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U.S. appeals court to hear arguments in case of CP Rail derailment in Minot, N.D.
(The Canadian Press circulated the following on January 16.) BISMARCK, N.D. — On the eve of the six-year anniversary of a deadly derailment and chemical spill on the edge of a city in North Dakota, federal appeals judges are being asked to decide how much railroads...
Sector preview: Railroads
(The Associated Press circulated the following on January 16.) NEW YORK — Severe winter storms, high fuel costs and weak demand plagued railroads during the fourth quarter, but analysts remain largely optimistic that the rails will be able to make up for the...
Sector snap: Railroads mostly rise
(The Associated Press circulated the following on January 16.) NEW YORK — Shares of most railroads rose in trading Wednesday, a day after a federal commission published a study recommending tax credits to expand the sector's infrastructure. Stifel Nicolaus analyst...
MBTA boss takes off on Boston
(The following story by Casey Ross appeared on the Boston Herald website on January 17.) BOSTON — Refusing to let a potential transit crisis interfere with his vacation plans, MBTA General Manager Daniel Grabauskas jetted off to Thailand despite urgent requests by the...
NJ Transit prepares for Amtrak strike
(The following story by Jim Walsh appeared on the Courier-Post website on January 16.) CHERRY HILL, N.J. — NJ Transit officials today are to disclose plans to help the state's rail riders cope with a possible Amtrak strike.But some of the state agency's passengers on...
Amtrak strike would derail Caltrain service
(The following report by Mike Rosenberg appeared at Examiner.com on January 17.) SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — A possible strike by Amtrak employees this month would shut down Caltrain service and flood other Bay Area transit agencies and roads with tens of thousands of...
Amtrak strike could shut 6 SEPTA lines
(The following story by Peter Mucha appeared on the Philadelphia Inquirer website on January 16.) PHILADELPHIA — If Amtrak workers strike on Jan. 30, six of SEPTA's regional lines would also shut down. Amtrak is trying to hammer out a new contract with its 16,500...
LIRR unveils contingency plan for Amtrak strike
(The following story by Steve Ritea and John Valenti appeared on the Newsday website on January 16.) NEW YORK — Faced with the possibility of a total shutdown of Penn Station if Amtrak workers strike on Jan. 30, Long Island Rail Road president Helena Williams unveiled...
Deadline is Jan. 22 for Teamster disaster relief assistance in Ore., Wash.
CLEVELAND, January 16 — 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...
Thieves take 1.5 miles of railroad copper
(The following story by Justin George appeared on the St. Petersburg Times website on January 16.) TAMPA, Fla. — Thieves stole a mile and a half of copper wire that train operators use to transmit signals, the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office reported Tuesday,...
