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Transportation official to attend DM&E rail forum
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on September 27.) SIOUX FALLS, S.D. -- A top-level federal official from Washington will be in South Dakota on Tuesday to talk with those who support conversion of the Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad into a...
Officials want rail to be priority
(The Press-Enterprise posted the following article by Phil Pitchford on its website on September 27.) RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- As a young brakeman for the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company, Pat Morris watched boxcars of produce from the Coachella, San Joaquin...
Officials want rail to be priority
(The Press-Enterprise posted the following article by Phil Pitchford on its website on September 27.) RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- As a young brakeman for the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company, Pat Morris watched boxcars of produce from the Coachella, San Joaquin...
Amtrak assumes control of Acela maintenance
(Reuters circulated the following article by John Crawley on September 27.) WASHINGTON -- Amtrak has assumed full responsibility for maintenance of its Acela trains, formally ending its day-to-day relationship with a foreign consortium that built the railroad's sleek...
Amtrak assumes control of Acela maintenance
(Reuters circulated the following article by John Crawley on September 27.) WASHINGTON -- Amtrak has assumed full responsibility for maintenance of its Acela trains, formally ending its day-to-day relationship with a foreign consortium that built the railroad's sleek...
Pizza drivers union is first to organize
(The Associated Press circulated the following article by Melissa Nelson on September 25.) PENSACOLA, Fla. -- Domino's Pizza delivery driver Jim Pohle could have quit when he saw a competitor offering an extra 25 cents an hour in wages, and his bosses wouldn't match...
Pizza drivers union is first to organize
(The Associated Press circulated the following article by Melissa Nelson on September 25.) PENSACOLA, Fla. -- Domino's Pizza delivery driver Jim Pohle could have quit when he saw a competitor offering an extra 25 cents an hour in wages, and his bosses wouldn't match...
Railway safety check notes 21 violations
(The following article by Mark Hume was posted on the Globe and Mail website on September 27.) VANCOUVER -- An engine that had such poor brakes it had to be taken out of service immediately was one of the safety concerns raised when Transport Canada inspectors...
Railway safety check notes 21 violations
(The following article by Mark Hume was posted on the Globe and Mail website on September 27.) VANCOUVER -- An engine that had such poor brakes it had to be taken out of service immediately was one of the safety concerns raised when Transport Canada inspectors...
Opinion: Trains don’t jump tracks to chase motorists
(The following editorial by R. David Read was posted on the Lafayette Advertiser website on September 27.) LAFAYETTE, La. -- Back in my younger days, I worked for the railroads and can attest to having witnessed some incredulous acts of stupidity when the public comes...
