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Omaha hospital continues battle with United HealthCare
(The Omaha World-Herald published the following story by Nichole Aksamit on its website on September 29.) OMAHA, Neb. -- Children's Hospital is warning some families that they may have to pick up more of the bill for care at the hospital, its emergency room and...
NS Newsbreak
(Norfolk Southern corp. issued the following news release on September 30.) NORFOLK, Va. -- NS Newsbreak is published monthly for employees and retirees of Norfolk Southern Corporation. It is available on the Web at: http://www.nscorp.com/nscorphtml/newsbreak/ This...
Milwaukee officials favor Metra link
(The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel posted the following story by Larry Sandler on its website on Septebmer 29.) MILWAUKEE, Wisc. -- Top local leaders agreed Monday to move forward with plans to extend Chicago's Metra commuter trains from Kenosha to downtown Milwaukee,...
CSX says it can’t afford to aid bridge project
(The following article by David Patch was posted on the Toledo Blade website on October 1.) TOLEDO, Ohio -- A CSX Transportation Corp. official has told the Ohio Department of Transportation that the railroad can?t afford to help pay for a bridge project that would...
Iowa county looks at train safety
(The Clinton Herald published the following story by Scott T. Holland on its website on September 30.) CLINTON, Iowa -- Two months after the Clinton City Council adopted a safety resolution regarding remote control locomotives, railroad union members have asked the...
BNSF nears pact over long-term pollution
(The following story appeared on the El Paso Times website on October 1.) CLOVIS, N.M. -- Allegations of hazardous rail yard pollution dating back 20 years have been tentatively settled with a consent decree that awaits only a federal judge's signature to become...
Wabtec selected by BC Rail for wireless car repair billing system
(Wabtec issued the following news release on September 30.) WILMERDING, Pa. -- Wabtec Global Services, a division of Wabtec Corporation, was awarded a three- year, automatically renewing contract by BC Rail, Canada's third-largest railroad, to implement a car repair...
U.S. Transportation Secretary Mineta announces strategic plan
(The Department of Transportation issued the following on September 30.) WASHINGTON -- U.S. Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta today released the U.S. Department of Transportation's Strategic Plan for fiscal years 2003 through 2008. Secretary Mineta is seeking...
Amtrak celebrates Pacific Surfliner’s popularity
(Los Angeles television station NBC4 posted the following story on its website on September 30.) LOS ANGELES -- Amtrak will mark a milestone Tuesday as passenger 2 million this year boards the Pacific Surfliner, which travels between San Diego and Los Angeles, with...
Amtrak chief says more aid needed
(The following article by Mark Helm was posted on the New London Day website on October 1.) WASHINGTON -- Amtrak President David L. Gunn said Tuesday that a national passenger rail service "can actually work" in the United States but that the struggling railroad would...
