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Broken record: Amtrak sets ridership mark for 10th time in 11 years
(Source: The Star-Ledger, October 15, 2013) NEWARK, N.J. — Despite Hurricane Sandy temporarily holding down travel on the Northeast Corridor, growth elsewhere on Amtrak led to the 10th ridership increase in the past 11 years on the national passenger rail system,...
Petitions seek ‘right-to-work’ vote in Ohio next year
(Source: Columbus Dispatch, October 15, 2013) COLUMBUS, Ohio — Supporters of a proposed “right-to-work” issue on Ohio’s 2014 statewide ballot said they have gathered 100,000 signatures and plan a big push next month for more names. Full story: Columbus...
A list of the sleaziest things Congress has done during the government shutdown
(Source: Huffington Post, October 14, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — We're now almost two weeks into the government shutdown, and there's been no shortage of outrage over the fact that Congress remains unable to figure out how to end it. Recent polling has shown record...
Lawmakers in Washington begin last-ditch effort to reach debt deal, end shutdown
(Source: Chicago Tribune, October 16, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Senate prepared for a last ditch effort Wednesday to avoid a historic lapse in the government's borrowing authority, a breach that President Barack Obama has said could lead to default and deliver...
Tom Harding Defense Fund
Friends of the locomotive engineer at the center of the Lac-Megantic, Quebec derailment have created a legal defense fund to assist him with legal fees that have been incurred as a result of the ongoing investigation. They say that at this point his lawyer's fee is...
History Lists: 6 daring train robberies
(Source: The History Channel, October 15, 2013) Almost as long as there have been trains, there have been train robberies. These dramatic stickups have become the stuff of legend thanks to dime novels and Hollywood westerns, but they also account some of the most...
Little engines give rail hobbyists taste of the big time; Foamers and rivet counters
(Source: Wall Street Journal, October 14, 2013) SOMEWHERE IN UPSTATE NEW YORK — Hidden away in the woods, this 34-acre property's location is never disclosed to outsiders. Only a select cognoscenti or carefully vetted visitors — sworn to secrecy — know how to get...
Klamath Falls rancher takes on Union Pacific over dead cattle
(Source: The Oregonian, October 14, 2013) PORTLAND, Ore. — A legal battle between a Klamath Falls rancher and a railroad over 24 dead cattle has ended because the rancher believes his opponents realized he was “too old to know the meaning of quit.” These were not just...
States get shady in effort to control the vote
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters, October 11, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Justice Department (DoJ) followed through last week on a promise to challenge a new North Carolina voter suppression law that makes it more difficult for disadvantaged...
Political opposition rises against CSX rail facility near Baltimore
(Source: Baltimore Sun, October 15, 2013) BALTIMORE, Md. — Driven by a surge of opposition from people who live in Southwest Baltimore, several city leaders have withdrawn support for a major CSX Transportation rail facility proposed for the area. Full story:...
