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Sources: Amtrak discussions going well
(The following story by Steve Ritea appeared on the Newsday website on January 17.) NEW YORK — Sources familiar with this week's talks between Amtrak and its unions said they expect to make an announcement today. Although both sides have agreed to a media blackout...
Amtrak deal with unions averts strike
(The Associated Press circulated the following by Devlin Barrett on January 18.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amtrak reached a deal with its unions, averting a possible strike at the end of this month, people familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press. The deal...
Deadline is Jan. 22 for Teamster disaster relief assistance in Ore., Wash.
CLEVELAND, January 17 — The Teamsters Disaster Relief Fund is accepting applications for assistance from members in the states of Oregon and Washington regarding severe storms, flooding, landslides and mudslides that damaged property on December 1, 2007. Oregon...
Not bad, for an old lady
(The following story by David E. Cook appeared on the News Review website on January 16.) SACRAMENTO, Calif. — It's 7:30 on a Sunday morning, and Granite Rock No. 10 is just waking up. She’s 65 years old and needs plenty of time to get ready for her adoring public. A...
Moving historic locomotives leaves NS stumped
(The following story by Jeff Sturgeon appeared on the Roanoke Times website on January 17.) ROANOKE, Va. — Advocates who are puzzled about how to save six historic locomotives sitting in a Roanoke scrap yard include even the railroad that used to own the machines....
W&LE derailment in Ohio
(The following story by Marci Piltz appeared on the Bedford Record-Courier website on January 17.) SUFFIELD, Ohio — Five railroad cars carrying crude oil to a transfer station in Akron derailed early Wednesday on the Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway line in the...
Berkshire now owns 17.8 percent of BNSF
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Josh Funk on January 16.) OMAHA, Neb. — Warren Buffett's company continues adding to its stake in Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. Berkshire Hathaway Inc. now owns 17.8 percent of the nation's second-largest...
UP warns trespassers: Walk the line, pay the fine
(The following story by Brian Seals appeared on the Santa Cruz Sentinel website on January 17.) SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif. — Casual walks and bike rides along the rails in Santa Cruz County might become more costly as Union Pacific Railroad says it is redoubling efforts to...
Editorial: For a safer highway, get rail
(The following editorial appeared on the Herald Tribune website on January 17.) SARASOTA, Fla. — The deadly pileup on foggy, smoky Interstate 4 last week was a tragic reminder of why Florida needs to invest in developing a rail system linking the state's major...
Some towns want to halt CN-EJ&E rail plan
(The following story by Keith Benman appeared on the Munster Times website on January 17.) GRIFFITH — This town of 17,000 is no stranger to trains, with five railroad lines converging just south of downtown. But with a rail proposal that would run 20 more trains per...
