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D.C. wants rail hazmats banned
(The following article by Eric M. Weiss was posted on the Washington Post website on January 11.) WASHINGTON -- A new District effort to ban trains carrying chlorine and other dangerous chemicals past the U.S. Capitol and through the region is picking up steam after a...
U.S. wants checks of rail manuals after deadly derailment
(The following article by Matthew L. Wald was posted on the New York Times website on January 10.) AIKEN, S.C. -- The Federal Railroad Administration plans to advise all freight railroads on Tuesday to re-examine their procedures for operating manual switches like the...
Claims in tens of millions of dollars expected from NS wreck
(The following article by Ben Werner was posted on the State website on January 11.) GRANITEVILLE, S.C. -- The Graniteville train wreck makes 2005 the deadliest year for Norfolk Southern in the past decade. Lawyers predict the costs of claims from victims, their...
S.C. residents anxious to return to homes
(The following story by Dan Huntley, Henry Eichel & Scott Dodd appeared on the Charlotte Observer website on January 11.) AIKEN, S.C. -- Frustration deepened among the evacuated residents of Graniteville on Monday, even as emergency officials warned that it could...
Residents might not be allowed to return to their homes until Wednesday at the earliest
(The following story by Rick Brundrett appeared on The State website on January 11.) AIKEN, S.C. -- Emergency workers Saturday afternoon found what they had feared — the ninth victim in Thursday’s deadly train wreck and chlorine spill. The body of Avondale Mills...
Train wreck leaves physical and psychological scars
(The following article by Linda H. Lamb was posted on the State website on January 11.) GRANITEVILLE, S.C. -- Sometimes, in the aftermath of a tragedy, a simple thing can bring it all back — a simple thing like the sound of a train whistle. That’s one of the cues that...
Crews begin to clean site of train wreck, spill
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on January 11.) GRANITEVILLE, S.C. -- Volunteer firefighter Dwayne Gray didn't hesitate to respond when he heard the siren early Thursday morning signaling a train wreck that killed nine people and injured...
Tell Corporate America and the Bush Administration: Stop Railroading Worker Rights
Tuesday, January 11 8:00-9:00 a.m. * Assemble at Franklin Park (K Street NW between 13th & 14th Streets; McPherson Square Metro). * March to National Labor Relations Board, 14th & L (National Mediation Board to hold hearing on anti-worker proposal at 9:00 a.m.) The...
Courts side with United and US Airways on labor contracts
(The following article by Eric Dash was posted on the New York Times website on January 7.) NEW YORK -- In separate bankruptcy proceedings yesterday, US Airways received approval to cancel contracts with its mechanics and baggage handlers and United Airlines won pay...
Opinion: Where’s business in SEPTA mess?
(The following editorial appeared on the Philadelphia Daily News website on January 10.) PHILADELPHIA -- In the SEPTA crisis, those with the most to lose have made the least amount of noise. It's not the 850,000 weary riders who have become almost passive in accepting...
