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Push for rail safety rolls through Illinois
(The following story by David Gialanella appeared on the Courier News website on June 2.) ELGIN, Ill. — Come on, admit it. At least once, maybe as a kid, you took a shortcut across the railroad tracks. Maybe as an adult, you've been tempted to the ignore flashing...
Railroad accidents in Ala. continue to climb
(The following story by Cosby Woodruff appeared on the Montgomery Advertiser website on June 3.) MONTGOMERY, Ala. — During the past 10 years railroad accidents in Alabama have more than doubled. Federal Railroad Administration statistics show track issues were to...
BLET members in love with the rails, on and off the job
(The following story by Brent Hunsberger appeared on the Oregon Live website on June 4. Portland & Western engineers Matt Adams and Skip Stein are members of BLET Division 416 in Portland, Ore.) PORTLAND, Ore. — Three years out of high school, Matt Adams found his...
Bomb scare on Schenectady Amtrak train
(The Associated Press circulated the following on June 3.) SCHENECTADY, N.Y. — Police closed down a section of Interstate-890 in Schenectady last night after a man at an Amtrak station claimed to have a bomb. The man also stopped Amtrak train traffic in Schenectady...
First woman to lead LIRR
(The following story by Jennifer Maloney appeared on the Newsday website on June 4.) NEW YORK — MTA officials are expected to announce today that Helena Williams, former president of Long Island Bus and a deputy county executive for Nassau, will take the helm of the...
CP Rail, TCRC meet with federal mediators
(The Canadian Press circulated the following on June 3.) VANCOUVER — Officials from Canadian Pacific Railway and the Teamsters union are meeting with federal mediators in Ottawa. Federal Labour Minister Jean-Pierre Blackburn told the Canadian Press in a phone...
Opinion: Terrorists, chemicals and trains
(The following editorial appeared on the New York Times website on June 4.) NEW YORK — A bill is moving forward in Congress that would take important and much-needed steps to protect Americans from terrorist attacks. But it may not address one of the most glaring...
Teamsters Disaster Relief assistance available for South Dakota
CLEVELAND, June 1 — 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,...
Northstar commuter rail line keeps going
(The following story by Laurie Blake appeared on the Star Tribune website on May 31.) MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — Commissioners in three counties came to the rescue of the Northstar commuter rail project Thursday, sending Burlington Northern Sante Fe railroad a check for $24...
MTA won’t ban liquor on trains
(The following story by Mark Ginocchio appeared on the Stamford Advocate website on June 1.) STAMFORD, Conn. — The Metropolitan Transportation Authority announced yesterday it will not ban liquor sales on its commuter railroads, giving New Haven Line bar car...
