .. Awh yes Girl scouts.. the only thing good about it was the cookies, the badges and the sashes.. the rest of it.. to me stunk.. and I hated it.. well other than the cultural part and tasting different cultural foods.. But that you can do without girl scouts. I had more fun sneaking into the boyscout groups and helping my boyscout friends earn their badges.. They got to do all the real stuff not stand there and look pretty with big brains.. not offence meant to girl scout members or people who liked it.. Just, that group and myself totally clashed.. I could not be who I am as a gender bender when forced to be all feminine... that is not the way for me." - DNatureofDTrain

Girl Scouts Prepare for Cookie SeasonNTV - Kearney,NE,USAThis year the Girl Scouts partnered with Union Pacific Railroad to create acookie train . With cars fashioned out of different assortments and boxesof ...

http://www.nebraska.tv/Global/story.asp?S=9610573

Train's broken axle delays commutersLower Hudson Journal news - West Harrison,NY,USAThe damaged axle stopped a seven-car Metro-North Railroad train at 7 am,"derailing" two of the train's wheels and forcing the 500 morning commutersto ...

http://lohud.com/article/20090102/NEWS02/901020380/-1/SPORTS

Deadly LIRR crossing replaced with underpass-bridge systemNewsday - Long Island,NY,USABY CHRISTINA HERNANDEZ christina.hernandez@newsday.com A Mineola railroadcrossing where a man was killed more than a decade ago and where a womannearly ...

http://www.newsday.com/iphone/ny-lilirr0312324454jan03,0,6657974.story

Car hit by train in Olathe was parked on tracks, spokesman saysKansas City Star - MO,USAA motorist fatally struck by a train this morning in Olathe was parked onthe tracks and didn't attempt to move as the train approached, a railroad...

http://www.kansascity.com/637/story/961661.html

Upside Down Car Found on Railroad BridgeWFMZ-TV Online - Allentown,PA,USA... that left a car sitting on its roof on a railroad overpass. The car wasfound on the train tracks over the Warren Street Bypass yesterdayafternoon. ...

http://wfmz.com/view/?id=600334

Feds approve $1.3 billion for new Amtrak, NJ Transit train bridgeNJ.com - NJ,USAIn a 23-page document, the Department of Railroad Administration contendsthe added train capacity will lead to fewer automobile trips across theHudson ...

http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2009/01/feds_approve_13_billion_for_ne.html

Train buffs lose their longtime Irondequoit Mall homeMPNnow.com - Rochester,NY,USABut when the mall’s corridors are closed to the public sometime nextmonth, an unassuming little club of railroad enthusiasts will lose theirhub. ...

http://www.mpnnow.com/news/x512371731/Train-buffs-lose-their-longtime-Irondequoit-Mall-home

Train Hits Vehicle In Olathe, Killing ManKCTV5 News - Kansas City,MO,USAA freight train hit a vehicle on a railroad crossing, killing a man earlyFriday morning. Police were sent to the wreck shortly before 6 am, ...

http://www.kctv5.com/news/18399507/detail.html

Don't play or walk on railroadNortheast Georgian - Cornelia,GA,USADo not hunt, fish or bungee jump from railroad trestles. There is onlyenough clearance on the tracks for a train to pass. Trestles are not meantto be ...

http://www.thenortheastgeorgian.com/articles/2009/01/02/news/opinions/opinion.txt

Driver Dies After Train Pushes Car On TracksMyFox Kansas City - Kansas City,MO,USAOne person died Friday morning after their car was pushed by a train fornearly a mile. The accident happened at a railroad crossing at Dennis andKansas in ...

http://www.myfoxkc.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?contentId=8182855&version=3&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=3.1.1

The Lookout: Action-packed film exposes 'Children of Winter'The Daily News of Newburyport - Newburyport,MA,USA... and an array of railroad artifacts will be on display, train videoswill be playing in the society's library and there will be a sale of trainitems. ...

http://www.newburyportnews.com/pulife/local_story_366214526.html

Thats it for todays Railroad news..
Have a good day all.
- DNatureofDTrain