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Pittsburgh Council reviews hazmat response
(The following article by Carl Prine was posted on the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review website on February 25.) PITTSBURGH -- Faced with news that locomotives are tugging more toxic shipments through Pittsburgh than ever to deal with anti-terrorism restrictions on hazardous...
Baltimore Mayor asks for inspection of Howard rail tunnel
(The following story by Michael Dresser appeared on the Baltimore Sun website on February 25.) BALTIMORE, Md. -- Mayor Martin O'Malley called on the federal government yesterday to conduct a new emergency inspection of the Howard Street Tunnel - site of a large...
In Alabama, health care for Wal-Mart employees costs tax payers up to $8 million
(The AFL-CIO issued the following news release on February 24.) MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Retail giant Wal-Mart tops the list of companies in Alabama that have employees with children on the state health care program for uninsured children funded by Medicaid, the Associated...
Front seats of some Metrolink trains closed in safety move
(The following story by Erica Williams and Natasha Lee appeared on the Los Angeles Times website on February 24.) LOS ANGELES -- Metrolink passengers will not be allowed to sit at the front of some passenger trains until federal regulators complete their investigation...
Opinion: A deliberate train wreck
(The following editorial appeared on the Portland Oregonian website on February 24.) PORTLAND, Ore. -- The Bush administration keeps saying that it really, really likes passenger rail but that the only way to save it is to steer Amtrak into bankruptcy. That's no way...
Opinion: Bush plan off track: Cuts may derail Amtrak
(The following editorial by Casey Ross was posted on the Boston Herald website on February 24.) BOSTON -- A Bush administration plan to reform passenger railroad service by forcing Amtrak into bankruptcy would increase costs for the MBTA and eliminate popular express...
NJ Transit eyes casino trip by rail
(The following article by Clemente Lisi was posted on the New York Post website on February 24.) NEW YORK -- New Yorkers could someday hit the slots by riding the rails. NJ Transit is looking to create a new rail service that would connect New York and Atlantic City,...
Pittsburgh railyards get more deadly cargo
(The following article by Carl Prine was posted on the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review website on February 24.) PITTSBURGH, Pa. -- In the wake of the Madrid, Spain, train bombings in March, rail giant CSX quietly began diverting locomotives hauling potentially catastrophic...
La. to ask Congress to address rail crashes
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on February 24.) BATON ROUGE, La. -- The Public Service Commission wants the federal government to do something about the alarming number of crashes at railroad crossing in Louisiana. The PSC voted Wednesday to...
Refueling at BNSF depot suspended
(The Associated Press circulated the following article by John K. Wiley on February 24.) COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho -- The Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Co. must temporarily stop using its new refueling depot, a judge ruled yesterday, saying a fuel leak could...
