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Another weekly gain in rail traffic
(The Association of American Railroads issued the following news release on March 17.) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Freight traffic on U.S. railroads registered its seventh consecutive weekly increase during the week ended March 12 in comparison with the corresponding week a...
Norfolk Southern paid top exec $11.5 million
(The following story by Christopher Dinsmore appeared on The Virginian-Pilot website on March 18.) NORFOLK, Va. -- The top executive at Norfolk Southern Corp. saw his total compensation rise 7.5 percent in 2004 to $11.5 million, according to the company’s proxy...
New York official to head Federal Railroad Administration
(The following story by Matthew L. Wald and Walt Bogdanich appeared on the New York Times website on March 18.) NEW YORK -- President Bush intends to nominate Joseph H. Boardman, the head of the New York State Department of Transportation, to be the federal railroad...
Labor unions enter Social Security debate
(The following article by Steven Greenhouse was posted on the New York Times website on March 17.) WASHINGTON -- Fearing that the business supporters of President Bush's proposed Social Security overhaul will greatly outspend opponents, the nation's unions are trying...
N.Y. rail plan hikes speed
(The following article by Cathy Woodruff was posted on the Albany Times-Union website on March 17.) ALBANY, N.Y. -- Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno will announce today an ambitious plan that he hopes will put New York's high-speed rail aspirations, stalled amid...
Amtrak gets preliminary boost from House Republicans
(The following article by Ted Mann was posted on the New London Day website on March 17.) NEW LONDON, Conn. -- Supporters of Amtrak scored a preliminary victory Wednesday when powerful U.S. House Republicans bucked President Bush and included $1.2 billion in operating...
Democrats’ bid to save Amtrak funding loses steam in Senate
(The following article by Alan Wirzbicki was posted on the Boston Globe website on March 17.) WASHINGTON -- An effort spearheaded by Senate Democrats to save Amtrak's federal subsidy failed on a close vote yesterday, dealing another setback to the passenger railroad...
US Senate bid to defy White House on Amtrak fails
(Reuters circulated the following article on March 16.) WASHINGTON -- An effort to defy the White House and back continued subsidies for Amtrak passenger rail service failed in the Senate on Wednesday. The chamber defeated an amendment to budget legislation proposed...
Senate doesn’t OK Amtrak funding boost
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on March 16.) WASHINGTON -- An effort in the Senate to increase federal subsidies for the beleaguered Amtrak system failed to pass Wednesday. The amendment, offered by Sen. Robert Byrd, D-W.Va., would have added...
2005 IWC registration forms now available
CLEVELAND -- Members planning to attend the upcoming International Western Convention in July can now register with forms available on the BLET website. The 65th annual IWC will be held in Calgary, Alberta, from July 3-8 at the Fairmont Palliser Hotel. It will...
