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Hoffa: A global revolution against poverty
(Source: Column by Teamsters General President James P. Hoffa, Detroit News, August 14, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Corporations are squeezing workers across the globe to maximize profits and minimize wages. But workers are standing up and fighting back. Whether it’s...
Amtrak, Pennsylvania officials trying for funding plan to keep passenger service
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, August 15, 2013) PHILADELPHIA — Pennsylvania transportation officials are trying to reach agreement with Amtrak on a funding plan to keep passenger trains running from Philadelphia to Harrisburg and Pittsburgh. Full story: Philadelphia...
Amtrak sets montly ridership record in July 2013
(Source: Albany Times-Union, August 14, 2013) ALBANY, N.Y. — Amtrak had its best month ever in July, carrying more than 2.9 million passengers nationwide. Locally, it saw travel on the line between the Capital Region and New York City surge by 7.7 percent. Most other...
BNSF Railway chief says Keystone XL pipeline would cut freight revenues
(Source: Fuel Fix, August 14, 2013) HOUSTON, Texas — Allowing the Keystone XL pipeline to move forward would cut into the revenue of rail freight operators that transport oil and other liquids, but there would still be plenty of growth opportunities for cost-conscious...
Saskatchewan oil rail terminal planned
(Source: Globe and Mail, August 14, 2013) TORONTO — The deadly oil-by-rail disaster in Quebec has done little to quell plans to move more crude on trains in Canada, with the third announcement of a new loading terminal unveiled in as many weeks. Full story: Globe and...
Other chemicals may have been in play in Lac-Megantic train disaster
(Source: Montreal Gazette, August 9, 2013) MONTREAL — Nearly a month after the deadly train derailment in Lac-Mégantic, questions remain about exactly what was inside the 72 train cars and the potential health and environmental impacts. Full story: Montreal...
Canadian Pacific added to Quebec disaster target list
(Source: Montreal Gazette, August 14, 2013) MONTREAL — Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. has been added to the list of companies the Quebec government considers liable for cleanup costs for the Lac-Mégantic disaster. Full story: Montreal Gazette
What’s on the train? No one knows
(Source: Montreal Gazette, August 14, 2013) MONTREAL — There’s no way of knowing exactly what’s moving across Montreal’s network of train tracks at a given moment. Federal law doesn’t force railroad operators to share information about hazardous shipments with...
Exploding oil sparks concerns from railway and pipeline companies
(Source: Mother Jones, August 14, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Crude oil really isn't supposed to explode. But according to a Tuesday article in Bloomberg on the investigation of the July 6 train accident in Quebec that killed 47 people, that might not be true of the oil...
Federal government, six states sue to block proposed airline merger of US Airways, American
(Source: Associated Press, August 13, 2013) DALLAS — American Airlines and US Airways expected to spend this week cruising toward completion of their huge merger, a deal to create the world’s biggest airline worth $14 billion on paper. Instead, they were stunned...
