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New Haven station reopens after bomb threat
(The Associated Press circulated the following story on June 15.) NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- The Union Street train station in New Haven was shut for an hour last because of a bomb threat. Amtrak spokeswoman Vernae Graham says an anonymous caller phoned Amtrak and made...
Touting the union label
(The following article by Gregory Cancelada and Jack Naudi was posted on the St. Louis Post-Dispatch website on June 14.) ST. LOUIS, Mo. -- Calls for "Buy Union-Made" and "Buy American" might appear nostalgic in a day when X-rays of American patients are analyzed by...
Communities might soon get relief from train noise
(The Associated Press distributed the following article on June 14.) CHESAPEAKE, W.Va. -- Jeff Johnson is used to train horns interrupting his sleep because his home is about 200 feet from a double mainline railroad track, but he still doesn't like it. "I go to sleep...
Well-wishers line up for train’s 75th birthday
(The following story by Sonja Lee appeared on the Great Falls Tribune website on June 13.) GREAT FALLS, Mont. -- Montanans held banners and lined up to wave at the Empire Builder passenger train Saturday as it chugged across the state's northern tier celebrating 75...
Federal track inspection raises concerns in N.Y.
(The following story by Greg Clary appeared on the Journal News website on June 12.) WESTCHESTER, N.Y. -- A recent federal rail inspection turned up five track defects in Rockland and, although each was fixed within 48 hours, a state assemblyman wants CSX...
Heartland Flyer stuck by car
(The Associated Press circulated the following story on June 13.) GAINESVILLE, Texas -- Three men were injured Saturday night when their car crashed into the side of an Amtrak train, police said. The three unidentified men were hurt when they tried to drive around the...
Freight industry chugging right along
(The following story by John Eckberg appeared on The Cincinnati Enquirer website on June 13.) CINCINNATI, Ohio -- Reports of the demise of the railroad freight industry appear to be premature. In fact, U.S. railroads say they expect to hire 80,000 workers before the...
Infamous New York transit thief caught again
(Reuters circulated the following article on June 14.) NEW YORK -- A New York man notorious for posing as a subway train driver was caught again for stealing transit equipment, despite the city's tight anti-terrorism security, the city transportation authority said...
Louisville targets rail security
(The following story by James Bruggers appeared on The Courier-Journal website on June 14.) LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Pressed by Metro Council members and activists concerned about potential terrorist attacks, city officials have agreed to look for ways to improve security...
Pipe bomb found on Amtrak rails in Delco
(The following story by Simone Weichselbaum appeared on the Philadelphia Daily News website on June 12.) NORWOOD, Pa. -- An Amtrak worker yesterday morning stumbled upon a plastic pipe bomb filled with gun powder near a set of tracks in Norwood, Delaware County,...
