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Dispatch response faulted in deadly UP derailment
(The following Associated Press article appeared on the website of San Antonio television station KSAT on August 24. BLET member Heath Pape, 23, was killed in the June 28 accident.) SAN ANTONIO -- Poor communication and conflicting advice to residents hindered the...
Controversial overtime rules take effect
(The following article by Steven Greenhouse was posted on the New York Times website on August 23.) NEW YORK -- The Bush administration's new overtime rules go into effect today, but the Kerry campaign has already begun attacking the overhauled regulations, saying...
Rails pledge faster service
(The following story by Jeff Zent appeared on The Forum website on August 23.) FARGO, N.D. -- North Dakota's farmers and grain dealers can expect faster railroad service this harvest season, officials with the state's two major railways say. Burlington Northern Santa...
Sale of CSX track not likely to affect mines
(The following article by Gary A. Harki was posted on the Clarksburg Exponent and Telegram website on August 21.) CLARKSBURG, W.Va. -- CSX Transportation is reviewing nine bids for 530 miles of track in West Virginia. But the sale of that track is not likely to affect...
BNSF settlement with N.D. hits snag
(The Associated Press distributed the following article on August 22.) MANDAN, N.D. -- Lawyers involved in a civil suit are objecting to a settlement the state reached with Burlington Northern Santa Fe over a decades-old diesel spill here, Attorney General Wayne...
Security increased on trains, at stations as GOP convention nears
(The following article by Katherine Didriksen was posted on the Stamford Advocate website on August 23.) STAMFORD, Conn. -- Security measures will be ramped up at Metro-North Railroad stations and aboard commuter trains to prepare for next week's Republican National...
Fire out; trains set to resume
(The following article by Don Colburn was posted on the Oregonian website on August 22.) PORTLAND, Ore. -- A railroad tunnel southeast of Eugene that was closed by fire Aug. 14 is scheduled to reopen late today, allowing freight and passenger service to resume. "The...
CSX says traffic to resume at wreck site
(The Mobile Register posted the following article by Lee Davidson on its website on August 22.) MOBILE, Ala. -- The railroad track that was split like an open zipper by a Thursday afternoon freight train derailment should be ready for traffic by noon today, a CSX...
Pa. locomotive engineers launch system-wide security survey
(The BLET Pennsylvania State Legislative Board issued the following news release on August 20.) HARRISBURG, Pa. -- "We intend to identify existing structural weaknesses in the Pennsylvania rail system and make appropriate recommendations to improve security and safety...
Contentious overtime overhaul to start
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on August 20.) WASHINGTON -- In an unprecedented overhaul of the nation's overtime pay rules, the Bush administration is delivering to its business allies an election-year plum they've sought for decades. The new...
