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New-look schedule puts rail timetables on the same page
(The following article by Joe Malinconico was posted on the Newark Star-Ledger website on June 10.) NEWARK, N.J. -- For the first time in 25 years, NJ Transit is changing the design of its printed train schedules to make them easier for riders to read and handle. The...
Rail freight traffic up
(The Association of American Railroads issued the following news release on June 9.) WASHINGTON -- Freight traffic on U.S. railroads was up during the week ended June 4 in comparison with the corresponding week last year, the Association of American Railroads (AAR)...
Teamsters laud provisions in pension bill aimed at protecting multi-employer plans
(The International Brotherhood of Teamsters issued the following news release on June 9.) WASHINGTON -- The International Brotherhood of Teamsters on Thursday lauded provisions in pension protection legislation introduced Thursday that are aimed at securing...
Last steam engine ordered by UP back on track
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on June 9.) CHEYENNE, Wyo. -- The last steam engine ordered by the Union Pacific Railroad is chugging again after a six-year restoration. The railroad ordered the 844 Steam Engine in 1944 and it remained in...
Officials hopeful of plans to rehab historic Kinzua Viaduct
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on June 9.) MOUNT JEWETT, Pa. -- The Kinzua Viaduct, once the longest and tallest railroad bridge in the world, hasn't been much of a tourist attraction since it was mangled by a tornado two years ago. But...
Beyond brakes, Amtrak’s woes hit the cafe car
(The following article by Matthew L. Wald was posted on the New York Times website on June 10.) WASHINGTON -- Riders on Amtrak may think that the $3.25 hot dog and the $1.50 bag of chips in the cafe car are no bargain. Neither does Amtrak. It is spending just over $2...
Acela service to return in July, Amtrak says
(Bloomberg News circulated the following article by Rip Watson on June 10.) WASHINGTON -- Amtrak next month will resume Acela high-speed train service, which was suspended in April because of brake problems, the railroad's chief of operations said yesterday. The...
Amtrak’s brake problems may be fatigue-related
(Reuters circulated the following article on June 9.) WASHINGTON -- Brake cracks that abruptly idled Amtrak Acela trains this spring appear to be fatigue-related, a senior official at the railroad said Thursday, adding that partial service should resume in July and...
Acela’s return expected in July
(The following article by Keith Reed was posted on the Boston Globe website on June 10.) BOSTON -- Amtrak said it should be able to restart limited service of its Acela Express high-speed train between Boston and Washington in July but won't return to a full schedule...
Senate confirms extremist judge who will decide many cases affecting workers
(The AFL-CIO issued the following press release on June 8.) WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Senate today confirmed 56-43 Janice Rogers Brown, one of President George W. Bush’s most extremist nominees, for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit—the...
