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Opinion: BNSF’s ‘green’ claim is way off track
(The following column by Angelo Logan appeared on the Los Angeles Times website on March 10. Angelo Logan is director of East Yard Communities for Environmental Justice.) LOS ANGELES — Matthew K. Rose, head honcho of one of the nation's biggest railways, made the...
Amtrak officer shot in foot during struggle
(The Associated Press circulated the following on March 9.) PHILADELPHIA — Authorities say an Amtrak officer has been shot in the foot at Philadelphia's 30th Street station. City police say the officer got into a scuffle with a woman in the McDonald's restaurant in...
Working on the railroad
(The following story by John Anastasi appeared on the Bucks County Courier Times website on March 10.) PHILADELPHIA — At a time when ethanol-fueled hybrid vehicles are all the rage, a more traditional mode of transportation is experiencing a quiet resurgence. Railroad...
NS again poised to win Harriman award
(The following story by Gregory Richards appeared on The Virginian-Pilot website on March 8.) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern Corp. appears positioned to win top honors for the best employee safety record among large U.S. railroads for the 19th year in a row. The E.H....
Mayo Clinic rethinks DM&E opposition
(The following story by Peter Harriman appeared on the Argus Leader website on March 10.) SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — The Mayo Clinic is conceding to the Dakota Minnesota & Eastern Railroad's plans to reconstruct its line after about a decade of opposition to the proposal...
Panel report knocks CN Rail’s attitude to safety
(Reuters circulated the following story by Allan Dowd on March 7.) VANCOUVER, B.C. — Canadian National Railway is hindering efforts to improve rail safety with a "culture of fear," according to a government report released on Friday. The report, begun in 2006 in the...
Teamsters offer Disaster Relief assistance in Kentucky
CLEVELAND, March 7 — The Teamsters Disaster Relief Fund is accepting applications for assistance from members in the state of Kentucky after severe storms, tornadoes, straight-line winds and flooding caused major damage on February 5-6, 2008. Kentucky residents in the...
IRS issues economic stimulus Q&A for Railroad Retirement
(The Internal Revenue Service issued the following on March 5.) DID YOU RECEIVE RAILROAD RETIREMENT BENEFITS LAST YEAR? You may be entitled to an economic stimulus payment, often referred to as a rebate, from the federal government. HOW MUCH WILL I GET? You could get...
Railroad turns tables on neighbors who complain
(The following story by Richard Pearsall appeared on the Cherry Hill Courier-Post website on March 7.) HAINESPORT, N.J. — The owner of a trash-transfer station that has drawn complaints from nearby residents is suing those neighbors, accusing them of defamation,...
EJ&E concerns not slowed
(The following story by Regan Foster appeared on The Herald website on March 7.) CHICAGO — Two area legislators said Thursday that a meeting with an international rail chief did little to quell worries about the impact that a proposed $300 million rail buyout could...
