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UP lets 4-year-old sit in conductor?s chair
(Pocatello television station KPVI posted the following story on its website on August 8.) POCATELLO, Idaho -- A little boy's love of choo-choo trains was turned into a hands-on reality ride through Pocatello. For one day, the Union Pacific railroad let 4-year-old...
Union Pacific grants local cancer patient’s wish
(The following article by Casey Santee appeared in the Idaho State Journal on August 7.) POCATELLO -- Four-year-old Andrew Nelson, diagnosed last April with a rare form of cancer known as neuroblastoma, got the chance to live one of his dreams Wednesday afternoon - he...
Metro-North says cell phones are OK
(The Poughkeepsie Journal published the following story by Michael Valkys on its website on August 8.) POUGHKEEPSIE -- Pawling resident Ed Martin has seen a lot in 17 years of commuting on Metro-North to his job in Manhattan, and even more since cell phones have...
New ad for Levi’s romanticizes dangerous behavior on railroad tracks
(The Association of American Railroads issued the following news release on August 7.) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- A new ad for Levi's jeans glorifies dangerous behavior on railroad tracks. The ad is called "horses" and it depicts a beautiful young lady jumping a speeding...
Operation Lifesaver urges Levi to stop ad
(Operation Lifesaver issued the following news release on August 7.) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Operation Lifesaver (OL), a nationwide, non-profit rail safety group, and its partners from the highway and rail safety communities today released a letter urging Levi Strauss to...
Rail traffic mixed in July
(The Association of American Railroads issued the following news release on August 7.) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. rail carload traffic fell 1.6 percent (25,637 carloads) while intermodal traffic rose 4.3 percent (38,624 trailers and containers) in July 2003 compared to...
Senator Boxer calls for cleaner trains in Calif.
(The Stockton Record published the following story by Will Shuck on its website on August 7.) SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer called on railroad operators Wednesday to use cleaner-burning locomotives as they chug through the smog-choked Central Valley....
Talks target train pollution
(The following article by Mark Grossi was posted on the Fresno Bee's website on August 7.) SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- The door is open for negotiations to trim 7 tons of daily air pollution from locomotives in the murky San Joaquin Valley, but it could be a rough ride....
Chemical leak stopped on freight train
(The following article was posted on Washington, D.C. television station WJLA's website on August 7.) WASHINGTON -- Sodium hydroxide, a chemical that can irritate your eyes and lungs and can react violently if mixed with other liquids, was leaking from a freight train...
Broken wires disrupt Acela service
(The following article by Robin Washington appeared on the Boston Herald's website on August 7.) BOSTON -- An overhead electric power wire for Amtrak's high-speed Acela train broke at the Route 128 station in Dedham Monday, creating afternoon and rush hour delays on...
