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Teamsters shareholders score majority vote victory at FedEx
(The International Brotherhood of Teamsters issued the following news release on March 13.) WASHINGTON -- Abandoning its two-year opposition to Teamster proposals demanding a majority vote standard in director elections, FedEx’s board of directors today amended the...
LIRR engine problems snarl line
(Newsday posted the following article by John Valenti on its website on March 13.) NEW YORK -- An equipment problem with a diesel engine on the Long Island Rail Road’s Montauk branch forced the cancellation of two trains Tuesday morning -- one eastbound to Montauk and...
House Committee goes the distance on rail, mass transit, bus security bill
(The following article by Shweta Govindarajan was circulated by Congressional Quarterly on March 13.) WASHINGTON -- Federal requirements for rail and mass transit security were part of a bipartisan bill approved Tuesday by the House Homeland Security Committee. Before...
Rail plan reroutes toxins
(The following article by Bartholomew Sullivan was posted on the Memphis Commercial Appeal website on March 14.) WASHINGTON -- A bipartisan House Homeland Security Committee voted Tuesday to require railroads to study alternative routes for transporting highly toxic...
Veto looms over Homeland Security Bill
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on March 13.) WASHINGTON -- The Senate approved broad legislation Tuesday to give state and local governments new weapons to stop terrorists intent on destruction within U.S. borders. But more than five years...
Firefighters burn off fuel from derailed freight train
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on March 13.) ONEIDA, N.Y. -- Firefighters emptied three derailed CSX fuel tankers into a pit Tuesday and set the fuel ablaze to help clear the scene so federal officials can begin their investigation into the...
LIRR bans alcohol on St. Patrick’s Day
(Newsday posted the following article by Jennifer Maloney on its website on March 13.) NEW YORK -- As in years past, the Long Island Rail Road will ban alcohol on St. Patrick’s Day in trains and at stations, railroad officials said. “In an effort to maintain orderly...
MBTA to tap reserves to balance budget
(The following article by Mac Daniel was posted on the Boston Globe website on March 13.) BOSTON -- Despite higher fares, more riders, and the addition of the new Greenbush commuter rail line, the MBTA still plans to dip into its rainy day fund to balance its next...
Sheriff says Norfolk Southern employee struck, killed by train
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on March 12.) PIKETON, Ohio -- A railroad worker was struck and killed by a train Monday in Pike County in southern Ohio, authorities said. The victim was an employee of Norfolk Southern Railway, Pike County...
Senator Clinton calls for investigation after train explosion
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on March 12.) ONEIDA, N.Y. -- Today’s train explosion in central New York prompted Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton to call for an investigation into a railroad safety in New York state. Fire officials say 28 cars...
