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Funds will be there when technology is, M.T.A. chief says
(The following article by Sewell Chan was posted on the New York Times website on July 12.) NEW YORK -- The chairman of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority acknowledged yesterday that the agency had been slow to spend more than $600 million budgeted for...
Amtrak’s Empire Builder gets an upgrade
(The Associated Press circulated the following article by Mary Clare Jalonick on July 12.) WASHINGTON -- Travel on Amtrak's line between Illinois and Washington state is getting an upgrade -- including complimentary sparkling wine and cookies on passengers' pillows --...
Acela trains back on track
(The following article by India Autry was posted on the Newsday website on July 13.) WASHINGTON -- Amtrak's high-speed Acela Express train began limited service throughout the Northeast on Monday, three months after cracks in the brake discs halted the train in April....
4th body found in train collision wreckage
(The following article by Sylvain Metz was posted on the Jackson Clarion-Ledger website on July 13.) ANDING, Miss. -- A railroad recovery worker surveys the wreckage left when two freight trains collided head-on and burned on the tracks near Anding. The body of a...
Give Wal-Mart a lesson from kids
(UnionVoice.org issued the following on July 12.) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Connecticut just fined Wal-Mart for child labor law violations. And in January, Wal-Mart agreed to pay $134,540 after being cited for child labor violations in Connecticut, Arkansas and New...
Work in Progress
(The AFL-CIO circulated the following on July 11.) COMCAST WORKERS CHOOSE CWA—A unit of 118 technicians and warehouse workers employed by Comcast Corp. in Farmers Branch, Texas, overcame the company’s tough anti-union campaign and voted for representation by...
Report: N.J. transit fund nearly broke
(The following article by Kaitlin Gurney was posted on the Philadelphia Inquirer website on July 12.) TRENTON, N.J. -- An unpopular increase to the gasoline tax alone will not solve the state's transportation funding crisis, according to a report released yesterday by...
Amtrak builds on a good thing: Empire Builder to get fresh new look
(Amtrak issued the following news release on July 12.) WASHINGTON -- The Empire Builder, long one of America's favorite trains, will get a fresh new look beginning August 2005. The changes are the start of a major initiative at Amtrak to improve passengers' on-board...
CSX Corporation to hold second-quarter earnings conference call
(CSX issued the following news release on July 11.) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- CSX Corporation will hold its second-quarter 2005 earnings conference call on Wednesday, July 27, 2005, at 11 a.m. ET. CSX expects to issue its earnings at approximately 9 a.m. the morning of...
Vitter proposes federal railroad safety legislation
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on July 11.) KENNER, La. -- Mindful that his home state is among the nation's leaders in railroad crossing fatalities, Sen. David Vitter unveiled proposed legislation aimed at shutting down or improving dangerous...
