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Volume 16 - issue 009

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Date: February 26, 2023 10:05AM

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UP 6600 rolls through Marion TX on a balmy winters day. That solid train of tankers is placarded 1987. That is the Hazmat Code for ethanol.

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Notice: Next weeks edition #10 has been annulled, as we are getting away to visit the narrow guage in Oahu for a week or so. Trainnews will return with issue #11. Thanks

Domestic News (Canada, Mexico and USA)

Norfolk Southern train derails near Greensboro
[www.witn.com]

LIRR full service at Grand Central Madison begins Monday with notable schedule changes
[abc7ny.com]

Lawmakers introduce bill that would require ultra-high-speed rail project to extend to Eugene
[www.opb.org]

US freight trains are getting longer – is that safe?
[www.newscientist.com]

North America Is Getting Its First-Ever Zero-Emission Train This Summer
[www.thrillist.com]

What's New: Overnight Train Travel Through the U.S.
[www.aarp.org]

Hot box detectors didn’t stop the East Palestine derailment. Research shows another technology might have
[www.cnn.com]

Breakfast links: WMATA teases possible 8000-series Metro train design
[ggwash.org]

New details about deadly train derailment in Montana
[www.krtv.com]

Union Pacific train derails in Stanislaus County, investigation underway
[www.kcra.com]

Brightline rolls closer to starting train services between Miami and Orlando
[news.yahoo.com]

Commuter train from Chico to Sacramento in the works
[krcrtv.com]

Why Section 5 Of The Maya Train Will Be One Of The Most Scenic Train Routes In Mexico
[thecancunsun.com]

Planned Tulum airport to have onsite Maya Train station
[mexiconewsdaily.com]

RIDOT: Pawtucket-Central Falls train station hitting 400 boardings daily
[www.wpri.com]

Readout of Federal Railroad Administration and Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Activities in East Palestine, O.H.
[www.transportation.gov]

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire posts 8% drop in operating earnings as railroad business sags
[www.marketwatch.com]

Durbin, Duckworth lead call to pause railroad merger after Ohio derailment
[www.chicagobusiness.com]

Railroad’s plan to haul waxy crude through Colorado’s mountains needs $2 billion in government-approved bonds
[coloradosun.com]

Rotary plows, spreaders and flangers: The tools used to clear snow from railroad tracks
[fox40.com]

Norfolk Southern is third railroad to offer paid sick time
[www.gpb.org]

Boise moves forward with application to reopen Pioneer railroad line
[arbiteronline.com]

Coast Guard OKs three-week closing of St. Lucie River bridge while Brightline makes repairs
[www.tcpalm.com]

FRA Releases Scenario-Based Training Research Report
[www.railwayage.com]

Montreal port unveils five-year infrastructure investment plan
[www.progressiverailroading.com]

MTI awarded $15 million for transportation research
[www.progressiverailroading.com]

CN employee, pensioner fund raises record donations
[www.progressiverailroading.com]

Alaska Railroad accepts entries for 2024 annual print ideas
[www.newsminer.com]

STB Arbitration Program Sidelined
[www.railwayage.com]

Chicago Regional Rail Leaders Plan for Post-COVID Future
[www.railwayage.com]

Northwest Railway Museum Acquires Last ‘Cascades’ Talgo Series VI Car
[railfan.com]

Canada Rail Rates ‘Among Lowest in World,’ Report
[www.railwayage.com]

New Railway Will Connect Las Vegas To California
[963kklz.com]

BNSF, TCU and NCFO Agreed to Paid Sick Leave
[www.railwayage.com]

Consumers Energy donates locomotive to Coopersville and Marne Railway
[www.fox17online.com]

Possible Paths to New-Tech Safety Improvements
[www.rtands.com]

Transit Briefs: MARTA, NYMTA, WMATA
[www.railwayage.com]

CN Launches Consolidated Shipment-Tracking Tool
[www.railwayage.com]

International News

The extraordinary train lifeline behind Ukraine’s Rail Force One
[www.cnn.com]

This scenic slow train from Nagoya to Toyama offers some of the best views in Japan
[www.lonelyplanet.com]

Transportation officials in Spain resign over botched new train order
[www.npr.org]

First new Tyne and Wear Metro train arrives in UK
[www.bbc.com]

Metro scraps wi-fi plan on new trains over cost
[www.bbc.com]

UAE’s Etihad Rail: Freight railway launched, what’s next?
[www.zawya.com]

France’s NGE to build 330km high-speed railway in Egypt
[www.globalconstructionreview.com]

China's first sea-crossing high-speed railway under construction
[english.news.cn]

Serbia to receive largest-ever EU grant to rebuild railway
[www.euractiv.com]

Breathing new life back into the battery train project – Great Western Railway spends and pushes forward
[economyclassandbeyond.boardingarea.com]

RFI awards contract for new railway in Southern Italy
[www.railtech.com]

Running Extra

'Comedy of errors': MBTA train removed from Interstate 495 after daylong debacle
[www.wcvb.com]

Take a train ride through a Northern California “rainforest” this March
[www.timeout.com]

25 Years of Union Pacifc on Donner Pass
[railfan.com]

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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]
> 
> UP 6600  rolls through Marion TX on a balmy
> winters day.   That solid train of tankers is
> placarded 1987.  That is the Hazmat Code for
> ethanol.  
> 
> Norm Schultze Photo
> 
> [attachment 213 022623_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] Notice: [/b] Next weeks edition #10 has been
> annulled, as we are getting away to visit the
> narrow guage in Oahu for a week or so.  Trainnews
> will return with issue #11.  Thanks
>  
> [b][i][u]Domestic News[/u][/i][/b] (Canada, Mexico
> and USA)
> [hr]
> 
> Norfolk Southern train derails near Greensboro
> https://www.witn.com/2023/02/25/norfolk-southern-t
> rain-derails-near-greensboro/
> 
> LIRR full service at Grand Central Madison begins
> Monday with notable schedule changes
> https://abc7ny.com/lirr-train-schedule-grand-centr
> al-madison-opens/12883244/
> 
> Lawmakers introduce bill that would require
> ultra-high-speed rail project to extend to Eugene
> https://www.opb.org/article/2023/02/25/cascadia-bu
> llet-train-pacific-northwest-transportation-portla
> nd-seattle-eugene-politics/
> 
> US freight trains are getting longer – is that
> safe?
> https://www.newscientist.com/article/2360956-us-fr
> eight-trains-are-getting-longer-is-that-safe/
> 
> North America Is Getting Its First-Ever
> Zero-Emission Train This Summer
> https://www.thrillist.com/news/nation/first-zero-e
> mission-train-north-america
> 
> What's New: Overnight Train Travel Through the
> U.S.
> https://www.aarp.org/travel/travel-tips/transporta
> tion/info-2023/new-routes-services-overnight-train
> -trips.html
> 
> Hot box detectors didn’t stop the East Palestine
> derailment. Research shows another technology
> might have 
> https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/25/us/ohio-train-derai
> lment-bearing-vibration/index.html
> 
> Breakfast links: WMATA teases possible 8000-series
> Metro train design
> https://ggwash.org/view/88645/breakfast-links-wmat
> a-teases-possible-8000-series-metro-train-design
> 
> New details about deadly train derailment in
> Montana
> https://www.krtv.com/news/montana-and-regional-new
> s/new-details-about-deadly-train-derailment-in-mon
> tana
> 
> Union Pacific train derails in Stanislaus County,
> investigation underway
> https://www.kcra.com/article/union-pacific-train-d
> erails-stanislaus-county-investigation-underway/42
> 995466
> 
> Brightline rolls closer to starting train services
> between Miami and Orlando
> https://news.yahoo.com/brightline-rolls-closer-ope
> ning-commuter-150842825.html
> 
> Commuter train from Chico to Sacramento in the
> works
> https://krcrtv.com/news/local/commuter-train-from-
> chico-to-sacramento-in-the-works
> 
> Why Section 5 Of The Maya Train Will Be One Of The
> Most Scenic Train Routes In Mexico
> https://thecancunsun.com/why-section-5-of-the-maya
> -train-will-be-one-of-the-most-scenic-train-routes
> -in-mexico/
> 
> Planned Tulum airport to have onsite Maya Train
> station
> https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/tulum-airport-to-
> have-maya-train-station/
> 
> RIDOT: Pawtucket-Central Falls train station
> hitting 400 boardings daily 
> https://www.wpri.com/news/local-news/blackstone-va
> lley/ridot-pawtucket-central-falls-train-station-h
> its-400-boardings-per-day/
> 
> Readout of Federal Railroad Administration and
> Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety
> Administration Activities in East Palestine, O.H.
> https://www.transportation.gov/briefing-room/reado
> ut-federal-railroad-administration-and-pipeline-an
> d-hazardous-materials-safety
> 
> Warren Buffett’s Berkshire posts 8% drop in
> operating earnings as railroad business sags
> https://www.marketwatch.com/story/warren-buffetts-
> berkshire-posts-8-drop-in-operating-earnings-as-ra
> ilroad-business-sags-58a054fd
> 
> Durbin, Duckworth lead call to pause railroad
> merger after Ohio derailment
> https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/illinois-
> lawmakers-ask-freight-railroad-merger-pause
> 
> Railroad’s plan to haul waxy crude through
> Colorado’s mountains needs $2 billion in
> government-approved bonds 
> https://coloradosun.com/2023/02/24/uinta-basin-rai
> lway-bonds/
> 
> Rotary plows, spreaders and flangers: The tools
> used to clear snow from railroad tracks 
> https://fox40.com/news/local-news/nevada-county/ro
> tary-plows-spreaders-and-flangers-the-tools-used-t
> o-clear-snow-from-railroad-tracks/
> 
> Norfolk Southern is third railroad to offer paid
> sick time
> https://www.gpb.org/news/2023/02/23/norfolk-southe
> rn-third-railroad-offer-paid-sick-time
> 
> Boise moves forward with application to reopen
> Pioneer railroad line
> https://arbiteronline.com/2023/02/23/boise-moves-f
> orward-with-application-to-reopen-pioneer-railroad
> -line/
> 
> Coast Guard OKs three-week closing of St. Lucie
> River bridge while Brightline makes repairs
> https://www.tcpalm.com/story/news/local/martin-cou
> nty/2023/02/20/coast-guard-oks-brightlines-21-day-
> closure-of-st-lucie-railroad-bridge/69922876007/
> 
> FRA Releases Scenario-Based Training Research
> Report
> https://www.railwayage.com/news/fra-releases-scena
> rio-based-training-research-report/
> 
> Montreal port unveils five-year infrastructure
> investment plan 
> https://www.progressiverailroading.com/intermodal/
> news/Montreal-port-unveils-five-year-infrastructur
> e-investment-plan--68651
> 
> MTI awarded $15 million for transportation
> research 
> https://www.progressiverailroading.com/rail_indust
> ry_trends/news/MTI-awarded-15-million-for-transpor
> tation-research--68663
> 
> CN employee, pensioner fund raises record
> donations
> https://www.progressiverailroading.com/canadian_na
> tional/news/CN-employee-pensioner-fund-raises-reco
> rd-donations--68662
> 
> Alaska Railroad accepts entries for 2024 annual
> print ideas
> https://www.newsminer.com/news/local_news/alaska-r
> ailroad-accepts-entries-for-2024-annual-print-idea
> s/article_f2a07270-af13-11ed-b69e-8fda92dccf82.htm
> l
> 
> STB Arbitration Program Sidelined
> https://www.railwayage.com/regulatory/stb-arbitrat
> ion-program-sidelined/
> 
> Chicago Regional Rail Leaders Plan for Post-COVID
> Future
> https://www.railwayage.com/passenger/commuterregio
> nal/chicago-regional-rail-leaders-plan-for-post-co
> vid-future/
> 
> Northwest Railway Museum Acquires Last
> ‘Cascades’ Talgo Series VI Car
> https://railfan.com/northwest-railway-museum-acqui
> res-last-cascades-talgo-series-vi-car/
> 
> Canada Rail Rates ‘Among Lowest in World,’
> Report
> https://www.railwayage.com/freight/canada-rail-rat
> es-among-lowest-in-world-report/
> 
> New Railway Will Connect Las Vegas To California 
> https://963kklz.com/2023/02/22/railway-coming-that
> -will-connect-las-vegas-to-california/
> 
> BNSF, TCU and NCFO Agreed to Paid Sick Leave
> https://www.railwayage.com/freight/class-i/bnsf-tc
> u-and-ncfo-agreed-to-paid-sick-leave/
> 
> Consumers Energy donates locomotive to
> Coopersville and Marne Railway
> https://www.fox17online.com/morning-mix/consumers-
> energy-donates-locomotive-to-coopersville-and-marn
> e-railway
> 
> Possible Paths to New-Tech Safety Improvements
> https://www.rtands.com/freight/possible-paths-to-n
> ew-tech-safety-improvements/
> 
> Transit Briefs: MARTA, NYMTA, WMATA
> https://www.railwayage.com/passenger/transit-brief
> s-marta-nymta-wmata/
> 
> CN Launches Consolidated Shipment-Tracking Tool
> https://www.railwayage.com/freight/class-i/cn-laun
> ches-consolidated-shipment-tracking-tool/
> 
> [b][i][u]International News[/u][/i][/b]
> [hr]
> 
> The extraordinary train lifeline behind
> Ukraine’s Rail Force One 
> https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/ukrainian-railw
> ays-biden-diplomacy/index.html
> 
> This scenic slow train from Nagoya to Toyama
> offers some of the best views in Japan
> https://www.lonelyplanet.com/articles/slow-train-h
> ida-nagoya-toyama-slow-travel-japan
> 
> Transportation officials in Spain resign over
> botched new train order
> https://www.npr.org/2023/02/22/1158686361/transpor
> tation-officials-in-spain-resign-over-botched-new-
> train-order
> 
> First new Tyne and Wear Metro train arrives in UK
> https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-tyne-64745584
> 
> Metro scraps wi-fi plan on new trains over cost
> https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-tyne-64758681
> 
> UAE’s Etihad Rail: Freight railway launched,
> what’s next?
> https://www.zawya.com/en/projects/construction/uae
> s-etihad-rail-freight-railway-launched-whats-next-
> wkp68d0w
> 
> France’s NGE to build 330km high-speed railway
> in Egypt
> https://www.globalconstructionreview.com/frances-n
> ge-to-build-330km-high-speed-railway-in-egypt/
> 
> China's first sea-crossing high-speed railway
> under construction
> http://english.news.cn/20230224/775f81151682410384
> 8846a5d5deb818/c.html
> 
> Serbia to receive largest-ever EU grant to rebuild
> railway
> https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/news/ser
> bia-to-receive-largest-ever-eu-grant-to-rebuild-ra
> ilway/
> 
> Breathing new life back into the battery train
> project – Great Western Railway spends and
> pushes forward
> https://economyclassandbeyond.boardingarea.com/202
> 3/02/26/breathing-new-life-back-into-the-battery-t
> rain-project-great-western-railway-spends-and-push
> es-forward/
> 
> RFI awards contract for new railway in Southern
> Italy
> https://www.railtech.com/infrastructure/2023/02/20
> /rfi-awards-contract-for-new-railway-in-southern-i
> taly/
> 
> [b][i][u]Running Extra[/u][/i][/b]
> [hr]
> 
> 'Comedy of errors': MBTA train removed from
> Interstate 495 after daylong debacle
> https://www.wcvb.com/article/mbta-train-debacle-in
> terstate-495-chelmsford-massachusetts/43033734
> 
> Take a train ride through a Northern California
> “rainforest” this March
> https://www.timeout.com/usa/news/take-a-train-ride
> -through-a-northern-california-rainforest-this-mar
> ch-022423
> 
> 25 Years of Union Pacifc on Donner Pass
> https://railfan.com/25-years-of-union-pacifc-on-do
> nner-pass/

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