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Ullico urged to release inquiry report
(The New York Times posted the following article by Steven Greenhouse on its website on March 28.) NEW YORK -- Several union officials said yesterday that a special advisory committee at Ullico, a labor-owned insurance company where directors face accusations of...
AFL-CIO objects to proposed changes in overtime pay rules
(The Kansas City Star posted the following article by Diane Stafford on its website on March 28.) KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Major changes in the nation's overtime pay regulations were proposed Thursday that the Labor Department says would expand overtime pay protection to...
Bombardier short-sellers expect new debt offering
(The National Post published the following article by Sean Silcoff on its website on March 28.) MONTREAL -- Market skittishness over Bombardier Inc.'s financial crisis worsened yesterday as its common stock plunged to new depths in heavy trading. The stock fell by 15%...
Smithsonian affiliate Civil War and Locomotive Museum to open Sunday, March 30
(The Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History distributed the following press release on March 28.) KENNESAW, Ga. -- The Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History, formerly the Kennesaw Civil War Museum, will hold a grand re-opening celebration...
University of Utah to reap benefit of light rail
(The Salt Lake Tribune posted the following article on its website on March 27.) SALT LAKE CITY, Utah -- The TRAX light-rail extension to the University of Utah's medical complex is expected to open by the end of September -- more than one year ahead of schedule. Utah...
NY’s new Penn Station renamed to honor Moynihan
(The New York Times posted the following Reuters article on its website on March 27.) NEW YORK -- The new railroad hub planned to replace New York's aging Pennsylvania Station will be named in honor of the late U.S. Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan, New York officials...
Opinion: CN Grenada Line in jeopardy
(The Grenada Daily Star posted the following column by Joe Lee III on its website on March 28.) GRENADA, Miss. -- Three dozen state legislators, state transportation officials, and interested citizens met yesterday at the state capitol building to discuss the future...
Pesticides slated to stay near CN tracks
(The Vancouver Sun posted the following story by Glenn Bohn on its website on March 27.) VANCOUVER, B.C. -- A request for pesticide-free zones along Canadian National Railway tracks adjacent to river and ocean waterfronts in Greater Vancouver was dismissed by the B.C....
NS crossing decision still pending
(The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review posted the following article by Tawnya Panizzi on its website on March 27.) PITTSBURGH, Pa. -- It may take six months for the state Public Utility Commission to decide whether the Riverfront Drive railroad crossing in O'Hara will become...
Train slices woman’s car after she drove around crossing gates
(The Fresno Bee posted the following article by Marc Benjamin on its website on March 28.) FRESNO, Calif. -- With her car sheared in two pieces by an Amtrak train, Pamela Jones had one question as she was carried by stretcher to an ambulance: "How's my car?" At Palm...
