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Union members voted overwhelmingly for Kerry
(The AFL-CIO issued the following news release on November 3.) WASHINGTON -- Election Day exit polling and an independent national survey show that union members turned out in huge numbers to vote on Tuesday, and they voted for Senator John Kerry by 65 percent...
Train derails in Jackson, Miss.
(The following report appeared on television station WLBT’s website on November 4.) JACKSON, Miss. -- A train derailment on the Canadian National line through downtown Jackson was quickly cleaned up Wednesday. Larry Fisher, Director of Emergency Operations for Hinds...
New Canadian transport minister aims for quick decision on hopper car sale
(The Canadian Press circulated the following story on November 1.) WINNIPEG -- Almost nine years after announcing its intention to sell its aging fleet of grain cars, the federal government appears eager to finally make a decision. Transport Minister Jean Lapierre...
Florida East Coast Industries reports third quarter results
(Florida East Coast Industries issued the following news release on November 3.) ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. -- Florida East Coast Industries, Inc. (NYSE: FLA) (FECI) announced results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2004. Robert W. Anestis, Chairman, President and...
Voters kick high-speed train off Florida’s agenda
(The Associated Press circulated the following article by Mike Branom on November 3.) ORLANDO - A bullet-train network approved by voters in 2000 was knocked off the tracks Tuesday with opponents convincing voters this time around that the project was an expensive...
Man gets prison in Amtrak threats
(The following story by Ed Treleven appeared on the Wisconsin State Journal website on November 3.) MADISON, Wisc. -- Five bomb threats against an Amtrak train that crossed Wisconsin last summer will cost an Alaska fish processor nearly four years in prison, a federal...
FRA proposes to enhance train crew safety by improving the crashworthiness of locomotives
(The FRA issued the following news release on November 2.) WASHINGTON -- Train crews will more likely survive and suffer fewer and less severe injuries from accidents under regulations proposed by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), published in today’s Federal...
W.Va. residents concerned about chemical leak
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on November 3.) HUNTINGTON, W.Va. -- About 80 residents affected by a spill of coal tar distillates last week will remain under an evacuation order until at least Thursday morning as workers try to determine when...
CSX blames ‘kink’ in railroad track for 17-car derailment
(The following report by Lee Davidson appeared on the Mobile Register website on November 3.) MOBILE, Ala. -- CSX railway officials have said that a "kink" in their railroad track, the result of what was then recent rail line maintenance, caused a 17-car derailment in...
BNSF identifies accident victim as Havre man
(The following story by Tim Leeds appeared on the Havre Daily News website on November 3.) HAVRE, Mont. -- A Havre railroad worker killed Monday may have been crossing the track to inspect an approaching train when the train struck him, a BNSF spokesman said today....
