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Amtrak covers 88 percent of operating costs, Boardman says

(Source: The Hill, March 5, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Federal subsidies are covering less of Amtrak's operation costs, the company's CEO Joseph Boardman told lawmakers on Tuesday. Republicans have railed against federal funding for Amtrak in recent years, but Boardman...

Opinion: The war on entitlements

(Source: New York Times opinion column by Tom Edsall, March 6, 2013) NEW YORK — The debate over reform of Social Security and Medicare is taking place in a vacuum, without adequate consideration of fundamental facts. In this kind of conflict over limited goods, one of...

Action alert: Missouri anti-union bill up for debate today

(Source: Teamster Nation, March 6, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, lawmakers in the Missouri House of Representatives are scheduled to debate a bill that would make it illegal for employers to honor an employee's request to deduct union dues from their paychecks. This...

Three men crushed to death in Alabama rail car accident

(Source: Reuters, March 5, 2013) MOBILE, Ala. — Three men were crushed to death and another was injured when a pile of steel beams fell on them in the railway car where they were sleeping, Alabama authorities said on Tuesday. Police said the men were believed to be...

Feds OK Amtrak rerouting in Washington state; Courts may be next

(Source: The Olympian, March 5, 2013) OLYMPIA, Wash. — An $89 million project to reroute Amtrak trains through DuPont, Lakewood and South Tacoma has won key federal approval but could face a local court challenge. State transportation officials announced Monday that...

Wall Street Journal: BNSF Railway mulling switch to natural gas

(Source: Wall Street Journal, March 5, 2013) NEW YORK — BNSF Railway Co., one of the biggest U.S. consumers of diesel fuel, plans this year to test using natural gas to power its locomotives instead. If successful, the experiment could weaken oil's dominance as a...

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