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Stinging eyes as the PATH hits daylight
(The following article by Dan Barry was posted on the New York Times website on May 5.) New York -- "World Trade Center, next and last stop." As if summoned to life by the conductor's chant, the train lurches deeper into the darkness. It creaks and cries as it slinks...
Union Pacific bills family of girl hurt in 2002 crash
(The following story by J. Sebastian Sinisi appeared on the Denver Post website on May 5.) CASTLE ROCK, Colo. -- In what a Union Pacific railroad spokesman called "a terrible mistake," the family of Maureen "Missy" Martin received a $594.53 bill this week for crew...
Greater aid is sought for Amtrak
(The following article by Beth Fitzgerald was posted on the Newark Star-Ledger website on May 5.) NEWARK, N.J. -- A coalition of business groups is focusing on Amtrak's role as the transportation backbone of the Northeast, and will lobby for increased public funding...
UP Northern Calif. container embargo continues
(The CalTrade Report posted the following article on its website on May 4.) OAKLAND, Calif. -- The Union Pacific Railroad has decided to continue its embargo on container cargo moving in and out of its Northern California intermodal facilities in Oakland and Lathrop,...
Trains running again after spill cleanup
(The following article by Lisa Sandberg was posted on the San Antonio Express-News website on May 5.) SAN ANTONIO -- The wrecked boxcars have been hauled away, the tracks repaired, the spilled fuel mostly collected, and the trains are running again. Life returned...
Screening begins at Maryland train station
(The following article by Matthew L. Wald was posted on the New York Times website on May 4.) NEW CARROLLTON, Md. -- It was not quite the full airport treatment, but on Tuesday passengers boarding Amtrak and commuter trains here just outside Washington began walking...
Test program screens rail passengers for bombs
(Reuters circulated the following article on May 4.) NEW CARROLLTON, Md. -- The government launched a pilot program on Tuesday to screen U.S. rail passengers and their bags for bombs, but expectations are measured as planners assess whether the approach is practical....
Device that screens Amtrak passengers getting a test run
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Stephen Manning on May 5.) NEW CARROLLTON, Md. -- Arriving at the station for her commuter train home to Baltimore, Blanche Simmons let out a surprised gasp as jets of air blew on her clothes and puffed up her...
Amtrak security screening unveiled
(The following story by Kristina Herrndobler appeared on the Chicago Tribune website on May 5.) NEW CARROLLTON, Md. -- The Department of Homeland Security on Tuesday unveiled a test system to screen Amtrak and commuter rail passengers for explosive material before...
Work in Progress
(The AFL-CIO issued the following on May 3.) New members reported in this week's WIP: 1,056 New members reported in WIP, year-to-date: 55,297 GAINING A VOICE--Some 750 medical technicians at the University of Washington (UW) Medical Center, Haborview Medical Center...
