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How do you drive out a union? South Carolina factory provides a textbook case
(The following article by Steven Greenhouse was posted on the New York Times website on December 14.) SUMTER, S.C. -- Tom Brown, the leader of an anti-union campaign at the EnerSys battery factory here, made some surprising admissions in recent testimony about how his...
Train collision in India kills 27
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on December 14.) NEW DELHI, India -- Two passenger trains collided head-on on a stretch of rural track in northern India on Tuesday, killing at least 27 people and injuring 36, officials said. Many of the injured...
Bombardier shares dive as CEO quits
(Reuters circulated the following article on December 13.) MONTREAL -- Paul Tellier stepped down as president and chief executive of Bombardier Inc. (BBDsvb.TO) on Monday, surprising investors and sending the train and plane maker's shares down as much as 26 percent...
Paul Tellier dismissed as chief executive of Bombardier
(The Canadian Press circulated the following article on December 13.) MONTREAL -- Paul Tellier was dismissed as president and chief executive of Bombardier Inc. on Monday in a bombshell announcement that drove down the company's stock to a record low. The big...
Train enthusiast resurrects model at Link museum
(The following article by Tarah Holland was posted on the Roanoke Times website on December 14.) ROANOKE, Va. -- For the first time in 33 years, there's a train headed for a stop at the old Norfolk and Western passenger station in downtown Roanoke. But unlike the last...
Santa to ride Amtrak’s Heartland Flyer on Saturday
(The following article was posted on the Daily Ardmoreite website on December 13.) ARMORE, Okla. -- Santa Claus will take a breather from hectic North Pole activities to ride the Amtrak Heartland Flyer on Saturday, from Oklahoma City to Fort Worth, Texas. While...
M.T.A. spent $15 million on officers’ overtime
(The following article by Sewell Chan was posted on the New York Times website on December 13.) NEW YORK -- The Metropolitan Transportation Authority paid a third of its police officers more than $100,000 last year, and in some cases officers doubled and even tripled...
Second Sounder train on the way
(The following article by Lukas Velush was posted on the Everett Navy Base News website on December 14.) EVERETT, Wash. -- A much-sought-after second Sounder train between Everett and Seattle will start rolling next September, Sound Transit announced Monday. Since...
Corridor One Rail grant received from feds
(The following article by John Hilton was posted on the Carlisle Sentinel website on December 13.) CARLISLE, Pa. -- Modern Transit Partnership (MTP) officials accepted a $2.8 million check Thursday from Congressman Tim Holden, D-17, in support of the Corridor One...
Close call on rail line for firefighters
(The following article by Tom Mooney was posted on the Providence Journal website on December 14.) PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Providence Fire Department is investigating why an Amtrak supervisor last month overruled his own dispatcher and allowed an Acela train to pass...
