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    Paula Henry
    Tacoma Rail names new superintendent
    Tacoma Rail names new superintendent
    November 10, 2008 12:00 am

    Tacoma Public Utilities has selected Dale King, director of rail services for Weyerhaeuser, as the new Tacoma Rail superintendent. King…

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    Tacoma Rail superintendent will leave March 31
    Tacoma Rail superintendent will leave March 31
    February 7, 2008 12:00 am

    Tacoma Rail Superintendent Paula Henry has announced that she will leave the City of Tacoma to serve as a senior…

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    City sues Spirit of Washington dinner train
    City sues Spirit of Washington dinner train
    January 17, 2008 12:00 am

    The City of Tacoma announced Tuesday that it has filed a lawsuit against operators of the Spirit of Washington Dinner…

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    Tacoma Rail receives grant for automated switching
    Tacoma Rail receives grant for automated switching
    October 2, 2007 12:00 am

    Some of Tacoma Rail’s tracks will soon be switched at the push of a button, thanks in part to a…

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    "The goal for me is just to have it restored," says Tacoma resident and historic rail enthusiast Dave Burns outside the 1910 dining car he owns. Last year, Burns moved the car from Easton, Wash., where it served as a roadside diner for 30 years, to the Tacoma tide flats. (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    A Feast of Railroad History
    By Todd Matthews • September 4, 2007 12:00 am

    When will Tacoma’s old dining car find a permanent home? That question has been on Dave Burns’s mind for awhile….

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    Spirit of Washington Dinner Train moves to Tacoma
    Spirit of Washington Dinner Train moves to Tacoma
    June 14, 2007 12:00 am

    The City of Tacoma’s Tacoma Rail Mountain Division signed a 10-month pilot agreement with the Spirit of Washington Dinner Train…

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    (PHOTO COURTESY PORT OF TACOMA)
    A New Track: Tacoma Rail considers service expansions...
    By Todd Matthews • April 19, 2006 12:00 am

    A preliminary plan for Tacoma Rail to take over several operations currently handled by two mainline railroad companies is making…

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    Tacoma Rail wins national safety award
    Tacoma Rail wins national safety award
    April 11, 2006 12:00 am

    Tacoma Rail is a 2006 winner of the prestigious Jake Award, presented by the American Short Line and Regional Railroad…

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    Tacoma Rail update leads port study session April 13
    Tacoma Rail update leads port study session April...
    April 10, 2006 12:00 am

    Tacoma Rail CEO Paula Henry will provide the Port of Tacoma Commission an update on future growth plans for operations…

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    New faces at Tacoma Rail
    New faces at Tacoma Rail
    February 10, 2006 12:00 am

    Daniel Burns has joined Tacoma Rail as manager of network operations and Catherine Mitchell has joined the railroad as manager…

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