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Three crew members dead as short line train derails in New Mexico
(Source: Associated Press, December 2, 2013) BAYARD, N.M. — A Southwestern Railroad freight train derailed and the locomotive plunged into a ravine in southwestern New Mexico, killing all three people aboard, investigators said yesterday. Full story: Columbus...
NTSB: 2nd data recorder found in derailed Metro-North train
(Source: Associated Press, December 2, 2013) NEW YORK — A member of the National Transportation Board says a second data recorder has been retrieved from the train involved in a fatal New York City derailment. The crash Sunday killed four people and injured more than...
Television ad calling out Walmart’s employee food drive airing in Walmart’s home town
(Source: Daily Kos, November 26, 2013) NEW YORK — Walmart workers are taking their fight to the living rooms of Walmart executives, by means of a television commercial, which is airing in Walmart's home town of Bentonville, Arkansas. Click below to view. Full story...
Walmart workers strike in Maryland, making nine strikes in a month
(Source: Think Progress, November 26, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Walmart workers walked off the job at two stores in Maryland on Tuesday, one in Columbia and another in Laurel, and are expected to strike at another store in Landover Hills. The strikes come a day after...
Six of the to ten U.S. billionaires are Kochs and Waltons
(Source: AlterNet, November 26, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — For the first time ever, according to Forbes magazine, the 400 richest Americans have more than $2 trillion in combined wealth. And, a fifth of that amount is held by just 10 individuals. Of those top 10 richest...
Teamsters’ winning percentage rises as union membership increases in 2013
(Source: Teamster Nation, November 26, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Teamsters organizers improved their winning percentage during the first half of this year, upping our wins to 97 from 92. Our win rate rose to 61.4 percent to 57.5 percent. Full story: Teamster Nation
Historic rail car makes special appearance on Amtrak’s Hiawatha route
(Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, November 26, 2013) MILWAUKEE, Wisc. — Passengers traveling on Amtrak's Hiawatha route between Milwaukee and Chicago this week can lounge in the 1950s-era Ocean View railcar, which has an upper level full of windows offering...
Sacramento train mystery: What happened to the passengers?
(Source: The Fresno Bee, November 26, 2013) FRESNO, Calif. — In the past year, the number of passengers getting on and off in Sacramento and Davis has dropped notably. Concerned Capitol Corridor officials say they are launching an investigation to figure out what’s...
Union Pacific adds intermodal service between Monterrey and Chicago
(Source: Union Pacific press release, November 26, 2013) OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific Railroad recently introduced a new intermodal service offering between Chicago and Monterrey, Mexico, giving companies another reliable transportation option to move goods across the...
Phillips 66 plans to build San Luis Obispo County rail terminal
(Source: Los Angeles Times, November 26, 2013) LOS ANGELES — Phillips 66, which operates refineries across California, is moving forward with a plan to build a rail terminal in San Luis Obispo County that would send trains with up to 80 tank cars of crude oil through...
