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NJ Transit rules out screening of baggage
(The following article by Ken Serrano was posted on the New Brunswick Home News Tribune website on August 12.) NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. -- Rail commuters face enough stress without having to think about things like package bombs and the expected delays because of the...
Trucker in 1999 Amtrak crash convicted
(The Associated Press circulated the following story on August 11.) KANKAKEE, Ill. -- The trucker involved in a 1999 Amtrak derailment that killed 11 people was convicted Wednesday of felony charges for violating rules governing hours truckers can be on the road. The...
Riders: commuter rail plan for GOP week has shortcomings
(The following article by Joe Mailinconico was posted on the Newark Star-Ledger website on August 10.) NEWARK, N.J. -- For commuters who are going to be sidetracked by the rerouting of Midtown Direct trains during the Republican National Convention later this month,...
Election 2004 for labor is in the details
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on August 11.) CHICAGO -- From union swing voters to retirees, organized labor is trying to wring out every vote possible for John Kerry in November. No detail is too small for labor leaders here this week, like...
Via blames lateness on freight trains
(The Canadian Press circulated the following article by Allan Swift on August 11.) MONTREAL -- Via Rail's on-time performance last year was its worst in 16 years, and the Crown corporation blames mainly Canadian National Railway Co., which provides most of the track...
Crashes tarnish Houston rail reputation
(The Associated Press distributed the following article by Mark Babineck on August 11.) HOUSTON -- Once called the ''train to nowhere,'' Houston's new rail line between downtown and the Astrodome is earning a few new nicknames -- ''Danger Train,'' the ''Wham Bam...
N. Chicago to push rail safety
(The following article by Susan Kuczka was posted on the Chicago Tribune website on August 11.) CHICAGO -- In the wake of the deaths of more than a dozen people struck by Metra trains this year, North Chicago officials announced plans Tuesday to use a $25,000 federal...
State’s Amtrak subsidy in jeopardy
(The following article by David Jesse was posted on the Port Huron Times Herald website on August 11.) PORT HURON, Mich. -- A bill awaiting Gov. Jennifer Granholm's signature could be the death knell for a state subsidy of Amtrak's Michigan lines, including the Blue...
Man to plead guilty in Amtrak bomb scare
(The Associated Press distributed the following article on August 11.) MADISON, Wisc. -- The man charged with making bomb threats that forced an Amtrak train to evacuate in Portage last month will plead guilty, his attorney said Tuesday. Michael Dean Conwill, 35, is...
Amtrak can do little to stem severe delays
(The Wall Street Journal posted the following article by Daniel Machalaba on its website on August 11.) WASHINGTON -- If you are frustrated by this summer's airport delays, don't look to Amtrak to solve the problem. Congestion and cargo jams on some of the nation's...
