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Security project aims to thwart rail terrorists
(The following story by Jeffrey Leib appeared on the Denver Post website on June 25.) PUEBLO, Colo. — The rail industry and federal security officials hope to construct an above-ground tunnel complex at the Transportation Technology Center here to test ways of...
Deadline for BLET-EUMA registration is July 1
CLEVELAND, June 26 — 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...
Historic UP steam engine to visit Iowa
(The following report by Pat Curtis appeared on the Radio Iowa website on June 25.) DES MOINES, Iowa — An historic steam locomotive will be making stops in a few towns in Iowa soon. The locomotive, known at number 844, was the last steam locomotive delivered to the...
CN fined for forest fire
(The Canadian Press circulated the following on June 26.) ST. ALBERT -- Canadian National Railway has been fined $4,000 after pleading guilty to a charge stemming from a major forest fire in northern Alberta. CN entered the plea yesterday in Alberta provincial court...
Four former KCS workers awarded $2.2 million
(The following story by Dan Margolies appeared on the Kansas City Star website on June 26.) KANSAS CITY — An arbitration panel ordered a St. Petersburg, Fla., broker/dealer to pay $2.2 million to four former Kansas City Southern railroad workers after finding it had...
Blockades expected Friday along CN mainline
(The following story by Unnati Gandhi appeared on the Globe and Mail website on June 26.) TORONTO — A crucial highway and rail line that moves tens of thousands of people daily around Central Canada will be subject to a crippling blockade on Friday, a spokesman for...
Pa. House to resume debate on transit bill
(The following story by Amy Worden, Mario F. Cattabiani and Thomas Fitzgerald appeared on the Philadelphia Inquirer website on June 26.) HARRISBURG, Pa. — Debate raged for five hours last night on a state House plan that would for the first time provide dedicated...
Chicago lawmakers warn of impending transit needs
(The following story by Joseph Ryan appeared on the Daily Herald website on June 26.) CHICAGO — Federal lawmakers from the suburbs railed against the Chicago Transit Authority Monday, while also calling on the governor to find cash to expand Metra. The political...
Genesee & Wyoming to liquidate Mexican operations
(Reuters circulated the following story by Dilipp S. Nag on June 25.) NEW YORK — Railroad operator Genesee & Wyoming Inc. said it started liquidating its Mexican operations as the business was not financially viable without the reconstruction of hurricane-damaged...
NARP unveils proposal for more extensive passenger, freight rail network
(The National Association of Railroad Passengers issued the following on June 25.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — With the average price of gas expected to top $4 per gallon in the near future, and travelers facing gridlock on the roads and in the skies, the National Association...
