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NTSB working on releasing video to plaintiff’s lawyers in Midland crash
(Source: Midland Reporter-Telegram, March 15, 2013) MIDLAND, Texas — The National Transportation Safety Board, an organization investigating the Nov. 15, 2012 Show of Support train wreck, is working toward fulfilling the victims’ lawyers’ Feb. 8 request for videos and...
Teamsters call on TSA to reverse policy allowing knives on planes
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, March 12, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Transportation Security Administration’s recent decision allowing knives in the aircraft cabin is an outrageous move that will endanger the security of the flying...
CN appoints three vice-presidents as part of company’s executive changes
(Source: CN press release, March 12, 2013) MONTREAL — Jim Vena, executive vice-president and chief operating officer of CN, announced today the appointment of three vice-presidents as part of the company’s executive changes. John Orr, 49, will become vice-president,...
Hoffa, Floyd demand Mayor Bloomberg negotiate settlement of equal pay class action suit by school safety agents
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, March 13, 2013) NEW YORK — Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa and Teamsters Local 237 President Greg Floyd held a press conference today to urge Mayor Mike Bloomberg to intervene in the ongoing school...
Riding the California Zephyr, Amtrak’s mountain climber
(Source: Associated Press, March 13, 2013) EMERYVILLE, Calif. — Marking 30 years of service this year, Amtrak California Zephyr leaves Emeryville, Calif., every morning. The Zephyr's ultimate destination, 51 hours later, is Chicago. Between Sacramento and Reno, a...
NJ Transit board approves $17 million to repair waterlogged trains, stations
(Source: The Star-Ledger, March 13, 2013) NEWARK, N.J. — Nine days after New Jersey Transit approved up to $19 million in parts and emergency repairs for trains flooded with saltwater during Hurricane Sandy — plus $1 million for repairs to Hoboken terminal — another...
Kansas City-area commuter rail plan railroaded by Kansas City Southern
(Source: Kansas City Star, March 13, 2013) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Jackson County’s commuter rail proposal has suddenly stalled out, ending for now County Executive Mike Sanders’ hope of having a sales tax election this year to finance his $650 million, multimodal transit...
Rail oil boom creating jobs, driving returns as Keystone approval wait drags on
(Source: Bloomberg News, March 13, 2013) NEW YORK — For all the debate over building the Keystone XL pipeline, the oil is moving without it. Railroads such as Warren Buffett’s Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC are the rolling alternative, keeping oil flowing from the...
Editorial: Missouri Senate blames unions for economic woes? Oh, please!
(Source: Editorial by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, March 13, 2013) ST. LOUIS, Mo. — But because union-bashing has become a big-money deal on the national scene (thanks to Wisconsin and Michigan), the lemmings in the Missouri Senate don’t want to be left behind....
New pope: Humble and soft-spoken, son of a railroad worker
(Source: Washington Post, March 14, 2013) VATICAN CITY — vaulted gates of the Holy See lives in a simple, austere apartment across from the Cathedral of Buenos Aires. In a city with a taste for luxury and status, he frequently prepares his own meals and abandoned the...
