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Railroads struggle to meet demand
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Josh Funk on December 8.) GILLETTE, Wyo. — The nation's two largest railroads have hauled record amounts of coal from the mines in Wyoming and Montana this year, but Union Pacific Corp. and Burlington Northern...
Bush Executive Order on Surface Transportation Security – yet another smokescreen
(The following news release was issued by the office of Congressman Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Homeland Security, on December 6.) WASHINGTON -- Today, Congressman Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the House Committee...
Bush Executive Order on Surface Transportation Security – yet another smokescreen
(The following news release was issued by the office of Congressman Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Homeland Security, on December 6.) WASHINGTON -- Today, Congressman Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the House Committee...
Homeland Security extends comment time
(The Associated Pres circulated the following article on December 5.) WASHINGTON -- Under pressure from Congress and the public, the Homeland Security Department extended the time for people to comment on its computerized risk assessment system for international...
Homeland Security extends comment time
(The Associated Pres circulated the following article on December 5.) WASHINGTON -- Under pressure from Congress and the public, the Homeland Security Department extended the time for people to comment on its computerized risk assessment system for international...
Brenda Yager appointed NTSB Director of Government and Industry Affairs
(The National Transportation Safety Board issued the following news release on December 5.) WASHINGTON -- National Transportation Safety Board Chairman Mark V. Rosenker has appointed Brenda Lee Yager Director of Government and Industry Affairs. In this position, she...
Brenda Yager appointed NTSB Director of Government and Industry Affairs
(The National Transportation Safety Board issued the following news release on December 5.) WASHINGTON -- National Transportation Safety Board Chairman Mark V. Rosenker has appointed Brenda Lee Yager Director of Government and Industry Affairs. In this position, she...
M.T.A. gets bill when armrests chew up pants
(The following article by William Neuman was posted on the New York Times website on December 6.) NEW YORK -- Any way you cut it, $102,009.17 buys an awful lot of pants. That is how much the Long Island Rail Road and the Metro-North Railroad have paid over the last...
M.T.A. gets bill when armrests chew up pants
(The following article by William Neuman was posted on the New York Times website on December 6.) NEW YORK -- Any way you cut it, $102,009.17 buys an awful lot of pants. That is how much the Long Island Rail Road and the Metro-North Railroad have paid over the last...
Report on Amtrak power outage due soon
(The following article by Larry Higgs was posted on the Asbury Park Press website on December 6.) NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. -- Amtrak board Chairman David M. Laney said Tuesday he expects results of an independent report into the May 25 Northeast Corridor power outage,...
