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Transport workers’ strike cripples France
(The New York Times’ website posted the following Associated Press article on May 12.) PARIS -- Parisians biked, walked and rode scooters to work on Tuesday as transport workers went on strike across the country. Minimal service by air traffic controllers and trains...
Police say bike rider played ‘chicken’ with VRE train
(The Free Lance Star posted the following article by Keith Epps on its website on May 13.) FREDERICKSBURG, Va. -- A Stafford County man was arrested Friday following a bizarre incident in which he nearly got hit by a train while trying to ride a bicycle along some...
Bodies found in Iowa rail car identified
(The Associated Press circulated the following story on May 13.) DES MOINES -- The names of 11 immigrants found dead in a rail car in Denison last fall were released Monday by state health officials. The victims were from Mexico, Honduras, Nicaragua, El Salvador, and...
Man charged in death of teen trying to save him from being hit by train
(The Stuart News posted the following article by Gabriel Margasak on its website on May 13.) JENSEN BEACH, Fla. -- The man a Stuart teenager was trying to save when she was struck by a train was charged Monday in connection with the April 29 incident that led her...
RailAmerica lines win safety, marketing awards
(RailAmerica issued the following news release on May 12.) BOCA RATON, Fla -- RailAmerica, Inc. today announced that the American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA) has recognized 15 RailAmerica railroads with 17 awards for their outstanding safety...
Operation Lifesaver: 76 crashes at Minnesota crossings in 2002
(The Minnesota Safety Council issued the following news release on May 12.) ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Seventy-six crashes caused 10 deaths and 31 injuries at Minnesota's public and private highway-rail grade crossings in 2002, according to preliminary reports from the...
Operation Lifesaver to debut new TV ads on May 13
(Operation Lifesaver Inc. issued the following news release on May 8.) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Three new television public service announcements (PSAs) highlighting the need for caution around railroad tracks are premiering in selected cable markets across the country on...
SEPTA cops OK a strike if contract talks fail
(The Philadelphia Daily News posted the following article by Jim Nolan on its website on May 11.) PHILADELPHIA -- SEPTA police officers last night voted by more than a 2-to-1 margin to authorize their union leadership to call a strike if contract disputes with the...
Dump truck collides with light-rail car
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on May 12.) JERSEY CITY, N.J. -- A dump truck collided with a light-rail train Monday, sending five people to the hospital and suspending some service on the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail Line. No life-threatening...
Reno trench will hold its secrets until 2004
(The Reno Gazette-Journal posted the following article by Susan Voyles on its website on May 12.) RENO, Nev. -- A 100-year-old pedestrian tunnel under the railroad tracks at Virginia Street and the secrets it might hold will remain a mystery until Reno s railroad...
