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Hungry ferret terrorizes train
(The following Reuters article appeared on May 19.) LONDON -- A hungry ferret caused chaos on a commuter train in central England on Sunday, leaping from passenger to passenger before ducking into the driver's cab and devouring his lunch. The wild ferret jumped on to...
G.E. union warns of strike over health care increases
(The following article by Steven Greenhouse was published by the New York Times on May 20.) NEW YORK -- General Electric's largest union, which staged a two-day walkout over health benefits in January, threatened to go on strike again next month as it began...
WSDOT names new rail division director
(The Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce posted the following story on its website on May 20.) OLYMPIA -- Judy Giniger is the new director of the state Public Transportation and Rail Division. Secretary of Transportation Doug MacDonald named Giniger of West Seattle to...
SEPTA cuts provoke official ire
(The Philadelphia Daily News published the following story by Ramona Smith on May 20.) PHILADELPHIA -- With a storm of protest raging against SEPTA's service cutbacks, City Council members are vowing to make life rough for the transit agency if it doesn't back off on...
Operation Lifesaver stages wreck
(The Herald-Dispatch posted the following article by Bob Withers on its website on May 18.) BARBOURSVILLE, W.Va. -- Miranda West and Erica Hardesty were among the screaming bystanders. Sarah Mader, Holly Merritt, Katie Carrico and Robyn Helter were the "victims." And...
Jockeying over fare rollback
(The following article by Joshua Robin was published in Newsday on May 20.) NEW YORK -- New Yorkers looking for a transit fare hike rollback might have caught a break when a fellow straphanger, Justice Louis York, decided to overturn the MTA's recent fare hikes last...
Metra rail plan gets RTA backing
(The following article by Amanda Vogt appeared in the Chicago Tribune on May 17.) CHICAGO -- The Regional Transportation Authority staff will recommend to its board Monday moving forward with a mass transit project proposed by Metra and endorsed this week by northwest...
Opinion: When altering Amtrak, don’t follow Britain’s lead
(The Atlanta Journal-Constitution posted the following editorial on its website on May 20). ATLANTA -- "Parlous" is not a word heard often in the United States, except maybe among ardent Scrabble players. But the adjective, which means "dangerous," has popped up in...
Amtrak needs a new business model
(The Atlanta Journal-Constitution posted the following on its website on May 20.) ATLANTA -- Deputy U.S. Transportation Secretary Michael P. Jackson testified before the Senate Commerce Committee late last month on Amtrak's future. Here are excerpts: I begin with the...
N.J. rail line shut, stranding thousands
(The following Associated Press article appeared on the New York Times’ website on May 19.) POINT PLEASANT BEACH, N.J. -- A large crane being carried on a barge tore through overhead cables that serve a railroad Monday, stranding thousands of commuters. North Jersey...
