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New LIRR president’s first day on the job
(Newsday posted the following article by Jennifer Maloney on its website on June 19.) NEW YORK -- What needs fixing and how do we fix it? In a fast-paced first day at the Long Island Rail Road, new president Helena Williams asked variations of the same question to...
New leader of the L.I.R.R. looks north for inspiration
(The following article by William Neuman was posted on the New York Times website on June 19.) NEW YORK -- For years, the Long Island Rail Road has had to suffer the indignity of being compared unfavorably, and perhaps not always fairly, with its sister railroad,...
Freight train cars derail in Iowa
(The following article by Tim Johnson was posted on the Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil website on June 18.) NEOLA, Iowa -- Several cars in a Burlington Northern Santa Fe freight train went off the tracks Saturday afternoon, spilling grain onto the ground. The...
Amtrak ridership on the rise
(The following article by Dan McLean was posted on the Burlington Free Press website on June 19.) BURLINGTON, Vt. -- Amtrak’s presence in Vermont is limited: just two trains leave the state each day -- one from St. Albans and one from Rutland. But after years of...
Showdown ahead on labor bill
(The Associated Press circulated the following article by David Espo on June 17.) WASHINGTON -- Senate Republicans have vowed to kill organized labor’s top legislative priority of the year, and it looks like they’ll soon get their chance. The measure, which would make...
Deadline is June 22 for Teamsters Disaster Relief assistance in S.D.
CLEVELAND, June 14 — The Teamsters Disaster Relief Fund is accepting applications for assistance from members in the state of South Dakota regarding severe storms, tornadoes and flooding that caused major damage in the following counties on May 4, 2007: Beadle, Brown,...
Opinion: Big wheels turning in transit game
(The following editorial appeared on The Virginian-Pilot website on June 15.) NORFOLK, Va. — A few weeks back, we wrote an editorial commending reader ideas on what to name Norfolk’s soon-to-be light rail system. The consultants’ names, bought with an oodle of cash,...
Nashville’s railroads grow as fuel prices rise
(The following story by Bill Lewis appeared on The Tennessean website on June 15.) NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Rising diesel fuel prices — which make goods more expensive to ship by truck — combined with local strength in the manufacturing sector, are leading three...
CN’s Hunter Harrison receives honorary degree
(CN issued the following on June 13.) EDMONTON, Alberta — E. Hunter Harrison, president and chief executive officer of CN, received an Honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the University of Alberta at spring convocation today. David G. A. McLean, chairman of the board...
Amtrak expansion proving profitable
(The following story by Doug Wilson appeared on the Herald-Whig website on June 14.) QUINCY, Ill. — Amtrak passengers can testify to the popularity of new passenger routes that were added between downstate cities and Chicago late last year. They also know there are...
