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Rail shippers steamed at fuel surcharge
(Reuters circulated the following article on October 30.) NEW YORK -- With oil prices well off their summer highs, consumers feel some relief, but U.S. rail customers remain angry over the fuel surcharges levied by railroads to move their goods. “The railroads...
Federal loan guarantee to railroad raises eyebrows
(The following article by Joel Havemann was posted on the Los Angeles Times website on October 30.) WASHINGTON -- When John Thune, a congressman from South Dakota, narrowly lost a bid for the Senate in 2002, his career followed a familiar pattern: He became a...
Federal loan guarantee to railroad raises eyebrows
(The following article by Joel Havemann was posted on the Los Angeles Times website on October 30.) WASHINGTON -- When John Thune, a congressman from South Dakota, narrowly lost a bid for the Senate in 2002, his career followed a familiar pattern: He became a...
Expanded Amtrak service a go
(The Chicago Tribune posted the following article on its website on October 28.) CHICAGO -- A dispute that threatened to sidetrack expanded Amtrak operations in Illinois has been resolved in time for the new service to begin Monday as scheduled, officials said Friday....
Expanded Amtrak service a go
(The Chicago Tribune posted the following article on its website on October 28.) CHICAGO -- A dispute that threatened to sidetrack expanded Amtrak operations in Illinois has been resolved in time for the new service to begin Monday as scheduled, officials said Friday....
Senator Durbin praises pact that will allow Amtrak expansion
(The Associated Press circulated the following article by Christopher Wills on October 28.) SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Amtrak and Canadian National Railway Co. have reached an agreement that will allow expanded passenger service across Illinois to begin next week as...
Senator Durbin praises pact that will allow Amtrak expansion
(The Associated Press circulated the following article by Christopher Wills on October 28.) SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Amtrak and Canadian National Railway Co. have reached an agreement that will allow expanded passenger service across Illinois to begin next week as...
Engineer’s quick thinking praised
(The following article by Mac Daniel was posted on the Boston Globe website on October 28. Jeffrey Constantineau is a member of BLET Division 57 in Boston.) WRENTHAM, Mass. -- Commuter rail engineer Jeffrey Constantineau sees potential accidents on the rails every day...
Engineer’s quick thinking praised
(The following article by Mac Daniel was posted on the Boston Globe website on October 28. Jeffrey Constantineau is a member of BLET Division 57 in Boston.) WRENTHAM, Mass. -- Commuter rail engineer Jeffrey Constantineau sees potential accidents on the rails every day...
Hermiston says ‘no’ to remote-control trains
(The following article by Dean Brickey was posted on the East Oregonian website on October 30.) HERMISTON, Ore. -- The city has put up a roadblock to Union Pacific Railroad's idea of operating trains through town by remote control. Ray Jones, assistant city manager,...
