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NTSB blames tracks for Auto Train wreck
(The Washington Post published the following story by Don Phillips on its website on August 6.) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- A failure by CSX Transportation crews to properly maintain railroad tracks -- which were already in substandard condition -- caused the derailment of...
39 BNSF coal cars derail
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Dave Kolpack on August 6.) MAPLETON, N.D. -- A pile of coal and twisted metal stood near a rail crossing here after 39 coal cars derailed, sending a cloud of black smoke over town. Authorities said no one was...
Poor track work blamed in 2002 Amtrak wreck that killed 4
(The Associated Press distributed the following article on August 5.) WASHINGTON -- Poor track maintenance was to blame for the fatal crash of the Amtrak Auto Train in Florida last year, federal investigators said today. The National Transportation Safety Board...
Fuel cell locomotive for military and commercial railways
(FuelCellToday.com issued the following news release on August 4.) LONDON -- An international consortium is developing the world s largest fuel cell vehicle, a 109 metric-ton, 1 MW locomotive. The five-year project, which commenced 27 May 2003, will develop and...
Conductor pleads guilty in immigrants’ deaths
(The following article was posted on the Houston Chronicle’s website on August 4.) HOUSTON -- A South Texas railroad conductor has pleaded guilty to aiding smugglers responsible for the death of 11 immigrants in 2002. Arnulfo Flores Jr., 33, faces a maximum sentence...
Clinton rallies labor leaders in Chicago
(The following article by Leigh Stope was distributed by the Associated Press on August 4.) CHICAGO -- Former President Clinton rallied the ground troops of the Democratic Party -- organized labor -- with a pep talk to union leaders gathered Monday to draw up a...
Organized labor plans huge offensive against Bush re-election
(The Chicago Tribune posted the following article by T. Shawn Taylor on its website on August 4.) CHICAGO -- Saying working families can't afford four more years of George W. Bush, organized labor is mapping out what it says will be the largest voter drive in its...
Unions’ numbers shrink, but clout grows
(The Associated Press distributed the following article by Leigh Strope on August 5.) CHICAGO -- Unions' share of the work force has declined every year for the past 20 years, yet the power of organized labor at the polling place continues to grow. Mindful of labor's...
Rail re-emerges as top grain mover
(The Wichita Eagle published the following story by Phyllis Jacobs Griekspoor on its website on August 5.) WICHITA, Kan. -- The numbers are in to confirm what many elevator operators knew during this bumper harvest: Rail has made a comeback as the preferred method of...
Union Pacific to shed trucking unit
(Reuters distributed the following article by Michael Connor on August 4.) MIAMI -- Union Pacific Corp., the largest U.S. railroad, said on Monday it would sell its Overnite trucking unit in an initial public offering timed to exploit an improved cargo-hauling market...
