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Transportation labor: Reject Bush Amtrak plan
(The TTD distributed the following news release on July 29.) Would slash service and jobs, pass costs to broke states, launch privatization WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The following statement was issued today by Sonny Hall, President of the Transportation Trades Department,...
Laying track for future of rail
(The following article by Stephen Kiehl appeated in the Baltimore Sun on July 30.) BALTIMORE -- If Amtrak has a future - and that is not at all certain - it can be found in a quarter-century-old track-laying machine that spent the past few years collecting weeds in a...
Texas Senator plans to introduce legislation to save Amtrak
(The Fort Worth Star-Telegram published the following story by Gordon Dickson on its website on July 29.) FORT WORTH, Texas -- Saying that cash-strapped Amtrak is once again facing a shutdown, U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas, will introduce legislation to save...
New Jersey commuters delayed after Amtrak hits power lines
(The following article by Thomas J. Lueck appeared on the New York Times’ website on July 30.) NEW YORK -- Thousands of rail passengers were delayed yesterday for 90 minutes or more, or forced to find other forms of transportation, after an Amtrak train knocked down...
Rail worker files suit after injury by KCS remote control train
(The following article by Penny Brown Roberts appeared in the Baton Rouge Advocate on July 30.) BATON ROUGE, La. -- A Kansas City Southern Railway switchman run over by a remote-controlled locomotive in March and dragged down the tracks is suing the company for $3...
Scientists look at Yucca Mountain routes
(The Casper Star-Tribune posted the following Associated Press article by Ken Ritter to its website on July 29.) LAS VEGAS -- Nevada officials maintain that the Energy Department's plan for shipping the nation's nuclear waste from 70 sites across the country to the...
Shorter trains, but no delays
(The Star-Ledger posted the following story by Wayne Woolley on its website on July 28.) NEWARK -- NJ Transit expects no disruptions to its commuter rail schedule today, although some trains may be one car short as the agency works to repair potentially faulty...
Massed transit: Rail car repairs put squeeze on commuters
(The following article by Joe Malinconico was posted on the Newark Star-Ledger’s website on July 29.) NEWARK, N.J. -- After frantically reshuffling trains throughout the weekend, NJ Transit managed to run a regular rail schedule yesterday without major incident even...
Amtrak still serving Michigan, but future is shaky
(The Associated Press circulated the following story on July 28.) MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich. -- Amtrak passenger Bruce Campbell finds it relaxing to sit back on a train and watch the world go by. "It's a very stress-free mode of travel," the 61-year-old Midland resident...
Glance at Bush’s Amtrak overhaul plan
(The following was distributed by the Associated Press on July 28.) President Bush's Amtrak restructuring plan, sent to Congress on Monday, tries to create a competitive marketplace for passenger rail service where the states decide if they want to support routes....
