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Just try commuting. Frustrating ain't it...
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...especially from Connecticut ta the Big Apple by Metro North, the old New Haven's replacement. http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/metro-north-suffers-power-failure-crippling-nation-2nd-largest-commuter-railroad-article-1.1468192
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Computer fuck up... That's how!
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CTA investigating how train left station, causing crash By Jon Hilkevitch, Wes Venteicher, Ellen Jean Hirst and Carlos Sadovi Tribune reporters12:59 p.m. CDT, September 30, 2013 The CTA is investigating how an out-of-service train left the Forest Park station this morning, colliding he...
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North Dakota sets oil, gas production highs
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The Dakota's both are the new frontier in oil production today. Cranking out 100+ tanker trainloads daily from multiple places. I hope you take the time to watch this video as it... effected me. There are areas of employment for you if you can drive a truck or a train. The Dakota's is just as hostile envi...
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Another BIG merger?
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Checkin' CN, and CP earlier... This came up: Kansas City Southern on Track for Takeover: Real M&A By Brooke Sutherland & Frederic Tomesco - May 17, 2013 7:33 AM PT If it does happen... Kansas City Southern, it won't be cheap, judging from their current revenue sheet. The outfit is in pretty g...
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Does it matter what CP does in South Dakota?
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If they're locked out of the coal fields in Wyoming... Canadian Pacific, South Dakota at odds over railroad deal 23 hours ago Associated Press SIOUX FALLS, S.D. Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. and the state of South Dakota are at odds over whether the railroad has met its obligation to invest $...
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Extreme railroading-Russian style
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Big-ass megaproject done by GazProm the biggest natural gas company in the world. Check it out. Never seen anything like it in the lower 48! (Perhaps Alaska Railroad) But this project is huge! http://www.gazprom.com/press/reports/2013/yamalskiy-express/ The pics are stunning!...
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Spain Train Crash: Dozens Killed And Injured
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Mercury has been direct since the 20th so we still got the Uranus square Pluto celestial influence "twist" to basically all disaster whether it be railroad orientated or not but the railroads have had some pretty spectular disasters to contend with and now this latest in Spain. Spain Tr...
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Swiss police say 35 injured in train collision
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http://bigstory.ap.org/article/police-several-injured-swiss-train-collision-- Edited by The Krink on Tuesday 30th of July 2013 12:29:07 AM
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NTSB: Bad eyesight likely caused Okla. train crash
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http://bigstory.ap.org/article/doctor-driver-okla-train-wreck-had-bad-eyes
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Maybe Cy knows all about this outfit
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Seems ta poster Uke this "Worst maintained..." could be ascribed to a few shorties, and spin offs from any of our former bigs... Imagine running like this! Hate ta try pickin' this crap off the...
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Japan tests 310mph bullet train
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Its seems the USA is stuck in some sort of "time-warp" as far as anything "high-speed" on its railroads. Meanwhile around the world, high-speed trains/transit have gone into some unheard of speeds from a North American point of view. So why hasnt that happened here. Think it c...
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Railroad "Turnpike"?
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http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20130529/BLOGS02/130529793/Plan floated for $3 billion Chicago rail bypass Would Chicago's often-congested freight rail system run more smoothly if someone built a toll railroad to bypass the city to the south? Some may call that sensible, and o...
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Another "Train Crash!"
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This time it's Missouri. And this one involves the two Western Bigs.. Two freight trains collide in Missouri, seven injured Sat May 25, 2013 12:08pm EDT (Reuters) - Two freight trains collided at a rail intersection in southeastern Missouri on Saturday, triggering the collapse of a highway ove...
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Metro-North Trains Collide in Connecticut, 60 Injured
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This event happens under the influence of the Mercury square Neptune aspect. When I worked for the RR, always got nervous reporting for duty with any adverse aspects with Mercury. A train derailing into another train takes "a celestial aspect" to make that possible. Metro-North Trai...
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Two Are Accused in Canada of Plotting Train Derailment
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http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/23/world/americas/2-arrested-in-plot-to-attack-passenger-train-canada-says.html?_r=0
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Very few details...
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...other than these: Mississippi River closed at Vicksburg after barges hit bridgePublished April 22, 2013Associated Press VICKSBURG, Miss. The Mississippi River remains closed as authorities work to determine whether a sunken barge was a navigation hazard. The Coast Guard closed the riv...
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Railroad directional horn installation under way
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This so revolutionary, instead of the train sounding the horn past these crossings, they will have horns at each crossing blowing a horn "towards auto traffic". Hard to see/hear how this is going to cut down on the amount of noise required for a train approaching a grade crossing. Railro...
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Chicken Player LOOSER
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Hated the chicken players: Teen dies playing chicken with train Vivian Ho Updated 8:31 pm, Friday, April 12, 2013 Austin Price was a sweet and caring 15yearold boy, the type who was quick to pay compliments and always asking how others were faring, his friends said. He was the kind of boy who liked to...
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Train cars derail in Minnesota, spill crude oil
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With all the volitile aspects going here last of March, it was inevitable that somehow it would zero-in on the latest development of oil-trains now running around now and the what happens if it derails. Well we got atleast one... Train cars derail in Minnesota, spill crude oil http://news.yahoo.c...
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Who's gonna win this race GE, or CAT/EMD?
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Seems we've tried this before, but now that natural gas is a more abundant, cleaner, cheaper fuel... They're about ta try again! http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-03-06/ge-races-caterpillar-on-lng-trains-to-curb-buffett-cost.html
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Oil boom bringing trainloads of crude oil through Washington .
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The oil train traffic "recieving" has been ramping up in the GPNW for last couple months. I knew it would be just a matter of time before the media got involved/ aware. I still cant think of any time period where the media/public is so involved in what the railroad does. Short of a diesel spill...
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Security To Be Tightened At LIRR After Copper Thefts
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There is a tendancy working on the railroad on a daily basis year after year, to find some things you might want to bring home...it starts off small like a pen or box of Scott paper towels or package of Xerox paper. I've known some persons on the railroad that really got into the "larger recovery eff...
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Time for rail consolidation?
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http://seekingalpha.com/article/1115131-time-for-rail-consolidation?source=yahooTime For Rail ConsolidationThe continuing oil boom in North Dakota and Texas has created a unique opportunity for railroad consolidation.Berkshire Hathaway's (BRK.A) Burlington Northern would be t...
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'Jersy Transit Rail news
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N.J. Transit Restores Pre-Sandy NY Rail Service Jan. 14 By Terrence Dopp - Jan 11, 2013 8:36 AM PT New Jersey Transit said its commuter-train service into New York will be fully restored as of Jan. 14, 11 weeks after Hurricane Sandy destroyed rail cars and tracks and brought the system to a standstill....
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Amtrak shoppin' trip...
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...seems as though our venerable long distance passenger outfit's searching for some new equipment (locomotives and cars) for the more popular, highly-travelled routes. Read more: [url]http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-12-13/amtrak-plans-to-replace-all-high-speed-acela-trai...
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