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Ruling boosts Boston railway project
(The following story by Anthony Flint appeared on the Boston Globe website on January 4.) BOSTON -- The US Army Corps of Engineers has issued a sweeping environmental permit allowing work to proceed on the Greenbush commuter rail restoration through the South Shore,...
Pa. State House leaders say they’ll help SEPTA
(The following story by Jere Downs and Carrie Budoff appeared on the Philadelphia Inquirer website on January 5.) PHILADELPHIA -- House Speaker John M. Perzel yesterday pledged to rescue SEPTA riders from the threat of fare hikes and service cuts but rejected as...
Locomotives, railcars to get safety stripes
(The following story by Stacie Hamel appeared on the Omaha World-Herald website on January 5.) OMAHA, Neb. -- Reflective stripes will be required on the sides of locomotives and freight railcars to help make them more visible to motorists, under a final rule published...
Rail union coalition isn’t unexpected
(The following story by Stacie Hamel appeared on the Omaha World-Herald website on January 5.) OMAHA, Neb. -- A coalition formed by seven railroad unions to coordinate contract negotiations isn't unprecedented, though the number of participating unions is larger than...
7 rail unions join forces in coalition
(The following story by Lois Caliri appeared on The Roanoke Times website on January 5.) ROANOKE, Va. -- Seven rail unions, in a historic move Monday, joined forces to create a coalition to strengthen their bargaining power at the negotiating table with a federal...
Labor board’s critics see a bias against workers
(The following article originally appeared in the New York Times on January 2, 2005 and was written by Steven Greenhouse.) NEW YORK -- The rulings of the National Labor Relations Board have poured out one after another in recent months, with many decisions tilting in...
CSX might lease luxury rail cars for Super Bowl
(The Associated Press circulated the following article by David Dishneau on January 2.) CUMBERLAND, Md. -- There's something special about the mahogany paneling and brass fittings in a vintage railroad dining car. And when the occasion is special as well - the...
Union Pacific Corporation invites you to join its fourth quarter earnings release broadcast
(Union Pacific issued the following news release on January 3.) OMAHA, Neb. -- In conjunction with Union Pacific Corporation's Fourth Quarter 2004 Earnings Release, you are invited to listen to its presentation that will be broadcast live over the Internet or via...
Historic train brakes for repairs
(The following story by Melissa Tyrrell appeared on The News Journal website on January 4.) WILMINGTON, Del. -- Jared Doan, 3, ran up and down the platform wearing his engineer hat and chirping, "It's coming! It's coming, Daddy!" Historic passenger car "Paul Revere"...
CP Rail exceeds grain revenue cap, must pay five per cent penalty
(The Canadian Press circulated the following story on December 30.) OTTAWA -- Canadian Pacific Railway Co. exceeded its permissible revenue cap for grain transportation in the latest crop year and must pay a penalty, the Canadian Transportation Agency says. CP Rail's...
