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GAO to probe U.S. rail security
(United Press International circulated the following article on August 28.) WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Government Accountability Office will investigate the Transportation Security Administration's rail security efforts. The move comes at the request of Rep. Bennie...
Veteran rail and industrial executive Alexander Kummant appointed Amtrak President and CEO
(Amtrak issued the following news release on August 29.) WASHINGTON -- The Amtrak Board of Directors today appointed Alexander Kummant as President and CEO. The veteran railroad and industrial executive will assume duties September 12. Kummant previously served as a...
Veteran rail and industrial executive Alexander Kummant appointed Amtrak President and CEO
(Amtrak issued the following news release on August 29.) WASHINGTON -- The Amtrak Board of Directors today appointed Alexander Kummant as President and CEO. The veteran railroad and industrial executive will assume duties September 12. Kummant previously served as a...
Railroad doesn’t want to be in pictures
(The following article by Monifa Thomas was posted on the Chicago Sun-Times website on August 28.) CHICAGO -- In a move that has Chicago area railroad buffs fuming, Union Pacific Railroad recently banned photography of its trains from Metra station platforms. Union...
Railroad doesn’t want to be in pictures
(The following article by Monifa Thomas was posted on the Chicago Sun-Times website on August 28.) CHICAGO -- In a move that has Chicago area railroad buffs fuming, Union Pacific Railroad recently banned photography of its trains from Metra station platforms. Union...
Devices spy approaching trains
(The following article by Jane Prendergast was posted on the Cincinnati Enquirer website on August 26.) LOVELAND, Ohio -- A group working to improve railroad transportation throughout Ohio will buy a new system to regulate traffic lights at two intersections near the...
Devices spy approaching trains
(The following article by Jane Prendergast was posted on the Cincinnati Enquirer website on August 26.) LOVELAND, Ohio -- A group working to improve railroad transportation throughout Ohio will buy a new system to regulate traffic lights at two intersections near the...
Woman named new Metra chief
(The Associated Press circulated the following on August 25.) CHICAGO -- Metra, the Chicago area's commuter rail line, has a new leader. The Metra board today unanimously voted to make Carole Doris of DuPage County its new chairman. Doris replaces long-time chairman...
Woman named new Metra chief
(The Associated Press circulated the following on August 25.) CHICAGO -- Metra, the Chicago area's commuter rail line, has a new leader. The Metra board today unanimously voted to make Carole Doris of DuPage County its new chairman. Doris replaces long-time chairman...
DM&E project heats up Congressional race
(The Associated Press circulated the following article by Martiga Lohn on August 25.) ROCHESTER, Minn. -- A railroad's plan to haul millions of tons of Wyoming coal past the Mayo Clinic is putting U.S. Rep. Gil Gutknecht in a ticklish position as he runs for...
