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Three commuter rail stations possible for Arlington
(The following story by Neil Strassman appeared on the Fort Worth Star-Telegram website on November 19.) ARLINGTON, Texas -- Three commuter rail stations could be built in Arlington in coming years as part of a regional rail system, City Council members were told at a...
Rail workers sue BNSF over safety procedures
(The following story appeared on the Sioux City Journal website on November 19.) SIOUX CITY, Iowa -- Several Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railroad workers have sued the company for forcing them to skimp on federally required safety procedures by threatening to...
How do you thank 80,000 workers?
(Unionvoice.org distributed the following article on November 18.) Usually we ask for your activism to win the fights we share. But today we're asking for something different. We're asking you to give thanks to the 80,000 grocery workers in California, West Virginia,...
Smithsonian explores transportation boom
(The Associated Press distributed the following article on November 18.) WASHINGTON -- Visitors can stroll down a 40-foot slab of Route 66 and take a simulated ride aboard a 1950s-era elevated train from Chicago as part of a new Smithsonian exhibit that explores how...
Opinion: Modernize train crossings
(The following editorial was posted on the Denver Post website on November 19.) Early Colorado settlers moved heaven and earth to bring the railroads to town. But yesterday's blessing has evolved into today's headache. In 1870, Denver businesses and community leaders...
MTA buses, trains running again after five-week strike
(The Associated Press distributed the following article by Robert Jablon on November 19.) LOS ANGELES -- A musician waiting for the Red Line subway train with a bag full of his homemade CDs rejoiced that he was mobile again. More than a month ago, Dadisi Komolafe had...
CN’s eastern Canada region chief to retire
(CN issued the following news release on November 19.) MONTREAL -- Keith L. Heller, senior vice-president of CN's Eastern Canada Region, will retire at year-end to become chief executive officer of English Welsh & Scottish Railway (EWS) on Jan. 1, 2004. At EWS Heller...
Electric District Line may get toilets
(The following article by Robert C. Herguth was posted on the Chicago Sun-Times website on November 19.) CHICAGO -- Metra's Electric District Line holds the leg-crossing distinction of having bathrooms at just three of 50 stops. But that may change in this new era of...
Norfolk Southern has no desire for streetcar
(The following story by Christopher Dinsmore appeared on The Virginian-Pilot website on November 19.) NORFOLK, Va. -- Norfolk Southern Corp. has little desire for a streetcar in New Orleans. At least not for one that would cross its tracks. The New Orleans Regional...
Amtrak records highest number of riders in 32 years
(The following article by Sheila J. Robinson was posted on the Daily Ardmoreite website on November 19.) ARDMORE, Okla. -- Oklahoma's Heartland Flyer passenger train finished the fiscal year strong with ridership for August and September up more than 37 percent...
