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Overtime pay for millions of Americans in peril
(Inter Press Service circulated the following story by Katherine Stapp on January 14.) NEW YORK -- An electronic technician with the U.S. Navy, John Garrity has two young children and another on the way. He often works extra hours to help make ends meet, but worries...
Famous steam engine to roll through Mo. today
(The following story by James Dornbrook appeared on The Examiner website on January 15.) BLUE SPRINGS, Mo. -- The world's largest operating steam engine is on its way to Jackson County. Owned by the Union Pacific Railroad, Challenger No. 3985 is in the middle of a...
Challenger on track to Super Bowl chugs its way through Lawrence
(The following article by Eric Weslander was posted on the Journal-World website on January 15.) LAWRENCE, Kansas -- They waited more than two hours -- kicking rocks, whittling, talking about trains or pressing hand-held scanners to their ears -- until, at last, it...
Railroad firm sues over lease
(The following story by Franco Ordonez appeared on the Boston Globe website on January 15.) BOSTON -- A struggling family-run railroad has charged that the town of Milford is obstructing its chance to pull itself out of financial despair and has taken the town to...
Dissent may derail planned Minn. high-speed rail line
(The following story by Hank Shaw appeared on the St. Paul Pioneer Press website on January 14.) ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Gov. Tim Pawlenty's plan to borrow $37.5 million for the Northstar commuter rail line has sparked an intramural fight among Republicans in the state...
SEPTA battling cold weather, preparing for snow
(SEPTA issued the following news release on January 14.) PHILADELPHIA -- SEPTA has implemented several late- night preventive maintenance routines and performance checks on its vehicles and infrastructure as it prepares for a mixture of cold air and snow moving...
NJ Transit to make schedule changes
(The following article by Joe Malinconico was posted on the Star-Ledger website on January 15.) NEWARK, N.J. -- Riders on NJ Transit's Northeast Corridor trains can expect some changes in their morning rail schedules next month, officials announced yesterday. Three...
PATH ridership higher than expected at New York City’s WTC station
(The following story by Daniel Sforza appeared on The Record website on January 15.) HACKENSACK, N.J. -- PATH trains to the World Trade Center station are getting more and more crowded and have surpassed ridership goals set for the end of the year. Trains to the newly...
On the rails: Rolling without roaming
(The following article by J.D. Biersdorfer was posted on the New York Times website on January 15.) NEW YORK -- If not for the lack of privacy, Superman would love a telephone booth like this: nice comfy chairs, a snack bar and plenty of scenery rolling by. Amtrak...
New CSX rail site program a magnet for growth
(CSX issued the following news release on January 14.) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Working to facilitate economic growth, CSX Corporation and local communities are developing industrial sites adjacent to rail as part of CSX Transportation Inc.'s (CSXT) innovative "Parks for...
