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If Warren Buffett takes a train, should you go for a ride, too?
(The following story by Jay Palmer appeared on the Wall Street Journal website on August 10.) NEW YORK — Across America, the train whistle is a-blowin'. Amtrak ridership is at a record, and local transit systems from Washington, D.C., to Oakland, Calif., are...
Opinion: EJ&E deal is a good deal for Indiana
(The following column by Morton Marcus appeared on the Munster Times website on August 11. Mr. Marcus is an economist, author and speaker formerly at the Kelley School of Business, Indiana University.) MUNSTER, Ind. — Let's get burrito-gate out of the way and proceed...
Opinion: Opponents of CN-EJ&E merger exaggerate woes
(The following column by Greg Hinz appeared on Crain’s Chicago Business website on August 9.) CHICAGO — Pregnant women will have to deliver in back seats. Whole subdivisions will burn. Productivity will plummet as fire trucks and cars alike are stuck in traffic....
Drug smugglers frustrate railroads
(The following story by Joe Ruff appeared on the Omaha World-Herald website on August 9.) OMAHA, Neb. — Violent Mexican drug cartels are using every means possible to get cocaine, marijuana and heroin into the United States, including false compartments on rail cars...
Train crews struggle to cope with railway collision trauma
(The following story by Elise Stolte appeared on The Edmonton Journal website on August 11.) EDMONTON, Alberta — Ted Ermet's nightmare is driving his train around a corner to find a school bus stuck on the tracks. "That, to me, I don't think I'd ever get back on an...
Crashes take toll on train crews
(The following story by Alison Bath appeared on the Shreveport Times website on August 11. Connell Jackson is a member of BLET Division 632 in Minden, La.) SHREVEPORT, La. — Every time he gets behind the wheel of his car, Connell Jackson sees the face of the man he...
NMB develops arbitrators’ caseload report
(The National Mediation Board issued the following on August 8.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Mediation Board is pleased to announce the latest in its ongoing efforts to enhance public access to information via the NMB website. The agency has developed an...
Deadline is August 18 for Teamster Disaster Relief assistance in Missouri
CLEVELAND, August 8 — The Teamsters Disaster Relief Fund is accepting applications for assistance from members in the state of Missouri after severe storms and flooding caused major damage in the following counties: Clark, Lewis, Lincoln, Marion, Pike, Ralls and St....
Putt-putting along the rails
(The following article by Dave Caldwell appeared on the New York Times website on August 8.) NEW YORK — A railway motorcar, or railcar, is a peculiar, no-frills, gasoline-powered vehicle not much bigger than a golf cart and not much more powerful than a riding mower....
Editorial: NS proposal to put trucks on trains, save fuel hasn’t developed
(The following editorial appeared on the Patriot News website on August 8.) HARRISBURG, Pa. — Too many Americans are inclined to believe that there's something shady going on with the price of oil. and somewhere, somehow, there is a simple and easy means of repealing...
