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Liberal plans to privatize B.C. Rail too secretive, says NDP leader
(The Canadian Press distributed the following story on July 8.) VICTORIA, B.C. -- British Columbians are being kept in the dark about the government's plans to privatize Crown-owned B.C. Rail, says Joy MacPhail, Opposition New Democratic Party leader. A government...
From Montana to Philadelphia, fears of losing Amtrak
(The Philadelphia Inquirer posted the following story by Chris Mondics on its website on July 9.) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Every day, Jetta Johnson says she wakes up praying that another business in this tiny prairie town just beneath the snow-capped spires of the northern...
Teen killed trying to “beat the train”
(The Associated Press circulated the following story on July 8.) POMPANO BEACH, Fla. - A 15-year-old boy riding his bicycle across train tracks was struck and killed by an Amtrak train, authorities said. Jonathan Gordon, of Pompano Beach, and an 18-year-old boy were...
Amtrak Acela hits, kills man
(The Associated Press distributed the following story on July 8.) NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. -- Service is returning to normal after a Boston-bound Amtrak Acela train struck and killed a man in New Jersey Tuesday morning. An Amtrak spokesman said the engineer on the train...
LA County supervisors urge railroads to create emergency plans
(The Associated Press distributed the following story on July 9.) LOS ANGELES -- County supervisors urged railroad companies Tuesday to notify local authorities when there are rail emergencies. The move comes after a runaway Union Pacific train derailed last month in...
Big mess, no injuries after NS train derailment in Ala.
(The Florence, Ala., Times Daily posted the following story by Bernie Delinski on its website on July 9.) FLORENCE, Ala. -- A Norfolk Southern crew was working into the night Tuesday to clear a seven-car derailment about 100 yards past the Sixth Street railroad...
Injunction limits RCTC picketing
(The following article by Mike King appeared in the Montreal Gazette on July 9. Marc-Andre Lamontagne is a member of BLE Division 950 in Quebec City.) MONTREAL -- Striking rail traffic controllers want to overturn a court order that prevents them from interrupting...
Union protests Georgia-Pacific hiring out-of-state workers
(The Associated Press distributed the following story on July 8.) PORTLAND, Ore. -- Unemployed union steamfitters, electricians and plumbers are protesting Georgia-Pacific's decision to hire a nonunion contractor with out-of-state workers to expand its paper mill on...
Violence against train workers hits record high in Japan
(The Asahi Shimbun posted the following story on its website on July 8.) TOKYO -- Violent acts by passengers against train employees soared to a record 445 cases in the last business year, Japan Railway officials said. One of the factors behind the rise, according to...
Bombardier wins German rail order
(The Canadian Press circulated the following story on July 8.) MONTREAL -- Bombardier Transportation has won a $633-million order from German railway Deutsche Bahn AG for 298 additional double-deck passenger rail cars. Bombardier said Sunday the contract includes an...
