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Oregon mudslide stops train travel in its tracks
(The following story by Eric Mortenson appeared on the Oregonian website on December 27.) PORTLAND, Ore. -- Hundreds of Amtrak passengers had to ride buses Sunday and Monday after a Christmas Day mudslide blocked the tracks and severed rail service between Portland...
Rockslide blocks CN line in B.C.
(The Canadian Press circulated the following story on December 24.) BOSTON BAR, B.C. -- A rockslide blocked the CN Rail mainline through the Fraser Canyon yesterday. Railway spokesman Jim Feeny said the slide occurred at 3:45 a.m., about eight kilometres west of...
For speed on rails, make it Michigan
(The following story by Jon Hilkevitch appeared on the Chicago Tribune website on December 27.) Herman Gibson is a member of BLET Division 40 in Chicago.) DOWAGIAC, Mich. -- The Midwest's first high-speed passenger trains are nipping along at speeds of almost 100...
VIA reaches tentative deal with locomotive engineers
(VIA Rail issued the following news release on December 24.) MONTREAL - VIA Rail Canada is pleased to announce that it has concluded a tentative agreement with the Teamster Canada Rail Conference, representing over 350 locomotive engineers at the national passenger...
TWU board meets to discuss key concession
(The following story by Jeremy Smerd appeared on the New York Sun website on December 27.) NEW YORK -- The executive board of Local 100 of the Transport Workers Union is scheduled to meet today, setting the stage for a contract that could revolutionize public-sector...
DOT, North Pole’s Kris Kringle sign open skies agreement
(The U.S. Department of Transportation circulated the following article on December 21.) WASHINGTON -- Just in time for Christmas, Secretary of Transportation Norman Y. Mineta and the North Pole's Kris Kringle, a.k.a. Santa Claus, signed an Open Skies aviation...
Labour minister urges Via Rail, union to reach deal to avert Christmas strike
(The Canadian Press circulated the following article on December 21.) MONTREAL -- The federal labour minister is calling on Via Rail and its conductors and engineers to overcome their differences in the hopes of averting a potentially crippling strike which the union...
Barstow overpass may be put on fast track
(The following article by Chuck Mueller was posted on the San Bernardino County Sun website on December 22.) BARSTOW, Calif. -- The trucks that will serve a future food distribution center in west Barstow are likely to speed up plans for a long-envisioned, $23 million...
Union Pacific Corporation announces fourth quarter earnings release broadcast
(Union Pacific issued the following news release on December 21.) OMAHA, Neb. -- In conjunction with Union Pacific Corporation's Fourth Quarter 2005 Earnings Release, you are invited to listen to its presentation that will be broadcast live over the Internet or via...
Nebraska group buys UP rail line
(The Marysville Advocate posted the following article on its website on December 22.) MARYSVILLE, Kan. -- The Nebraska Trail Foundation Inc. has purchased the 8.5-mile Union Pacific rail line from Marietta to Marysville and plans to build a public hiking/biking trail...
