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State, Amtrak at odds over NYC-to-Montreal service
(The Associated Press circulated the following story on June 22.) ALBANY, N.Y. -- Amtrak is threatening to halt passenger service on its Adirondack route to Montreal because the state is behind in its subsidy to support the train. Amtrak officials said the state owes...
MBTA riders face more random checks
(The following article by Anthony Flint was posted on the Boston Globe website on June 23.) BOSTON -- Subway and commuter rail riders will be discouraged from bringing briefcases or backpacks on board during the week of the Democratic National Convention, and any...
Disparity decried in transportation security funding
(The following article by Michael Posner was posted on GovExec.com on June 22.) WASHINGTON -- House members on Tuesday highlighted the gap in security funding for airline passengers versus riders of railroads, buses and subways. House Transporation and Infrastructure...
U.S. transit systems vulnerable, panel told
(The following article by Tom Ramstack was posted on the Washington Times website on June 23.) WASHINGTON -- The federal government has neglected the security needs of the nation's public transit systems, according to witnesses at a congressional hearing yesterday....
Suspicious package closes NY subway stations
(The following story by Joshua Robin and Curtis L. Taylor appeared on the Newsday website on June 23.) NEW YORK -- Several Brooklyn subway stations were closed during yesterday's morning rush as police investigated one of four suspicious packages found in the city....
NS train derails above Corliss Tunnel in Pa.
(The following story appeared on the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette website on June 23.) PITTSBURGH, Pa. -- City officials were investigating a train derailment last night above the Corliss Tunnel near Glenmore Avenue. Lt. Michael Hajduk said at least three tank cars filled...
Two crew members hurt in Mich. remote control accident
CLEVELAND, June 22 -- Two train crew members were hurt on June 11 when a Norfolk Southern remote control locomotive lacking proper point protection rammed into the side of a Grand Trunk Western train. The accident happened at the Norfolk Southern yard in Melvindale,...
Work in Progress
(The AFL-CIO issued the following on June 21.) New members reported in this week's WIP: 1,516 New members reported in WIP, year to date: 68,092 SECURITY WITH SEIU—After a long-term organizing campaign, nearly 1,200 security guards at four companies in Minneapolis and...
Rail car maker to hire 500
(The following report appeared on the Toronto Star website on June 21.) HAMILTON, Ont. -- National Steel Car is on a hiring spree. The company has announced it will hire 500 workers over the next three months as it struggles to keep up with a roaring North American...
CSX names President of intermodal company
(CSX issued the following news release on June 21.) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Clarence W. Gooden, CSX Corporation executive vice president and chief commercial officer, today announced that James R. Hertwig has been named president of the company's intermodal unit, CSX...
