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Union Pacific reports best-ever quarterly results in 3Q 2013
(Source: Union Pacific press release, October 17, 2013) OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific Corporation today reported 2013 third quarter net income of $1.15 billion, or $2.48 per diluted share, compared to $1 billion, or $2.19 per diluted share, in the third quarter 2012....
Teamsters: Joy over proposed budget deal should be short-lived
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters, October 16, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Behind the details of the proposed agreement that would keep the government open until Jan. 15 and extend the debt limit until Feb. 7 is the reality that our government will be...
Last minute deal averts default, ends 16-day government shutdown: Obama says ‘Americans are completely fed up with Washington’
(Source: Chicago Tribune, October 17, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Barack Obama said on Thursday that "Americans are completely fed up with Washington" a day after the latest fiscal impasse was narrowly averted and called for talks with Congress on the budget,...
Newspaperman, locomotive engineer collaborate on book about historic locomotive
(Source: Elizabethton Star, October 12, 2013) ELIZABETHTON, Tenn. — The Clinchfield No. 1 holds a special place in the hearts of all those lucky enough to hear the steam engine's whistle blow through the mountains of Tennessee, Virginia, Kentucky, the Carolinas and...
Man dies after jumping off passenger train for forgotten cell phone
(Source: Huffington Post, October 14, 2013) MIAMI, Fla. — A Miami man who jumped from a moving commuter train last week to retrieve his forgotten cellphone has died. Full story and video: Huffington Post
South Carolina Ports Authority approves more funding for inland port
(Source: Charleston Post Courier, October 15, 2013) CHARLESTON, S.C. — The the board of directors of South Carolina's State Ports Authority Tuesday approved an additional $2.7 million for the nearly 100-acre intermodal yard or 'inland port' in Greer, which opened this...
Amtrak tests bicycle service on Capitol Ltd. route between Pittsburgh and D.C.
(Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, October 15, 2013) PITTSBURGH, Pa. — Amtrak today allowed 20 bicyclists to roll their two-wheelers onto the Capitol Limited train from Pittsburgh to Washington, D.C., in what enthusiasts hope will be a step toward full implementation...
Nevada being dropped from 2011 Amtrak crash lawsuits
(Source: The Record-Courier, October 15, 2013) CARSON CITY, Nevada — The state of Nevada is being released from the lawsuits filed by people injured when a tractor-trailer rig slammed into an Amtrak train near Fernley. The accident happened in June 2011 some 70 miles...
Government shutdown derails Metro-North safety hearings
(Source: Connecticut Post, October 15, 2013) BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — A hearing that was supposed to examine two Metro-North accidents on the New Haven Line, including the May 17 derailment and collision in Bridgeport, has been postponed because of the federal government...
Amtrak Police Department launches APD11 ‘Txt-a-Tip’
(Source: Amtrak press release, October 16, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Amtrak Police Department (APD) is launching a new method for passengers and employees to report suspicious activity, crime, or emergencies by introducing APD11 "Txt-a-Tip," a program that allows...
