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Texas Rep. rips Amtrak funding proposal
(The Longview News-Journal posted the following story by Charlene Draper on its website on September 30.) LONGVIEW, Texas -- U.S. Rep. Max Sandlin, D-Marshall, has criticized the federal 2004 Transportation and Treasury bill, claiming it would "absolutely gut" Amtrak...
Amtrak orders parts amid calls for budget cuts
(Dow Jones Business News distributed the following article on September 30.) WASHINGTON -- Amtrak is going ahead with a large order for parts and material to rebuild its passenger trains and facilities, despite efforts in Congress and the White House to reduce the...
Amtrak seeks ban on work stoppage
(The following article by Keith Reed was posted on the Boston Globe website on September 30.) BOSTON -- Amtrak yesterday asked a federal court to block a one-day work stoppage planned for Friday that threatens to strand more than 750,000 Amtrak and commuter rail...
Amtrak asks court to halt planned walkout
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on September 29.) WASHINGTON -- Amtrak asked the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on Monday to halt a union walkout that could affect intercity passenger service as well as commuter trains in some...
High-speed rail opens in Channel Tunnel
(The Associated Press distributed the following article on September 28.) LONDON -- Eurostar passengers had their first taste of high-speed rail travel in Britain as the Channel Tunnel Rail Link opened to the public Sunday, shaving 20 minutes off the trip from London...
Some unions put endorsement plans on hold
(The Associated Press distributed the following article on September 29.) WASHINGTON -- Organized labor has yet to organize when it comes to choosing a Democrat to challenge President Bush. Late entrant Wesley Clark is shaking up the process even further, with some...
Union Plus helps hurricane victims
(Union Plus issued the following news release on September 26.) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Union members living in North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware and Washington, DC, and impacted by Hurricane Isabel, now have one less financial worry, thanks to the Union Plus...
Working Mother magazine recognizes Union Pacific
(The Daily Nonpareil posted the following story on its website on September 28.) COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa -- Union Pacific has been named one of the nation's 100 best companies for working mothers by Working Mother magazine. It was the second time in three years that the...
Freight traffic up on U.S. railroads
(The Association of American Railroads posted the following news release on its website on September 25.) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In spite of Hurricane Isabel, which shut down some East Coast rail operations, freight traffic on U.S. railroads was up during the week ended...
Railroad project raises fears over accidents, environment
(The Desert Sun published the following story by Kimberly Trone on its website on September 27.) PALM SPRINGS, Calif. -- A $101 million railroad expansion under way in the Coachella Valley has some residents worried that more diesel-burning freight trains will degrade...
