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Train engines sparked Quad City grass fire
(The following article was published by the Associated Press.) EAST MOLINE, Ill. -- Sparks from passing railroad engines touched off a grass fire this week that charred about 200-acres in East Moline and nearby Silvis, investigators have determined. Brush along the...
Chemical spill stops L.I.R.R. during rush hour
(The following article by Michael Brick was published on April 5 in the New York Times.) NEW YORK -- Officials shut down a 23-mile stretch of the Long Island Rail Road just before the evening rush hour yesterday, evacuated a shopping center and blocked off a...
Rail shipments rose in first quarter
(The following article by Bloomberg News was posted on the New York Times website on April 5.) WASHINGTON -- Shipments of freight on the nation's railroads rose 3.4 percent in the first quarter, helping the companies as they paid more for fuel, battled delays caused...
Yard locomotives try to clean up act
(The Chicago Tribune published the following article by James P. Miller on April 6.) CHICAGO -- America's railroads are under pressure to reduce the tons of pollution their locomotives spew daily and to cut their fuel expenses as well. Can they do it? With the help of...
Labor union protests remote-control trains
(The Des Moines Register posted the following article by Jason Clayworth on its website on April 5.) DES MOINES, Iowa -- A labor union is questioning the safety of remote-control trains at two Union Pacific rail yards in Des Moines. Charles Hintz, a spokesman for the...
German engineers revive strike threat
(The New York Times online posted the following Associated Press article on April 3.) FRANKFURT, Germany -- German train engineers revived the threat of disruptive strikes Thursday and called for more talks with railroad Deutsche Bahn after failing to endorse a...
U.S. flight attendants union wants SARS protection
(The New York Times online posted the following Reuters article on April 3.) WASHINGTON -- The union for U.S. airline flight attendants on Thursday demanded immediate precautions be taken to protect flight attendants from the deadly SARS pneumonia virus, including...
Congress OKs airline aid worth more than $3 billion
(The following article by Reuters appeared in the New York Times online on April 3.) WASHINGTON -- Despite White House objections, the U.S. Congress on Thursday night approved more than $3 billion in aid for airlines still reeling after the Sept. 11 attacks and facing...
Friction with U.S. worries Tellier
(The Montreal Gazette posted the following article by Don MacDonald on its website on April 4.) MONTREAL -- Paul Tellier, CEO of Bombardier Inc., says he's deeply concerned about the deterioration in Canada-U.S. relations over the Iraq war. There's an urgent need for...
Opinion: Tellier leads with a wink and a prayer
(The Toronto Star posted the following column by David Olive on its website on April 4.) TORONTO -- Paul Tellier has a twin-track plan for reviving Bombardier Inc., Canada's flagship exporter. The first track is a series of public relations initiatives. The second is...
