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Crews work to clear Pa. train wreckage
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on October 22.) NEW BRIGHTON, Pa. -- With stubborn fires finally out, crews worked to remove the final tanker of a derailed train from the tracks early Monday, clearing the way for rail traffic to resume where...
Most train-fire evacuees return in New Brighton
(The following article by Dan Majors and Gabrielle Banks was posted on the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette website on October 23.) PITTSBURGH -- Most of the people living near the scene of Friday night's fiery train derailment in New Brighton were back in their homes last...
Most train-fire evacuees return in New Brighton
(The following article by Dan Majors and Gabrielle Banks was posted on the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette website on October 23.) PITTSBURGH -- Most of the people living near the scene of Friday night's fiery train derailment in New Brighton were back in their homes last...
Pa. Senate bill calls for more railway safety measures
(The following article by Tom Barnes was posted on the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette website on October 23. Ken Kertesz is the BLET’s Pennsylvania State Legislative Board Chairman.) HARRISBURG, Pa. -- Two state senators from opposite ends of Pennsylvania want more to be...
Pa. Senate bill calls for more railway safety measures
(The following article by Tom Barnes was posted on the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette website on October 23. Ken Kertesz is the BLET’s Pennsylvania State Legislative Board Chairman.) HARRISBURG, Pa. -- Two state senators from opposite ends of Pennsylvania want more to be...
Rail freight traffic up in most recent week
(The Association of American Railroads issued the following on October 19.) WASHINGTON -- Carload traffic on U.S. freight railroads rose 4.5 percent during the week ending October 14 compared with the corresponding week last year, while intermodal traffic rose 0.4...
Rail freight traffic up in most recent week
(The Association of American Railroads issued the following on October 19.) WASHINGTON -- Carload traffic on U.S. freight railroads rose 4.5 percent during the week ending October 14 compared with the corresponding week last year, while intermodal traffic rose 0.4...
Union targets Wal-Mart in election push
(The Associated Press circulated the following article by Marcus Kabel on October 19.) BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- The voting power of Wal-Mart's huge U.S. work force has become the latest target in the retailer's battle with union critics as labor activists launch a drive...
Union targets Wal-Mart in election push
(The Associated Press circulated the following article by Marcus Kabel on October 19.) BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- The voting power of Wal-Mart's huge U.S. work force has become the latest target in the retailer's battle with union critics as labor activists launch a drive...
UP employees learn how to pit for trains
(The following article by Teresa Wickens was posted on the North Platte Telegraph website on October 20.) NORTH PLATTE, Neb. -- In North Platte, the enthusiasm for NASCAR is being used at Union Pacific's Bailey Yard to give train crews a mental image of their job....
