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Labor, breaking tradition, criticizes war preparations
(The following article by Steven Greenhouse appeared in tne New York Times.) HOLLYWOOD, Fla. -- After backing administrations in the Korean, Vietnam and Persian Gulf wars, the labor movement departed today from tradition and criticized President Bush's approach to a...
Grupo TMM reports 4th quarter, full year 2002 results
MEXICO CITY -- Grupo TMM, S.A., the largest Latin American multi-modal transportation and logistics company and owner of the controlling interest in Mexico's busiest railway, TFM, reported revenues from consolidated operations of $255.7 million for the fourth quarter...
Amtrak to continue service in Missouri
(The St. Louis Post-Dispatch posted the following Associated Press article by David A. Lieb on its website on February 27.) JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Encouraged by the prospect of getting more money, Amtrak said Thursday that it has decided to continue its twice daily...
Winter storm takes bite out of rail traffic
(The Association of American Railroads posted the following article on its website on February 27.) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- A heavy winter storm that affected much of the Northeastern United States resulted in reduced carload freight during the week ended February 22, in...
Al Crown named CSXT Chief Operating Officer
(The following press release was distributed by CSX.) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Michael J. Ward, CSX Corporation chairman, president and chief executive officer, has named Alan F. Crown as executive vice president and chief operating officer of CSX Transportation. The...
Union Pacific Corporation declares quarterly dividend of 23 cents a share
(Union Pacific issued tbe following press release.) OMAHA, Neb. -- The Board of Directors of Union Pacific Corporation has declared a quarterly dividend of 23 cents per share on its common stock, payable April 1, 2003 to stockholders of record March 12, 2003. Union...
LIRR president investigated
(The following article by Clemente Lisi appeared in the New York Post.) NEW YORK -- The president of the Long Island Rail Road is under investigation for "receiving gifts" from a company that makes train maintenance equipment, officials said yesterday. Kenneth Bauer,...
Three named to Railroad Retirement Investment Trust
(The Association of American Railroads posted the following on its website on February 28.) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- A new Chair and two other members have been named to the National Railroad Retirement Investment Trust for the period beginning February 1, 2003. Railroad...
CSX, rail officials act to end storm outages
(The following article by Don Phillips appeared in the Washington Post.) WASHINGTON -- A sometimes testy meeting of CSX Transportation, Amtrak and Virginia officials on Tuesday produced a tentative agreement to help ensure that the next major snowstorm does not shut...
Japan bullet train driver falls asleep
(The following article is from the Associated Press.) TOKYO -- A driver fell asleep at the helm of one of Japan's bullet trains while it was speeding at 170 mph with 800 passengers on board, the railway company said Thursday. It was the first time on record someone...
