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Railroad worker dies in Tacoma rail yard
(The following article by Paul Sand was posted on the Tacoma News Tribune website on February 8.) TACOMA, Wash. -- A Burlington Northern Sante Fe Railway worker died today in a Tacoma rail yard, a company spokesman said. The man was killed as he helped put a train car...
Rail passengers screened in test of tighter security
(The following article by Michelle Garcia was posted on the Washington Post website on February 8.) JERSEY CITY, N.J. -- Manhattan-bound commuters passed through metal detectors and shoved their briefcases and knapsacks through X-ray machines Tuesday in the first test...
Rail passengers screened in test of tighter security
(The following article by Michelle Garcia was posted on the Washington Post website on February 8.) JERSEY CITY, N.J. -- Manhattan-bound commuters passed through metal detectors and shoved their briefcases and knapsacks through X-ray machines Tuesday in the first test...
U.S. tests its bomb checks on PATH riders and bags
(The following article by Patrick McGeehan was posted on the New York Times website on February 7.) JERSEY CITY, N.J. -- Some Manhattan-bound commuters were surprised yesterday to become part of the federal government's latest experiment in preventing terrorism on the...
U.S. tests its bomb checks on PATH riders and bags
(The following article by Patrick McGeehan was posted on the New York Times website on February 7.) JERSEY CITY, N.J. -- Some Manhattan-bound commuters were surprised yesterday to become part of the federal government's latest experiment in preventing terrorism on the...
N.J. starts bomb-screening of train riders
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on February 7.) JERSEY CITY, N.J. -- Commuters heading to work in Manhattan walked through metal detectors Tuesday at a busy train station and fed their bags into X-ray machines at the start of a test of an...
N.J. starts bomb-screening of train riders
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on February 7.) JERSEY CITY, N.J. -- Commuters heading to work in Manhattan walked through metal detectors Tuesday at a busy train station and fed their bags into X-ray machines at the start of a test of an...
Neb. bill would bolster railroad security
(The Associated Press circulated the following article by Kevin O’Hanlon on February 8. Randy Meek is the BLET’s Nebraska State Legislative Board Chairman.) LINCOLN, Neb. -- As home to the nation’s largest railroad, Nebraska sees hundreds of trains rumble through it...
Neb. bill would bolster railroad security
(The Associated Press circulated the following article by Kevin O’Hanlon on February 8. Randy Meek is the BLET’s Nebraska State Legislative Board Chairman.) LINCOLN, Neb. -- As home to the nation’s largest railroad, Nebraska sees hundreds of trains rumble through it...
CSX Transportation track work underway
(CSX issued the following news release on February 6.) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- In keeping with its ongoing commitment to provide the safest and most efficient rail service possible, CSX Transportation today began two maintenance projects on its tracks between Richmond,...
