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Wisconsin protesters defy police order to evacuate
(The following appeared on the USA Today website on February 28, 2011.) MADISON, Wis. — Protesters in Wisconsin, who have sparked a national debate about workers rights versus state budget needs, vowed to continue fighting Sunday even as police prepared to clear out...
Teamsters by the thousands stand with Wisconsin
(The International Brotherhood of Teamsters issued the following on February 27, 2011.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Thousands of Teamsters across America showed their solidarity with workers in Wisconsin on Saturday after a long week of protests in the Midwest. Hundreds of our...
82% majority of CAW members ratify new pact with CP Rail
(The Canadian Press circulated the following on February 25, 2011.) TORONTO - A union representing more than 2,000 employees at Canadian Pacific Railway says workers have overwhelmingly approved a new labor agreement. The Canadian Auto Workers union says 82 per cent...
Proposed Tri-Rail locomotive purchase sparks opposition, lawsuit
(The following appeared on the Orlando Sentinel website on February 25, 2011.) ORLANDO, Fla. — When Tri-Rail, South Florida's publicly owned commuter rail line, requested bids of up to $100 million for new locomotives last year, some manufacturers and state business...
UP seeks big tax break before start of $418 million New Mexico rail project
(The following appeared on the El Paso Times website on February 24, 2011.) SANTA FE, N.M. — Union Pacific, which has twice delayed plans to build a giant rail complex in Dona Ana County, expects to move forward with the project this year. Gov. Susana Martinez said...
AAR: Freight traffic on U.S. railroads continues to register gains
(The Association of American Railroads issued the following press release on February 24, 2011.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported freight traffic continues to register gains with U.S. railroads originating 296,980 carloads,...
Durbin blasts GOP cuts to South Side train bridge project
(The following appeared on the Chicago Sun-Times website on February 25, 2011.) CHICAGO — At a muddy trainyard at 63rd and State streets Thursday, U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and two Democratic congressmen blasted recent budget slashing by the Republican House...
Solution to Chicago South Side rail bottleneck threatened by U.S. cuts
(The following appeared on the Chicago Tribune website on February 25, 2011.) CHICAGO — Funding is in jeopardy for construction of a major rail-bridge system to ease at least some of the freight and passenger train congestion in the Chicago region, officials warned...
Bill Nye ‘The Science Guy’ blasts U.S. for resisting high-speed rail
(The following appeared on the Huffington Post website on February 24, 2011.) Bill Nye, once known as "The Science Guy" thanks to his incredibly successful TV series of the same name, thinks the U.S. "should be embarrassed" at its lack of a high-speed rail system....
Florida governor rejects latest high-speed rail deal
(The following appeared on the Miami Herald website on February 24, 2011.) TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — An intense last-ditch effort to save high-speed rail in Florida collapsed Thursday with Gov. Rick Scott rejecting the plan, and then angry lawmakers accused him of...
