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Mo. House endorses Amtrak funding
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Robert Sandler on March 10.) JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Amtrak's twice-daily passenger train service across Missouri would continue for at least a few more months under legislation given initial approval Wednesday by...
State approves rail links for Meadowlands, ferry
(The Associated Press circulated the following story on March 10.) NEWARK, N.J. -- NJ Transit wants riders to take the train to the game or to the ferry. In Newark on Wednesday, the agency's board approved separate contracts involving rail links from the Pascack...
Trains will jump-start speeds to 65 mph
(The following story by Geoffrey Graybeal appeared on The Herald-Sun website on March 10.) HILLSBOROUGH, N.C. -- Brian Lowen remembers the reaction of folks at the barbershop when an Amtrak passenger train sped through downtown Mebane recently at the 5th and Church...
SEPTA strike threat has commuters worried
(The following article by Jere Downs was posted on the Philadelphia Inquirer website on March 11.) PHILADELPHIA -- Like many SEPTA regulars, Logan resident Barbara Bowman wondered yesterday how she would get around should transit workers go on strike when their...
Conductor killed in Stamford rail yard
(The Associated Press circulated the following story on March 11.) STAMFORD, Conn. -- Metro-North officials were investigating what caused an accident in the Stamford rail yard that killed a veteran conductor Wednesday. Robert Ard Jr., a 46-year-old father of two...
BNSF train carrying passenger vehicles derails; no one hurt
(The Associated Press circulated the following story on March 10.) WHITE EARTH, N.D. -- Crews worked all night to clear the railroad tracks near here after 31 cars on a freight train carrying automobiles derailed, Burlington Northern Santa Fe officials said. No one...
Railroad cars derail in east Arlington
(The following article by Mark Agee was posted on the Fort Worth Star-Telegram website on March 11.) ARLINGTON, Texas -- An eastbound train slammed into two railcars that were overturned on a track in east Arlington Wednesday afternoon after a track-switching mishap,...
A runaway engine plows through Queens, injuring 4
(The following article by Corey Kilgannon was posted on the New York Times website on March 11.) NEW YORK -- A runaway locomotive plowed through a Queens neighborhood yesterday afternoon, slamming into five vehicles and injuring four people, two of them critically,...
NTSB launches team to investigate LIRR grade crossing accident
(The NTSB issued the following news release on March 11.) WASHINGTON, DC -- National Transportation Safety Board Chairman Ellen Engleman-Conners has announced that the NTSB is launching a team of rail and highway investigators to the scene of a reported grade crossing...
Efforts to protect overtime pay under attack
(The AFL-CIO circulated the following on March 9.) Dear Working Families e-Activist: Last week we reported to you that the Bush overtime pay take-away is likely to be finalized by President Bush and Labor Secretary Elaine Chao before the end of March. An announcement...
