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Close dangerous loopholes in aviation security, transportation unions tell TSA
(The Transportation Trades Dept. issued the following news release on March 29.) Washington, D.C. -- Declaring a "double-standard" in aviation security due to loopholes in federal regulations governing overseas repair of U.S. aircraft, the AFL-CIO's Transportation...
Daylight savings time begins on April 4
(The Department of Transportation issued the following on March 26.) Daylight Saving Time Begins Sunday, April 4, For Most Americans. Most of the nation will return to daylight time at 2 a.m. Sunday, April 4, when clocks will be set ahead one hour. The change will...
High hopes for rail project
(The following article by David Finlayson and Kelly Cryderman was posted on the Edmonton Journal website on March 30.) FORT McMURRAY, Alberta -- An arm's-length government corporation would run the $1.8-billion oilsands transportation project, which could be under...
Miniature railroad keeps retired engineer on the right track
(The following story by Rebecca Jamescourie appeared on The Californian website on March 30.) GLEN OAKS, Calif. -- On any given day, neighbors can hear the huff and puff of a train -- its whistle signaling the approach to an intersection, the smoke betraying the...
Roanoke could become crosstie for rail routes
(The following story by Ray Reed appeared on the Roanoke Times website on March 30.) ROANOKE, Va. -- Roanoke may have a future in railroading after all. Norfolk Southern Corp. has a new idea, one that could make the Star City once again the crossroads of two major...
Opinion: Santa Clara train riders battle barrier
(The following column by L.A. Chung appeared on the San Jose Mercury News website on March 30.) SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Stand around the Santa Clara Caltrain station during the morning or afternoon commute and you'll realize why public transit works. And why it doesn't....
BNSF pledges $250,000 to Kansas State University program to train international grain export buyers
(Burlington Northern Santa Fe issued the following news release on March 29.) MANHATTAN, Kan. -- Kansas State University (K-State) and the nation's leading grain-hauling railroad announced a long-term partnership to help educate international grain buyers from around...
BNSF, K-State announce deal
(The Topeka Capital-Journal posted the following article on its website on March 30.) TOPEKA, Kan. -- Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company and Kansas State University announced Monday a long-term partnership to help educate international grain buyers from...
Tracks serve as a dangerous magnet
(The following article by Benjamin Niolet was posted on the Durham News and Observer website on March 30.) DURHAM, N.C. -- The railroad industry has a name for people who walk on railroad tracks: trespassers. Still, the broken beer bottles, the bed made from cushions...
Senator Durbin touts rail safety grants
(The Chicago Daily Herald posted the following article by Ames Boykin on its website on March 30.) CHICAGO -- In the shadow of train tracks cutting through downtown Des Plaines, U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin and Des Plaines Mayor Tony Arredia on Monday reminded people to...
