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Keystone pipeline seen as unneeded as more oil moves by rail
(Source: CBC News, September 10, 2013) ONTARIO — Oil producers and refineries are in the midst of a transition to shipping their oil by rail, and that means the Keystone XL pipeline is not needed, a report from Canaccord Genuity Inc. says. Full story: CBC News
Bankrupt MMA railway hires Portland law firm
(Source: Associated Press, September 11, 2013) PORTLAND, Maine — The bankrupt Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway, whose runaway train killed 47 people when it derailed and exploded in Quebec, has hired a Portland law firm. Full story: Boston Globe
Metrolink crash memorial to be unveiled Thursday in Moorpark
(Source: Ventura County Star, September 10, 2013) CAMARILLO, Calif. — A memorial plaque will be unveiled in Moorpark on Thursday, the fifth anniversary of a deadly Metrolink crash in Chatsworth. Full story: Ventura County Star
9/11 observances: Moments of silence to start 12th anniversary of terror attacks
(Source: CNN, September 11, 2013) ATLANTA — For the 12th consecutive September 11, many Americans will fall silent at 8:46 a.m. Wednesday. Twelve years after terrorists killed 2,977 people -- beginning with American Airlines Flight 11's crash into the north tower of...
SEC considers rule comparing CEO pay with workers
(Source: CNN, September 9, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Last year, Oracle CEO Lawrence Ellison made $96.1 million, Exxon Mobil's R. W. Tillerson made $40.2 million and Wal-Mart's Michael Duke made $20.7 million. Soon, the SEC might require those companies to say how those...
Opinion: Why business needs a stronger labor movement
(Source: MSNBC, August 29, 2013) NEW YORK — The trouble with a capital-focused economy isn’t only that it’s bad for workers. It’s also, more broadly, bad for the economy. Capital’s current hogging of corporate income is doing very little to create actual prosperity,...
Amtrak’s ‘Autumn Express’ excursion train sells out
(Source: Lancaster Online, September 8, 2013) LANCASTER, Pa. — Amtrak has had such a strong response to its "Autumn Express" train excursion profiled in the Sunday, Sept. 1, Travel section that it was sold out before many readers had a chance to make reservations....
Japan’s latest maglev train hits 310 mph in trials
(Source: Wired.com, September 5, 2013) It’s currently the world’s longest and fastest stretch of maglev train, reaching speeds as high as 310 mph in a demonstration last week. But Japan’s L-Zero only lives on 26 miles of test track, and we’re still more than a decade...
Union Pacific gives train rides to children of employees
(Source: Idaho State Journal, September 8, 2013) POCATELLO, Idaho — Many children, even those with parents who work for Union Pacific Railroad, have never ridden on a train. It’s one of the reasons Union Pacific has included family train rides in its annual UP Family...
NJ Transit conductor injured in attack by teens in Elizabeth
(Source: Star-Ledger, September 8, 2013) ELIZABETH, N.J. — An NJ Transit train conductor suffered minor injuries after three teenagers attacked him on a platform in Elizabeth on Saturday, officials said today. Full story: Star-Ledger
