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NS derailment in, Pa. closes crossings, snarls traffic
(The Reading Eagle posted the following story by Keith Mayer on its website on October 2.) READING, Pa. -- Two Norfolk Southern freight cars derailed Wednesday morning in Fleetwood, blocking two crossings and snarling traffic in and around the borough. The derailment...
CPR schedules third-quarter conference call
(The Canadian Pacific Railway issued the following news release on October 3.) CALGARY -- Canadian Pacific Railway will release its financial and operating results for the third quarter of 2003 at 7:30 a.m. Eastern time (5:30 a.m. Mountain time) on Oct. 30, 2003. CPR...
Statement by John J. Sweeney on House vote to bar Labor Department from cutting overtime pay
(The AFL-CIO issued the following press release on October 2.) Today the House courageously rejected the Bush assault on overtime. The Senate rejected the Bush assault on overtime and nearly three-quarters of the American people overwhelmingly rejected the Bush...
In a switch, House rejects Bush overtime proposal
(The Washington Post published the following article by Juliet Eilperin on October 3.) WASHINGTON -- In a sharp rebuff to the Bush administration, the House reversed course yesterday and voted to oppose the White House's efforts to rewrite overtime pay rules. The...
Georgia company on track to open job training center for CSX
(The Albany Business Review posted the following article by Eric Durr on its website on October 3.) ALBANY, N.Y. -- AMDG Inc., a Peachtree City, Ga.-based company that specializes in training railroad employees, will open a training center in the Capital Region....
UP to broadcast third quarter earnings release
(The Union Pacific Corp. issued the following news release on October 2.) OMAHA, Neb. -- In conjunction with Union Pacific Corporation's Third Quarter 2003 Earnings Release, you are invited to listen to its presentation that will be broadcast live over the Internet or...
Siemens lobbies for levitation train
(The Montreal Gazette posted the following story by Nicolas Van Praet on its website on October 3.) MONTREAL -- Officials with German engineering giant Siemens have been quietly lobbying federal and provincial political leaders for months in a bid to put their...
Historic home in Venice, once the BLE’s, on sale for $4 million
(The Venice Herald Tribune posted the following story by David Hackett on its website on October 3.) VENICE, Fla. -- Somewhere, the ghost of George Webb must be smiling. The Northern Italian-style mansion on West Venice Avenue that Webb's investment company bought 75...
Rail freight traffic mixed in September, third quarter
(The Association of American Railroads issued the following news release on October 2.) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Intermodal traffic was up while carload freight was down slightly on U.S. railroads both in September and during the third quarter of 2003, the Association of...
Firefighters battle railroad-related fires
(The Associated Press distributed the following article on October 3.) DOUGLAS, Wyo. -- Firefighters are battling a rash of railroad-related fires, prompting concerns that their budget might be exhausted soon. The Douglas Volunteer Fire Department recently asked the...
