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Opinion: Mayors should go all-out to push high-speed rail
(The following editorial by Michael S. Dukakis and Arthur H. Purcell was posted on the San Jose Mercury News website on July 11. Michael Dukakis, a former Massachusetts governor and past vice chairman of Amtrak, teaches political science and public policy at...
Opinion: Mayors should go all-out to push high-speed rail
(The following editorial by Michael S. Dukakis and Arthur H. Purcell was posted on the San Jose Mercury News website on July 11. Michael Dukakis, a former Massachusetts governor and past vice chairman of Amtrak, teaches political science and public policy at...
Rail consultant tells tale of ailing industry
(The following article by Chip Jones was posted on the Richmond Times-Dispatch website on July 11.) RICHMOND, Va. -- Growing up in Norfolk in a big house above the Elizabeth River, Rush Loving Jr. was always fascinated by big machines on the move. Ships arrived...
Rail consultant tells tale of ailing industry
(The following article by Chip Jones was posted on the Richmond Times-Dispatch website on July 11.) RICHMOND, Va. -- Growing up in Norfolk in a big house above the Elizabeth River, Rush Loving Jr. was always fascinated by big machines on the move. Ships arrived...
N.Y. man critical after being zapped atop Acela train
(The following article by Laurel J. Sweet was posted on the Boston Herald website on July 11.) BOSTON -- A New Yorker anxious to get home yesterday climbed on top of an Acela Express train berthed at South Station and stepped into 25,000 volts of electricity that...
N.Y. man critical after being zapped atop Acela train
(The following article by Laurel J. Sweet was posted on the Boston Herald website on July 11.) BOSTON -- A New Yorker anxious to get home yesterday climbed on top of an Acela Express train berthed at South Station and stepped into 25,000 volts of electricity that...
Chemical spill reported by CSX in suburban Chicago
(The following article was circulated by Sun-Times News Group Wire on July 11.) RIVERDALE, Ill.-- Emergency crews in Riverdale were on the scene of a reported chemical spill from a rail car early Tuesday. The chemical spill involved the CSX railroad near 13600 S....
Chemical spill reported by CSX in suburban Chicago
(The following article was circulated by Sun-Times News Group Wire on July 11.) RIVERDALE, Ill.-- Emergency crews in Riverdale were on the scene of a reported chemical spill from a rail car early Tuesday. The chemical spill involved the CSX railroad near 13600 S....
Some train workers fret over lax security at nation’s rail yards
(FoxNews posted the following article on its website on July 10. Tim Smith is the BLET’s California State Legislative Board Chairman.) SAN FRANCICSO -- Security gaps around America's freight trains are putting citizens at risk, according to some railway conductors and...
Some train workers fret over lax security at nation’s rail yards
(FoxNews posted the following article on its website on July 10. Tim Smith is the BLET’s California State Legislative Board Chairman.) SAN FRANCICSO -- Security gaps around America's freight trains are putting citizens at risk, according to some railway conductors and...
