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Amtrak’s Downeaster back on track
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on August 5.) PORTLAND, Me. -- Service on Amtrak's Downeaster between Portland and Boston is expected to be back to normal Thursday for the first time in nearly two weeks. The Northern New England Passenger Rail...
Penn Station picks up steam
(The New York Daily News posted the following article by Lore Croghan on its website on August 4.) NEW YORK -- After 11 years of plans drawn and redrawn, the rebuilding of the James A. Farley Post Office as a stunning new Penn Station is about to get underway. The...
Guard steps up rail security
(The following article by Charles Dianis was posted on the Greenwich Time website on August 5.) GREENWICH, Conn. -- Connecticut National Guard members yesterday began random patrols of Metro-North Railroad stations as part of the state's heightened security efforts....
Transit police detain tourists
(The following article by Debra Gruszecki was posted on the Munster Times website on August 5.) MUNSTER, Ind. -- Four tourists from India, who were discretely filming landscape from inside a moving South Shore Line commuter train Sunday, were detained by transit...
SWCM registration deadline is August 30
CLEVELAND -- Registration information for the upcoming 69th Southwestern Convention Meeting (SWCM) is now available on the BLET website. Registration forms for the convention and the golf tournament can be found at: https://www.ble-t.org/info/meetings/swcm Brother G.Y....
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...
Engineer calls 911 after derailment
(The following article by Stuart A. Hirsch was posted on the Indianapolis Star website on August 5. Cord Quakenbush is a member of BLET Division 270 in Washington, Ind.) MARTINSVILLE, Ind. -- Cord Quakenbush had nearly reached his destination Tuesday when something...
Study: Low Wal-Mart wages cost Calif. $86 million
(Reuters circulated the following article on August 3.) SAN FRANCISCO -- California paid an estimated $86 million in pubic assistance in 2001 because workers at Wal-Mart Stores Inc. earn such low wages, researchers said on Tuesday. ``Wal-Mart workers' reliance on...
Big Apple security concerns
(The following article by Patrick O'Connor was posted on the Hill website on August 3.) WASHINGTON -- Security experts and organizers say the Republican convention in New York presents unique challenges after last week’s relatively smooth Democratic convention in...
N.C. will sell rail cars online
(The following article by Bonnie Rochman was posted on the Raleigh News website on August 4.) RALEIGH -- Ever dreamed of working on the railroad? Now you can. A minimum bid of $185,000 will put you in the running for a rail car that has been converted by the state...
