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Train-spotter captures close call
(The following story by Sara K. Satullo appeared on The Express-Times website on May 28.) PHILLIPSBURG, N.J. — Sunday morning railroad enthusiast Rick Glosser was underneath the black bridge on South Main Street poised to photograph an approaching Norfolk Southern...
Union Pacific asks city’s help with ‘divers’
(The following story by Karen Gleason appeared on the Del Rio News-Herald website on May 29.) DEL RIO, Texas — Union Pacific Railroad officials recently asked the city council for help in dealing with what they termed a dangerous threat to thrill-seekers using a...
Ontario teachers to invest $20M in Railpower
(The following story by Karen Mazurkewich appeared on the Financial Post website on May 27.) OTTAWA — Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan is once again investing in the little engine that could. Yesterday, OTPP announced it would invest $20-million in a secured convertible...
Iraq veteran says fall in LIRR gap ruined his health
(The following story by Denise M. Bonilla appeared on the Newsday website on May 29.) NEW YORK — When National Guardsman Timothy Sample returned home to Hempstead in 2005 after surviving two tours of duty in Iraq without injury, he felt fortunate. Little did he...
Man charged after being struck by train
(The following story by Melody Brumble appeared on the Shreveport Times website on May 28.) SHREVEPORT, La. — A Shreveport man faces a trespassing charge after being hit by a train on a trestle in downtown Shreveport this morning. Kenneth Priest, 44, was headed west...
N.J. Transit seeks customer help to improve service
(The following appeared on the Philadelphia Inquirer website on May 28.) PHILADELPHIA — NJ Transit is launching a program that will gather ideas on how to improve service. Through a link on www.njtransit.com, customers will be able to post suggestions, which will be...
Amtrak, TCU agree on tentative contracts covering three crafts
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on May 28.) Amtrak and the Transportation Communications Union (TCU) recently reached tentative agreements covering clerks, onboard service workers and product line supervisors. Extending from Jan. 1,...
Court OKs suits on retaliation in race, age cases
(The Associated Press circulated the following on May 27.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Supreme Court sided Tuesday with employees who faced retaliation after complaining about race and age discrimination in rulings that drew support from conservative and liberal justices....
$700 million CSX initiative to have impact on Md.
(The following story by Maria Smith appeared on the Cumberland Times-News website on May 28.) CUMBERLAND, Md. — It’s a $700-million venture that while it may not involve construction along the rails through Cumberland, it will have an impact on them. Earlier this...
SEPTA’s $1.1 billion budget adds service to accommodate soaring ridership
(The following story by Dan Geringer appeared on the Philadelphia Daily News website on May 28.) PHILADELPHIA — Sailing smoothly on a stable state-funding stream after years of tossing on the stormy seas of financial uncertainty, SEPTA passed a nearly $1.1 billion...
