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Engineer hurt as locomotives collide
(The following article by Jesse Bogan appeared in the San Antonio Express-News on June 1. Patrick Pino is a member of BLE Division 307 in San Antonio.) SAN ANTONIO -- An engineer suffered minor injuries Saturday at a Southwest Side rail terminal when the locomotive he...
New rail tunnel not likely
(The following Associated Press article by Jennifer Peter appeared in the Milford Daily Press on June 1.) BOSTON -- In the late 1800s, the rivalry between railroad barons led to the construction of two separate train stations a mile apart in downtown Boston, one to...
Link’s ex-wife accused in photo sale scam
(The Associated Press distributed the following article by Jim Fitzgerald on May 30.) WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- An ex-wife who was convicted of stealing 1,400 pictures taken by famed railroad photographer O. Winston Link was arrested again Thursday after some of his...
Snow and the summer of ’69
(The UK’s Financial Times posted the following article on its website on May 29.) LONDON -- John Snow has been under great scrutiny from pundits and traders since becoming Treasury secretary in February but even this did not prepare him for the grilling he faced by...
Labor secretary remains at odds with union leaders
(The following article by Ann McFeatters appeared on the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s website on May 29.) WASHINGTON -- The war of words between the Bush administration and labor unions ratcheted up yesterday with Labor Secretary Elaine Chao telling reporters that top...
Trains are life’s passion for Railtown engineer
(The Union Democrat posted the following article by Genevieve Bookwalter on its website on May 29.) SONORA, Calif. -- Some men spend their lives chasing women, money or power. King of the Road Joe Bispo has spent the past 41 years chasing trains. From April to...
FEC tightens operations, will pay dividend
(The St. Augustine Record posted the following article by Peter Guinta on its website on May 29.) ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. -- Florida East Coast Industries announced Wednesday that streamlining its operations last year would enable the company to pay stockholders a...
NTSB chairman to be the keynote speaker at recorder symposium
(The following is a press release issued by the NTSB on May 29.) WASHINGTON -- National Transportation Safety Board Chairman Ellen G. Engleman will be the keynote speaker at a symposium on transportation vehicle recorders, June 4-5, 2003, in Arlington, VA. The...
N.Y. seeks cleanup of trash train
(The Associated Press circulated the following story on May 29.) BUFFALO, N.Y. -- The state Thursday sued three companies, seeking the removal of as much as 40 million pounds of garbage that has been stalled for months in a city rail yard near a residential...
Amtrak will pay for damaged wheelchair
(The following article by Derek Harper appeared on the Press of Atlantic City’s website on May 30.) HAMILTON TOWNSHIP, N.J. -- Diane Flash's eyes lit up as she quickly scanned the letter. "Uh-huh!" she said, enthusiastically. "Can I see it?" asked Erin Hall, her...
