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GM, UAW resumption of talks may signal short strike
(Bloomberg News circulated the following story by Jeff Green and John Lippert on September 25.) DETROIT — The United Auto Workers' return to bargaining with General Motors Corp. within hours of calling the first national strike against the automaker in 37 years may...
Teamsters to honor UAW picket lines
(The following official statement of Teamsters General President James P. Hoffa was issued on September 24.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The following is a statement of Teamsters General President James P. Hoffa: The Teamsters, the largest transportation union in North...
DOT News Digest
(The Department of Transportation issued the following on September 21.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — BTS Releases 2006 Border-Crossing Data. The number of trucks entering the United States from Canada and Mexico was 11.4 million in 2006, 0.5 percent higher than in 2005,...
Opinion: Good news
(The following editorial appeared on the Cumberland Times-News website on September 24.) CUMBERLAND, Md. — While attracting new jobs is a top priority in virtually any community, retaining existing jobs is equally important. Based on what we were told by a CSX...
Rail traffic in mid-Pa. expected to grow
(The following story by Dan Miller appeared on The Patriot-News website on September 24.) HARRISBURG, Pa. — The costs of railroad infrastructure investments that will be needed in specific regions of the country are not spelled out in a study done for the American...
MARC aims to triple service
(The following story by Michael Dresser appeared on the Baltimore Sun website on September 24.) BALTIMORE, Md. — The Maryland Transit Administration is planning a sweeping expansion of its popular but crowded MARC commuter train service, including weekend runs and...
Ambitious passenger railway faces hurdles
(The following story by Patricia Farrell Aidem appeared on the Daily Bulletin website on September 24.) SANTA CLARITA - An ambitious plan to re-establish a passenger-rail line between Santa Clarita and the Ventura coast faces serious hurdles, although all sides agree...
NY-NJ rail impact study in works
(The following story by Judy Rife appeared on the Times Herald-Record website on September 22.) NEWARK, N.J. — Preliminary engineering for the new Hudson River rail tunnel and Midtown train station has advanced to the point where design modifications are necessary to...
Upgraded UP track could bolster rural Minn. business
(The following story by Mark Fischenich appeared on The Free Press website on September 24.) MANKATO, Minn. — The Minnesota Prairie Line won’t anytime soon be threatening the dominance of the Union Pacific as America’s biggest railroad. The Union Pacific has 32,300...
CN to buy back up to five million common shares
(The Canadian Press circulated the following on September 21.) MONTREAL — Canadian National Railway Co. (TSX: CNR) said it plans to buy back five million of its common shares, or about one per cent of its common shares outstanding, as part of its current 33-million...
