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Date: July 10, 2021 08:48AM

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UP 1979, WE ARE ONE was on display at the Sunset Station in San Antonio TX. SP 794, a 2-8-2 which is on permanent display kept her company. The only folks around were a few railfans, and a couple of curious passerby’s.

Norm Schultze photo

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Scheduled News

Railway research body develops versatile black box for trains
[www.ajudaily.com]

Las Vegas train station land was once eyed for casino project
[www.reviewjournal.com]

Canada orders 48-hour halt to train movement in parts of B.C. after wildfires
[www.reuters.com]

Dallas-Houston bullet train opposition group wants Texas Supreme Court to reconsider its case
[www.dallasnews.com]

Redlands eyes safety as passenger trains proposed for San Timoteo Canyon
[www.redlandsdailyfacts.com]

Siemens lands $3.4 billion hybrid train order from U.S. Amtrak
[www.reuters.com]
and
Amtrak’s fleet modernization plan includes historic firsts
[runwaygirlnetwork.com]

'Maglev' train debate hits high speeds in Baltimore
[foxbaltimore.com]

Glass-bottomed panda train debuts in China
[www.cnn.com]

TRA reforms progressing in wake of deadly train crash: MOTC
[focustaiwan.tw]

BNSF Railway says vehicle struck a mixed-freight train Tuesday night near Commercial Street
[www.news-leader.com]

Mexico City-Toluca train 7 years under construction, 3 more to go
[www.laprensalatina.com]

State to welcome back Amtrak trains with special events
[vermontbiz.com]

The Future of Italy's Dolce Vita Might Be on These Luxury Sleeper Trains
[www.travelandleisure.com]

Battery-powered trains could be a climate game changer. Is everyone all aboard?
[www.latimes.com]

South Africa’s Transnet Investigates Coal Train Line Derailments
[www.bloomberg.com]

Canadian National makes final pitch for $33.6B railroad deal
[www.americanpress.com]

Canadian National’s final railroad pitch impacts possible BR-NOLA passenger service
[www.businessreport.com]

Biden to Target Railroads, Ocean Shipping in Executive Order
[www.wsj.com]
and
The impact of Biden's executive orders on the railroad industry
[www.bnnbloomberg.ca]

Railroad Company CSX Files More Information In Pan Am Takeover Quest
[www.mainepublic.org]

Report: Railroads adapted to volatile pandemic conditions
[www.progressiverailroading.com]

Oceanside’s railroad quiet zone takes effect this week
[www.sandiegouniontribune.com]

UP closes railroad line through northern California until Lava Fire damage is repaired
[www.statesmanjournal.com]

Former treasurer of Port Huron and Detroit Railroad Historical Society gets jail time for larceny
[www.thetimesherald.com]

STB Chair Oberman ‘welcomes’ Biden’s executive order
[www.progressiverailroading.com]

Tshiuetin Rail Receiving C$55MM to Modernize
[www.railwayage.com]

IAIS marks founder Banner's centennial
[www.progressiverailroading.com]

Historic steam locomotive finds a new home at Niles Canyon Railway
[www.pleasantonweekly.com]

CSX reports ESG progress made in 2020
[www.progressiverailroading.com]

NC Railroad Records Record Highest Growth in Freight Revenue
[illinoisnewstoday.com]

How the cruel Denver winters devastated RTD’s oldest railroad traces
[dailycoloradonews.com]

BART turns to goats to help manage vegetation
[www.progressiverailroading.com]

Union Pacific's 'Big Boy' to return to North Platte during Rail Days Aug. 6-8
[kearneyhub.com]

Towhey: Union Push for Increased Staffing At Odds With Green Goals of Expanded Rail
[roanoke.com]

CP (CP) Comments on Biden Executive Order Addressing Competition in the American Economy
[www.streetinsider.com]

District judge orders Union Pacific to keep jobs in Palestine for now
[www.kltv.com]

Uzbekistan to extend railroad from Surkhandarya to KP province: Ambassador
[dailytimes.com.pk]

Caltrain delays station opening
[www.progressiverailroading.com]

Running Extra

A Guest Appearance: Rail speeders whiz down the Ithaca Central Railroad
[www.ithaca.com]

Are Electric Trains the Future for the American Railroad?
[www.govtech.com]

FreightWaves Classics: Federal Railroad Administration focuses on railroad safety
[www.freightwaves.com]

Know the Road with the CHP: Do you legally have to keep the road clear for cross traffic?
[abc30.com]

Two Projects for the Eel River Gain Momentum
[baynature.org]

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> [hr]
> Ed. Message - Now that the country is opening up
> get out and enjoy trains. Please send you photos
> to photos@trainnews.org.
> [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]
> 
> UP 1979, WE ARE ONE was on display at the Sunset
> Station in San Antonio TX.   SP 794, a 2-8-2 which
> is on permanent display kept her company.   The
> only folks around were a few railfans, and a
> couple of curious passerby’s.
> 
> Norm Schultze photo
> 
> [attachment 106 071021_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]
> 
> Railway research body develops versatile black box
> for trains
> http://www.ajudaily.com/view/20210708155048724
> 
> Las Vegas train station land was once eyed for
> casino project
> https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/business-co
> lumns/real-estate-insider/las-vegas-train-station-
> land-was-once-eyed-for-casino-project-2397055/
> 
> Canada orders 48-hour halt to train movement in
> parts of B.C. after wildfires
> https://www.reuters.com/world/canada-orders-48-hou
> r-halt-train-movement-parts-british-columbia-after
> -wildfires-2021-07-09/
> 
> Dallas-Houston bullet train opposition group wants
> Texas Supreme Court to reconsider its case
> https://www.dallasnews.com/news/transportation/202
> 1/07/08/dallas-houston-bullet-train-opposition-gro
> up-wants-texas-supreme-court-to-reconsider-its-cas
> e/
> 
> Redlands eyes safety as passenger trains proposed
> for San Timoteo Canyon 
> https://www.redlandsdailyfacts.com/2021/07/09/redl
> ands-eyes-safety-as-passenger-trains-proposed-for-
> san-timoteo-canyon/
> 
> Siemens lands $3.4 billion hybrid train order from
> U.S. Amtrak
> https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportat
> ion/siemens-lands-34-billion-hybrid-train-order-us
> -amtrak-2021-07-07/
> and
> Amtrak’s fleet modernization plan includes
> historic firsts
> https://runwaygirlnetwork.com/2021/07/09/amtrak-fl
> eet-modernization/
> 
> 'Maglev' train debate hits high speeds in
> Baltimore
> https://foxbaltimore.com/news/local/op-eds-highlig
> ht-growing-debate-over-high-speed-maglev-train
> 
> Glass-bottomed panda train debuts in China
> https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/glass-bottom-pa
> nda-train-chengdu-china-intl-hnk/index.html
> 
> TRA reforms progressing in wake of deadly train
> crash: MOTC
> https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202107100011
> 
> BNSF Railway says vehicle struck a mixed-freight
> train Tuesday night near Commercial Street
> https://www.news-leader.com/story/news/local/ozark
> s/2021/07/07/vehicle-hit-bnsf-mixed-freight-train-
> derailed-18-cars-springfield-crash-accident-missou
> ri-railroad/7885985002/
> 
> Mexico City-Toluca train 7 years under
> construction, 3 more to go
> https://www.laprensalatina.com/mexico-city-toluca-
> train-7-years-under-construction-3-more-to-go/
> 
> State to welcome back Amtrak trains with special
> events
> https://vermontbiz.com/news/2021/july/06/state-wel
> come-back-amtrak-trains-special-events
> 
> The Future of Italy's Dolce Vita Might Be on These
> Luxury Sleeper Trains
> https://www.travelandleisure.com/trip-ideas/bus-tr
> ain/italy-treno-della-dolce-vita-luxury-sleeper-tr
> ain-debut-in-2023
> 
> Battery-powered trains could be a climate game
> changer. Is everyone all aboard?
> https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-07-0
> 5/battery-powered-locomotives-zero-emission-train-
> future
> 
> South Africa’s Transnet Investigates Coal Train
> Line Derailments
> https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-07-06
> /south-africa-s-transnet-investigates-coal-train-l
> ine-derailments
> 
> Canadian National makes final pitch for $33.6B
> railroad deal 
> https://www.americanpress.com/news/business/canadi
> an-national-makes-final-pitch-for-33-6b-railroad-d
> eal/article_061f4675-5e0c-501b-a567-dea4ddfbe933.h
> tml
> 
> Canadian National’s final railroad pitch impacts
> possible BR-NOLA passenger service
> https://www.businessreport.com/business/canadian-n
> ationals-final-railroad-pitch-impacts-possible-br-
> nola-passenger-service
> 
> Biden to Target Railroads, Ocean Shipping in
> Executive Order 
> https://www.wsj.com/articles/biden-to-target-railr
> oads-ocean-shipping-in-executive-order-11625736601
> 
> and
> The impact of Biden's executive orders on the
> railroad industry
> https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/economics/video/the-im
> pact-of-biden-s-executive-orders-on-the-railroad-i
> ndustry~2239049
> 
> Railroad Company CSX Files More Information In Pan
> Am Takeover Quest 
> https://www.mainepublic.org/business-and-economy/2
> 021-07-07/railroad-company-csx-files-more-informat
> ion-in-pan-am-takeover-quest
> 
> Report: Railroads adapted to volatile pandemic
> conditions 
> https://www.progressiverailroading.com/rail_indust
> ry_trends/news/Report-Railroads-adapted-to-volatil
> e-pandemic-conditions--63932
> 
> Oceanside’s railroad quiet zone takes effect
> this week 
> https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/communities/n
> orth-county/oceanside/story/2021-07-04/oceansides-
> railroad-quiet-zone-takes-effect-this-week
> 
> UP closes railroad line through northern
> California until Lava Fire damage is repaired
> https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/2021/0
> 7/07/union-pacific-closes-siskiyou-line-until-lava
> -fire-damage-repaired/7896275002/
> 
> Former treasurer of Port Huron and Detroit
> Railroad Historical Society gets jail time for
> larceny
> https://www.thetimesherald.com/story/news/2021/07/
> 08/former-treasurer-local-historical-society-gets-
> jail-time-larceny/7899976002/
> 
> STB Chair Oberman ‘welcomes’ Biden’s
> executive order 
> https://www.progressiverailroading.com/federal_leg
> islation_regulation/news/STB-Chair-Oberman-welcome
> s-Bidens-executive-order--63967
> 
> Tshiuetin Rail Receiving C$55MM to Modernize
> https://www.railwayage.com/news/canadas-tshiuetin-
> rail-receiving-c55mm-to-modernize/
> 
> IAIS marks founder Banner's centennial 
> https://www.progressiverailroading.com/short_lines
> _regionals/news/IAIS-marks-founder-Banners-centenn
> ial--63920
> 
> Historic steam locomotive finds a new home at
> Niles Canyon Railway
> https://www.pleasantonweekly.com/news/2021/07/07/h
> istoric-steam-locomotive-finds-a-new-home-at-niles
> -canyon-railway
> 
> CSX reports ESG progress made in 2020 
> https://www.progressiverailroading.com/csx_transpo
> rtation/news/CSX-reports-ESG-progress-made-in-2020
> --63961
> 
> NC Railroad Records Record Highest Growth in
> Freight Revenue
> https://illinoisnewstoday.com/nc-railroad-records-
> record-highest-growth-in-freight-revenue/284743/
> 
> How the cruel Denver winters devastated RTD’s
> oldest railroad traces
> https://dailycoloradonews.com/how-the-cruel-denver
> -winters-devastated-rtds-oldest-railroad-traces/
> 
> BART turns to goats to help manage vegetation 
> https://www.progressiverailroading.com/mow/news/BA
> RT-turns-to-goats-to-help-manage-vegetation--63955
> 
> 
> Union Pacific's 'Big Boy' to return to North
> Platte during Rail Days Aug. 6-8 
> https://kearneyhub.com/news/state-and-regional/uni
> on-pacifics-big-boy-to-return-to-north-platte-duri
> ng-rail-days-aug-6-8/article_7c582e18-b6d3-5c0c-83
> e7-c20cd0807054.html
> 
> Towhey: Union Push for Increased Staffing At Odds
> With Green Goals of Expanded Rail 
> https://roanoke.com/opinion/columnists/towhey-unio
> n-push-for-increased-staffing-at-odds-with-green-g
> oals-of-expanded-rail/article_be0b5416-b8e4-11eb-a
> d6b-533045cedd99.html
> 
> CP (CP) Comments on Biden Executive Order
> Addressing Competition in the American Economy
> https://www.streetinsider.com/Corporate+News/CP+%2
> 8CP%29+Comments+on+Biden+Executive+Order+Addressin
> g+Competition+in+the+American+Economy/18662355.htm
> l
> 
> District judge orders Union Pacific to keep jobs
> in Palestine for now
> https://www.kltv.com/2021/07/08/district-judge-ord
> ers-union-pacific-retain-employment-palestine/
> 
> Uzbekistan to extend railroad from Surkhandarya to
> KP province: Ambassador
> https://dailytimes.com.pk/786188/uzbekistan-to-ext
> end-railroad-from-surkhandarya-to-kp-province-amba
> ssador/
> 
> Caltrain delays station opening 
> https://www.progressiverailroading.com/passenger_r
> ail/news/Caltrain-delays-station-opening--63922
> 
> [b][i][u]Running Extra[/u][/i][/b]
> [hr]
> 
> A Guest Appearance: Rail speeders whiz down the
> Ithaca Central Railroad 
> https://www.ithaca.com/news/ithaca/a-guest-appeara
> nce-rail-speeders-whiz-down-the-ithaca-central-rai
> lroad/article_33f46b60-df44-11eb-9095-7fbb84562a6a
> .html
> 
> Are Electric Trains the Future for the American
> Railroad?
> https://www.govtech.com/fs/are-electric-trains-the
> -future-for-the-american-railroad
> 
> FreightWaves Classics: Federal Railroad
> Administration focuses on railroad safety
> https://www.freightwaves.com/news/freightwaves-cla
> ssics-federal-railroad-administration-focuses-on-r
> ailroad-safety
> 
> Know the Road with the CHP: Do you legally have to
> keep the road clear for cross traffic?
> https://abc30.com/driving-road-safety-chp-californ
> ia-highway-patrol/10875804/
> 
> Two Projects for the Eel River Gain Momentum
> https://baynature.org/2021/07/09/two-projects-for-
> the-eel-river-gain-momentum/

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