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    South Africa-problems

    https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-60202570 Bruce
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    France bans short flights in favor of train

    The French Government has banned short-haul internal flights when rail alternatives could cover the journey in 2h30 or less. The bill, which was voted in the French Parliament on 10 April, will only apply to a handful of routes, such as those between Paris and Nantes, and Lyon and Bordeaux...
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    Historic diesels moved

    https://www.columbian.com/news/2021/oct/12/historic-locomotives-on-return-trip-from-snoqualmie-to-nevada/ Bruce
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    Amtrak derailed in WA

    "The wheel of a slow-traveling Amtrak train came off the tracks Monday afternoon near Woodland, Washington" https://www.columbian.com/news/2021/oct/12/wheel-of-slow-moving-amtrak-train-derails-near-woodland-no-injuries/ Bruce
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    CP Rail Agrees to Buy Kansas City Southern

    https://www.cnbc.com/2021/03/21/canadian-pacific-railway-to-buy-kansas-city-southern-for-25-billion-.html Bruce
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    Oil train fire in WA

    https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/train-carrying-crude-oil-derails-near-custer-whatcom-county/ Location...
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    Bridge burned, Benton Co. WA

    Bruce
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    New BNSF bridge to be barged to site.

    Article at: https://www.columbian.com/news/2020/apr/18/clark-asks-railroad-bridge-under-construction-in-vancouver-bound-for-columbia-river-gorge/ Article about the other bridge mentioned, that was barged to its site...
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    BNSF-Wabtec battery locomotive

    https://www.railwayage.com/mechanical/locomotives/bnsf-wabtec-advancing-the-future-of-motive-power/ In 2018, BNSF and Wabtec (then GE Transportation) joined forces to begin developing a 100% battery-electric, high-horsepower road locomotive prototype that works with conventional diesel-electric...
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    4449 in the Gorge this week

    http://www.columbian.com/news/2018/apr/09/southern-pacific-4449-steam-train-vancouver-columbia-river-gorge/ The Southern Pacific 4449 arrived at midday Monday for a few days of video production work, which will see it running periodically through the Columbia River Gorge to Wishram, a railroad...
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    Jack, the signalman

    https://www.mrctv.org/blog/monkey-see-monkey-do-story-jack-signalman "During the late 1800’s, travelers often reveled in a peculiar sight. At the rail station in Cape Town, South Africa, there was actually a very intelligent baboon who worked the levers that sent signals to inform engineers...
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    Load securing

    A question came up on a non-RR forum. Do railroads have federal DOT load securement regulations like highway trucks have? (Number and strength of tiedown straps, cables, etc., according to type and weight of load) Thanks, Bruce
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    Boulder falls on French narrow gauge train

    News article: French Alps: Rock derails Nice to Digne-les-Bains train http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-26098700 "A rock the size of a car came off the mountainside and slammed into the first car of the train,'' Jean Ballester, mayor of nearby Annot, told BFM television. About...
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    Coast Guard sends 6 ALCo's to rescue Antarctic ships

    This really makes me wonder what the Polar Star sounds like. http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2014/01/05/259899227/u-s-ice-breaker-in-bid-to-rescue-vessels-trapped-in-antarctic From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USCGC_Polar_Star_%28WAGB-10%29 Installed power: Six Alco 16V-251F...
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    Great Northern has them on their cabooses, why can't we?

    What's your caption? Bruce


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