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Searches unlikely on transit rails
(The following article by Fred Bayles was posted on the USA Today website on June 15.) BOSTON -- A ride on the Boston subway could get you searched by transit police worried about terrorism, but don't expect random searches on trains to become routine in other cities...
Work in Progress
(The AFL-CIO circulated the following on June 14.) New members reported in this week's WIP: 2,155 New members reported in WIP, year to date: 66,576 MEDICAL BREAKTHROUGH—A total of 1,110 workers formed unions in recent weeks with SEIU. In Spokane, Wash., the majority...
A Canadian gate where illegal immigrants knock
(The following article by David Staba was posted on the New York Times website on June 14.) BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Nine people trying to sneak into the United States illegally by way of a moonlit raft ride might not be out of the ordinary if the raft were floating off the...
2 lawmakers propose SEPTA funding increase
(The following story by Jim Nolan appeared on the Philadelphia Daily News website on June 15.) PHILADELPIA -- Two state legislators are proposing a funding measure that could effectively put an end to SEPTA's annual budget crises. Senate Bill No.1162, sponsored by...
Twin troubles force Union Pacific to downgrade forecast
(The Philadelphia Inquirer posted the following article on its website on June 15.) PHILADELPHIA -- The rebound in the nation's economy is continuing to cause at least two problems for Union Pacific Corp., the nation's biggest railroad. The first involves its...
Ridership up 11 percent on Amtrak’s Pere Marquette line
(The following article by John Charles Robbins was posted on the Holland Sentinel website on June 15.) HOLLAND, Mich. -- The Pere Marquette passenger rail line, which makes its way through Holland daily, is on track for another good year. That's the report from Steve...
Tracking progress for Amtrak
(The following story by Todd J. Gillman appeared on The Dallas Morning News website on June 14.) DALLAS -- Union Station is barely visible from David Laney's law office high atop a downtown Dallas skyscraper. Time it right, crane your neck and you can just see the...
Woman falls under train, suffers only minor injuries
(The Associated Press circulated the following story on June 14.) NEW CARROLLTON, Md. -- A woman fell off a platform and under an Amtrak train, but suffered only minor injuries, authorities said Monday. Crews from the Prince George's County Fire/EMS Department rescued...
Drawn to trains, a well-traveled fanatic is back in trouble
(The following article by Michael Luo was posted on the New York Times website on June 15.) NEW YORK -- By now, Darius McCollum's exploits have become the stuff of city lore. He is the eccentric transit fanatic from Queens who has spent more than a third of his life...
Train theft was loco’s motive
(The following story by Dan Managan appeared on the New York Post website on June 15.) NEW YORK -- A compulsive subway and bus thief was trying to take a new Long Island Rail Road locomotive and train out of a Queens rail yard when he was busted after posing as a...
