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Court revives suit over BNSF’s use of employee list
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Bob Anez on December 24.) HELENA, Mont. -- The Montana Supreme Court has revived a lawsuit by a group of current and former employees of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway who are upset because the company...
BLE member recalls experiences while working on the railroad
(The following story by Joyce Koballa appeared on the Herald-Standard website on December 26. George C. Pratt is a member of BLE Division 370 in Pittsburgh.) CONNELLSVILLE, Pa. -- George Pratt may have retired from the Baltimore and Ohio (B&O) Railroad 28 years ago,...
CP Rail expects strong ’04 following troubles in 2003
(The Canadian Press circulated the following story by James Stevenson on December 29.) CALGARY -- After a troublesome year brought on by lower grain crops, higher fuel prices, labour troubles and a failed bid to acquire BC Rail, Canada's second-largest railway is...
Campaign continues to stop Bush cuts in overtime pay
(The following article was distributed by Press Associates Inc. on December 22.) WASHINGTON -- Labor will use Congress' month-long recess to resume and increase its campaign against President George W. Bush's plan to cut the eligibility of at least 8 million workers...
Railroad plans on adding coaches, first-class option
(The following article by Kyle Hopkins was posted on the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner website on December 23.) FAIRBANKS, Alaska -- The Alaska Railroad aims to take the "coach" out of passenger coaches. Beginning with two new double-decker passenger cars, the company...
Drop-off on Duluth docks
(The following article by Peter Passi was posted on the Duluth News Tribune website on December 23.) DULUTH, Minn. -- This Great Lakes shipping season has been one of the slowest that David Torgersen can remember in 33 years of work at Duluth's ore docks. As port...
Stessel’s on track
(The following article by Chip Jones was posted on the Richmond Times-Dispatch on December 23.) WASHINGTON -- Cubicle 4E-327 at Amtrak's national headquarters has two desk phones, two cell phones and three computer screens. There's also a machine to issue train...
Full VRE service resumes Monday after last week’s derailment
(The Washington Post placed the following article by Jay Mathews on its website on December 23.) WASHINGTON -- Regular weekday service for more than 8,000 commuters using the Virginia Railway Express will resume Monday, rail officials said yesterday. Passengers on the...
Alameda Corridor plans major security upgrades in 2004
(The Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority distributed the following news release on December 22.) LOS ANGELES COUNTY -- A manned security center, additional closed-circuit television cameras, motion detectors, fencing and other security measures for the Alameda...
Security personnel mobilized in response to terror alert
(The following article by John Mintz was posted on the Washington Post website on December 23.) WASHINGTON -- Across the country, stepped up security procedures were in place today to protect government buildings, critical infrastructure such as nuclear plants and...
