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Senate bill would better protect rail lines
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Leslie Miller on March 24.) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Bush administration has neglected to protect railroads and mass-transit systems from an attack like the one that killed nearly 200 people in Spain, senators...
Work in Progress
(The AFL-CIO distributed the following on March 22.) New members reported in this week's WIP: 12,876 New members reported in WIP, year to date: 41,566 A BIG NEW VOICE—More than 11,650 workers joined the UAW recently. In a major win, the 1,150 workers at Freightliner...
Truck scanners coming to all port terminals
(The following article by Ronald Smothers was posted on the New York Times website on March 22.) JERSEY CITY, N.J. -- Addressing concerns that terrorists could bring nuclear weapons or traditional explosives into the country in containerized cargo, federal customs...
U.P. chief received 6% pay increase in 2003
(The following report by Stacie Hamel appeared on the Omaha World-Herald website on March 21.) OMAHA -- Union Pacific Corp. Chairman and Chief Executive Dick Davidson's 2003 salary was $1.26 million, 6 percent more than in 2002. He also received a one-time payment of...
Woman’s car hit twice by UP trains
(The following story by Dan Chanzit appeared on the Kane County Chronicle website on March 23.) MAPLE PARK, Ill. -- Police credit a Maple Park man's quick thinking for saving the life of a woman whose car was struck twice Monday by passing trains. Alice Schroyer, 90,...
A mountain railroad spells death for grizzlies and cubs
(The New York Times posted the following article by Jim Robbins on its website on March 23.) WEST GLACIER, Mont. -- Every day, trains climb a steep mountain corridor between the southern boundary of Glacier National Park and the northern boundary of the Great Bear...
Transit systems try to save pending deals
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on March 23.) WASHINGTON -- Atlanta, Los Angeles, Connecticut and New Jersey are among more than a dozen cities and states seeking to squeeze in deals that would net their transit systems $250 million before...
Amtrak makes plans to convert Acela train to cyber express
(The following story by Robin Washington appeared on the Boston Herald website on March 23.) BOSTON -- High-speed Internet access could jump from 1.5 megabits per second to 150 miles per hour if an Amtrak plan to wire its Acela Express and other trains out of South...
Tom Ridge remarks on rail security
(Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge delivered the following remarks at a March 22 press conference on rail security. They appeared on the Department of Homeland Security website on March 22.) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Secretary Ridge: Good afternoon, ladies and...
Homeland security to test rail screening
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on March 23.) WASHINGTON -- The government this spring will begin testing a way to screen rail passengers and their luggage to see if it can quickly and accurately detect security risks as part of an effort to...
