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New merchandise available at BLET Online Store
CLEVELAND, July 14 -- 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...
Alaska governor pitches $23.5 billion road, rail, pipeline links with Canada
(The Canadian Press distributed the following article by Dirk Meissner on July 14.) VICTORIA, B.C. -- The governor of Alaska wants Canada to get on board what he calls a $23.5-billion US big-vision project that includes building railway, pipeline and highway links...
BNSF TransBid(TM) added to iPower Technology Suite
(BNSF issued the following news release on July 13.) FORT WORTH, Texas -- The Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company (BNSF) today announced the launch of BNSF TransBid(TM), a new online marketplace that connects shippers and transloaders by providing fast...
Insurer sues CSX, Baltimore for losses from 2001 tunnel fire
(Maryland television station WBAL carried the following report on its website on July 13.) BALTIMORE -- The Hartford Casualty Insurance Co. is suing Baltimore's elected officials and CSX Transportation to recoup more than $1 million it paid out in damage claims after...
Dump truck, BNSF train collide
(The following story by Matt Erickson and Renee Richardson appeared on the Brainerd Dispatch website on July 14.) BAXTER, Minn. -- One man was injured after the dump truck he was driving collided with a Burlington Northern Santa Fe train at Hardy Lake Road and Highway...
Opinion: Jobs on track with railroads
(The Pasadena Star-News posted the following editorial on its website on July 14.) PASEDENA, Calif. -- Railroads have historically been the economic engine of the regional economy. And now with the industry's need to replace large numbers of retiring employees,...
Ark. city cleans up after train derailment
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on July 13.) NEWARK, Ark. -- Train tracks in Newark are now clear after a derailment that left three locomotives and five railroad cars off the tracks. The Missouri and Northern Arkansas Railroad train had a...
Amtrak trains delayed amid heavy east coast rains
(The Associated Press distributed the following article on July 13.) BOSTON -- It turns out there was enough rain to slow a train to a crawl. Heavy rains and flooding caused more than a dozen Amtrak trains in Maryland to creep along at just 2 mph Monday night after a...
Freight shipping lags amid economic surge
(The following article by Tom Ramstack was posted on the Washington Times website on July 14.) WASHINGTON -- An improving economy is causing delays on the nation's railroads, and customers are worrying their freight will get backlogged as the peak shipping season...
Congress, Inspector General must investigate news reports of rail deaths, corporate misconduct
(The TTD issued the following news release on July 13.) WASHINGTON -- In the wake of a shocking New York Times series that cited misconduct of giant rail corporations CSX and Union Pacific ranging from, "destroying, mishandling or simply losing evidence to not...
