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Judge: Railroad must cover birth control
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on July 25.) LINCOLN, Neb. -- Union Pacific Railroad discriminated against women by not covering contraceptives in its health care plan, a federal judge has ruled. U.S. District Judge Laurie Smith Camp ruled in a...
Court rules Union Pacific must cover contraception
(Reuters circulated the following article on July 25.) NEW YORK -- A federal judge ruled that Union Pacific must provide prescription contraceptive benefits to its unions' women employees, health advocates said on Monday. A U.S. District Court of Nebraska judge ruled...
Union Pacific tries to meet coal demand
(The following article by Gargi Chakrabarty was posted on the Rocky Mountain News website on July 26.) DENVER -- Union Pacific Corp. - Colorado's dominant railroad system - is spending millions of dollars to ramp up its fleet to keep up with the state's burgeoning...
CP Rail quarterly profit rises on freight revenue
(Reuters circulated the following article on July 26.) TORONTO -- Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. said on Tuesday second-quarter earnings rose 46 percent, as stronger freight revenue more than made up for higher fuel costs. Canadian Pacific earned C$123 million ($101...
Canadian Pacific 2nd-Qtr profit rises 47% on rates
(Bloomberg News circulated the following article by Rip Watson on July 26.) CALGARY -- Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd., the nation's second-biggest railroad, said profit in the second quarter rose 47 percent because of rate increases. Net income increased to C$123.2...
Burlington Northern 2Q earnings skyrocket
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on July 26.) FORT WORTH, Texas -- Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp., the nation's second-largest railroad operator, said Tuesday its second-quarter profit increased 47 percent as freight revenue climbed 15...
BNSF quarterly profit increases
(Reuters circulated the following article on July 26.) CHICAGO -- Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. , the No. 2 U.S. railroad, reported a 47 percent increase in quarterly earnings on Tuesday as a boom in import-driven business overcame the cost of two big...
Bomb scare at NYC Penn Station false alarm
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on July 25.) NEW YORK -- A man was arraigned Monday on charges stemming from a bomb scare that emptied busy Pennsylvania Station and disrupted service on Amtrak, commuter trains and city subways for about an hour....
More travelers face searches on way to NYC
(The following article by Sewell Chan was posted on the New York Times website on July 26.) NEW YORK -- Hundreds of suburban commuters, from central New Jersey to Rockland County, N.Y., were asked for the first time yesterday to submit their bags for inspection by the...
N.J. riders shrug off searches
(The following article by Toni Callas was posted on the Philadelphia Inquirer website on July 26.) PHILADELPHIA -- NJ Transit officials described commuters as compliant and easygoing about the first random searches conducted yesterday in rail and bus stations around...
