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Man shot trying to hijack UP train with bow and arrow
(The following story by Susannah Rosenblatt appeared on the Los Angeles Times website on October 11.) LOS ANGELES -- A man armed with a bow and arrow who commandeered a Union Pacific freight train stopped in Montclair on Sunday night was shot and wounded by police,...
Metra engineer insists he had all-clear
(The following story by Mark J. Konkol appeared on the Chicago Sun-Times website on October 11. Mike Smith is a member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen.) CHICAGO -- Between forkfuls of angel-hair pasta, Metra engineer Mike Smith calmly told his...
Daily Labor Report: Teamsters report on rail safety seeks more training, curbs on remote control
(The following article originally appeared in The Daily Labor Report on September 30, 2005, and was written by Eric Lekus.) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Providing railroad employees with more training on their carriers' security plans and restricting the use of remote control...
GAO report cites lack of coordination on rail security
(The following story by Alice Lipowicz appeared on the Washington Technology website on October 10.) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The federal government’s efforts to protect mass transit systems from terrorists are disjointed and do not receive enough input from system owners,...
For Chairwoman of Change to Win, Deep Roots in the Movement
(The following article by Steven Greenhouse was posted on the New York Times website on October 7.) WASHINGTON -- Anna Burger has come a long way since that rollicking 1995 victory party in which John J. Sweeney, just elected president of the A.F.L.-C.I.O., presented...
Opinion: The clean train campaign
(The following editorial was posted on the New York Times website on October 9.) NEW YORK -- No doubt about it, the people who ride the Long Island Rail Road can be a piggy bunch. They chew and strew and turn cars into wastelands of sticky seats, rolling cans and...
Minot derailment lawsuits hitting the courts, three years later
(The Associated Press circulated the following article by Blake Nicholson on October 8.) BISMARCK, N.D. -- Nearly four years after his life was changed forever, Tom Lundeen's focus is shifting from constant worries about his family's health to a Minneapolis courtroom...
Amtrak service in Oregon spotty, but liked
(The Oregonian posted the following article by Timothy A. Akimoff on its website on October 10.) OREGON CITY, Ore. -- Oregon City ended its second summer of Amtrak service much like its first summer began, with about 20 passengers a day and most of the trains running...
Amtrak returns to New Orleans for first time since Hurricane Katrina
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on October 10.) NEW ORLEANS -- Amtrak resumed passenger rail service to New Orleans on Saturday, bringing mass ground transportation back to the city for the first time since Hurricane Katrina. The train called...
CSX selling ‘Saginaw cluster’
(The Saginaw News posted the following article on its website on October 7.) SAGINAW, Mich. -- Up to 100 mid-Michigan railroad workers are facing uncertainty over the planned sale of CSX Corp.'s "Saginaw cluster" line later this month, company officials said. Saginaw...
