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Teamsters ratify new Anheuser-Busch contract
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, April 30, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- By a large majority, Teamsters at Anheuser-Busch’s breweries in the United States have voted to ratify a new five-year agreement covering more than 4,500 workers, the...
Lynchburg is second oil train incident this year for CSX
(Source: Reuters, May 1, 2014) LYNCHBURG, Va. -- A CSX Corp train carrying crude oil derailed and burst into flames in downtown Lynchburg, Virginia, on Wednesday, spilling oil into the James River and forcing hundreds to evacuate. Full story: Reuters
CSX oil train derails in downtown Lynchburg; spill raises fears of damage to river
(Source: News and Advance LYNCHBURG, Va. -- About 50,000 gallons of crude oil were unaccounted for late Wednesday after a CSX train derailed in downtown Lynchburg and sent three flaming tanker cars careening into the James River. The ensuing conflagration ignited oil...
Deb Miller sworn in as new member of Surface Transportation Board
(Source: Surface Transportation Board press release, April 28, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Chairman Daniel R. Elliott III today announced the swearing in of Deb Miller, to be a Member of the Board for a term of office expiring on December 31, 2017, following her...
MTA panel backs plan to hire private buses if LIRR unions strike
(Source: Newsday, April 28, 2014) NEW YORK -- A key MTA committee on Monday advanced a plan to hire private bus providers to help get commuters to and from work in the event of a Long Island Rail Road union strike this summer, a move some officials said could work...
Union Station in Los Angeles marking 75th anniversary on Saturday
(Source: Los Angeles Daily News, April 29, 2014) LOS ANGELES -- Historic Union Station will mark its 75th anniversary Saturday — coincidentally Amtrak’s own National Train Day — with various a slate of events planned for the downtown Los Angeles venue. Full story: Los...
Oklahoma officials back Wichita’s passenger rail efforts
(Source: Wichita Eagle, April 29, 2014) WICHITA, Kan. -- Add Oklahoma officials to the list supporting City Hall’s bid to bring passenger rail back to Wichita. Officials from the Kansas Department of Transportation and the Oklahoma Department of Transportation...
New York City lawmakers go after French rail company involved in Holocaust
(Source: Huffington Post, April 29, 2014) NEW YORK -- Two New York City lawmakers say the city shouldn't do business with a French rail company that transported 76,000 people to Nazi concentration camps during World War II. Full story: Huffington Post
Kansas, Colorado groups aim to save Amtrak’s Southwest Chief
(Source: The New Mexican, April 29, 2014) SANTA FE, N.M. -- A coalition of communities and private organizations in Western Kansas and Southern Colorado announced Tuesday that it has pledged $9 million and is pursuing $24.5 million in federal grants to keep Amtrak’s...
D.C. Council to hold hearing on plan to retrofit old rail tunnel in SE Washington
(Source: Washington Post, April 29, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The D.C. Council will hold a public hearing Wednesday morning on a controversial proposal to rebuild the Virginia Avenue Tunnel in Southeast Washington. Full story: Washington Post
