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Gephardt picks up third union endorsement
(Reuters distributed the following article on June 5.) WASHINGTON -- Democratic presidential contender Richard Gephardt gained his third labor endorsement on Thursday when the railroad workers union backed him in the 2004 White House race. The Brotherhood of...
Unions back research plan for energy
(The following article by Steven Greenhouse was published by the New York Times on June 6.) NEW YORK -- Ten labor unions, including the steelworkers and auto workers, urged presidential candidates yesterday to back a 10-year, $300 billion research plan that would...
CSX leaves a model piece of its past in Richmond
(The following article by Chip Jones appeared in the Richmond Times-Dispatch on June 6.) RICHMOND -- CSX Corp. has sent another piece of its past packing. A working model of one of the last steam engines to roll through Richmond was carefully removed from the railroad...
Hevesi: MTA can roll back fares
(The following article by Graham Rayman appeared on Newsday’s website on June 5.) NEW YORK -- A new analysis by state Comptroller Alan Hevesi concludes that the MTA has the money to reduce the fare increase for subways, buses and commuter railroads by 50 percent for...
Train service halted by railroad tie fire south of Las Vegas
(The Reno Gazette Journal posted the following Associated Press article on its website on June 5.) RENO -- Freight train service was suspended Thursday between Barstow, Calif., and Las Vegas while firefighters battled a blaze in a pile of railroad ties near Jean....
Union Pacific debt refinancing to cut 3rd-Qtr EPS
(Reuters distributed the following article on June 5.) NEW YORK -- Railroad operator Union Pacific Corp. UNP.N on Thursday said one-time costs associated with a debt refinancing will hurt third-quarter earnings. Union Pacific said in early July it plans to repay half...
Wanted: Railroads for super terminal
(The following article by Jane Roberts was posted on gomemphis.com on June 6.) MEMPHIS -- The big question about the intermodal yard Canadian National intends to build at Frank C. Pidgeon Industrial Park is not when, but with whom. While few who are in a position to...
Motorcycle cop stops runaway locomotive
(The following article by the Associated Press was psted on the New York Times’ website on June 6.) BOISE, Idaho -- A state police motorcycle officer jumped aboard a runaway locomotive Thursday afternoon and helped bring it safely to a halt. No one was hurt as the...
Robot locomotives will roam three freight yard rails
(The following article by Fred Leeson was published by the Oregonian on June 6.) PORTLAND, Ore. -- People accustomed to waving at a railroad engineer may be in for a surprise soon in Portland. Chances are the locomotive won't have anyone on board. Union Pacific plans...
Asbestos victims blast Senate asbestos-liability bill
(The following article by Jennifer Corbett Dooren appeared on Dow Jones Business Wire on June 3.) WASHINGTON -- Two victims of asbestos exposure blasted a Senate bill that would revamp the asbestos-liability system. The legislation, authored by Senate Judiciary...
