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Group pushing to speed up region’s rail system
(The following article by Steve Lord was posted on the Aurora Beacon News website on October 6.) GENEVA, Ill. -- No one knows better about the increased freight traffic on the Union Pacific Railroad west line than people here. Trains are stacked on the far east side,...
Derailed cars, one with flammable liquid, righted
(The following article by Allan Brettman was posted on the Oregonian website on October 6.) VANCOUVER -- Work crews righted two rail cars early Thursday morning that derailed a day earlier, taking special care with a tanker car containing a highly flammable substance....
Derailed cars, one with flammable liquid, righted
(The following article by Allan Brettman was posted on the Oregonian website on October 6.) VANCOUVER -- Work crews righted two rail cars early Thursday morning that derailed a day earlier, taking special care with a tanker car containing a highly flammable substance....
Boston plans to resume bag searches
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on October 6.) BOSTON -- Police will resume inspections of bags on public trains, buses and boats for the first time since the Democratic National Convention was held in the city in 2004. Gov. Mitt Romney made the...
Boston plans to resume bag searches
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on October 6.) BOSTON -- Police will resume inspections of bags on public trains, buses and boats for the first time since the Democratic National Convention was held in the city in 2004. Gov. Mitt Romney made the...
MBTA to start random searches for bombs
(The following article by Mac Daniel was posted on the Boston Globe website on October 6.) BOSTON -- Starting as soon as next week, the MBTA will become only the second transit system in the nation to conduct regular, random searches of passenger bags and packages for...
MBTA to start random searches for bombs
(The following article by Mac Daniel was posted on the Boston Globe website on October 6.) BOSTON -- Starting as soon as next week, the MBTA will become only the second transit system in the nation to conduct regular, random searches of passenger bags and packages for...
Ripple effect a concern in rail dispute
(The following article by Paul Wilson was posted on the Columbus Dispatch website on October 6. Tim Hanely is the BLET’s Ohio State Legislative Board Chairman.) COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Shipping routes will be clogged and the economy will be hurt if an alleged worker...
Ripple effect a concern in rail dispute
(The following article by Paul Wilson was posted on the Columbus Dispatch website on October 6. Tim Hanely is the BLET’s Ohio State Legislative Board Chairman.) COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Shipping routes will be clogged and the economy will be hurt if an alleged worker...
Official: Ind. might privatize S. Shore Line
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on October 4.) CHICAGO -- A top official of the agency that runs the South Shore Line says Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels is looking into whether the state should sell or lease the commuter railroad. Northern Indiana...
