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High-speed train to link France, Germany
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on May 23.) PARIS -- A new high-speed train line will link France and Germany from 2007, cutting travel time between Paris and Frankfurt to under four hours, officials said Monday. There will be five trains a day...
Strike against Coca-Cola
(Newsday posted the following article on its website on May 23.) EAST HARTFORD, Conn. -- The Teamsters union went on strike against Coca-Cola operations in Connecticut and California early Monday. A union spokesman said the walkout began at 6 a.m. with picket lines...
Teamsters in Los Angeles and Hartford, Connecticut strike Coca-Cola
(The International Brotherhood of Teamsters circulated the following news release on May 23.) WASHINGTON -- Teamsters at Coca-Cola bottling and distribution facilities in Hartford, Connecticut and the Los Angeles area went on strike as of 6:00 a.m. EDT today. The...
Station project finally sees light at the end of the tunnel
(The following article by Joseph A. Slobodzian was posted on the Philadelphia Inquirer website on May 22.) PHILADELPHIA -- SEPTA's Suburban Station is a daily rite of passage for 100,000 commuters - one to get through as quickly as possible. Dark and dirty, freezing...
Rail safety a top quest
(The following story by Mike Sprague appeared on the Whittier Daily News website on May 21.) LOS ANGELES -- A spate of recent derailments and rail accidents around the Whittier area and elsewhere has triggered a virtual trainload of state legislative proposals all...
Commuters extol rail line’s virtues
(The following article by Jean Mikle was posted on the Asbury Park Press website on May 23.) LAKEWOOD, N.J. -- Brick resident Eric Schnittman would like a shorter, and easier, commute to his Manhattan job. Retired Berkeley residents Leonard and Mary Gehlhaus wish...
A not-so-temporary closure
(The following article by Stephan Salisbury was posted on the Philadelphia Inquirer website on May 22.) PHILADELPHIA -- Back in 1997, back in the days when Conrail rode the tracks in Philadelphia, a driver could head on down 49th Street all the way, practically, to...
Freight train derails in Tennessee
(The following article by David Brewer was posted on the Huntsville Times website on May 21.) SHERWOOD, Tenn. -- A CSX Railroad train derailed Friday morning near Sherwood, Tenn., just north of the Alabama-Tennessee line in Franklin County. Two of the derailed cars...
House caucus hopes to restore Amtrak funding
(Hearst News Service circulated the following article on May 22.) WASHINGTON -- Some Democratic and Republican House members have formed a special group to lobby for continued federal support of Amtrak. Organizers of the new Rail Passenger Caucus say the federal...
Double derailment snarls coal traffic in northeast Wyoming
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on May 20.) GILLETTE, Wyo. -- Two separate train derailments that occurred last weekend in Converse County snarled coal train traffic in northeast Wyoming. Both derailments occurred in the vicinity of Bill. No...
