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SEPTA fare rise may loom
(The following article by Jere Downs was posted on the Philadelphia Inquirer website on March 16.) PHILADELPHIA -- When a SEPTA strike was averted Sunday, riders dodged a bullet. Now, they can expect the transit agency to strike their wallets. In the next two weeks,...
CN rolls out deal with CAW
(The following story by Nicolas Van Praet appeared on the Montreal Gazette website on March 16.) MONTREAL -- The strike that has plagued Canadian National Railway Co. for nearly a month could soon be over after the company said it struck a tentative deal with union...
Contract vote could end CN Rail strike by Friday
(Reuters distributed the following article by Charles Grandmont on March 15.) MONTREAL -- The strike at Canadian National Railway Co. could be over by the end of the week, the Canadian Auto Workers (news - web sites) union said on Monday, as 5,000 workers prepared to...
LIRR train has loco past
(The following story by Pete Donohue appeared on the New York Daily News website on March 16. Robert Evers is General Chairman of the BLET’s Long Island Rail Road General Committee of Adjustment.) NEW YORK -- The runaway locomotive that hurt four people in Queens last...
Security bolstered on Baltimore-area trains
(The following story by Stephen Kiehl and Johnathon E. Briggs appeared on the Baltimore Sun website on March 16.) BALTIMORE -- Amtrak is putting more bomb-sniffing dogs in its stations, the Washington Metro is deploying more uniformed officers on its trains, and...
MBTA: Riders can help clean up terrorism
(The following article by Robin Washington appeared on the Boston Herald website on March 16.) BOSTON -- Walking a few extra steps to throw away a candy wrapper and other small acts by train riders may be some of the most effective terrorism deterrents, local and...
Rail security raised, but task formidable
(The following report by Dave Orrick appeared on the Chicago Daily Herald website on March 16.) CHICAGO -- You'll notice the yellow-jacketed workers roaming the CTA station. You probably won't notice the plain-clothed police reading the morning paper in the seat next...
Post – Madrid, vigilance heightened on U.S. railways
(Reuters circulated the following article on March 15.) NEW YORK -- The Madrid train bombings have raised the level of vigilance and foreboding in hard-to-protect major U.S. rail systems, with more security announcements and patrols by armed police and sniffer dogs....
Train trouble
(This column by Rebecca Hagelin was first published by WorldNetDaily.com not long after the events of Sept. 11, 2001. Because of the recent terrorism in Spain involving trains, what the writer had to say is even more timely than before.) GRANTS PASS, Ore. -- Five...
Senate reviews railroad security
(The Washington Times posted the following article by Tom Ramstack on its website on March 16.) WASHINGTON -- Nearly $1.3 billion would be spent on rail security under federal legislation introduced since the Madrid train bombings last week. The money would include...
