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New York steps up security after subway terror threat
(Reuters circulated the following article on October 7.) NEW YORK -- New York authorities stepped up security across the city on Thursday after what officials described as a specific and credible threat of a terrorist attack on the subway system in the coming days....
New York named in terror threat against subways
(The following article by William K. Rashbaum was posted on the New York Times website on October 7.) NEW YORK -- Security in and around New York City's subways was sharply increased yesterday after city officials said they were notified by federal authorities in...
Portal span will be transit-friendly
(The following article by Joe Malinconico was posted on the Newark Star-Ledger website on October 6.) NEWARK, N.J. -- At the end of a recent evening rush hour, Amtrak's Portal Bridge swung open to allow a barge to pass through on the Hackensack River between Kearny...
USA-3000 Airlines and IBT reach agreement
(The National Mediation Board issued the following news release on October 6.) WASHINGTON -- The National Mediation Board (NMB) is pleased to announce that the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) reached a tentative collective bargaining agreement on October...
RailAmerica lowers third-quarter earnings outlook
(Reuters circulated the following article on October 5.) CHICAGO -- RailAmerica warned on Wednesday that it would report lower-than-expected third-quarter earnings because of a summer accident involving one of its railroad cars. The Boca Raton, Florida-based company...
St. Bernard plant called worst-case accident site
(The following article by Jon Newberry was posted on the Cincinnati Post website on October 6.) CINCINNATI, Ohio -- Residents of Cincinnati's East End and nearby neighborhoods were evacuated because of a lone railroad tank car leaking styrene vapors in August, but...
Styrene leak prompts FRA advisory
(The following article by Tony Cook was posted on the Cincinnati Post website on October 6.) CINCINNATI, Ohio -- The railcar chemical leak that caused the evacuation of more than 800 residents in Cincinnati's East End prompted a safety advisory from the Federal...
‘Where’s styrene?’ call in vain
(The following article by Dan Klepal was posted on the Cincinnati Enquirer website on October 6.) CINCINNATI -- The intended recipient of a rail car filled with styrene that overheated and caused an evacuation of Cincinnati's East End in August said it twice notified...
Kansas storms disrupt Union Pacific service to Powder River
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on October 6.) OMAHA, Neb. -- Severe thunderstorms near Topeka, Kan., last weekend forced Union Pacific to close four rail lines that normally carry coal from Wyoming’s Powder River Basin. Storms dumped 10 to 12...
Freight costs pick up speed
(Bloomberg News circulated the following article on October 6.) FORT WORTH, Texas -- North American railroad freight rates, already at unprecedented levels, may rise faster in the next six months, helping companies such as Union Pacific Corp. increase profit,...
