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New Yorkers contend with 2nd day of transit strike
(The following article by Jennifer Steinhauer was posted on the New York Times website on December 21.) NEW YORK -- New Yorkers headed to work on the second day of the transit strike this morning without subways or buses, as negotiations between the Metropolitan...
NYC transit union, mediator meet in bid to end strike
(Bloomberg News circulated the following article on December 21.) NEW YORK -- New York's transit union met with a state mediator in an attempt to end a strike that forced the city's 7 million bus and subway riders to find alternative ways to and from work for a second...
2005 CPR Holiday Train wraps up very successful rolling fundraiser for food banks
(Canadian Pacific issued the following news release on December 19.) CALGARY -- After visiting more than 100 communities in Canada and the United States over the last 16 days, the 2005 CPR Holiday Train - North America's only rolling fundraiser for food banks - has...
Operation Lifesaver safety message rises above Times Square
(Operation Lifesaver issued the following news release on December 19.) NEW YORK -- Genesys Broadcasting Corporation is pleased to announce Operation Lifesaver, a national non-profit public safety education group, is launching with Genesys today a two week advertising...
Kansas City Southern tries to halt Mexico rail deal
(Reuters circulated the following article on December 16.) MEXICO CITY -- U.S. rail operator Kansas City Southern asked Mexico's anti-trust body on Friday to stop Grupo Mexico merging its Ferromex rail operations with those of recently purchased Ferrosur. In a...
Opinion: CSX finally faces fire of angry Council
(The following article by Ronnie Polaneczky was posted on the Philadelphia Daily News website on December 20.) PHILADELPHIA -- Today, if all goes as planned - which is not a given - some bigwigs from CSX will finally answer many probing questions from pissed-off City...
CSX bridge collapse investigated
(The following article by Jolene Craig and Justin McIntosh was posted on the Parkersburg News website on December 20.) MARIETTA, Ohio -- An inspection five months ago on the Marietta railroad bridge that collapsed early Monday sending coal cars tumbling onto Virginia...
NYC transit system shuts down after talks break off
(Bloomberg News circulated the following article on December 20.) NEW YORK -- New York's transit union shut down the city's public transportation system today for the first time in 25 years, forcing 7 million daily bus and subway riders to seek other options, after...
Transit union calls for strike in divided vote
(The following article by Steven Greenhouse and Sewell Chan was posted on the New York Times website on December 20.) NEW YORK -- Leaders of the transit workers' union rejected the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's latest contract offer last night, and voted to...
Gov’t loan provision puts DM&E project back on track
(The following article by Mark Fischenich was posted on the Mankato Free Press website on December 19.) MANKATO, Minn. -- The massive DM&E Railroad expansion — a project that alarmed many Mankato residents eight years ago with its prospects for dozens of mile-long...
