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Transit’s budget bolsters security
(The following article by Joe Malinconico was posted on the Star-Ledger website on April 7.) NEWARK, N.J. -- New Jersey's $102 million transportation security plan provides for surveillance cameras on bridges, increased police patrols on trains and extra bomb-sniffing...
One dead, 65 hurt in Miss. Amtrak crash
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Joedy McCreary on April 7.) YAZOO CITY, Miss. -- An Amtrak passenger train derailed and toppled on its side in rural central Mississippi late Tuesday, killing one person and injuring at least 65 others. The...
Passenger dies as train derails in Mississippi
(The following article by Sabrina Tavernise was posted on the New York Times website on April 7.) YAZOO, Miss -- An Amtrak train derailed and crashed on its side last night in rural Mississippi, killing at least one person, critically injuring two more and leaving...
Amtrak train derails in Mississippi, one dead
(Reuters circulated the following article on April 7.) WASHINGTON -- An Amtrak train carrying 80 passengers and crew derailed in Mississippi on Tuesday night, killing one person and critically injuring 15 others, authorities said. Train No. 58, the City of New...
Pa. bill introduced to focus on rail security
(The BLET Pennsylvania State Legislative Board circulated the following news release on April 6.) HARRISBURG, Pa. -- With recent terrorist rail attacks in Moscow and Madrid and threats continuing to surface around the world, PA House Transportation Chairman Richard...
Work in Progress
(The AFL-CIO circulated the following on April 5.) New members reported in this week's WIP: 4,312 New members reported in WIP, year to date: 47,036 GOING BACK TO GO FORWARD—After spending three frustrating years without a contract as part of an unaffiliated union, a...
Report: Metro-North needs more money
(The following article by Jonathan Lucas was posted on the Stamford Advocate website on April 6.) STAMFORD, Conn. -- Metro-North Railroad is so poorly funded that it is in crisis, the Connecticut Rail Commuter Council said yesterday in its annual report to the...
Opinion: From dirty to new and we’re still complaining
(The following column by John Valenti appeared on the Newsday website on April 6.) NEW YORK -- We went from fake wood decor and underpadded bench seats with no head and neck support to seating that is luxurious by any standard of commuter rail. From dreary, dimly lit...
Railing at size of the LIRR seats
(The following article by Joie Tyrell was posted on the Newsday website on April 5.) NEW YORK -- Commuter Ray Xerri employs his own strategy when boarding a new M-7 Long Island Rail Road car at Oceanside: Look for the skinniest person to sit beside. "Those are the...
Mexican competition commission grants KCS extension of ruling authorizing proposed NAFTA Rail transaction
(Kansas City Southern issued the following news release on April 5.) KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Kansas City Southern (KCS) today announced that on April 2, 2004, the Mexican Federal Competition Commission (FCC) granted an extension of 180 calendar days from the date of...
