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Teamsters ratify National Master Freight Agreement
(The International Brotherhood of Teamsters issued the following on February 10.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Teamster freight members overwhelmingly ratified the 2008-2013 National Master Freight Agreement NMFA) that protects existing Teamster jobs, maintains a strong wage...
Seven senators urge majority leader to bring antitrust enforcement bill to Senate floor
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on February 11.) Seven U.S. senators last week sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) urging him to bring the Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2007 (S. 772) to the Senate floor...
Jury rejects cancer patient’s claims in BNSF lawsuit
(The Associated Press circulated the following on February 11.) FORT WORTH, Texas — Jurors rejected a cancer survivor's claim Monday that toxic chemicals from a Texas railroad tie plant where her husband worked caused the disease that required the removal of her...
Metra riders leap off moving train
(The following story by Shamus Toomey appeared on the Chicago Sun-Times website on February 10.) CHICAGO — In an act that left investigators shaking their heads in disbelief, two men who missed their stop opened the doors of a moving Metra train and jumped into the...
A sweet train ride in Cuba
(The following story by John Moore appeared on the Toronto Star website on February 9.) REMEDIOS, CUBA — Kids just love playing with trains... especially when the `kids' are all grown up and the train is blast from the past. So we were already pretty eager to climb...
Southern California officials not on board with plan to use bond money for railroads
(The following story by Patrick McGreevy appeared on the Los Angeles Times website on February 11.) SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A proposal by the Schwarzenegger administration to use $170 million in voter-approved bond money for projects benefiting two private railroads is...
Copper thieves target railroads
(The Associated Press circulated the following on February 10.) DAVENPORT, Iowa — Pat Barry’s more than three decades in law enforcement has taught him that copper thieves often are cagey vultures, raiding construction sites of metal to sell for scrap and a quick...
No one hurt in CSX derailment in Cleveland
(The following story by Jesse Tinsley appeared on the Plain Dealer website on February 10.) CLEVELAND — Police and CSX officials are investigating an early morning train derailment that occurred near West 130th Street and Enterprise Avenue in Cleveland. There were no...
Durbin hits UP for Amtrak delays
(The following appeared at the Crain’s Chicago Business website on February 8.) CHICAGO — U.S. Sen. Richard Durbin, D-Ill., is taking the Union Pacific railroad to task for frequent delays on Amtrak service between Chicago and St. Louis. In a letter to James Young,...
Amtrak service to Albany restored after water main break
(The following report appeared at NY1.com on February 9.) NEW YORK — Amtrak says full service is back on its Empire Line to Albany after Saturday's water main break that flooded some underground tracks in Manhattan. But the MTA says there are still detours and delays...
