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Union Pacific lets go hundreds of employees in North Platte
(The following appeared at KHAStv.com on January 8.) NORTH PLATTE, Neb. — Union Pacific Railroad announced Thursday it is temporarily laying off hundreds of employees. In the North Platte area about 231 workers will be off the job. UP officials said this is a direct...
Economic impact adds up as stranded goods wait for delivery
(The following story by Drew DeSilver appeared on the Seattle Times website on January 9.) SEATTLE — The floodwaters that have severed Washington's main north-south and east-west highways likely will wash tens of millions of dollars out of the state's economy, as...
BNSF Railway: No Amtrak to Seattle Friday
(The following story by John Branton appeared on The Columbian website on January 8.) COLUMBIA, Wash. — As BNSF Railway crews work to inspect and clear their tracks of mud, rocks, trees and other storm debris, Amtrak passenger service between Portland-Vancouver and...
N.J., N.Y. governors look to Obama for Hudson tunnel cash
(The following story by Raju Chebium of Gannett News Service appeared on the Cherry Hill Courier Post website on January 9.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — As President-elect Barack Obama outlined his plan to revive the slumping economy, 14 New Jersey and New York lawmakers...
Inauguration may be traffic, security nightmare
(The following story by Ed Hornick appeared at CNN.com on January 8.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Planning to attend the presidential inauguration this month in Washington? Expect a fortress-like city bursting at the seams. An influx of nearly 2 million people is expected to...
Amtrak adds trains on Inauguration Day; tickets still available
(The following appeared at CNN.com on January 8.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Automobile traffic will be diverted; bridges closed. But from Amtrak, there's a bit of good news about Inauguration Day travel. Amtrak says that it has increased the number — and length — of trains...
Amtrak prepares for crowds along Obama train route
(The Associated Press circulated t he following by Brian Westley on January 8.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Throngs of well-wishers are expected to line the tracks as President-elect Barack Obama travels by train from Philadelphia to Washington the weekend before his...
Oberstar proposes billions in economic stimulus funding for transportation projects
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on January 8.) While President-elect Barack Obama, and House and Senate leaders continue to negotiate economic recovery legislation, House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman James...
Labor calls for unity after years of division
(The following story by Steven Greenhouse appeared on the New York Times website on January 8.) NEW YORK — The presidents of 12 of the nation's largest labor unions called Wednesday for reuniting the American labor movement, which split apart three and a half years...
Historic UP locomotive has a home in Boulder City
(The following story by Peter Huntoon appeared on the Las Vegas Sun website on January 8.) LAS VEGAS — What does Boulder City have in common with southern Wyoming? The answer is two historically linked Union Pacific locomotives, both with number 844. The railroad...
