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Boxer calls for increased security for U.S. rail system
(The Associated Press circulated the following story on April 15.) LOS ANGELES -- The county must improve its rail security to avoid a terrorist disaster like the one that rocked Madrid last month, Sen. Barbara Boxer said Wednesday. "We are vulnerable here, just as we...
Amtrak chief says rail screening must be nimble
(Reuters circulated the following story by John Crawley on April 14.) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Amtrak passengers and bags should be screened for bombs if technology can be adapted to the high volume and open nature of rail travel, the passenger railroad's president said on...
Amtrak’s President says rail stations vulnerable to attacks
(The Associated Press circulated the following story on April 14.) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Amtrak's president says last month's rush-hour train attacks in Spain could happen in the United States. David Gunn describes the nation's busiest rail stations as "swiss cheese."...
New AFL-CIO TV ad highlights focus on jobs crisis under Bush policy
(The AFL-CIO circulated the following news release on April 14.) WASHINGTON -- A new television advertising campaign launched today by the AFL-CIO continues the efforts of the working people's organization to highlight the nation's jobs crisis and mobilize support for...
Government mistakenly targets railroader’s house
(The following story by Jim McBride appeared on the Amarillo Globe-News website on April 14.) AMARILLO, Texas -- George Dodgen was jetting off to a wrestling tournament last week and spotted a newspaper article that quickly grabbed his attention. The United States of...
Pa. rail plan testing backed
(The following story by Matt Miller appeared on the Patriot News website on April 13.) WEST HILL, Pa. -- Skepticism was evident yesterday as the Western Cumberland Council of Governments endorsed a plan to test a proposed midstate commuter rail system on an existing...
Trains will be missed by some during trench project
(The following article by Beryl Chong was posted on the Reno Gazette-Journal website on April 14.) RENO, Nevada -- Robert Thomas is going to miss seeing the trains when they go "underground" after the downtown Reno trench is completed. So he greeted the Chicago-bound...
Opinion: Union Pacific jumps tracks
(The following column by W.D. Crotty appeared on the Motley Fool website on April 13.) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Dow Transport component Union Pacific may be the largest railroad in the U.S., but thanks to a deal with United Parcel Service (NYSE: UPS), it is -- at least...
BNSF chairman says company has bright future
(The following story by Michael Hooper appeared on The Capital-Journal website on April 14.) TOPEKA, Kan. -- Matthew Rose, chairman, president and chief executive officer of the Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway, gave Washburn University students a glimpse of...
Making nice with big rail
(The following editorial by Andrew T. Gillies was posted on Forbes.com on April 14.) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- No one promised David L. Gunn an easy ride when he took over as Amtrak's chief executive two years ago. The government-owned passenger railroad, which last year...
