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Levi Strauss pulls jean ad following safety complaints
(Agence France Presse distributed the following article on August 8.) WASHINGTON -- US jeans maker Levi Strauss and Company has pulled a television commercial depicting a young girl in Levi jeans riding a horse along a railway line following complaints from safety...
Conductor’s perilous ride
(The following article by J. Jioni Palmer was posted on Newsday's website on August 11.) NEW YORK -- Long Island Rail Road conductor Michael Lescak had come to expect a raucous crowd on the 3:22 Saturday morning train from Penn Station to Port Washington. "It is...
VRE puts director on leave during investigation
(The Washington Post published the following story by Michael D. Shear on its website on August 9.) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The top official at Virginia Railway Express has been placed on administrative leave while outside auditors investigate allegations of mismanagement...
Tamaroa derailment plaintiffs expect CN response soon
(The Du Quoin Evening Call published the following story by John H. Croessman on its website on August 8.) DU QUOIN, Ill. -- The clock is running for the Canadian National Railroad in responding to a class action lawsuit by 350 residents of Tamaroa following last...
Passengers, others want to see seat belts, ladders
(The following article by Diane Rodgers was posted on the St. Augustine Record website on August 10.) ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. -- At Tuesday's meeting, the National Transportation Safety Board issued several safety recommendations as part of its report on the Amtrak Auto...
Better brakes an issue after crash
(The St. Augustine Record published the following story by Diane Rodgers on its website on August 10. Brother Earl Karper is a member of BLE Division 35 in Jacksonville, Fla.) ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. -- Amtrak Engineer Earl Karper glanced down to check his speed -- the...
Opinion: Invest in Amtrak for fewer delays
(The following editorial by BLE Division 75, Kansas City, member Andrew Taylor appeared in the Kansas City Star on August 11.) KANSAS CITY -- C.W. Gusewelle's July 27 story on travel by train across Missouri made several good points with which I concur. Train travel...
Amtrak finds California golden
(The following article by Michael Cabanatuan was posted on the San Francisco Chronicle's website on August 10.) SAN FRANCISCO -- Carrie Garcia and Keri Wells from Tulare wanted to leave the kids behind and spend the weekend in the Bay Area -- clubbing in San...
Teamsters back trucker tunnel
(The following article by John Gallagher was posted on the Detroit Free-Press website on August 8.) DETROIT -- Teamsters President James P. Hoffa and other labor leaders endorsed a controversial plan Thursday to convert an existing railroad tunnel under the Detroit...
Favorite named CSXT Senior Vice President Of Performance Improvement
(CSX issued the following news release on August 7.) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Michael J. Ward, CSX Corporation chairman, president and chief executive officer and CSX Transportation's (CSXT) president, announced today that Frederick J. Favorite, Jr., has been named...
