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Train wreck points to challenge of safer tracks
(The following story by Mark Sappenfield appeared on The Christian Science Monitor website on January 28.) OAKLAND, Calif. -- As the strange stories of Wednesday's southern California train collision unfolded, Tim Smith followed along with interest and deep sympathy,...
Pulling technique is safer
(The following story by Jackson Bell of the Glendale News-Press and Leader appeared on the Los Angeles Times website on January 28. Tim Smith is Chairman of the BLET’s California State Legislative Board.) SOUTHEAST GLENDALE, Calif. -- Costly precautions that could...
BLET to LIRR: It’s not over
(The following story by Joie Tyrrell appeared on the Daily News website on January 28.) NEW YORK -- A day after a federal judge issued a restraining order preventing a strike by Long Island Rail Road engineers, union leaders said yesterday they may have lost the...
Sheriff’s deputy, train conductor among derailment victims
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Paul Chavez on January 27.) LOS ANGELES -- Sheriff's Deputy James P. Tutino was so popular at the Men's Central Jail that even the inmates liked him, friends and co-workers said. Tutino, 47, of Simi Valley, was...
DOT audit supports Teamster position on cross-border trucking
(The IBT issued the following news release on January 26.) WASHINGTON -- A report issued from the Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the Department of Transportation (DOT) on January 3, concluded that the Mexican government and the country's motor carriers have not...
Consultant: Midwest high-speed rail wouldn’t drain taxes
(The following article by Mike Ramsey was circulated by Copley News Service on January 26.) CHICAGO -- The high-speed passenger rail network proposed for Illinois and eight other Midwestern states - now projected to cost $7.7 billion, nearly double earlier estimates -...
D.C. Metro official looks to VRE
(The following article by Annie Gowen was posted on the Washington Post website on January 27.) WASHINGTON -- As Metro carries out a major campaign to improve customer service for its 600,000 daily riders, the new chairman of the transit agency's board says Metro...
Canadian Pacific 4th-qtr net falls on cleanup costs
(Bloomberg News distributed the following article by Rip Watson on January 27.) CALGARY -- Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd., the country's No. 2 railroad, said net income fell 26 percent in the fourth quarter as environmental cleanup costs reduced profit. Net income...
CP Rail Q4 profit falls as expenses, fuel costs, rise
(The Canadian Press circulated the following story on January 27.) CALGARY -- Canadian Pacific Railway says its fourth-quarter profit dropped to $129 million, from $174 million a year earlier, but full-year earnings rose to $413 million. Earnings for the quarter ended...
CPR reports solid performance in 2004; Demand continues to grow
(CPR issued the following news release on January 27.) CALGARY -- Canadian Pacific Railway reported net income of $413 million or $2.60 per diluted share in 2004, compared with $401 million or $2.52 per diluted share in 2003. Results in 2004 reflected a decline of...
