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Bombings loom over rail riders
(The following article by Alicia Zadrozny was posted on the Montclair Times website on July 13.) MONTCLAIR, N.J. -- When talking to commuters following the recent terrorist attack in London, one word fully describes the emotions they express. Wary. Some commuters...
Opinion: London bombings point to need for U.S. security
(The following editorial was posted on the Decatur Daily website on July 14.) DECATUR, Ala. -- In light of the London bombings, the good news is that the Department of Homeland Security received $10 million to increase the security of U.S. railroad lines this year....
U.S. transit agencies turn to cameras in terror fight, but systems vary in effectiveness
(The following article by Sewell Chan was posted on the New York Times website on July 14.) NEW YORK -- In San Francisco and Washington, subway stations and platforms are under constant surveillance by closed-circuit television cameras. New Jersey Transit uses...
$1B sought for rail security
(Newsday posted the following article by Deborah Barfield Berry on its website on July 13.) WASHINGTON -- Calling the rails the "terrorist target of choice," some Democrats, including New York Sens. Charles Schumer and Hillary Rodham Clinton, pushed yesterday to add...
Two BLET members confirmed victims in IC head-on crash
(Brothers Arthur L. “Buddy” Irby and Mark Cain were members of BLET Division 203. The following story by Sylvain Metz appeared on the Clarion Ledger website on July 14.) JACKSON, Miss. -- A second Rankin County man has been identified as among the four crew members...
Loan to help short line railroad in Texas improve safety and capacity to handle increased NAFTA traffic
(The Federal Railroad Administration issued the following news release on July 12.) WASHINGTON -- The Tex-Mex Railroad, a short line connecting the United States to Mexico, has won approval of a $50 million loan it will use for major safety and infrastructure projects...
CN’s Canada-based train dispatchers ratify two-year contract extension
(Canadian National issued the following news release on July 12.) MONTREAL -- CN and the union representing the railway's Canada-based rail traffic controllers (train dispatchers) announced today the ratification of a two-year contract extension by the union's...
State devotes $1 million to B&O museum project
(The following article by Tyrone Richardson was posted on the Baltimore Sun website on July 13.) BALTIMORE, Md. -- The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Museum received $1 million from the state yesterday to help restore its South Passenger Car Shop, which was built in 1870...
N.Y. bullet train study boosted
(The following article by Warren Woodberry Jr. was posted on the New York Daily News website on July 13.) NEW YORK -- A second Queens state senator has been appointed to a task force examining the feasibility of linking New York's big cities with high-speed rail...
Senate weighs $1B more for transit safety
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on July 12.) WASHINGTON -- The Republican who oversees domestic security spending in the Senate faced a fight Tuesday as another senior GOP lawmaker pushed for a big increase for protecting mass transit systems in...
