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Bad afternoon on LIRR
(The New York Times posted the following article on its website on April 14.) NEW YORK -- A series of mishaps in less than 70 minutes disrupted the evening commuting of tens of thousands of Long Island Rail Road riders yesterday. Shortly after 5 p.m., smoke was...
TWU-SEPTA strike deadline delayed 60 days
(The following story by Oliver Prichard, Larry Eichel and Jere Downs appeared on the Philadelphia Inquirer website on April 14.) PHILADELPHIA -- In a move that ended the threat of a transit strike this week, SEPTA and its largest union agreed yesterday to extend their...
Rail workers sue over asbestos exposure
(The following story by Jeff Reinitz appeared on the Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier website on April 13.) WATERLOO, Iowa -- Eight former employees of the former Illinois Central Railroad are taking the company to court alleging they were exposed to hazardous products on...
Retired BLET member rediscovers long lost steam engine
(The following story by John Andrew Prime appeared on the Shreveport Times website on April 14. Donald Joseph Richard is a retired member of BLET Division 183 in Houston.) SHREVEPORT, La. -- He stood speechless, lost in time, six decades after he last pulled a team...
After derailment, Amtrak riders back on track
(The following article by Larry Sandler was posted on the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel website on April 13.) MILWAUKEE, Wisc. -- Dozens of stranded Amtrak passengers completed their trips Wednesday, after the passenger railroad treated them to apologies and lunch in the...
Accident closes UP mainline in Iowa
(The following story by Erin Jordan appeared on the Des Moines Register website on April 14.) BLAIRSTOWN, Iowa -- Train traffic on a major coast-to-coast freight line was stopped Wednesday afternoon when a train accident just west of Blairstown derailed 11 cars,...
Asbestos stocks rise as deal approaches
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on April 12.) WASHINGTON -- Asbestos-related stocks rose sharply Tuesday as key Senate Democrats appeared ready to accept major concessions in an asbestos injury trust-fund bill circulated Tuesday. ``I think we...
Union files charges against Wal-Mart
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on April 12.) NEW YORK -- The United Food and Commercial Workers Union, which is trying to organize workers at Wal-Mart Stores Inc., filed unfair labor practice charges against the world's largest retailer Tuesday...
Trains expected to be in Reno trench by Thanksgiving
(The following article by Ben Kieckhefer was posted on the Reno Gazette-Journal website on April 13.) RENO, Nevada -- Snow, rain and freezing temperatures slowed Reno’s downtown railroad trench project for about two months this winter, but construction officials are...
BNSF recognized by Toyota Logistics Service
(BNSF issued the following news release on April 12.) FORT WORTH, Texas -- For the second consecutive year, BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) received Toyota Logistics Service's Logistics Excellence Award for Railroad Customer Service. BNSF received this award based on its...
