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Mandan vs. railroad lawsuit goes on
(The following article by Angie Buckley was posted on the Bismarck Tribune website on July 14.) MANDAN, N.D. -- The piles of papers, files and legal proclamations cluttering the offices and conference rooms of lawyers working on a lawsuit against Burlington Northern...
Vegas bets monorail a winner
(The following article by Michelle Koidin Jaffee was posted on the San Antonio Express-News website on July 14.) LAS VEGAS, Nev. -- If you didn't already think of this city as the largest playground for adults, beginning today it will offer a theme park-like monorail...
Opinion: Missing the train
(The following column by Jim Hightower appeared on the Austin Chronicle website on July 15.) AUSTIN, Texas -- Take the A Train, ride that Wabash Cannonball, hear the clickity-clack of the Orange Blossom Special. Trains are more than a part of our history – they're a...
Freight glut hits railroads
(The following article by Steve Raabe was posted on the Denver Post website on July 15.) DENVER -- Clogged rail lines across the U.S. and a shortage of freight-hauling capacity are starting to hit some Colorado businesses hard. The West Elk coal mine near Paonia has...
Amtrak board at about half-strength
(The following article by Glenn Maffei was distributed by States News Service on July 15.) WASHINGTON -- The board that governs Amtrak and signs contracts with suppliers, unions and states is shrinking to three members from seven. Amtrak supporters fear that the...
Unprecedented security for Democratic Convention
(Reuters circulated the following article on July 14.) BOSTON -- Security for the Democratic National Convention in Boston will be tighter than for any other event in U.S. history due to fears al Qaeda may try to disrupt the election process, officials said on...
Opinion: Next time, terror could ride the rails
(The following editorial by Marc Fisher was posted on the Washington Post website on July 15.) WASHINGTON -- The government's list of items you may not bring aboard an airplane includes ski poles, pliers, toy transformer robots and hockey sticks. However, CSX and...
New rail security for Connecticut
(United Press International distributed the following article by Thom J. Rose on July 15.) WASHINGTON -- Homeland Security Undersecretary Asa Hutchinson said the rail-security program started in New Carrollton after the terrorist attacks on Madrid's rail system has...
New website address for BLET Pa. State Legislative Board
CLEVELAND, July -- Ken Kertesz, Chairman of the BLET’s Pennsylvania State Legislative Board, wishes to announce the new website address for the state board. The new website address is: http://www.pslb-blet.org/ Members can find reports for the officers of the...
IWC hotel registration deadline extended
CLEVELAND, July 15 -- The hotel registration deadline for the upcoming International Western Convention (IWC) in Albuquerque, N.M., has been extended to July 24. Hotel reservations can be made at the Hyatt Regency Albuquerque (300 Tijeras NW, Albuquerque, N.M. 87102)...
