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Volume 13 - issue 036

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Date: September 05, 2020 07:35AM

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Amtrak 191 leads the southbound Coast Starlight from Jack London Oakland passing a remenant of the Southern Pacific. The tricolor round signals replacement sits about 100 yards south of this location, another piece of the SP going away.

Tim Loftus photo

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Scheduled News

Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad to resume train rides in time for fall foliage
[www.cincinnati.com]

Plans for Potomac River train bridges, which could lead to expanded Roanoke Amtrak service, move forward
[www.wsls.com]
and
Long Bridge rail project clears major hurdle
[www.rtands.com]

Texas ranked number one for train collisions
[www.kgns.tv]

Platform improvements underway at River Forest train station
[www.chicagotribune.com]

80 new passenger trains will start 12 Sept; reservation begins 10 Sept: Full list
[www.livemint.com]

UN-Habitat delivers technical studies for the Maya Train planning in Mérida
[www.theyucatantimes.com]

Metrolink restoring some service from San Fernando Valley to Ventura County
[www.dailynews.com]

Effort underway to save Southwest Chief
[www.kob.com]

Brazil looking into resuming production of train rails
[www.bnamericas.com]

Big Sky Passenger Rail Authority grows to 9 Montana counties; others to follow
[www.kpax.com]

Brightline shaves almost a year from Florida rail project using precast tunnel system
[www.constructiondive.com]

Newly completed Swiss tunnel to transform European rail travel
[www.dw.com]

Southeastern train services to offer 50,000 extra seats from Monday, September 7
[www.kentonline.co.uk]

Rajkot division of Western Rly flags off first train carrying industrial salt
[indianexpress.com]

Pulling up in Hamilton, 'the future of public transport'
[www.stuff.co.nz]

GO Transit increasing service on all routes
[www.680news.com]

LNER to increase their services from Edinburgh to London on Monday
[theedinburghreporter.co.uk]

Railroad to re-lay, upgrade lines between Fort Wayne and Muncie
[wpta21.com]

Union Pacific to lay off employees, says Bailey Yard consolidation isn't related
[kearneyhub.com]

BNSF to take over route operated by California short line
[trn.trains.com]

Transportation union criticizes Amtrak job cuts
[www.timesunion.com]

Dalton to serve as VRE CEO
[www.rtands.com]

SMART moves forward on freight acquisition
[www.marinij.com]

BNSF Agrees to Maintain Safety Measures on Asbestos-contaminated Sections of Rail in Libby
[flatheadbeacon.com]

Armenian Government Settles Dispute with National Railway Network Managed by Russia Company
[massispost.com]

Egypt Receives 5th Batch of Railway Locomotives From U.S.
[allafrica.com]

Britain begins work on new high-speed railway
[www.macaubusiness.com]

First under-river subway with full connectivity—MTA’s Canarsie Tunnel
[www.rtands.com]

Brooklyn Queens Connector may be another victim of the pandemic
[www.rtands.com]

Running Extra

NJ Transit Moves To Ban Man From Trains After New Sex Charge
[patch.com]

Final boiler tests for steam locomotive 828 completed
[www.railadvent.co.uk]

Appeal launched to keep steam locomotive 60163 Tornado in steam
[www.railadvent.co.uk]

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> [hr]
> [size=small][color=#3333FF]Trainnews.org does not
> vet the accuracy of the articles referenced in
> this posting. The content of the links is the sole
> responsibility of the original provider.
> [/color][/size]
> [hr]
> [b][i][u]This Issue's Photo[/u][/i][/b] Please
> send photos to photos@trainnews.org
> [hr]
> Amtrak 191 leads the southbound Coast Starlight
> from Jack London Oakland passing a remenant of the
> Southern Pacific.  The tricolor round signals
> replacement sits about 100 yards south of this
> location, another piece of the SP going away.
> 
> Tim Loftus photo
> 
> [attachment 70 090520_0001.jpg]
> 
> [size=small][color=#3333FF]Photos shared are the
> property of the photographer, if you wish to share
> the images please email admin@trainnews.org and we
> will give you contact information in order to
> obtain their premission.  Unless otherwise noted
> please do not share the images in this web site.
> Thank You[/color][/size]
> [hr]
> [b][i][u]Scheduled News[/u][/i][/b]
> [hr]
> 
> Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad to resume train
> rides in time for fall foliage
> https://www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/202
> 0/09/04/cuyahoga-valley-scenic-railroad-resume-tra
> in-rides-time-fall/5714916002/
> 
> Plans for Potomac River train bridges, which could
> lead to expanded Roanoke Amtrak service, move
> forward
> https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2020/09/05/plans-f
> or-potomac-river-train-bridges-which-could-lead-to
> -expanded-roanoke-amtrak-service-move-forward/
> and
> Long Bridge rail project clears major hurdle
> https://www.rtands.com/rail-news/long-bridge-rail-
> project-clears-major-hurdle/
> 
> Texas ranked number one for train collisions 
> https://www.kgns.tv/2020/09/04/texas-ranked-number
> -one-for-train-collisions/
> 
> Platform improvements underway at River Forest
> train station
> https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/river-fores
> t/ct-rfl-metra-platform-project-tl-0910-20200904-d
> 7xag2bnyrglddm25b4r6mqaou-story.html
> 
> 80 new passenger trains will start 12 Sept;
> reservation begins 10 Sept: Full list
> https://www.livemint.com/news/india/railways-to-ru
> n-40-pairs-of-new-special-trains-from-12-sept-rese
> rvation-begins-10-sept-11599303145976.html
> 
> UN-Habitat delivers technical studies for the Maya
> Train planning in Mérida
> https://www.theyucatantimes.com/2020/09/un-habitat
> -delivers-technical-studies-for-the-maya-train-pla
> nning-in-merida/
> 
> Metrolink restoring some service from San Fernando
> Valley to Ventura County 
> https://www.dailynews.com/2020/09/04/metrolink-res
> toring-some-service-from-san-fernando-valley-to-ve
> ntura-county/
> 
> Effort underway to save Southwest Chief
> https://www.kob.com/new-mexico-news/effort-underwa
> y-to-save-southwest-chief/5851746/
> 
> Brazil looking into resuming production of train
> rails 
> https://www.bnamericas.com/en/news/brazil-looking-
> into-resuming-production-of-train-rails
> 
> Big Sky Passenger Rail Authority grows to 9
> Montana counties; others to follow
> https://www.kpax.com/news/missoula-county/big-sky-
> passenger-rail-authority-grows-to-9-montana-counti
> es-others-to-follow
> 
> Brightline shaves almost a year from Florida rail
> project using precast tunnel system
> https://www.constructiondive.com/news/brightline-s
> haves-almost-a-year-from-florida-rail-project-usin
> g-precast-tun/584711/
> 
> Newly completed Swiss tunnel to transform European
> rail travel
> https://www.dw.com/en/newly-completed-swiss-tunnel
> -to-transform-european-rail-travel/a-54820789
> 
> Southeastern train services to offer 50,000 extra
> seats from Monday, September 7
> https://www.kentonline.co.uk/kent/news/extra-50-00
> 0-seats-on-kents-rail-services-233289/
> 
> Rajkot division of Western Rly flags off first
> train carrying industrial salt
> https://indianexpress.com/article/india/rajkot-div
> ision-of-western-rly-flags-off-first-train-carryin
> g-industrial-salt-6583681/
> 
> Pulling up in Hamilton, 'the future of public
> transport'
> https://www.stuff.co.nz/waikato-times/news/1226761
> 98/pulling-up-in-hamilton-the-future-of-public-tra
> nsport
> 
> GO Transit increasing service on all routes
> https://www.680news.com/2020/09/04/go-transit-incr
> easing-service-on-all-routes/
> 
> LNER to increase their services from Edinburgh to
> London on Monday
> https://theedinburghreporter.co.uk/2020/09/lner-to
> -increase-their-services-from-edinburgh-to-london-
> on-monday/
> 
> Railroad to re-lay, upgrade lines between Fort
> Wayne and Muncie 
> https://wpta21.com/2020/09/04/railroad-to-re-lay-u
> pgrade-lines-between-fort-wayne-and-muncie/
> 
> Union Pacific to lay off employees, says Bailey
> Yard consolidation isn't related 
> https://kearneyhub.com/news/state-and-regional/uni
> on-pacific-to-lay-off-employees-says-bailey-yard-c
> onsolidation-isnt-related/article_5d220535-76cb-59
> 74-b574-48826f150ecb.html
> 
> BNSF to take over route operated by California
> short line
> https://trn.trains.com/news/news-wire/2020/09/04-d
> igest-bnsf-to-take-over-route-operated-by-californ
> ia-short-line
> 
> Transportation union criticizes Amtrak job cuts
> https://www.timesunion.com/business/article/Transp
> ortation-union-criticizes-Amtrak-job-cuts-15543850
> .php
> 
> Dalton to serve as VRE CEO
> https://www.rtands.com/passenger/dalton-to-serve-a
> s-vre-ceo/
> 
> SMART moves forward on freight acquisition 
> https://www.marinij.com/2020/09/04/smart-move-forw
> ard-on-freight-acquisition/
> 
> BNSF Agrees to Maintain Safety Measures on
> Asbestos-contaminated Sections of Rail in Libby
> https://flatheadbeacon.com/2020/09/04/bnsf-agrees-
> maintain-safety-measures-asbestos-contaminated-sec
> tions-rail-libby/
> 
> Armenian Government Settles Dispute with National
> Railway Network Managed by Russia Company
> https://massispost.com/2020/09/armenian-government
> -settles-dispute-with-national-railway-network-man
> aged-by-russia-company/
> 
> Egypt Receives 5th Batch of Railway Locomotives
> From U.S.
> https://allafrica.com/stories/202009050257.html
> 
> Britain begins work on new high-speed railway
> https://www.macaubusiness.com/britain-begins-work-
> on-new-high-speed-railway/
> 
> First under-river subway with full
> connectivity—MTA’s Canarsie Tunnel
> https://www.rtands.com/passenger/first-under-river
> -subway-with-full-connectivity-mtas-canarsie-tunne
> l/
> 
> Brooklyn Queens Connector may be another victim of
> the pandemic
> https://www.rtands.com/rail-news/brooklyn-queens-c
> onnector-may-be-another-victim-of-the-pandemic/
> 
> [b][i][u]Running Extra[/u][/i][/b]
> [hr]
> 
> NJ Transit Moves To Ban Man From Trains After New
> Sex Charge
> https://patch.com/new-jersey/hoboken/nj-transit-wa
> nts-ban-man-trains-after-sex-charge-report
> 
> Final boiler tests for steam locomotive 828
> completed
> https://www.railadvent.co.uk/2020/09/final-boiler-
> tests-for-steam-locomotive-828-completed.html
> 
> Appeal launched to keep steam locomotive 60163
> Tornado in steam
> https://www.railadvent.co.uk/2020/09/appeal-launch
> ed-to-keep-steam-locomotive-60163-tornado-in-steam
> .html

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