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Amtrak funding safe for now, but battle looms
(The following article by Randy Benson was posted on the Holland Sentinel website on August 18.) HOLLAND, Mich. -- State funding for Amtrak service between Holland and Chicago is safe for now, but officials see a major battle looming over the issue in 2005 budget. The...
Michigan budget office says Amtrak proposal is unconstitutional
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on August 17.) LANSING, Mich. -- Michigan officials cannot enforce a proposal to divide state money equally between Amtrak and competing bus lines because the amendment is unconstitutional, Gov. Jennifer Granholm...
Amtrak service restored following track washout
(The following article by Cathy Woodruff and Bruce Scruton was posted on the Albany Times-Union website on August 17.) RENSSELAER, N.Y. -- Amtrak passenger service between the Rensselaer Rail Station and New York City was restored late this morning, but officials...
CSX conductor on the right track with trains
(The following story by Jaine Treadwell appeared on The Messenger website on August 9. Mark Joyner reports he recently joined the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen, leaving the UTU to become a member of BLET Division 332 in Montgomery, Ala.) TROY, Ala....
Tracks between Peekskill, Garrison reopen
(The following article by Terry Corcoran was posted on the White Plains Journal News website on August 18.) WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- Metro-North's Hudson Line trains resumed a normal schedule yesterday morning between Peekskill and Garrison, a day after heavy rains...
I-5 rail corridor cut by tunnel fire
(The following report appeared on the Democrat-Herald website on August 18.) ALBANY, Ore. -- A fire burning in Tunnel 7 on Union Pacific's Cascade Line approximately 33 miles southeast of Oakridge has closed the I-5 rail corridor indefinitely, the Oregon Department of...
Railroad worker’s arm is pinned
(The Associated Press circulated the following story on August 17.) COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa -- A railroad worker in Council Bluffs was taken to a hospital Monday night after a load of wood in a train car shifted, pinning one of his arms, a fire official said. The man's...
9/11 commission says rail security ignored
(The following story by Glenn Maffei of States News Service appeared on the Boston Globe website on August 18.) WASHINGTON -- While the government focuses antiterror resources on aviation, there remains a neglected threat to Amtrak trains, commuter lines, and freight...
Work in Progress
(The AFL-CIO circulated the following on August 16.) New members reported in this week's WIP: 1,275 New members reported in WIP, year to date: 77,363 JOINING UP IN NEW MEXICO—Using a majority verification process, some 1,000 state workers in New Mexico have joined the...
New “Ask A Lawyer” website for workers at risk of losing overtime pay
(The AFL-CIO issued the following news release on August 16.) WASHINGTON -- A new website designed to help workers who are concerned they could lose their overtime protection under the Bush Administration’s new regulation will be unveiled during a press conference...
