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NY Senator backs downtown-JFK rail link
(Newday posted the following article by Joshua Robin on its website on December 17.) NEW YORK -- Sen. Charles Schumer yesterday proposed building a direct rail link from lower Manhattan to Kennedy Airport, using part of the $20 billion in aid the federal government...
Charges in MTA ripoff, bribery
(The following story by Luis Perez, Karen Freifeld and Joshua Robin appeared on Newsday?s website on December 17.) NEW YORK -- In one of the biggest MTA corruption schemes ever, six people, including three transit officials, were charged yesterday with bilking the...
Feds set to allow Illinois towns to keep train whistles quiet
(The following article by Lynn Sweet was posted on the Chicago Sun-Times website on December 17.) WASHINGTON -- The Federal Railroad Administration is expected to announce today a long-awaited decision to allow cities in Illinois to retain their bans on train...
Rail shipping rate increase bad news for farmers
(The Associated Press circulated the following story on December 16.) FORT WORTH, Texas -- Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway, the state?s primary rail shipper, has announced plans to raise grain shipping rates, a decision Montana agriculture officials say will hurt...
Grain dealers head to Washington
(The Grand Forks Herald posted the following article on its website on December 17.) BISMARCK, N.D. -- Gov. John Hoeven and Public Service Commissioner Tony Clark are bringing North Dakota grain elevator operators to Washington to push for reform of railroad service...
Train derailment in Roseville
(The following story by Jason Probst appeared on the Press-Tribune website on December 17.) ROSEVILLE, Calif. -- A Union Pacific train heading into Roseville derailed near Thunder Valley Casino Tuesday at 8:06 a.m., halting traffic as response teams worked to secure...
Union Pacific train derails near Lincoln
(The Associated Press distributed the following article on December 17.) LINCOLN, Calif. -- An 86-car Union Pacific train derailed in Placer County Tuesday, closing a road for about four hours, according to the California Highway Patrol. No one was injured, but 27...
CSX worker injured in remote control switching mishap
(The following story by Ben Fields appeared on The Independent website on December 17.) RUSSELL, Ky. -- A CSX worker was in fair condition Tuesday evening following a rail yard accident involving a remote control locomotive. According to CSX officials, Lloyd "Shane"...
No strike yet for Perryville MARC riders
(The Cecil Whig posted the following article by Jane Weaver on its website on December 16.) CECIL, Md. -- The Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees (BMWE) won't go on strike against Amtrak until after the holidays. Don Griffin, director of Strategic Coordination...
Work in Progress
(The AFL-CIO issued the following on December 14.) New members reported in this week's WIP: 667 New members reported in WIP, year to date: 135,864 ****HAPPY HOLIDAYS****The next edition of Work in Progress will publish on Dec. 19. Then WiP will take a holiday break....
