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Amtrak’s routes through Pittsburgh see ridership increase
(Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, October 14, 2013) PITTSBURGH, Pa. — Amtrak's two routes with Pittsburgh stops saw ridership increases in the past fiscal year, according to ridership data the railroad announced this morning. The Pennsylvanian, which runs between...
Amtrak sees ridership bump in Maryland, nationwide
(Source: Baltimore Sun, October 14, 2013) BALTIMORE, Md. — Amtrak saw record ridership in fiscal year 2013, including tens of thousands of additional riders out of Baltimore's Penn Station, the company said Monday. Total national ridership reached 31.6 million, about...
Amtrak sets ridership record and helps move the nation’s economy forward
(Source: Amtrak press release (PDF), October 14, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amtrak carried a record 31.6 million passengers in Fiscal Year 2013, delivering nationwide benefits, providing vital transportation services, advancing America's economy and demonstrating the...
Hoffa: A financial crisis for workers
(Source: Column by James P. Hoffa, General President, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, published in the Detroit News and Teamster.com on October 9, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Republican shutdown of the federal government is being felt not only in Washington,...
Amtrak and Norfolk Southern to host public railroad display in Altoona
(Source: Amtrak and Norfolk Southern joint press release, October 9, 2013) ALTOONA, Pa. — Trains, patriotism, and history will be on display from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 12, as Amtrak and Norfolk Southern host “All Aboard Altoona” at NS’ Rose Yard here....
Railroad museum is San Luis Obispo’s newest landmark
(Source: Los Angeles Times, October 10, 2013) SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. — San Luis Obispo on Saturday is marking the grand opening of a new railroad museum that's housed in a Southern Pacific freight house built around 1894. The museum tells the story of the city's...
Stop government privatization: Corporate takeover of social services rips off states, starves families
(Source: Teamster Nation, October 9, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — We need to have a serious conversation about government spending. No, not the kind that John Boehner and right-wing extremists want to talk about. Rather, the money government is spending to outsource...
Trans Pacific Partnership plan would censor the Internet
(Source: Alter Net, October 9, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — One month. That’s the time left before the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) could become a finalized agreement. For those who are drawing blank looks -- and understandably so -- the TPP is a highly secretive trade...
Hoffa: Secret U.S.-Euro trade talks are more of the same
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, October 9, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — An article in the October 9 New York Times details how corporate leaders met last year with European officials on the proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment...
Union Pacific employees upset about not being provided a place to stay during work travel
(Source: KIMT, October 9, 2013) MASON CITY, Iowa — The overpass on 12th Street Northwest in Mason City is a very busy place, and now it's the backdrop for some Union Pacific employees who are trying to get some sleep. Near the overpass, there are cars, trains and...
