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Spotlight to be on railroads at Bush Library
(The following article by Stacie Hamel was posted on the Omaha World-Herald website on October 19.) OMAHA, Neb. -- A new exhibit at the George Bush Presidential Library and Museum in College Station, Texas, will feature 4,500 square feet of displays filled with...
U.P. unveils presidential locomotive
(The following article by Stacie Hamel was posted on the Omaha World-Herald website on October 19.) OMAHA, Neb. -- The nation's 41st president now has a high-tech, custom-painted locomotive named for him and painted in his honor: the Union Pacific 4141. The...
Union Pacific unveils locomotive named for former President Bush
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on October 18.) COLLEGE STATION, Texas -- You could call it Railroad One. Union Pacific Railroad unveiled a new locomotive Tuesday bearing the number 4141, honoring former President Bush, the 41st president. It is...
They labor by night to keep trains running
(The following article by Lola Sherman was posted on the San Diego Union-Tribune website on October 19.) DEL MAR, Calif. -– I've been working on the railroad / all the livelong day. Those opening lines of a traditional American folk song come to mind as crews work –...
UnitedHealthcare announces open enrollment under GA-23111
(UnitedHealthcare issued the following news release on October 18.) SALT LAKE CITY -- UnitedHealthcare has announced a special open enrollment under policy GA-23111. The open enrollment period will be held during the month of December, 2005. Enrollment is for Plan F...
Important information about UnitedHealthcare coverage
(UnitedHealthcare issued the following news release on October 18.) SALT LAKE CITY -- Your current health coverage is changing. On January 1, 2006, Medicare’s new prescription drug coverage will go into effect. As a result, your current plan, GA-23111 Plan D will no...
Group: Repression of unions on the rise
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on October 18.) BRUSSELS, Belgium -- Attacks on unions have increased over the past year as millions of workers continue to be denied their rights and face repression, a labor group said Tuesday. A total of 145...
First tracks laid for Reno trench
(The following article by Jaclyn O’Malley was posted on the Reno Gazette Journal website on October 17.) RENO, Nevada -- A major benchmark for Reno's largest public works project in history occurred about 6:30 a.m. Sunday. A small Union Pacific Railroad crew laid the...
Lawsuits on N.D. derailment to hit courts
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on October 17.) BISMARCK, N.D. -- For Tom Lundeen and his family, the deadly white mist that enveloped much of their city nearly four years ago has in a sense never really dissipated. The cloud of farm fertilizer...
Cleanup after train derailment in Iowa continues
(The following article by Juli Probasco-Sowers was posted on the Des Moines Register website on October 18.) DES MOINES, Iowa -- A train derailment Sunday afternoon about 18 miles south of Decorah along U.S. Highway 52, spilled approximately 98,000 bushels of corn,...
