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Deadline is tomorrow for Hurricane Ike Disaster Relief assistance in Louisiana, Texas
CLEVELAND, October 27 — The Teamsters Disaster Relief Fund is accepting applications for assistance from members in Louisiana and Texas after Hurricane Ike damaged homes and property in early September. Assistance is available to individuals and households in the...
A ride on Amtrak’s Auto Train
(The following story by George Olson appeared on the Portsmouth Herald News website on October 26.) PORTSMOUTH, N.H. — Fall is in the air, the days suddenly too short and the temperature headed down. Time for retirees to start thinking of avoiding icy roads, shoveling...
STB to discuss study of competition in the freight-rail industry at public hearing
(The U.S. Surface Transportation Board issued the following on October 24.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Surface Transportation Board announced today that it will hold a public meeting on Thursday, November 6, 2008 to discuss the independent study by Christensen Associates...
Railroad travel on fast track
(The following story by Jim Carroll appeared at GoErie.com on October 27.) ERIE. Pa. — Erie's Union Station hasn't been this busy in years. The number of people getting on or off passenger trains in Erie jumped 16.4 percent over the past year. That beat Amtrak's...
Ethanol’s use outstrips plans to deal with its risks
(The following story by Michael Laris appeared on the Washington Post website on October 26.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The national push to wean the country from imported fuel by adding American-brewed ethanol to gasoline has come at a cost: The flammable liquid is being...
Amtrak weighs return of direct route to Miami
(The following story by Larry Hannan appeared on The Florida Times-Union website on October 25.) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — It's a little early to get nostalgic for 2001, but Amtrak officials have begun talking about turning back the clock and taking a second crack at a...
Man is shot after threatening RR police officer
(The following story by Wendy Owen appeared on The Oregonian website on October 26.) PORTLAND, Ore. — A BNSF Railway Co. police officer shot and injured a man Saturday afternoon after the man threw a lighted gas can on the ground and pointed a weapon at the officer,...
Experts studying Jackson KCS crash probe could take months
(The following story by Kathleen Baydala appeared on the Clarion Ledger website on October 25.) JACKSON, Miss. — The Kansas City Southern railway line through west Jackson where two freight trains crashed this week has reopened, but the cause of the mishap still is...
Tracks, streets set to reopen after KCS crash in Mississippi
(The following story by Kathleen Baydala appeared on the Clarion Ledger website on October 24.) JACKSON, Miss. — Kansas City Southern railway crews have repaired and reopened the line where two trains collided Thursday afternoon in west Jackson, railway officials said...
Norfolk Southern wants to load up on workers
(The following story by Tom Dochat appeared on The Patriot-News website on October 26.) BOSTON — Dan Cupper has loved trains since he was 3. When he was a reporter at The Patriot-News, he covered transportation issues that often allowed him to explore his passion for...
