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MBTA halts baggage screening
(The following article by Anthony Flint was posted on the Boston Globe website on August 13.) BOSTON -- Despite vows to continue random bag-screening after the Democratic National Convention, no searches have been conducted on the MBTA since the convention ended late...
LIRR: Expect normal commute during convention
(The following article by Joie Tyrrell was posted on the Newsday website on August 13.) NEW YORK -- Long Island Rail Road commuters can expect as normal a commute as possible during the Republican National Convention as trains will not be stopped and searched upon...
One way to get to Penn Station Aug. 29: underground
(The following article by Michael Luo was posted on the New York Times website on August 13.) NEW YORK -- Transit officials are concerned that the largest demonstration planned for the Republican National Convention, paired with security measures, will essentially...
New merchandise available at BLET Online Store
CLEVELAND -- A new shipment of union-made BLET merchandise is now available through the National Division. New items include Zippo lighters and money clips, lapel pins, pocket knives, patches and windshirts. In addition, the National Division also received a new...
STB announces results of August 11 voting conference
(The Surface Transportation Board issued the following news release on August 11.) WASHINGTON --Surface Transportation Board Chairman Roger Nober today announced the results of the voting conference held today, August 11, 2004, by the STB. The list of cases on which...
Trains, planes, helicopters for Kerry
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on August 12.) BAKER, Calif. -- The thermometer read 114 degrees when John Kerry left his air-conditioned campaign bus to gaze up at an electronic sign that locals call the world's tallest thermometer. ``It's a...
MBTA riders hope cooler heads prevail
(The following article by Emily Shartin was posted on the Boston Globe website on August 12.) BOSTON -- On a warm Friday afternoon at Boston's South Station, Bob Ryan made his way onto a train and quickly settled into a seat in an air-conditioned car. For him and many...
MBTA to turn down volume at rail station
(The following article by Meredith Goldstein was posted on the Boston Globe website on August 12.) BOSTON -- The bad news for those who live near the Bradford commuter rail station in Haverhill is that trains will continue to spend the night at the T stop, at least...
Mich. Amtrak funding again in jeopardy
(The following article by Richard Harrold was posted on the Holland Sentinel website on August 12.) HOLLAND, Mich. -- A local lawmaker said that a bill waiting for Gov. Jennifer Granholm's signature could either shut down Holland's Amtrak service or raise ticket...
BNSF tracks reopen at Williston, N.D.; Amtrak service resumes
(The Associated Press distributed the following article on August 11.) WILLISTON, N.D. -- Freight and passenger trains began rolling again through northwestern North Dakota on Wednesday, a day after a derailment that damaged and blocked the tracks and spilled hundreds...
