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Railroad crossing, watch out for the ticket
(The following story by Gale Rose appeared on the Pratt Tribune website on April 16. T.G. Jones is Secretary-Treasurer of BLET Division 740 in Pratt, Kan.) PRATT, Kan. -- Wait a minute. It could save your life. A minute is all the time it takes for a mile long train...
Book gives a glimpse into faces of railroading
(The following article by Chip Jones was posted on the Richmond Times-Dispatch website on April 19. Doug Riddell is a member of BLET Division 14 in Washington, D.C.) RICHMOND, Va. -- Doug Riddell says he's stopped trying to explain the allure of railroading to people...
Democratic Convention to cause Boston commuter woes
(The following story by Jason Schreiber appeared on the Hampton Union website on April 18.) EXETER, N.H. -- Doug Kenyon is one of the lucky ones. The 33-year-old software engineer is planning to work from his Fremont home when the Democratic National Convention comes...
Amtrak opens Oregon City stop
(The following story by Steve Mayes appeared on The Oregonian website on April 17.) OREGON CITY, Ore. -- The oldest city in the West celebrated the return of passenger rail service Friday after a 50-year absence. Oregon City marked the opening of its new Amtrak...
Report: Ridership on new NJ Transit line below expectations so far
(The Associated Press circulated the following story on April 18.) CAMDEN, N.J. -- A new light rail transportation system in South Jersey is attracting just one-quarter of the original ridership estimates after being open for a month, according to a published report....
For new NJ Transit trains, a rough ride
(The following story by Joe Malinconico appeared on the Star-Ledger website on April 19. Bob Vallochi is General Chairman of the BLET's New Jersey Transit General Committee of Adjustment.) NEWARK, N.J. -- With advanced technology and the latest amenities, NJ Transit's...
Derailment blocks BNSF tracks near Redmond
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on April 19.) SEATTLE -- Ten cars from a Burlington Northern Santa Fe freight train derailed early Monday north of this central Oregon town, a spokesman said. Rail cars littered the tracks accordion-style after...
LIRR and Amtrak trains bump
(The Associated Press circulated the following story on April 19.) NEW YORK -- A Long Island Rail Road train and an empty Amtrak train rear-ended as they approached Penn Station during the early morning rush Monday. Both railroads characterized the accident as minor....
Via Rail forced to apologize
(The Canadian Press circulated the following story on April 16.) TORONTO -- Via Rail has been ordered to apologize in writing to a blind Ottawa man for mistreating him -- including pointing out directions -- during a trip to Quebec City. As a result of John Benjamin's...
Alaska Railroad ridership declines
(The following story by Richard Richtmyer appeared on the Anchorage Daily News website on April 15.) ANCHORAGE -- Ridership on the Alaska rails fell to a 13-year low last year, according to data released by the Alaska Railroad on Tuesday. In its annual report released...
