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BNSF train derails in Ariz.
(The following article by Jeff Pope was posted on the Winslow Mail website on March 23.) WINSLOW, Ariz. -- A Burlington Northern Santa Fe freight train carrying food derailed east of Winslow and shut down rail traffic for more than 12 hours. The accident occurred...
NTSB publishes its first transportation safety journal
(The NTSB issued the following news release on March 22.) WASHINGTON -- The National Transportation Safety Board has published its first issue of the Journal of Accident Investigation. This is a biannual publication to promote transportation safety through science,...
New quicker interline pricing method available at BNSF.com
(BNSF issued the following news release on March 22.) FORT WORTH, Texas -- BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) today announced a new instantaneous method for carload customers to obtain interline prices at BNSF.com. From BNSF.com, customers can obtain prices for most general...
CSX challenges D.C.’s ban on hazardous materials
(The following article by Mimi Hall was posted on the USA Today website on March 22.) WASHINGTON -- The nation's capital will fight the federal government and the freight-rail industry in court this week over whether the city can ban freight trains from carrying...
Work in Progress
(The AFL-CIO issued the following news release on March 21.) NYC CAREGIVERS CHOOSE SEIU—Nearly 900 home care and health care workers in the New York City area won a voice at work with SEIU District 1199NY in February. Some 830 home care workers employed by the All...
Another union drive on at Quebec Wal-Mart
(Reuters circulated the following article on March 21.) TORONTO -- United Food and Commercial Workers Canada said on Monday it made another attempt to unionize workers at a Quebec-based Wal-Mart (WMT.N) store. The UFCW said it filed two applications, one for the store...
New web site targets Wal-Mart distribution center employees
(The International Brotherhood of Teamsters issued the following news release on March 21. WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Teamsters Union Warehouse Division has launched a web site directed at the employees of the Wal-Mart distribution centers across the United States....
Union Pacific updates earnings outlook
(Union Pacific issued the following news release on March 22.) OMAHA, Neb. -- Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE: UNP) today announced that it is increasing its first quarter 2005 earnings guidance range to $0.43 to $0.48 per diluted share. This new range compares to the...
Pushing of trains gets new scrutiny
(The following article by Dan Weikel and Ralph Vartabedian was posted on the Los Angeles Times website on March 22.) LOS ANGELES -- Since the commuter rail system opened in 1992, 15 passengers have died on Metrolink trains in three separate accidents — all of them...
Crash blamed on confluence of highly improbable factors
(The following article by Ralph Vartabedian and Dan Weikel was posted on the Los Angeles Times website on March 22.) LOS ANGELES -- Though experts differ on the safety of railroad cab cars, they all agree that the Jan. 26 Metrolink crash in Glendale involved an almost...
