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Teamsters lead reform coalition to strengthen unions, empower workers
(The International Brotherhood of Teamsters issued the following news release on May 9.) LAS VEGAS -- The middle class is under attack in this country and workers desperately need a strong labor movement to give them a voice at work and dignity on the job, Jim Hoffa,...
Alaska-Yukon rail link could boost economies
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on May 9.) VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- A rail link between Alaska and Canada, proposed as a faster way to transport natural resources, would also enable the United States to support anti-ballistic missile silos...
Bush nominates TSA backer to now lead agency
(The Associated Press circulated the following article by Leslie Miller on May 6.) WASHINGTON -- President Bush on Friday nominated Edmund "Kip" Hawley to be the fourth head of the Transportation Security Administration in as many years. Hawley, a supply chain...
BNSF lawsuit effort continues
(The following article by James Quirk Jr. was posted on the Burlington Hawkeye website on May 8.) BURLINGTON, Iowa -- The city of Burlington and BNSF Railway are six months from their face–off in court. When the two parties clash at 9 a.m. Nov. 14 in the U.S. District...
Opinion: Congress should derail Bush’s Amtrak funding cut
(The following editorial was posted on the Detroit Free-Press website on May 9.) DETROIT -- President George W. Bush and his congressional allies are trying to pull the plug on Amtrak by taking away all federal support. That's bad news for the nation and for Michigan,...
High-speed train plan may move forward
(The following article by Dan Weikel was posted on the Los Angeles Times website on May 9.) LOS ANGELES -- A partnership of government and industry in southern Nevada plans to spend $1.3 billion to build the nation's first super-fast train. Where do they want to put...
Spat over Chicago derailment spills into second day
(The following article by Guy Tridgell was posted on the Chicago Daily Southtown on May 7.) CHICAGO -- A day after a derailment closed down Metra's Rock Island District Line, bickering over who was responsible for the mess continued Friday. The Burlington Northern...
AAR: U.S. rail traffic up in April
(The Association of American Railroads issued the following news release on May 5.) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. railroads originated 1,396,037 carloads of freight in April 2005, up 34,682 carloads (2.5 percent) from April 2004. U.S. railroads also originated 885,285...
CP Rail boss says West Coast ports expansion should focus on Vancouver
(The Canadian Press circulated the following article by James Stevenson on May 5.) CALGARY -- Efforts to expand Canada's West Coast shipping capacity should focus on turning Vancouver into a "mega-port" rather than enlarging the port of Prince Rupert, the president of...
Alvarez to stand trial for Metrolink crash deaths
(The following story by Caitlin Liu appeared on the Los Angeles Times website on May 5.) LOS ANGELES -- A judge today ordered Juan Manuel Alvarez to stand trial for the deaths of 11 people who perished after a Metrolink commuter train struck Alvarez's Jeep in what he...
