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Lawsuits filed over 2002 Minot derailment
(The Associated Press distributed the following article on July 21.) ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Dozens of lawsuits have been filed in federal court here against the Canadian Pacific Railway over a 2002 derailment that spilled anhydrous ammonia west of Minot, N.D. The Canadian...
Amtrak outage delays NJ Transit commuters
(The Associated Press circulated the following story on July 20.) NEWARK, N.J. -- A power failure Tuesday stranded rush-hour commuters in sunbaked trains for up to an hour and delayed other passengers for that long, transit officials said. The 4:30 p.m. outage...
Pa. Governor Rendell, Amtrak President Gunn announce Keystone Corridor Improvement Plan
(The Pennsylvania Office of the Governor issued the following news release on July 20.) PHILADELPHIA, Pa. -- Pennsylvania Governor Edward G. Rendell and Amtrak President and Chief Executive Officer David L. Gunn today unveiled a reinvigorated plan to bring faster,...
$145 million boost set for Amtrak route to Harrisburg
(The following story by Jere Downs appeared on the Philadelphia Inquirer website on July 21.) PHILADELPHIA, Pa. -- Amtrak passengers from Philadelphia to Harrisburg could enjoy a high-speed, smoother ride by the fall of 2006, the result of a $145 million project...
Opinion: SEPTA deserves new funding
(The following Letter to the Editor by Tom Dorricott, Legislative Representative of BLET Division 71 (Philadelphia), appeared on the Philadelphia Daily News website on July 21.) PHILADELPHIA -- As a union representative for SEPTA's locomotive engineers, I applaud the...
Empty BNSF coal cars derail in Holland, Texas
(The Associated Press circulated the following story on July 20.) HOLLAND, Texas -- Crews today cleared the tracks after 18 empty freight cars derailed in the Bell County town of Holland. Nobody was hurt in yesterday's derailment involving a Burlington Northern Santa...
CSX cars derail at train yard
(The following story appeared on the Rocky Mount Telegram website on July 21.) ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. -- A seven-block area of south Rocky Mount was closed off and later evacuated Monday after a box car and propane tanker car derailed at the CSX train yard. CSX officials...
AFL-CIO’s Work in Progress
DELIVERING A VOICE--Seeking job security, 150 ramp workers and weights-and-measures operations workers at DHL's facility at Los Angeles International Airport voted by a wide margin for Teamsters Local 986 on July 13. Another 26 workers at Rochester (N.Y.) Transit...
UP announces second quarter earnings broadcast
(The Union Pacific Corporation issued the following news release on July 19.) OMAHA, Neb. -- In conjunction with Union Pacific Corporation's (NYSE: UNP) Second Quarter 2004 earnings release, you are invited to listen to its presentation that will be broadcast live...
Lawrence, Kan., lobbies to keep Amtrak
(The following story by Joel Mathis appeared on the Journal-World website on July 20.) LAWRENCE, Kan. -- Lawrence city officials are lobbying the Kansas congressional delegation to support funding for Amtrak, saying the passenger railroad is a vital link in the city's...
