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...about GE-unk locomotive business. They wanna shed their schitt...and get back to their 'core' bizness... Light bulbs, home appliances, medical devices, and lending money. How in the fuck do ya come to a point like this after 110 years as a business leader, and an original member of the Dow-Jones...
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Krinksylvania.
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At the capital city Olympia... Protesters are busy in a futile attempt to stop trains from carrying oil (fracked oil especially/specifically) through their city. Sheesh, not again! Most of these folks drive cars fueled by gasoline. How else do they travel to the capital to protest, or attend city c...
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106 Reindeer kilt by Norway trains last 4-days
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Portland. Maine. This time.
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http://www.pressherald.com/2017/11/18/downeaster-train-hits-car-stuck-on-tracks-no-one-injured/ How the fuck do ya get your car 'stuck' on the tracks? Apparently people are more imaginative than we know! Which leads to this; What would Jeezuss do? Go ahead ask...
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More of the same...
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...weather. Non-stop precip. In liquid form. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Thz5Gap7cc
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Ya say ya wanna sue 'em? Call Bob Pines first!
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He knows all there is ta know about suing, and winning large sums of money from the railroads for 'personal' loss. So ya lost both legs eh? Well after all you KNOW beyond the shadow of a doubt, that the railroad planned this! And chopped off your legs. On purpose! http://www.sacbee.com/news/local/a...
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Holy crapola! A tie as a weapon?
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That's overkill ain't it? http://www.lex18.com/story/36754859/police-man-beat-lexington-woman-to-death-with-railroad-tie That dood must be huge! Just liftin' one strains the brain! Damn
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Livingston. Montana. And the legacy of the NP, BN, BNSF, and now MRL
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Nice old (toxic) town. Kinda of a tourist trap these days, but its railroad past still haunts the town. And with Trump's gutting of EPA, it's likely to be polluted forever... http://tinyurl.com/ybyknbfu
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They weren't killed, so that's okay right?
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It happened on LAMCO this time, so the usual Harry man Award goes out da winder this year! well nobody really cares anyway! http://tinyurl.com/ybx6lzsr Wait, wait...the Harry man Awards don't exist any more, right? LAMCO hasn't won one for a loooong-ass time anyway, have they? Not since David Good...
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AMTK fulfills a suicide at Bellingham WA
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This story could have slipped through the cracks if it weren't for my weekly phone call to my mother in Bellingham. She says did you hear about the young woman that got kilt by an AMTK train in Bellingham...no. So nothing on the TV news or in the newspaper I saw about that. This happened Oct 9th with Sun/M...
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Anybody know this dood?
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Apparently somebody knows him, or knows of him, or about him. He put in 30 years of service with CSX, or a predecessor outfit. Most likely after his military service, which included TWO tours in Vietnam. https://portcitydaily.com/2017/10/03/obits-john-l-johnny-peele-205067/
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FRA HOURS OF SERVICE APP NOW AVAILABLE VIA IPHONE
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FRA HOURS OF SERVICE APP NOW AVAILABLE VIA IPHONEThe Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has now made their Hours of Service (HOS) App available for download in the iPhone app store. Those wishing to download the app, should search for FRA HOS Manual.The HOS app was developed to provide users wit...
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BNSF ballast train
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She was running towards Spokane after some main-line work along the Pasco cutoff. BNSF main follows the former NP route, which ran towards Pasco from Spokane. These pics were along I-90 at Sprague Lake east of Ritzville -- Edited by Uke on Tuesday 12th of September 2017 11:28:38 PM
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Seems like the big outfit is gonna lay off more non-essential workers. http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Union-Pacific-Railroad-makes-position-cuts-in-12169011.php#photo-14038515
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Egypt. The country of that is...
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Train collision in northern Egypt kills 43; 122 injured Two trains are seen after they collided just outside Egypts Mediterranean port city of Alexandria, Aug. 11. (Ravy Shaker/AP)By Mohammed Wagdy and Menna Zaki|AP August 11 at 4:16 PM ALEXANDRIA, Egypt Two passenger trains collided on Fri...
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More HillBilly 'cost cuts' to save big bucks
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And this may just be the start. Since his aim id to make HIS railroad the best, most efficient, and lowest cost, safest railroad in the US! He'll shed all the 'extras' that do nothing for his plans. Like so called 'safety equipment,' or PPE (Personal Protective Equipment). "You don't need it, we don't p...
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More of that "ungood" (bad news for Philly!)
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Found on the FB sight, posted by Phreddie and Troll's phriend SeaCaucus http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/jenice_armstrong/3-legs-lost-by-kids-in-train-accidents-20170725.html This shit is hard to wrap the mind around... Is it the latest 'thing' among teens, ta show up at scho...
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Apparently Amrtrak has more blood on its hands this morning, after on of its DC bound trains struck and killed two CSX crewmen adjacent to its tracks approaching Union Station last night. Details: http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/amtrak-train-kills-two-railroad-employees-in-downtow...
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Another 'mishap' for slAmtrak. Poor guys, and gals! With schitt like this, job security can't be considered as a plus! http://komonews.com/news/local/amtrak-train-derails-in-steilacoom-injuries-reported
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More bad news for Uncle Pete
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Since last year's derailment/fire at Mosier, Oregon the state of Oregon is imposing new rules on unit oil trains moving through the state, over UP/BNSF rails. http://klcc.org/post/oregon-lawmakers-advance-measure-aimed-rail-spill-disasters This may spell the end for Bakken crude head...
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No go for Uncle Pete!
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Wasco County, and the Columbia river Gorge Protection Commission has officially, and likely permanently killed UP's track expansion plans through the Gorge. Is it a 'done deal,' as they say? It's doubtful as we go to press. But going by what the governors of TWO states rule, it might as will be taken a...
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Uncle Warren's outfit?
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Not many details other than the 'victim' was 41 year old woman 'walking' along railroad tracks in Ft. Worth, Texas. Suicide? Murder? Local police are investigating. One conclusion; train crew are likely taken out of service. http://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/community/fort-worth/...
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Other news today. Railroad news that is.
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Texas this time. it's usually, but not always Texas. However this time it is. North of Austin. Somewhere. http://www.statesman.com/news/local/freight-railroad-cars-derail-bertram-injuries-reported/TZ6lLXZkFFx26jyHjCThwO/
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Anybody wanna buy a caboose?
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The City of Prineville, Oregon has one for sale, since they don't really need it. You can probably get it fairly cheap, although ya gotta move it from Prineville to wherever. That may cost more'n than the thing's worth, but you could live in it if ya wanted... http://registerguard.com/rg/news/loca...
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Washington. The REAL Washington!
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FEATURE NEWS Train Rams Abandoned Vehicle On Railroad Tracks In Monroe Another tale of trusting the GPS April 01, 2017 End result of the train-car confrontation. Photo: Monroe Police. Larger image below LARGER IMAGE of above. End result of the train-car confrontation. Photo: Monroe Police. CL...
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