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Bush’s Amtrak plan would shift Northeast upkeep to states
(The following article by Alan Wirzbicki was posted on the Boston Globe website on March 27.) WASHINGTON -- Responsibility for maintaining Amtrak's decaying Northeast Corridor, the nation's busiest passenger rail line, would be transferred to the states along its...
Labor, DSCC jab Santorum on Amtrak
(The following story by Lauren W. Whittington appeared on the Roll Call website on March 28.) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Erasing any doubts that they will wage a protracted, scorched-earth campaign to win a Senate seat in Pennsylvania, Democrats and their allies wasted...
Texas official admits missteps that helped railroads in suits
(The following story by Walt Bogdanich appeared on the New York Times website on March 27.) NEW YORK -- Several months ago, the Texas official overseeing rail crossings commented in court proceedings that many in the rail industry "would consider me their friend."...
Locomotive catches fire in Pa.
(The following article was posted on the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette website on March 26.) PITTSBURGH -- The cause of a locomotive fire in Westmoreland County early yesterday is being investigated by agents of CSX Transportation, a spokeswoman said. The crew of an...
Train transporting grain derails, dumping corn
(The following article was posted on the Chicago Tribune website on March 28.) DEKALB COUNTY, Ill. -- A cargo train transporting grain derailed Sunday evening in Kirkland, Ill., spilling a "good amount" of corn across downtown, police said. The train was travelling...
CN, IBEW call in mediator as strike looms
(Bloomberg News circulated the following story by Reg Curren on March 24.) MONTREAL -- Canadian National Railway Co., the country's biggest railroad, and the union representing electrical workers brought in federal mediators today in a bid to head off a strike that...
Teamsters get justice at Diamond Walnut
(The International Brotherhood of Teamsters issued the following news release on March 24.) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- On March 22, Diamond Walnut workers voted by an overwhelming margin to ratify a new five-year contract, resolving an epic struggle that began more than 13...
Statement by AFL-CIO President John Sweeney on 2005 Social Security and Medicare Trustees report
(The AFL-CIO issued the following on March 23.) WASHINGTON -- Today’s trustees report confirms that Social Security is in good shape for decades to come. There is no need to rush into a reckless scheme to divert trillions of dollars out of the Social Security trust...
Opinion: Iron horses keep galloping
(The following report by Stephen D. Simpson, CFA, appeared on the Motley Fool website on March 23.) NEW YORK -- It can be seductively simple to see good news from one company and begin drawing conclusions about the industry. Simple, but not always correct. In the case...
Mediators named in CN dispute
(The Canadian Press circulated the following article on March 24.) MONTREAL -- The federal government has named two mediators to help Canadian National Railway Co. and the union representing signal and communications employees reach a deal and avoid a strike called...
