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AFL-CIO gives Kerry a powerful ally
(The Associated Press distributed the following article on February 19.) WASHINGTON -- Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry is getting a formidable ally to ward off rival John Edwards' challenges to his position on trade -- the labor unions that have been most...
Hoffa tells AP Kerry is evolving on trade
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on February 18.) WASHINGTON -- The Teamsters, which had snubbed John Kerry for his support for trade agreements, contends that the Democratic front-runner is evolving on the issue and has the best chance of...
Bombardier taps Navarri to turn around rail works
(The Montreal Gazette posted the following article by Francois Shalom on its website on February 19.) MONTREAL -- The appointment yesterday of André Navarri to head Bombardier Inc.'s rail operations augurs well for the underperforming division, analysts said...
Acela ad campaign launched with buy-two-get-one-free offer
(Amtrak issued the following news release on February 18.) WASHINGTON -- Seeking to build on sustained ridership growth in recent months, Amtrak has launched a buy-two-get-one-free offer for Acela Express and Metroliner and unveiled a fresh advertising campaign to...
47 antelope killed by train in Idaho
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on February 19.) DIETRICH, Idaho -- Forty-seven antelope were fatally injured when hit by a train on Union Pacific Railroad tracks east of Dietrich. That brought the total animal deaths on the tracks 10 miles east...
Man dies after tossing rope at train
(The Associated Press circulated the following story on February 19.) SIMI VALLEY, Calif. -- A 43-year-old man tossed a rope into the path of a freight train, apparently on a lark, and was killed after becoming entangled in the rope and dragged by the train,...
Contract change may speed railcar repairs
(The following story by Christina S. N. Lewis appeared on the Stamford Advocate website on February 19.) STAMFORD, Conn. -- The aging New Haven Line railcars will get quicker and more efficient repairs under a handshake deal struck by Amtrak, Metro-North Railroad and...
CP Rail stands by force majeure on grain shipments
(Reuters circulated the following article by Roberta Rampton and Jeffrey Jones on February 18.) WINNIPEG/CALGARY -- Canadian Pacific Railway said on Wednesday it will stand by its decision to cancel some shipments without recourse after its lines were hit by severe...
Mediator enters CN Rail wage talks as strike looms
(Reuters circulated the following article by Robert Melnbardis on February 18.) MONTREAL --Canadian National Railway Co. and the union for 5,000 of its workers held contract talks on Wednesday with the help of a federal mediator in efforts to reach a wage agreement...
Ill. mayor hits `bone-headed’ train rule
(The following article by Matt Baron was posted on the Chicago Tribune website on February 19.) CHICAGO -- Instead of imposing a "bone-headed federal rule" on municipalities, authorities ought to turn their attention elsewhere--toward those who try to sneak past...
