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High-speed train woes put Amtrak in a bind
(The following article by Robert Cohen was posted on the Newark Star-Ledger website on June 29.) WASHINGTON -- The prolonged sidelining of Amtrak's high-speed Acela trains between Washington and Boston is costing the financially ailing railroad dearly in both money...
Two critically hurt in Miss. train crash
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on June 28.) JACKSON, Miss. -- Two freight trains collided Tuesday west of Jackson, starting fires around the engines and in the woods nearby. All five crew members were taken to the hospital with...
Two freight trains collide in Mississippi
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on June 28.) JACKSON, Miss. -- Two freight trains collided Tuesday west of Jackson, starting fires around the engines and in a nearby wooded area. All five crewmembers on the two trains were taken to a hospital...
Work in Progress
(The AFL-CIO circulated the following on June 27.) A VOICE, PART TWO—More than 320 workers at a Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. plant in Asheboro, N.C., once again chose to join the United Steelworkers. Last year, workers chose the union through a majority sign-up, in...
M.T.A. says 5-year plan faces delays
(The following article by Sewell Chan was posted on the New York Times website on June 28.) NEW YORK -- Officials of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority warned yesterday that major building projects, the purchase of new subway cars and buses, and repairs to...
VRE riders calmly tolerate heat delays
(The following article by Michelle Boorstein was posted on the Washington Post website on June 28.) WASHINGTON -- Outside the window of Virginia Railway Express train No. 305, even the Potomac River looks faint from the 90-degree heat, motionless, not even daring a...
Amtrak probes brake designs
(United Press International circulated the following article on June 27.) WASHINGTON -- An Amtrak probe reportedly found that the supplier of the brakes for its high-speed Acela changed the design of the parts while the trains were being built. The investigation began...
Opinion: Rail travel more critical than ever
(The following editorial was posted on the Chico Enterprise Record website on June 28.) CHICO, Calif. -- America's hopes for a balanced national transportation system suffered a setback last week when the House Appropriations Committee upheld an earlier subcommittee...
Coal might cost firms more gold
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on June 28.) CHARLESTON, W.VA. -- A settlement over rising rail prices for transporting coal through Central Appalachia leaves unanswered how utilities should pay for steep rate increases. Norfolk Southern Corp....
Chicago warned of cargo hazards
(The following article by Gary Washburn was posted on the Chicago Tribune website on June 28.) CHICAGO -- An environmental activist told aldermen Monday that a terrorist act on a single rail car carrying chlorine near downtown Chicago could wreck havoc on the city,...
