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Union membership mostly unchanged in ’05
(Bloomberg News circulated the following article by Kim Chipman on January 21.) SEATTLE -- The percentage of U.S. workers in labor unions was little changed in 2005, a year marked by organized labor's biggest split in decades as union leaders argued about how to boost...
MRL shows off one of its new $1.9 million locomotives
(The following article by Vince Devlin was posted on the Missoulian website on January 21.) MISSOULA, Mont. -- At $1.9 million a pop, Montana Rail Link did not rush into its purchase of 16 new diesel locomotives. "If you're going to invest that kind of money, you do a...
MRL shows off one of its new $1.9 million locomotives
(The following article by Vince Devlin was posted on the Missoulian website on January 21.) MISSOULA, Mont. -- At $1.9 million a pop, Montana Rail Link did not rush into its purchase of 16 new diesel locomotives. "If you're going to invest that kind of money, you do a...
$70M rail projects help meet area coal growth
(The following article was posted on the Gillette News-Record website on January 22.) GILLETTE, Wyo. -- Two rail projects with a combined tab of more than $70 million will expand capacity for coal being shipped out of the southern Powder River Basin by summer's end. A...
$70M rail projects help meet area coal growth
(The following article was posted on the Gillette News-Record website on January 22.) GILLETTE, Wyo. -- Two rail projects with a combined tab of more than $70 million will expand capacity for coal being shipped out of the southern Powder River Basin by summer's end. A...
BNSF proposes new track in Fresno
(The following article by Matt Leedy was posted on the Fresno Bee website on January 23.) FRESNO, Calif. -- Trains have always chugged through northwest Fresno, and some residents fear the vibrating growls from freight and passenger cars will soon become noisier and...
BNSF proposes new track in Fresno
(The following article by Matt Leedy was posted on the Fresno Bee website on January 23.) FRESNO, Calif. -- Trains have always chugged through northwest Fresno, and some residents fear the vibrating growls from freight and passenger cars will soon become noisier and...
MBTA at a Crossroads
(The following article by Brian Kladko was posted on the Boston Globe website on January 22.) BOSTON -- This time of year, Brian Welch must wait until the weekend to see his Worcester home in the light of day. Monday through Friday, he tiptoes out before dawn, leaving...
MBTA at a Crossroads
(The following article by Brian Kladko was posted on the Boston Globe website on January 22.) BOSTON -- This time of year, Brian Welch must wait until the weekend to see his Worcester home in the light of day. Monday through Friday, he tiptoes out before dawn, leaving...
Railroads in a Renaissance? Transport expert says maybe
(The following article was posted on the Today’s Trucking website on January 23.) WASHINGTON -- The railroad industry has passed through an inflection point and may now be in the early stages of a Renaissance, says John Larkin, managing director of Transportation...
