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Surface Transportation Board Announces Matters & Cases To Be Addressed at August 11 Voting Conference
(The STB issued the following news release on August 5.) WASHINGTON -- Surface Transportation Board Chairman Roger Nober has announced the matters and cases to be addressed at the STB's open voting conference to begin at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, August 11, 2004, in...
Kerry campaigns on westbound train
(The Associated Press distributed the following article by David Espo on August 6.) WASHINGTON, MO. -- John Kerry whistle-stopped his way across Missouri on Thursday, reaching out for support from conservatives and independents. ``Change is coming to Washington,'' he...
VIA and CAW reach a tentative agreement on a new labour contract
(VIA Rail issued the following on August 6.) OTTAWA -- Last night, VIA Rail Canada and the Canadian Auto Workers (CAW) negotiated a tentative agreement, for new 3-year collective agreements covering more than 2,400 station, on-train, maintenance and clerical...
Penn Station shuffle wears out commuters
(The following article by Joe Malinconico was posted on the Newark Star-Ledger website on August 6.) NEWARK, N.J. -- Commuters on the Raritan Valley Line don't need an exercise regimen. They already get a frantic workout every morning when they make the switch to New...
Amtrak’s Chicago-to-Grand Rapids rail line marks 20 years
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on August 5.) GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- Amtrak's Pere Marquette line has marked the 20th anniversary of its inaugural run between Grand Rapids and Chicago. Amtrak officials and government representatives gathered...
Rail traffic up in July
(The Association of American Railroads posted the following article on its website on August 5.) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. railroads originated 1,299,916 carloads of freight in July 2004, up 1.0 percent (12,255 carloads) over July 2003, the Association of American...
Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes and Secretary of Labor enter into settlement of 2002 convention election case
(The BMWE issued the following news release on August 4.) SOUTHFIELD, Mich. -- On Monday, August 2, 2004, the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes and the Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao agreed to settle a lawsuit filed by the Department of Labor. The suit sought...
Chemical leak hurts railyard employees
(The Chicago Tribune posted the following article on its website on August 6.) HODGKINS, Ill. -- As many as five railyard workers suffered burns or headaches from an unidentified chemical leaking from a trailer aboard a rail car Thursday at the Burlington Northern...
UP coal train derails, struck by another train
(The Associated Press circulated the following story on August 5.) CARLETON, Neb. -- A Union Pacific Railroad coal train carrying a load from Wyoming to East St. Louis derailed here early Thursday and then was struck by a westbound train. Company spokesman Mark Davis...
CN confirms RoadRailer service terminated
(Today’s Trucking posted the following article on its website on August 4.) TORONTO -- CN's RoadRailer intermodal service has ceased its commercial operations between Montreal, Toronto and Chicago. Louise Fillion, spokesperson for CN, confirmed to Today's Trucking...
