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Mexico regulator OKs KCS rail buy
(Reuters circulated the following article on July 10.) MEXICO CITY -- Mexico's antitrust authority said on Thursday it gave the go-ahead for Mexico's Grupo TMM to sell its stake in railroad company Grupo TFM for $412 million to U.S. railroad operator Kansas City...
Dump truck driver escapes crash with NS train
(North Carolina television station WECT posted the following Associated Press article on its website on July 11.) WILMINGTON, N.C. -- An Onslow County dump truck driver suffered minor injuries after crashing into a 17-car freight train at an unmarked crossing...
Gang’s train reign over
(The Jersey Journal published the following article by Michaelangelo Conte on July 11.) JERSEY CITY, N.J. -- A sophisticated and organized ring of train thieves led by a 28-year-old Union City man was derailed yesterday, officials said, after a decade-long crime spree...
24 are indicted in ring that looted cargo trains
(The following article by Ronald Smothers appeared in the New York Times on July 11.) ELIZABETH, N.J. -- State officials today announced the indictment of 24 people who they say were part of a theft ring that plundered millions of dollars in goods from freight trains...
Derailments puzzle CSX
(The following article by Beth Smith appeared on the Henderson Gleaner’s website on July 11.) HENDERSON, Ky. -- CSX railroad officials say they will conduct a thorough investigation into a train derailment in Henderson Wednesday night in which two cars carrying...
14 freight train cars derail
(The Fresno Bee published the following article by Roya Aziz on July 11.) FRESNO, Calif. -- Fourteen freight train cars derailed Thursday afternoon, slowing traffic along nearby Highway 99 in southern Madera County. There were no injuries, a Union Pacific railroad...
LA television station to report on remotes
(The following information was reported to the BLE International Division by members of BLE Division 126 in Bakersfield, Calif.) CLEVELAND -- Los Angeles television station KCBS will broadcast a special report on remote control train operations at 11 p.m. on Monday,...
Statement by AFL-CIO President John Sweeney on bi-partisan legislation to stop the Bush administration proposed cuts to overtime pay
(The AFL-CIO issued the following statement by John Sweeney on July 9.) WASHINGTON -- The Bush administration's attack on overtime pay for millions of American workers has alarmed lawmakers from both sides of the aisle. We applaud Congressmen Peter King (R-NY) and...
Hoffa questions Yellow, Roadway merger impact on workers
(The International Brotherhood of Teamsters issued the following news release on July 9.) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- International Brotherhood of Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa today met with Yellow CEO Bill Zollars and Roadway CEO Jim Staley to address the union s...
AAR appoints Senior VP for safety and operations
(The Association of American Railroads issued the following news release on July 10.) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Edward R. Hamberger, President and CEO of the Association of American Railroads, today announced the appointment of Robert VanderClute as the new senior vice...
