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Amtrak train in separate accidents involving vehicles
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on December 22.) CHICAGO -- An Amtrak train was delayed twice Wednesday after colliding with vehicles on the tracks in separate incidents. The train was traveling to Chicago from St. Louis around 8:45 a.m. when it...
Commuters turn to PATH during strike
(The Associated Press circulated the following article by Janet Frankston on December 21.) NEWARK, N.J. -- As New York's transit workers strike continues, New Jersey commuters are turning to PATH trains to get into Manhattan. Ridership has spiked in the two days of...
Tourists stranded amid NYC transit strike
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on December 21.) NEW YORK -- Bedecked in purple Santa hats as they trekked through the neon glow of Times Square, Lorraine Hall and her family decided they weren't going to let a transit strike stop them. Hall,...
Toussaint to Bloomberg: You are Shaming NYC
(The following open letter from TWU Local 100 President Roger Toussaint to NYC Mayor Bloomberg appeared on the TWU Local 100 website on December 21.) NEW YORK -- Yesterday you used your position as Mayor of New York to call us "thuggish"and "selfish." How dare you?...
Tough stance, tougher fines: union leader is in a corner
(The following article by Steven Greenhouse was posted on the New York Times website on December 22.) NEW YORK -- When Roger Toussaint, the president of the transit workers' local, defiantly announced a strike, he proclaimed that his union was taking a proud stand...
NYC braves 3rd day without subways, buses
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on December 22.) NEW YORK -- New York commuters began Day 3 without subways and buses Thursday, and union leaders faced a court date to explain why they shouldn't be held in criminal contempt for halting the...
Transit union to vote on returning to work under framework set by state mediators
(The following story by Steve Greenhouse and Sewell Chan appeared on the New York Times website on December 22.) NEW YORK -- After meeting with both sides through the night, state mediators have devised a preliminary framework for a settlement of the Metropolitan...
CSX vows to ‘soften’ effect of rail cars
(The following article by Jennifer Lin was posted on the Philadelphia Inquirer website on December 21.) PHILADELPHIA -- CSX officials came to City Council yesterday with a promise for angry Center City residents who don't like trains' blocking access to the new...
Farmers: BNSF proposal inadequate
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on December 20.) RICHLAND, Wash. -- Produce shippers in Eastern Washington say the Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad's proposal to expand rail service between Quincy and Tacoma won't meet their needs. Produce...
STB votes to name Vice Chairman Buttrey as Chairman upon departure of Chairman Nober
(The Surface Transportation Board issued the following news release on December 20.) WASHINGTON -- The Surface Transportation Board announced today that the Board has voted unanimously to elect Board Member W. Douglas Buttrey to serve as the agency’s Chairman, until...
