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UP, Nebraska college announce rail training program
(The following report appeared on the Southwest Nebraska News website on July 10.) McCOOK, Neb. — The Union Pacific Railroad and Mid-Plains Community College will jointly announce a new educational partnership at a news conference scheduled for Friday, July 13,...
$150 million for SEPTA will avert fall fare hikes, service cuts
(The following story by Paul Nussbaum appeared on the Philadelphia Inquirer website on July 11.) PHILADELPHIA — If the legislative agreements hold, SEPTA and its riders can begin to breathe easier. SEPTA would receive about $150 million more in operating funds for the...
NJ Transit announces 4.1 percent rise in ridership
(The following story by Larry Higgs appeared on the Asbury Park Press website on July 11.) NEWARK — NJ Transit announced Tuesday that it set a ridership record with a 4.1 percent gain in passengers. The agency ended the year with 250.9 million trips, compared with the...
Opinion: Amtrak is our best intercity travel mode for future
(The following column by Ross Capon appeared on The Tennessean website on July 9. He is Executive Director of the National Association of Railroad Passengers.) NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Some say we can't afford to bring intercity passenger rail to Nashville. I say we can't...
Teamsters Disaster Relief assistance available for Missouri
CLEVELAND, July 10 — The Teamsters Disaster Relief Fund is accepting applications for assistance from members in the state of Missouri regarding severe storms and flooding that caused major damage in the following counties on May 5-18, 2007: Andrew, Atchison,...
UP brakeman uses found objects in his art
(The following story by Nevin Batiwalla appeared on the Commercial Appeal website on July 10.) MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Kenny Hays is a musician and songwriter who is also an artist, so it is really not surprising that music has found a way into his art. An opening of his new...
Old locomotive, new job
(The following story by Thomas Pardee appeared on the Modesto Bee website on July 9.) OAKDALE, Calif. — It looks like Thomas the Tank Engine's raspier, drippier, crankier grandfather. Covered in oily black, the McCloud No. 18 steam engine makes its slow, lurching way...
TCRC-MWED calls for public Inquiry regarding violent arrest of members by CP Rail police
VANCOUVER, B.C., July 6 — On Saturday July 7th, William Brehl, President of the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference and six (6) TCRC MWED members who were arrested by CP Police while legally picketing against CP Rail, met with NDP Transport Critic Peter Julian...
Bergen has high hopes for Warrington
(The following story by David A. Michaels and Oshrat Carmiel appeared at NorthJersey.com on July 10.) Bergen County did not have to look far to find its new voices in Trenton and Washington, recently awarding a $120,000 lobbying contract to a firm headed by the former...
Attorney reprimanded by S.C. high court for train derailment ads
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Meg Kinnard on July 9.) COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Supreme Court on Monday reprimanded a Louisiana-based lawyer who set up an office in South Carolina following a deadly train derailment and described...
