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Opinion: VIA money well-spent
(The following editorial appeared on the Toronto Star website on October 26.) TORONTO -- Sometimes it's difficult not to look a gift horse in the mouth, particularly when the gift in question is $700 million for cash-strapped VIA Rail. Transport Minister David...
Power struggle erupts over Canada rail subsidies
(Reuters distributed the following article by Randall Palmer on its website on October 24.) OTTAWA -- Plans to spend nearly C$700 million to upgrade Canada's struggling passenger rail system have created a deep power divide within the ruling Liberal Party, which is...
Martin, Chrétien spar over $700M for Via Rail
(The following story by Ian Jack appeared on the Nation Post website on October 25.) OTTAWA -- A spokesman for Paul Martin warned Via Rail yesterday not to "plan on spending one dollar" of the nearly $700-million the current government has promised it, the strongest...
EU parliament votes to open rail traffic
(The Associated Press distributed the following article on October 23.) STRASBOURG, France -- The European Parliament voted Thursday to open up competition for freight and passenger traffic on Europe's railways, but the bill is expected to be watered down by...
Senate approves pay increase for itself
(The following article by Jim Abrams was circulated by the Associated Press on October 23.) WASHINGTON -- The Senate voted itself a pay raise for the fifth straight year, boosting the annual salary to about $158,000 in 2004. The House also agreed last month to accept...
300 illegal workers arrested at Wal-Marts
(The Associated Press distributed the following article by Suzanne Gamboa on October 23.) WASHINGTON -- Federal officials arrested more than 300 illegal workers at 61 Wal-Mart stores across the country early Thursday morning and searched the office of one of the...
Shoppers crossing picket lines in Calif. grocery strike
(The Associated Press circulated the following story on October 24.) IRVINE, Calif. -- Shoppers are getting frustrated by the grocery clerks strike in Southern California. It's been going on for nearly two weeks. One woman says she shopped at three different stores to...
Unions say truck chassis are unsafe
(The following article by Paul T. Rosynsky was posted on the Oakland Tribune website on October 24.) OAKLAND -- A growing battle over the safety of truck chassis and who should be responsible for their maintenance came to the Port of Oakland on Thursday as two...
Maintenance crews are ‘workin’ on the railroad’
(The Craig Daily Press published the following story by Jeremy Browning on its website on October 23.) CRAIG, Colo. -- As motorists driving between Craig and Steamboat no doubt have noticed, railroad maintenance crews have been working on the line that carries coal...
Route to be set for high-speed rail
(The following article by Bill Rufty was posted on the Lakeland Ledger website on October 24.) LAKELAND, Fla. -- Crucial decisions for Florida's proposed bullet train are set to occur Monday in Orlando when the High Speed Rail Authority votes on a route between Tampa...
