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Steam locomotives, and their fans, to gather in Sunol
The Pacific Locomotive Association's Niles Canyon Railway plans to fire up and operate four steam locomotives at the same time on its rail line between Sunol and the Niles neighborhood of Fremont.
Ledger Dispatch - Fri, 05 Mar 2010 04:51:21 GMT

Prolific graffiti tagger arrested
With the arrest of a 21-year-old man, Omaha police say they have caught the city's most prolific graffiti tagger.
Omaha World-Herald - Sat, 27 Feb 2010 09:12:56 GMT

LRA grants railroad option to purchase industrial park
The Jo-Carroll Depot Local Redevelopment Authority agreed recently, to grant the Riverport Railroad a three-year option to purchase a 400-acre industrial park at the former Savanna Army Depot 20 miles north of the Thomson Correctional Center.
Clinton Herald - Wed, 10 Feb 2010 08:00:00 GMT

Old Water Train sparked love-hate reaction
Sept. 1, 1960, was a bittersweet day for San Bernardino residents as they witnessed the last Water Train rumbling ponderously through the streets of the city.
San Bernardino County Sun - Tue, 23 Feb 2010 03:25:34 GMT

Railroad renaissance
The former Weyerhaeuser rail maintenance facility near Tenino, now owned by the City of Tacoma, houses two large locomotives that are being refurbished by Global Locomotive.
The News Tribune - Sun, 21 Feb 2010 19:47:40 GMT

Duluth railroad museum offers glimpse into railroading heyday
DULUTH, Ga. For 40 years, the Southeastern Railway Museum has been dedicated to the preservation of Georgia Railroad's History.
Examiner.com - Sat, 30 Jan 2010 15:17:39 GMT

Surplus of parked and underused cars to hang over industry for years
WASHINGTON, D.C. - All across North America, freight railcars that were parked when the economy was in a tailspin are slowly coming back on line.
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen - Tue, 16 Feb 2010 16:38:54 GMT

Railcars Return Slowly
All across North America, freight railcars that were parked when the economy was in a tailspin are slowly coming back on line.
The Journal of Commerce Online - Tue, 16 Feb 2010 02:45:35 GMT

LRA grants railroad option to purchase industrial park
The Jo-Carroll Depot Local Redevelopment Authority agreed recently, to grant the Riverport Railroad a three-year option to purchase a 400-acre industrial park at the former Savanna Army Depot 20 miles north of the Thomson Correctional Center.
Clinton Herald - Wed, 10 Feb 2010 08:00:00 GMT

LRA grants railroad option to purchase industrial park
The Jo-Carroll Depot Local Redevelopment Authority agreed recently, to grant the Riverport Railroad a three-year option to purchase a 400-acre industrial park at the former Savanna Army Depot 20 miles north of the Thomson Correctional Center.
Clinton Herald - Wed, 10 Feb 2010 19:46:21 GMT

Mining industry has long history of violence
This railroad opened a gateway to the then untapped coalfields of Southern West Virginia.
Examiner.com - Sat, 06 Feb 2010 08:00:00 GMT

Museum Milestone, 2005: Flagler Kenan Pavilion Gives Railcar a New Home
Housing Henry M. Flagler's restored private railcar, No. 91, the Flagler Kenan Pavilion offers dramatic views through its many arched windows.
Palm Beach Daily News - Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:43:51 GMT

Fifty Years of Milestones: Highlights from the Flagler Museum time line
In New York on June 5, 1959, Jean Flagler Matthews is seated during the signing of the articles of incorporation for the new Flagler Museum.
Palm Beach Daily News - Sat, 06 Feb 2010 21:22:12 GMT

Bi-county agency grants option on 400 acres
SAVANNA – The Jo-Carroll Depot Local Redevelopment Authority agreed to give Riverport Railroad a 3-year option to buy a 400-acre industrial park at the former Savanna Army Depot 20 miles north of Thomson Correctional Center, Executive Director Diane M. Komiskey said in a news release Friday.
The Daily Gazette - Fri, 05 Feb 2010 08:00:00 GMT

Duluth railroad museum offers glimpse into railroading heyday
DULUTH, Ga. For 40 years, the Southeastern Railway Museum has been dedicated to the preservation of Georgia Railroad's History.
Examiner.com - Mon, 25 Jan 2010 08:00:00 GMT

TRANSPORTATION: Winter Ends for the High-Speed Rail Lobby
The transportation world is buzzing over the President's visit to Florida Thursday, reportedly to announce the lucky recipients of $8 billion in stimulus funds for high-speed rail projects.
The Center for Public Integrity - Wed, 27 Jan 2010 23:14:17 GMT

In Indiana, hard times still ride rails
FORT WAYNE, Ind. - Officially, the recession likely is over, but the trains that haul the freight that chugs through the economy still aren't burning up the tracks.
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen - Tue, 26 Jan 2010 20:01:38 GMT

Hard times still ride rails
Chris Baker loads flat-roll steel onto railcars at the Steel Dynamics mill in Butler.
Journal Gazette - Mon, 25 Jan 2010 19:33:16 GMT

French Railroad Buys Swiss Equipment Firm
European Union competition regulators Jan. 25 approved the takeover by France's state railway SNCF of Geneva-based Ermewa, a leading railcar and rail container leasing firm.
The Journal of Commerce Online - Mon, 25 Jan 2010 18:29:28 GMT

Chris Baker loads flat-roll steel onto railcars at the Steel Dynamics mill in Butler.
SDI is close to its record number of truckloads of steel departing each day as train traffic continues to lag.
Journal Gazette - Mon, 25 Jan 2010 08:19:51 GMT

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