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Amtrak firing draws critics
(The following article by Jennifer A. Dlouhy was posted on the Albany Times-Union website on November 10.) WASHINGTON -- Amtrak fired David Gunn as its president and CEO on Wednesday, allowing the passenger railroad to hire a new leader who would adopt the Bush...
An ailing Amtrak fires top executive
(Bloomberg News circulated the following article on November 10.) WASHINGTON -- Amtrak's board fired chief executive David Gunn, who has clashed with the Bush administration over plans to end losses at the US passenger railroad that have totaled more than $1 billion a...
Amtrak president to be fired
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on November 9.) WASHINGTON -- Amtrak's board called a meeting for Wednesday and plans to fire President David Gunn, according to Sen. Charles Schumer, D-New York. Gunn has clashed with the Bush administration...
Norfolk Southern employees talk up strength of rail
(Norfolk Southern issued the following news release on November 8.) NORFOLK, Va. -- As Norfolk Southern Corporation approaches its 175th birthday, employees are talking up the benefits of rail transportation. The message of a newly formed Thoroughbred Speakers Network...
Norfolk Southern outlook now positive
(Reuters circulated the following article on November 8.) NEW YORK -- Fitch Ratings on Tuesday revised the rating outlook on Norfolk Southern Corp. to positive from stable, citing the company's strong operating performance and cash flow potential. An outlook revision...
Union Pacific is named the most military friendly employer in America
(Union Pacific issued the following news release on November 8.) OMAHA, Neb. -- G.I. Jobs magazine has named Union Pacific Railroad the nation's top Military Friendly Employer for 2005. The magazine commended Union Pacific's resource-laden effort and high performance...
DM&E project may bring big changes in S.D.
(The following article by Leta Nolan Childers was posted on the Capital Journal website on November 9.) PIERRE, S.D. -- Traffic at the “S” curve on Sioux Avenue will never look the same once the street is changed to accommodate increased traffic by Dakota, Minnesota...
DM&E vows to work with landowners to ease expansion pains
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on November 8.) STURGIS, S.D. -- The Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad will work with landowners and cities as it works to expand and improve its route, the head of the Sioux Fall-based company said. The rail...
Extra people evacuated after Graniteville spill
(The Associated Press circulated the following article by John C. Drake on November 9.) COLUMBIA, S.C. -- More than half of the residents who lived up to a mile outside the mandatory evacuation area ordered after a train wreck and chlorine spill in Aiken County in...
Army tanks damaged in rail-related accident
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on November 9.) FORT HOOD, Texas -- Military officials will investigate what led to eleven Army tanks bound for Iraq being damaged in a railway accident. Fort Hood officials say brake failure is suspected in the...
