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Mineta’s misleading Alaska/Amtrak analogy
(The National Association of Railroad Passengers issued the following news release on July 6.) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In yet another attempt to obscure the truth about intercity passenger rail, Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta issued a news release (carried on...
Opinion: Washington’s deadly bridge
(The following editorial appeared on the New York Times website on July 5.) NEW YORK -- The weakest point in America's defense against terrorism may be an inconspicuous little bridge a few blocks from the Capitol. Rail tanker cars filled with deadly chemicals pass...
Placentia draws state audit of rail funding
(The following story by Dan Weikel appeared on the Los Angeles Times website on July 6.) LOS ANGELES -- State auditors are investigating whether millions of dollars in gas-tax money were improperly diverted by Placentia officials in an attempt to bail out an ambitious...
New generation materials key in CPR’s western capacity expansion
(Canadian Pacific issued the following news release on July 3.) CALGARY -- Canadian Pacific Railway is installing more than 530,000 feet of heavy premium rail, 137,000 crossties, and 300,000 tons of rock ballast as it carries out a $160- million program to expand...
Among soldiers and families, applause mixes with doubts
(The following article by Kirk Johnson was posted on the New York Times website on June 28. Cliff Worrell is a member of BLET Division 103 in Cheyenne, Wyo.) WELLINGTON, Colo. -- Specialist Nicki Worrell said that she was not bitter or burdened with regrets about her...
BART strike avoided
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on July 6.) OAKLAND, Calif. -- BART trains are rolling in California after all. Overnight contract negotiations produced a tentative agreement this morning, avoiding a strike that threatened to cause problems for...
U.P. bans smoking on all property
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on July 3.) NORTH PLATTE, Neb. -- Union Pacific, the Omaha-based rail giant, has completely banned smoking on company property. "People can go off the property and smoke," said U.P. spokesman John Bromley. "There...
Coal train delays may last into ’06
(The following article by Stacie Hamel was posted on the Omaha World-Herald website on July 6.) OMAHA, Neb. -- Reduced rail shipments of coal from Wyoming's Powder River Basin will continue through November and possibly into next year as repairs continue to a line...
Work in Progress
(The AFL-CIO circulated the following on July 5.) WORKERS 2, RIGHT TO WORK 0—By a wide margin, more than 1,200 workers at Thomas Built Bus in High Point, N.C., defied the National Right to Work Committee and voted June 29 to join UAW. The workers chose the union in...
Unions look ahead – and inward, too
(The following article by Amanda Paulson was posted on the Christian Science Monitor website on July 6.) CHICAGO -- In the world of unions, Angenita Tanner is something of a rare breed: a new member. She and her fellow home-based child-care workers in Illinois...
