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Lawyers for Midland train crash victims object to Union Pacific naming responsible third parties
(Source: Midland Reporter Telegram, March 13, 2013) MIDLAND, Texas — Victims in the Nov. 15 train wreck lawsuit filed a response last Wednesday to defendant Union Pacific Railroad Co.'s Feb. 15 motion for leave, objecting to designating the city of Midland and Midland...
Midland County judge recuses himself from veterans parade train wreck case
(Source: San Antonio Express-News, March 12, 2013) MIDLAND, Texas — Midland County judge has recused himself from the civil lawsuit that arose from a train crash that killed four veterans during a parade in their honor in November. Judge Rodney Satterwhite of the...
Historic Puffing Billy steam locomotive celebrations planned in U.K.
(Source: Chronicle Live, March 11, 2013) LONDON — Plans to celebrate one of the most important events not just in North East history but that of the world is working up a head of steam. It was 200 years ago this year – probably – that Puffing Billy became the first...
Twinkies sold by Hostess Brands in private equity deal
(Source: BBC News, March 12, 2013) LONDON — Hostess Brands is selling its cake bakery business, which includes Twinkies cakes, to two private equity companies. Full story: BBC News
Union Pacific rail yard making Santa Teresa an inland port
(Source: The Daily Times, March 12, 2013) FARMINGTON, N.M. — Union Pacific is making Santa Teresa an inland port. If the concept sounds murky, remember that a port is where stuff gets shuffled around, much of the time today while still inside large metal boxes we...
NJ Transit customers stung by Sandy to get faster trains, more routes to Hoboken
(Source: The Star-Ledger, March 13, 2013) NEWARK, N.J. — Full morning peak hour service from the Gladstone and Morristown lines to Hoboken is set to return, along with evening peak hour service from Hoboken to the Morristown Line west of Summit and Hoboken to the...
Illinois governor proposes $12 million boost for Amtrak
(Source: The Register-Mail, March 12, 2013) GALESBURG, Ill. — It’s far from reality at this point, but part of Gov. Pat Quinn’s budget proposal is to increase funding for state-supported Amtrak service by $12 million — a 46 percent jump that would bring total funding...
While Amtrak subsidies draw fire from Congress, aviation gets a free pass
(Source: dc.streetsblog.org, March 12, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — There’s never any shortage of calls to make Amtrak pay for itself. Republicans deride it as a “Soviet-style monopoly,” rife with inefficiencies. But as Ed Glaeser pointed out in an article for the Boston...
Are the Koch Brothers trying to buy the Los Angeles Times?
(Source: LA Weekly, March 12, 2013) LOS ANGELES — Multiple sources tell L.A. Weekly that Charles and David Koch -- the infamous right-wing billionaire brothers -- are considering an offer on either the Tribune Co. newspaper group, which includes the L.A. Times, the...
Missouri House endorses union paycheck deception bill
(Source: Associated Press, March 12, 2013) JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — After steadfast opposition from Democrats, the Missouri House and Senate each endorsed separate measures Tuesday that would change the way labor unions can collect and spend fees. The Senate voted early...
