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Teamsters offer Disaster Relief assistance in Georgia
CLEVELAND, April 9 — The Teamsters Disaster Relief Fund is accepting applications for assistance from members in the state of Georgia after severe storms, tornadoes and flooding caused major damage from March 14-16. If you or someone you know needs help, please call...
Rail passenger who yelled at cell phone user acquitted
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Samuel Maull on April 9.) NEW YORK — A retired police officer who screamed obscenities at a train passenger who was talking on a cell phone and who hit the hand of another passenger who intervened was acquitted...
Another county joins EJ&E fray
(The following story appeared on the Daily Herald website on April 9.) CHICAGO — The DuPage County Board voted Tuesday to join a consortium of municipal bodies fighting Canadian National's proposed purchase of the EJ&E Railway line that essentially serves as the...
Brunswick line gets comfort upgrades, possible expansion
(The following story by Sebastian Montes appeared on The Gazette website on April 9.) BRUNSWICK, Md. — State transit officials have outlined a series of upgrades for MARC’s Brunswick rail line that they hope will result in increased ridership and a possible extension...
UP to increase train speed through Eagle Pass, Texas
(Union Pacific issued the following on April 7.) OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific Railroad will increase train speed for certain freight trains on railroad tracks through the city limits of Eagle Pass, Texas. Following Federal Railroad Administration regulations, the...
CSX ponies up half-million for dead fish
(The following story by John O'Brien appeared on the Legal Newsline website on April 8.) MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Facing the threat of a lawsuit, CSX Corp. agreed Monday to pay nearly $500,000 to the State of Alabama. State Attorney General Troy King said the derailment of...
New limits on trains could help Macon’s air
(The following story by S. Heather Duncan appeared at Macon.com on April 9.) MACON, Ga. — New federal limits on air pollution from trains could significantly reduce Middle Georgia soot and smog pollution in the coming years, especially since Macon hosts a large train...
BNSF to report first-quarter earnings April 29
(BNSF Railway issued the following on April 8.) FORT WORTH, Texas — Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation will Webcast its first-quarter 2008 earnings at 8:45 a.m. Eastern Time April 29, 2008, and issue its earnings press release at about 8 a.m. Eastern Time. The...
Officials: Mom leaves son, baby on train
(The following appeared on the KNSD website on April 9.) OCEANSIDE, Calif. — Sheriff's deputies were called to a North County train station after a conductor discovered two children alone on an Amtrak train. It happened Tuesday around 12:30 p.m. in Oceanside....
SEPTA to beef up security after fatal attack
(The following story by Barbara Boyer and Paul Nussbaum appeared on the Philadelphia Inquirer website on April 8.) PHILADELPHIA — Responding to a recent fatal attack on a Starbucks manager in Center City and other assaults on commuters, SEPTA will immediately increase...
