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Spain marks anniversary of train bombings
(The Associated Press circulated the following articl eon March 11.) MADRID, Spain -- Spaniards lit candles, laid flowers and observed a long, mournful silence Friday to mark the first anniversary of the country's worst-ever terror attack, when 10 al-Qaida bombs...
How to unite Congress: Spend billions on projects for roads
(The following article by Carl Hulse was posted on the New York Times website on March 10.) WASHINGTON -- The usually fractious members of the House of Representatives on Thursday found something they nearly all shared: an appetite for millions of dollars for...
Transportation labor lauds House passage of highway/transit jobs bill
(The TTD issued the following news release on March 10.) WASHINGTON -- Edward Wytkind, President of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO, issued the following statement today in reaction to U.S. House passage of the Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for...
1985 BNSF pact news to Burlington council
(The following article by James Quirk Jr. was posted on the Burlington Hawkeye website on March 10.) BURLINGTON, Iowa -- Some council members say City Attorney Scott Power never informed them about a 1985 agreement the city made with BNSF Railway before the council...
Fear, smell grip town months after train wreck
(The following article by Sarah Jane Tribble was posted on the Charlotte Observer website on March 11.) GRANITEVILLE, S.C. -- More than two months after a train wreck spewed toxic chlorine fumes that killed nine and sent hundreds to area hospitals, the people of...
SEPTA mum about possible fare hikes
(The following article by Dan Geringer was posted on the Philadelphia daily News website on March 10.) PHILADELPHIA -- SEPTA's $42.7 million deficit, which triggered threats of severe fare hikes and service cuts, vanished yesterday when the Delaware Valley Regional...
Amtrak prepares for more fights to survive
(The following article by Glenn Evans was posted on the Longview News-Journal website on March 11.) LONGVIEW, Texas -- President Bush's proposal to eliminate funding for Amtrak in 2006 is just the first volley in an annual game, a spokesman for the national passenger...
Transportation secretary touts Amtrak in Mo.
(The following article by Shane Graber was posted on the St. Louis Post-Dispatch website on March 10.) ST. LOUIS, Mo. -- The president’s reform plan for Amtrak would improve passenger rail service in St. Louis and other Midwest cities, Transportation Secretary Norman...
Arrest made in train derailment
(The following article by Ben Baeder was posted on the Whittier Daily News website on March 11.) SANTA FE SPRINGS, Calif. -- Police on Thursday arrested a 14-year-old boy on suspicion of intentionally pulling an unlocked railroad switch lever and causing a train...
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...
