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Railroad safety saves lives
(The following story by Scott Sims appeared on The Morning Sun website on June 27.) PITTSBURG, Kan. — Being stopped while driving your vehicle usually means the driver has done something wrong. Tuesday, local representatives of railroad companies and law enforcement...
Ringleader gets 11 years for theft of copper wire
(The following report by Robert Gavin appeared on the Albany Times-Union website on June 27.) ALBANY, N.Y. — The reputed mastermind of a crime ring that stole tons of high-priced copper wire from National Grid substations and the CSX rail yard was sentenced Tuesday to...
Maintenance change may reduce delays for Amtrak trains
(The following story by Chuck Lentz appeared on the Grand Island Independent on June 26.) HASTINGS, Neb. — The chronically hours-late eastbound Amtrak trains across Nebraska may soon become a thing of the past. Amtrak's California Zephyr usually runs hours behind...
Stock glance: Railroads fall
(The Associated Press circulated the following on June 26.) NEW YORK — Shares of railroad operators finished lower Tuesday, as broader markets slipped and a major rail car maker said it would fall significantly below Wall Street's second quarter earnings expectations....
Official says railways key to Ala. growth
(The following story by Kristen Bishop appeared on the Decatur Daily News website on June 27.) COURTLAND, Ala. — Alabama won't reap the full benefits of planned expansions at its state docks without a north-south rail corridor from Mobile to the Midwest, said an...
Two UP trains collide in Iowa
(The Associated Press circulated the following on June 26.) DES MOINES, Iowa — Two Union Pacific Corp. trains collided Tuesday afternoon in central Iowa, a railroad official said. No injuries were reported. The crash happened about 3 p.m. about two miles west of Tama....
SEPTA board readies for doom
(The following story by Dan Geringer appeared on the Philadelphia Daily News website on June 27.) PHILADELPHIA — Cash-strapped SEPTA's board of directors is expected to approve two drastically different survival plans tomorrow: one a modest 11 percent fare increase...
Pa. governor urges “commitment” to improving Amtrak
(The following story by Henry J. Holcomb appeared on the Philadelphia Inquirer website on June 26.) PHILADELPHIA — For the Philadelphia area to be competitive and thrive, Congress must make "a real commitment" to improving Amtrak's Northeast Corridor, former...
Mont. Lt. Governor lobbies for Amtrak
(The following Gannett News Service report by Faith Bremner appeared on the Great Falls Tribune website on June 26.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Montana Lt. Gov. John Bohlinger told a House panel Tuesday that maintaining and upgrading Amtrak passenger service through his state...
Deadline for BLET-EUMA registration is July 1
CLEVELAND, June 27 — The registration deadline is July 1 for BLET members traveling to Traverse City, Mich., for the 69th annual Eastern Meeting Union Association (EUMA). Arrangements Chairman Don Zatteau and the members of BLET Division 286 will welcome members to...
