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Union Pacific opens new Illinois facility
(The Associated Press distributed the following article on August 21.) OMAHA -- Omaha-based Union Pacific Railroad is enjoying a new facility in Rochelle, located west of Chicago. The one-thousand, two hundred-acre intermodel facility officially opened Wednesday....
MBTA gets a go-ahead to hike fares
(The following article by Rick Klein and Mac Daniel appeared on the Boston Globe website on August 22.) BOSTON -- Clearing the way for the first MBTA fare hike since 2000, Governor Mitt Romney freed up the transit agency yesterday to increase fares on trains and buses...
CP rolls out paper carrier cars
(Northern Ontario Business published the following story on its website on August 20.) SUDBURY, Ont. -- Newsprint makers and printers are hailing the latest Canadian Pacific Railway fleet of 625 high-capacity boxcars for paper rolls. CPR designed the new paper carrier...
NTSB fingers broken bolt
(The following article by Don Jacobs was posted on the Knoxville News Sentinel website on August 22.) KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- A broken bolt lodged in a railway switch caused the derailment last year of a train in Farragut that forced the evacuation of 4,000 people in Knox...
Ridership gains drive Amtrak funding bid
(The Washington Times posted the following article by Tom Ramstack on its website on August 22.) WASHINGTON -- Amtrak's recent performance will help it make a strong argument for continued funding when Congress returns from its August recess to consider restructuring...
Unions unveil labor monument
(The Detroit News published the following story by Mike Hudson on its website on August 21.) DETROIT, Mich. -- Hundreds of labor supporters turned out in Hart Plaza on Wednesday for the unveiling of the Michigan Labor Legacy monument, a soaring, 63-foot tall circular...
Tell Verizon not to cut or export U.S. jobs
(UnionVoice.org distributed the following statement on August 20.) Verizon is cutting or exporting U.S. jobs. The workers and union at Verizon are fighting for a contract to protect hometown jobs. Please tell Verizon to stop cutting jobs and negotiate a contract by...
Gephardt nabs 12th union endorsement
(The Associated Press circulated the following story on August 21.) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Dick Gephardt picked up his 12th union endorsement Wednesday in his campaign to win the full support of the AFL-CIO in the Democratic presidential contest. The Paper,...
Gephardt’s campaign downplays likelihood of AFL-CIO endorsement
(The Associated Press circulated the following story on August 21.) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- An AFL-CIO endorsement of Dick Gephardt "is admittedly a long shot" for the Democrat who has staked his presidential hopes on the support of organized labor, his campaign manager...
Amtrak awards brake contract to WABCO Transit
(The Wabtec Corporation issued the following news release on August 20.) WILMERDING, Pa. -- WABCO Transit, a subsidiary of Wabtec Corporation, has received a contract worth about $3.5 million to supply its GB 4-1/2-inch tread brake units for Amtrak's Amfleet I cars....
