Railroad News Menu - October-December, 2001

 
    

December, 2001

 

Seasonal ore move from Minnesota to Escanaba begins

 

Details put enthusiasts on track to train show

 

NS rebuilding SD9's

 

Non-Conrail loco's in CSX-predecessor paint schemes

 

General Motors to sell EMD?

 

I got Amtrak moving, but now its got to go

 

A&B looses bid to close rail crossing

 

Clinton man arrested after preying on boys through railroad club

 

CSX derailment in SW Michigan

 

CSX may lead Class 1's in remote control

 

People speak up about mass transit

 

Get Detroit freight center moving

 

Detroit Council hears foes of freight terminal

 

Maumee & Western bridge fire

 

NS, CSXT get good grades on merger

 

Hundreds protest intermodel terminal

 

NS Dearborn Division to move?

 

Mine closure causes job losses at shipping docks

 

CN lays off dock workers, LS&I says business as usual

 

Oversite panel begins work on Amtrak

 

International passengers take customs detour at border

 

Wreck site has power outage

 

Westland cop's bright idea eases rail traffic jams

 

Customs fights use of cargo as terror weapon

 

VIA rail engineer injured as rock hits window

 

Wreck of the Wabash has Web site

 

CSX Christmas Shutdown

 

Part of former Detroit Terminal to be abandoned

 

Canada adopts rule to boost safety in dark territory

 

LaPorte IN leases 1909 NYC depot

 

Probe of train collision fails to turn up cause

 

Train worker relives horror

 

Historical museum on right track

 

Northwest terminal unfolds as gateway (MCRR depot comments)

 

Amtrak ridership up but finances still struggle

 

Amtrak tries to outride crisis

 

NS Holiday Schedule

 

Class 1's eye use of remote locomotive control

 

Congress approves Vickers study

 

November, 2001

 

Empire mine update

 

CSX Cleveland derailment

 

Huckleberry Railroad daylight operations

 

Can Brazil bus sytem work in Detroit?

 

NS comments about line usage, sales

 

Don't let baseless fears block trail

 

BNSF and NS team up for hotshot test train for UPS

 

Doctor goes south with ferry line dream

 

Metro area's mass transit plan still stuck in traffic

 

Model rail enthusiasts gather

 

Peter Marshall named head of CN's Midwest Division

 

CN workers give union overwhelming strike mandate

 

Via Rail Canada reports record ridership

 

Patterson draws line in transit sand

 

Transit reform is a test for both city, suburbs

 

Empire mine troubles mount

 

Jittery travelers opt for train, bus

 

Cliffs comments on LTV plans - Empire mine bears brunt

 

Amtrak backers vow to prevent liquidation of railroad

 

Model railroaders meet the microprocessor

 

Dexter rides the digital model rails

 

Flooding may bring suits

 

Death visited a secluded section of track

 

Details on CM Santa Train

 

NS selling former DT&I Tecumseh branch

 

NS Thanksgiving plans

 

Model train enthusiasts on track for today's civic center show

 

CN Andersonville Train Crash Articles

Model railroad clubs join forces for exhibit

 

Plymouth Blows Whistle on Train Noise

 

Lake Michigan ferry link pondered

 

Port to buy former rail line for marina district

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Saginaw Valley rail trail grants in place

 

Conrail might disappear sooner than first thought

 

Plymouth may impose train quiet zone

 

Cleveland Cliffs announces permanent 25% reduction in Empire mine output

 

Will CMGN haul Santa this Christmas?

 

Waterford looks to past

 

Train depot is a dream come true

 

Amtrak ordered to draw liquidation plan

 

State looks at new border route

 

Amtrak told to plan liquidation

 

CSX Thanksgiving Shutdown

 

Follow Up Report on CSX Ohio Runaway Train (2001)

 

New Tunnel Report (more)

 

Over the river and through the railroad

 

Iron Ore: Michigan and Minnesota vs. the World

 

Plymouth lures railfans

 

Bill aims to reduce traffic tie- ups

 

Tilden shutdown to reduce stockpiles

 

Wreck of the Wabash described in new book

 

Light is shed on rail safety

 

Cliffs buys additional 45% of the Tilden Mine

 

FRA favors pushing back Amtrak self-sufficiency requirement

 

Cleveland Cliffs completes acquisition of iron road

 

Train, Bus travel down after post attack strike

 

October, 2001

 

INS: Illegals used rail tunnel

 

Companies, government evaluate cyber-security

 

 More "new" tunnel news

 

Railway rebirth underway in London Ontario

 

New rail/truck tunnel proposed for Detroit-Windsor

 

Storm damage

 

UM defends study of railroad workers

 

Michigan railroads have uncertain look

 

MDOT talks intermodel

 

CN derails near Imlay City

 

$2 billion transit plan in jeopardy

 

Call about suitcase clears Amtrak station

 

Group kept focus on depot town fix

 

True historical event inspires comic mystery

 

Stuck freighter freed as 5 tugs, push, 2 pull

 

Maumee River refuses to release bean carrier

 

Tugboats can't free freighter

 

Grain freighter runs astray, jams channel

 

Another near hit at NS' Maumee River bridge

 

NS derailment update 10/27

 

Cooper Twp railroad bed to become trail

 

NS derailment at Kendalville Indiana

 

More on the NS derailment

 

CSX adjusting train speeds in Lima, Ohio

 

NS to decrease Ann Arbor RR usage?

 

October motor car excursion report on the TSBY

 

Cleveland Cliffs buys LTV, railroad

 

CP Rail's new alliance with the UP

 

Saving Boblo boats would benefit Detroit

 

Ban on certain hazmat shipments is lifted

 

Mock crash to highlight railroad crossing safety

 

CN/WC deal is done

 

Bluewater rethinks travel plans

 

Transport facilites raise security

 

Rail industry on self-imposed "red alert"

 

Gates, lights coming to rail crossings

 

Happy Birthday Michigan Railroad Club!

 

Benefit set for Freight house face-lift

 

CN/UP launch expedited Canada-U.S.-Mexico intermodal service

 

Michigan receives $331,393 for hazmat training

 

Railroads commended by STB following attacks

 

Circus train in Detroit area

 

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