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Downeaster gains riders, federal funds
(The following article by Tom Bell was posted on the Portland Press Herald website on August 12.) PORTLAND, Me. -- This has been a good summer for Amtrak's Downeaster service. Ridership is up, in part because faster travel time between Portland and Boston is helping...
Bill the railroads, says proposal
(The following article by Chris Richard was posted on the Press-Enterprise website on August 12.) SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. -- State Sen. Nell Soto announced legislation Thursday that would let cities bill railroads for the costs of training safety personnel to respond...
Rail freight sites to see tax breaks
(The following article by Stanley Ziemba was posted on the Chicago Tribune website on August 12.) CHICAGO -- Gov. Rod Blagojevich signed legislation Thursday designed to make it easier for Illinois municipalities to offer tax breaks and other incentives to encourage...
D.C. train ban remains on hold while other cities efforts advance
(The following article by Joe Fiorill of Global Security Newswire was posted on the GovExec.com website on August 11.) WASHINGTON -- Efforts to ban certain rail shipments of toxic chemicals are moving forward in some U.S. cities despite a lengthy court battle that has...
Rail aid sought for NE Corridor
(The following article by Shannon D. Harrington was posted on the Bergen Record website on August 12.) BERGEN, N.J. -- Amtrak and NJ Transit officials renewed their pleas for federal funding Thursday to overhaul the antiquated rail corridor that serves about 700,000...
AFL-CIO leader reaches out to affiliates
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on August 10.) WASHINGTON -- AFL-CIO President John Sweeney proposed Wednesday allowing affiliates of several breakaway national unions to continue working with the labor federation locally. After the Teamsters...
Teachers’ unions boycott Wal-Mart
(Bloomberg News circulated the following article on August 10.) WASHINGTON -- The nation's two largest teachers' unions joined a boycott against Wal-Mart Stores yesterday, using the busy back-to-school shopping season to protest the retailer's labor practices. The...
Lawmaker pushes rail fee to aid evacuation planning
(The following article by Phil Pitchford was posted on the Press-Enterprise website on August 10.) SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. -- State Sen. Nell Soto, responding to a growing concern about railroad safety in the Inland area, plans to announce today that she will push to...
Two arrested in rail car thefts
(The following article by Zeke MacCormack was posted on the San Antonio Express-News website on August 10.) SAN ANTONIO, Texas -- An investigation into the theft of stereos, televisions and other items from rail cars has netted two arrests of Medina County residents...
Moody’s revises BNSF’S debt rating outlook
(Reuters circulated the following article on August 10.) NEW YORK -- Moody's Investors Service on Wednesday revised Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp.'s debt rating outlook to positive from stable, citing better-than-expected financial results through the last...
