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Amtrak has best year in Michigan
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on November 18.) LANSING, Mich. -- Soaring gas prices pushed more travelers onto passenger trains, making the fiscal year that just ended the best ever for Amtrak in Michigan, state transportation officials said....
Amtrak has best year in Michigan
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on November 18.) LANSING, Mich. -- Soaring gas prices pushed more travelers onto passenger trains, making the fiscal year that just ended the best ever for Amtrak in Michigan, state transportation officials said....
High gas prices, airport snags put Amtrak’s Iowa ridership near record
(The following article by William Petroski was posted on the Des Moines Register website on November 20.) DES MOINES, Iowa -- Ridership aboard Amtrak trains in Iowa has remained at near-record levels, thanks to travelers seeking alternatives to high gasoline prices...
High gas prices, airport snags put Amtrak’s Iowa ridership near record
(The following article by William Petroski was posted on the Des Moines Register website on November 20.) DES MOINES, Iowa -- Ridership aboard Amtrak trains in Iowa has remained at near-record levels, thanks to travelers seeking alternatives to high gasoline prices...
Well-trained engineer
(The following article by Art Lawler was posted on the Longview News Journal website on November 18. Jim Pryor is a member of BLET Division 857 in Tyler, Texas.) ABOARD THE GEORGE H.W. BUSH LOCOMOTIVE -- Engineer Jim Pryor, 57, is keeping this train on the tracks. The...
Well-trained engineer
(The following article by Art Lawler was posted on the Longview News Journal website on November 18. Jim Pryor is a member of BLET Division 857 in Tyler, Texas.) ABOARD THE GEORGE H.W. BUSH LOCOMOTIVE -- Engineer Jim Pryor, 57, is keeping this train on the tracks. The...
Railroads drop effort to reduce crew size
(The following article by Stacie Hamel was posted on the Omaha World-Herald website on November 18.) OMAHA, Neb. -- Railroads have dropped their effort to negotiate the issue of one-person train crews during the current round of contract bargaining with labor unions....
Railroads drop effort to reduce crew size
(The following article by Stacie Hamel was posted on the Omaha World-Herald website on November 18.) OMAHA, Neb. -- Railroads have dropped their effort to negotiate the issue of one-person train crews during the current round of contract bargaining with labor unions....
Traffic off slightly on U.S. railroads during most recent week
(The Association of American Railroads issued the following on November 17.) WASHINGTON -- Traffic on U.S. freight railroads was off slightly during the week ended November 11 in comparison with the corresponding week last year, the Association of American Railroads...
Traffic off slightly on U.S. railroads during most recent week
(The Association of American Railroads issued the following on November 17.) WASHINGTON -- Traffic on U.S. freight railroads was off slightly during the week ended November 11 in comparison with the corresponding week last year, the Association of American Railroads...
