Railnews Saturday 2/2/08

All Aboard The Great Train Show is the story of the day here. It is a nice recording of Rail stuff i am sure you will enjoy it.

Modelers in the News...
Internet controlled Train set, Full bits here.

Blogs and Column's...
All Aboard The Great Train Show.
Join host Tim Fischer for this 16-part podcast series and enjoy a journey through the railway past, present and future. Full bits here.

Eddie's Rail Fan Page
Digging out a track switch after a Chicago snowstorm. Hayford Junction. Chicago Illinois USA. January 1987. Full bits here.

BS&t Blog
Scott's Rail Blog didn't get a new post but he did update his post for those that havan't read. Full bits here.

Passingloop.com
Massachusetts Bay Railroad Enthusiasts. Full bits here.

Riding the rails to Karlovo. Full bits here.

Prototype in the News...
VIA Trains Near Capacity: Storm-related Bookings Continue Good Availability Remains for Weekend Departures. Full bits here.

B&O Railroad Shows Off After Restoration
A piece of railroad history is seeing new life here in Charm City.
The roof of the B&O Railroad Museum collapsed during the President Day's snow storm in 2003. Now as Ron Matz reports, a painstaking restoration effort has just been completed. Full bits here.
Officer stops train from derailing
Train was headed for missing tracks. Full bits here.

New brake system means safer trains passing through area. A historic coal train passed through Grand Island early Saturday on the BNSF line, but no one noticed. Full bits here.

Heavy snowfall complicates effort to clear Oregon rail route
OAKRIDGE, — More than 2 feet of new snow has fallen at the site of a landslide that buried train tracks outside of Oakridge last month, further delaying any reopening of the passenger and freight route. Full bits here.

Amtrak extends Coast Starlight shutdown
The closure is expected to affect more than 10,000 passengers on the route, which serves Santa Barbara, Oakland, Sacramento and many other stations along the way. Full bits here.

State and CSX to share data
Spurred by a Nov. 24 derailment near Camden Yards, Maryland and CSX Transportation completed an agreement yesterday under which security officials will be given real-time access to information about hazardous cargoes moving through the state on freight trains. Full bits here.

BNSF to Build New Maintenance Bldg.
BNSF Railway Co. has filed a $1.1 million building permit application with the city-county Department of Construction Code Enforcement for a new maintenance building to replace one demolished during the company's expansion of its Memphis facilities. Full bits here.

Long Island Rail Road From Penn Station to Ronkonkoma, N.Y. Full bits here.

International bits...
China's frozen train network starts running again. Full bits here.
Chaotic Rush to Board Trains in China. Full bits here.

North Korea, South Korea and a closely watched train. Full bits here.