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CSX: In case of emergency
(The following appeared on the Baltimore Sun editorial page November 29, 2007) With the Army-Navy game scheduled for Saturday and last weekend's train derailment near M&T Bank Stadium still fresh in everyone's minds, city officials are understandably worried about the...
Motorists making noise over BNSF quiet zone signaling system
(The following story by Kim Winnegge appeared on the Forum Web site November 28, 2007) FARGO, ND - Country Greenery owner Alma Cater can look out her south window and see potential customers backed up at the stop light on Main Avenue and Fifth Street. But if there is...
Study: Roseville railyard poses cancer risk
(The following story by Chris Bowman appeared on the Sacramento Bee website on November 28.) SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Air pollution tests results released Wednesday confirm that residents living just downwind of the Roseville train yard face a sharply higher cancer risk...
Sector glance: Railroads rise
(The Associated Press circulated the following on November 28.) NEW YORK — Shares of railroad operators rose Wednesday after a Bear Stearns analyst said fourth-quarter volumes are continuing to improve - despite high oil prices and larger economic headwinds. So far...
Amtrak unions prepare for PEB
(The Passenger Rail Labor Bargaining Coalition, a group of Amtrak labor unions party to the current dispute, issued the following news release on November 28.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The following is a statement on behalf of the Passenger Rail Labor Bargaining Coalition...
Heavy metal UP Railroad building toward 2 big projects in Pinal County
(The following story by Larry Lockhart appeared in the Casa Grande Valley Newspaper on November 27, 2007) CASA GRANDE, AZ - Union Pacific Railroad is working on two huge projects involving Pinal County, though residents may not see any physical progress on either one...
Lott to leave Senate
(The following report appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on November 28.) The rail industry is losing a staunch supporter on Capitol Hill. Sen. Trent Lott (R-Miss.) recently announced plans to retire from the Senate by year's end, bringing his 35-year...
Bush halts Amtrak strike threat with PEB
(Bloomberg News circulated the following story by Angela Greiling Keane on November 28.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — President George W. Bush today blocked a potential Dec. 1 strike by workers on Amtrak, the nation's passenger railroad. Bush created a presidential emergency...
Deadline is December 10 for Teamster Disaster Relief assistance in Calif.
CLEVELAND, November 27 — The Teamsters Disaster Relief Fund is accepting applications for assistance from members in the state of California regarding wildfires that caused major damage in the following counties on October 21, 2007: Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San...
How the high price of oil is hitting home
(The following story by Karl Stark and Henry J. Holcomb appeared on the Philadelphia Inquirer website on November 28.) PHILADELPHIA — People needing a private ambulance may face longer waits. Bakers are getting frosted over the soaring price of flour. And don't even...
