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The seven deadliest railroad crossings in Alabama
(Source: Huntsville Times, October 9, 2013) HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Alabama has seen more than its fair share of freight trains colliding with cars and pickup trucks, ranking fifth in the nation for accidents at public rail crossings in 2013, surpassed only by much larger...
Via Rail program lets musicians trade songs for travel
(Source: Globe and Mail, October 9, 2013) TORONTO — The lure of travelling cross-country by rail is the magnificent unfolding landscape, wrapped in the enduring mystique of retracing Canada’s history. Along the way, time slows to the speed of long conversations. But...
CP Rail CEO says shippers have stonewalled purchase of safer tank cars
(Source: Canadian Press, September 18, 2013) CALGARY — Canada’s two large railways anticipate substantial growth in the transportation of crude oil in coming years, but the CEO of Canadian Pacific Railway has accused the country’s petroleum, chemical and commodity...
Houston to Dallas: Fast as a speeding bullet (train)
(Source: KERA News, October 9, 2013) DALLAS — Texas Central Railway plans to build a Dallas to Houston corridor for a 200-mile an hour, electric train, like the ones operating in Japan. It would be faster than any train currently operating in the United States, and...
NJ Transit returns to pre-Hurricane Sandy levels with 12 more train routes
(Source: Star-Ledger, October 9, 2013) NEWARK, N.J. — NJ Transit is scheduled to return to pre-Hurricane Sandy levels of train service next week, nearly a year after the devastating storm damaged trains, stations and tracks. Full story: Star-Ledger
Study: SEPTA stations boost property value
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, October 9, 2013) PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — Living close to a SEPTA rail station is good for the value of your suburban house, according to a study for the transit agency. Houses close to SEPTA stations with plentiful parking and frequent...
Exclusive gyms for members of Congress deemed ‘essential;’ remain open during shutdown
(Source: Think Progress, October 8, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Head Start programs have been shuttered, small businesses can’t get loans and hundreds of thousands of federal government employees are furloughed. But the exclusive gyms available only to members of...
15 shots fired at BNSF freight train near Seattle
(Source: Wenatchee World, October 8, 2013) SEATTLE — BNSF Railway has announced it will pay $5,000 for information leading to the arrest of the suspect or suspects who fired at least 15 shots at one of its freight trains west of Quincy at 8:15 p.m. Sept. 24. Neither...
Looting pension funds: All across America, Wall Street is grabbing money meant for public workers
(Source: Rolling Stone, September 26, 2013) In the final months of 2011, almost two years before the city of Detroit would shock America by declaring bankruptcy in the face of what it claimed were insurmountable pension costs, the state of Rhode Island took bold...
Corporate America wants even more freedom to buy elections
(Source: Teamster Nation, October 7, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — An upcoming Supreme Court case could make it a lot easier for anti-worker billionaires to buy elections -- not that it's exactly difficult for them to do so already. Full story: Teamster Nation
