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Judge voids Wisconsin law curbing unions
(The following appeared on the New York Times website on May 26, 2011.) NEW YORK — Ruling that Republicans in the State Senate had violated the state’s open meetings law, a judge in Wisconsin dealt a blow to them and to Gov. Scott Walker on Thursday by granting a...
Norfolk Southern joins the zombies
(The following appeared on the Virginian Pilot website on May 25, 2011.) ROANOKE, Va. — Everyone loves zombies these days. Even Norfolk Southern Corp. The Norfolk-based railroad company announced Wednesday that its mascot Brainy will join more than 1,000 zombie...
Service back after power issue interrupts Amtrak
(The Associated Press circulated the following on May 25, 2011.) WILMINGTON, Del. — Amtrak officials say service has been restored after power issues on two trains and tracks between Wilmington and Newark in Delaware has forced the interruption of service between...
Union Pacific: Flooding to trim May volume
(Dow Jones Newswires circulated the following on May 25, 2011.) NEW YORK — Union Pacific Corp. Chief Financial Officer Rob Knight said Friday that disruptions from the historic Mississippi River flooding likely will reduce the railroad's May freight volume by about...
Flooding hampers train movements in southern Montana
(The following appeared on the Billings Gazette website on May 25, 2011.) BILLINGS, Mont. — Because of heavy rains, train and highway transportation across south central Montana remained gridlocked much of Wednesday. But conditions improved as the rain eased up. BNSF...
Researchers studying health effects of 2005 chlorine spill in Graniteville
(The Associated Press circulated the following on May 21, 2011.) GRANITEVILLE, S.C. — Researchers studying the long-term health effects of a deadly 2005 Norfolk Southern train wreck and chemical spill in Aiken County are offering free health screenings to people in...
DOT rejects proposed changes to California high-speed rail project
(The following appeared on the Los Angeles Times website on May 25, 2011.) LOS ANGELES — Rejecting the recommendations of a recent state report, federal officials said Wednesday they cannot postpone the deadline to start construction of California's $43-billion bullet...
BLET engineers at SEPTA resist wearing fluorescent vests
(The following appeared on the Philadelphia Inquirer website on May 26, 2011.) PHILADELPHIA — SEPTA rail engineers, who have long resisted pressure to wear uniforms, are protesting a new requirement that they wear fluorescent green-yellow vests when operating trains....
Conductor in fatal N.C. train wreck had wedding date set
(The following appeared on television station WYFF's website on May 25, 2011.) ABBEVILLE, S.C. — Phillip Crawford, the 33-year-old CSX conductor killed in an on-duty accident earlier this week, was engaged to be married next year. Crawford and BLET member J.G. Hadden,...
Freight rail traffic to increase by 80-100% in 30-50 years
(The following appeared at AltTransport.com on May 23, 2011.) Yesterday, the Wall Street Journal’s Daniel Machalaba held an online round table discussion on the future of the freight rail industry with a small group of consultants, lobbyists and federal...
