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Snow can’t stop work at Laurel yard
(The following article by Mike Stark was posted on the Billings Gazette website on January 6. Richard Murillo is a member of BLET Division 232 Laurel, Mont.) LAUREL, Mont. -- Cold and miserable? Don't tell Mike Strecker and Bart Barkac about cold and miserable....
Big response, PATH halted as object found near tracks
(The following article by Michaelangelo Conte was posted on the Jersey Journal website on January 7.) KEARNY, N.J. -- A strange object found near South Kearny railroad tracks operated by CSX Transportation triggered suspension of PATH service from Newark to Jersey...
Train derailment clean up continues
(The CBC posted the following article on its website on January 6.) CALGARY -- Crews are still working to clean up a train wreck in the Crownest Pass, after 15 cars went off the rails Monday. CP Rail officials say the freight train, with one tanker carrying phosphoric...
Pa. says drinking water is safe after NS derailment
(The following story appeared on the Pittsburgh Tribune Review website on January 7.) BELL, Pa. -- The state Department of Environmental Protection gave area drinking water a clean bill yesterday after about 3,000 gallons of diesel fuel spilled into the Kiskiminetas...
Cleanup continues after freight train derails, spills fuel
(The Associated Press circulated the following story on January 7.) APOLLO, Pa. -- Crews removed freight cars from a train that derailed, and the cleanup of diesel fuel from a river continued Tuesday, a Norfolk Southern spokesman said. Three lead locomotives and 16...
Work in Progress
(The AFL-CIO issued the following on January 5.) New members reported in this week's WIP: 1,277 New members reported in WIP for 2003: 142,268 ORLANDO WORKERS CHOOSE SEIU--A large majority of 945 city of Orlando, Fla., workers voted to join SEIU 1199FL in...
Rule on overtime pay due in March
(The following article by Kirstin Downey was posted on the Washington Post website on January 6.) WASHINGTON -- The Labor Department plans to issue a controversial final rule changing the Fair Labor Standards Act's overtime provisions by the end of March, according to...
CSX tightens security at Greenbrier
(The Associated Press circulated the following story on January 5.) CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Safety concerns have prompted The Greenbrier resort to close its doors to people who aren't registered guests, club members or their guests. While they have received no...
Ontario mine tests fuel cell locomotive
(The CBC posted the following article on its website on January 6.) SUDBURY, Ontario -- Researchers in Northern Ontario are testing whether fuel cells can replace diesel engines in mining equipment. Diesel power is commonly used in mines, but the harmful exhaust is...
Georgia-Pacific selling railroads to Genesee & Wyoming
(The following story by John Henry appeared at Arkansasbusiness.com on January 5.) LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Georgia-Pacific Corp. and Genesee & Wyoming Inc. have signed an agreement for GWI to acquire three short-line railroads, including two in Arkansas, from...
