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New rail line helping region’s industries
(The following story by Rick Miller appeared on The Times Herald website on May 30.) OLEAN, N.Y. -- The Southern Tier Extension Railroad Authority and its short line operator Western New York & Pittsburgh Railroad are on track with plans to revitalize the region’s...
Railway adviser’s moment of wealth in Iraq
(The following article by James Warren was posted on the Chicago Tribune website on May 31.) CHICAGO -- If you spotted a guy walking through Baghdad these days with $1.4 million in cash, you'd figure it was A) a UN official benefiting from its untidily managed Oil For...
Verdict of $1.4 million upheld against Norfolk Southern
(The Associated Press circulated the following story on May 29.) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. -- A federal appeals court upheld a $1.4 million verdict against Norfolk Southern Corp. over a crash that killed a motorist at a railroad crossing 11 years ago. The 6th U.S. Circuit...
Former Amtrak electrician wins hostile environment case
(The following report appeared on Amtrak television station KTVU’s website on May 28.) SAN FRANCISCO -- A former Amtrak electrician from Hayward has won a $500,000 award from a federal jury in San Francisco on his claim that the railroad company subjected him to a...
Amtrak tries something new
(The following story by David Silverberg appeared on the Poplar Bluff Daily American Republic website on May 28.) POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- Passengers on Amtrak's Texas Eagle enjoyed four free performances by Buzzard Run, a local bluegrass band, during a weekend experiment...
By buying fuel in advance, NS has saved millions
(The following story by Christopher Dinsmore appeared on The Virginian-Pilot website on June 1.) NORFOLK, Va. -- Talk about lousy gas mileage. This vehicle burns an average of 2.62 gallons per mile. It’s not the latest giant SUV, but a vehicle with even more utility...
BLET member announces for Quay County Commission
(The following report appeared on the Quay County Sun website on May 30. M.A. Hodge is a member of BLET Division 192 in El Paso, Texas.) TUCUMCARI, N.M. -- Mark Hodge has entered the race for the Second District Quay County Commissioner’s race. He has lived in Quay...
Concerns rise over chemicals as targets
(The following article by Charlie Savage was posted on the Boston Globe website on June 1.) WASHINGTON -- Homeland Security watchdogs call them "prepositioned weapons of mass destruction" for terrorists: huge tanks of concentrated deadly gases that the chemical...
Opinion: In times of terror threats, watchful rail riders add to security
(The following column by Steve Dunham appeared on the Free Lance-Star website on May 30.) FREDERICSBURG, Va. -- What’s to stop terrorists from bombing commuter trains in Washington, as they did in Madrid, Spain, on March 11? Tighter security plus watchful employees,...
Amtrak tracks budget feud
(The following story by Mike Ramsey of Copley News Service appeared on the Lincoln Courier website on May 28.) CHICAGO -- Illinois Department of Transportation officials are bracing for potential cuts in Amtrak service because of the state's budget crisis, although...
