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Deadline is August 18 for Teamster Disaster Relief assistance in Missouri
CLEVELAND, July 23 — 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....
RRB financial reports
(The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board issued the following on July 1.) CHICAGO — The Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) is required by law to submit annual reports to Congress on the financial condition of the railroad retirement system and the railroad unemployment...
SEPTA’s monthly ridership reaches 25-year high
(The following story by Andrew Overton appeared on The Bulletin website on July 23.) PHILADELPHIA — As gas prices continue to climb, so does SEPTA ridership. SEPTA's monthly ridership increased for the 12th consecutive month this June, and total ridership was up 13...
Clever help for transit riders
(The following appeared on the Baltimore Sun website on July 23.) BALTIMORE — As high gas prices drive more commuters to try public transit, riders are discovering (or rediscovering) the joys of waiting on the platform as the minutes tick by, wondering what's keeping...
CSX problem causes VRE delays
(The following story by Kelly Hannon appeared on the Free Lance Star website on July 22.) FREDERICKSBURG, Va. — Virginia Railway Express trains were delayed yesterday when CSX Corp. was unable to send train orders for several hours. Trains 306 and 308 were delayed,...
Opinion: Will high oil prices stop the CN train?
(The following story by Christopher Barker appeared on the Motley Fool website on July 23.) Despite their blistering rise today, the shares of airline stocks like AMR (NYSE: AMR) and UAL (NYSE: UAL) had appeared to be in some sort of medieval torture device over the...
11 injured in 2nd SEPTA trolley accident
(The following story by David Gambacorta appeared on the Philadelphia Daily News website on July 23.) PHILADELPHIA — Eleven people were injured yesterday when three underground SEPTA trolleys collided at 13th and Market streets in Center City. Two of the trolley cars...
Bull Mountain mine deal a boon to BNSF’s PRB coal traffic
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on July 22.) A deal announced last week means more coal will be pouring out of the Powder River Basin (PRB) via rail within two years. A FirstEnergy Corp. subsidiary and the Boich Cos. agreed to jointly...
2 top U.S. Justice Department officials hail fire settlement
(The following story by Denny Walsh appeared on the Sacramento Bee website on July 22.) SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Two high-ranking federal officials came to Sacramento Tuesday to hail the record-setting $102 million settlement between the U. S. Forest Service and Union...
BLET member rescues dog from river
(The following story by Liliana Castillo appeared on the Clovis News Journal website on July 22. Danny Reed is a member of BLET Division 811 in Clovis, N.M.) CLOVIS, N.M. — Nick Baglien says Danny Reed of Clovis deserves to be called a hero after he recently saved...
