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Paul Cote confirmed as new Via Rail boss
(The Canadian Press circulated the following story on March 14.) OTTAWA -- Paul Cote was confirmed Monday as president and chief executive officer of Via Rail, after acting as the interim top executive at the Crown corporation for more than a year. Cote was appointed...
AFL-CIO targets Schwab, Wachovia on Social Security
(Bloomberg News circulated the following article by Heidi Przybyla on March 15.) NEW YORK -- The AFL-CIO, the largest U.S. labor union, plans public protests against Charles Schwab Corp. and Wachovia Corp. because the companies back President George W. Bush's plan for...
Workers, union leaders and community allies to hold largest single-day grassroots mobilization against Social Security Privatization Thursday, March 31
(The AFL-CIO issued the following news release on March 15.) WASHINGTON -- On Thursday, March 31, working families, union leaders and community allies in cities across the country will hold events challenging Charles Schwab and other Wall Street firms to withdraw...
New NTSB publication examines 30-year history of transportation safety improvements
(The NTSB issued the following news release on March 15.) WASHINGTON -- On the occasion of its 30th anniversary as a separate, independent agency, the National Transportation Safety Board today issued a new publication that examines the safety improvements that have...
New hybrid locomotive’s emissions are clean as a whistle
(The following story by Wendy Thermos and Deborah Schoch appeared on the Los Angeles Times website on March 16.) LOS ANGELES -- Union Pacific Railroad put into service one of the nation's first locomotives using environmentally friendly hybrid technology Tuesday, and...
Norfolk Southern assists wide range of companies with industrial development efforts during 2004
(Norfolk Southern issued the following news release on March 15.) NORFOLK, Va. -- Norfolk Southern Corporation participated in the location of 67 new industries and provided support for the expansion of 34 additional industries along its rail lines in 2004. The new...
Metrolink tragedy: Blood on the tracks
(The following story by Paul Farhi and Kimberly Edds appeared on the Washington Post website on March 16.) GLENDALE, Calif. -- It had not been a perfect marriage, but at times it had been a good one. Juan Manuel Alvarez met Carmelita Ochoa when they were teenagers,...
Burlington council mum about BNSF suit
(The following article by James Quirk Jr. was posted on the Burlington Hawkeye website on March 15.) BURLINGTON, Iowa -- Members of the Burlington City Council were mum after a closed–door Monday meeting held to discuss the ongoing litigation between the city and BNSF...
Major changes proposed for Caltrain
(The following article by Ethan Fletcher was posted on the San Francisco Examiner website on March 15.) SAN CARLOS, Calif. -- "It is the best of times, and it is the worst of times." Paraphrasing Charles Dickens' famous line, that's how Bob Doty, Caltrain's acting...
CN promises freight service despite possible strike
(The Canadian Press circulated the following article on March 15.) MONTREAL -- Freight rail service on Canadian National lines will continue despite a possible strike by locomotive engineers and signals employees, the railway said Tuesday. The rail carrier said it...
