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Union miners arrested during W.Va. protest
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on February 24.) LONDON, W.Va. -- United Mine Workers of America president Cecil Roberts and nine others were arrested Thursday during a protest of a federal bankruptcy ruling that will cause thousands of coal...
Union Pacific honored for its support of public high school principals
(Union Pacific issued the following news release on February 24.) OMAHA, Neb. -- Union Pacific will be honored Friday, February 25, 2005 by the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) for its support of public high school principals. Union Pacific...
Union Pacific Corporation declares quarterly dividend of 30 cents a share
(Union Pacific issued the following news release on February 24.) OMAHA, Neb. -- The Board of Directors of Union Pacific Corporation has declared a quarterly dividend of 30 cents per share on its common stock, payable April 1, 2005, to stockholders of record March 9,...
Researchers studying subway air dangers
(The following article by Sewell Chan was posted on the New York Times website on February 25.) NEW YORK -- Researchers from Columbia and Harvard Universities are looking at whether New York City transit workers have elevated levels of iron, manganese and chromium in...
Riding the rails
(The following article by Pia Sarkar was posted on the San Francisco Chronicle website on February 25.) SAN FRANCISCO -- With the Bush administration seeking to cut off federal subsidies to Amtrak in its proposed budget, passengers and rail officials are fretting over...
M.T.A. chairman makes strident plea for state aid
(The following article by Sewell Chan was posted on the New York Times website on February 24.) NEW YORK -- The intense focus on the West Side railyards has become a distraction that threatens to overshadow the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's urgent need for a...
CTA Green Line service restored after fire
(The following report appeared on the Chicago Tribune website on February 24.) CHICAGO -- The CTA Green Line on Chicago's South Side was shut down for about 90 minutes this morning after fire broke out aboard a train, authorities reported. The fire started around 9:30...
Three designs submitted for midtown Manhattan train station
(The following article by Sewell Chan was posted on the New York Times website on February 25.) NEW YORK -- New York State officials announced yesterday that they would choose from among three developers to transform the city's central post office into a new Midtown...
Fake New York transit worker pleads guilty
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on February 24.) NEW YORK -- A man who has been arrested repeatedly for pretending to be a transit worker pleaded guilty Thursday to trying to steal a locomotive, prosecutors said. In June, Darius McCollum, 39,...
Rail freight traffic registers strong gain
(The Association of American Railroads posted the following report on its website on February 24.) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Freight traffic on U.S. railroads during the week ended February 19 registered a strong gain in comparison with the corresponding week a year ago,...
