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Former U.S. rail exec to head London Underground
(The following article was published by the Associated Press.) LONDON -- London Mayor Ken Livingstone announced Friday that the former head of a Philadelphia-based rail company will run London's ailing Underground. Tim O'Toole, 47, former head of Consolidated Rail...
World Bank: Unions can improve economies
(The following Reuters article appeared in today’s New York Times online edition.) WASHINGTON -- A country's economy may fare better if a large number of its workers belong to trade unions, the World Bank said in a study that marked a departure from the institution's...
Bush administration takes yet another step toward air traffic control privatization
(The following statement was issued by the TTD.) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The following statement was issued today by Sonny Hall, president of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), in sharp criticism of the White House's Office and Management and Budget...
Disputes in House hinder spending bill
(The following article by the Associated Press appeared in the New York Times online edition on Feb. 12.) WASHINGTON -- Fights over farm aid and logging in Alaska are hindering the crafting of a House-Senate compromise $396 billion spending package for this year, but...
$90-million residential project on Angus site
(The following press release was circulated by Canadian Pacific Railway.) MONTRÉAL -- For the first time in their histories, the Solidarity Fund QFL and Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) have partnered to build 450 condominiums and rental units with services on the Angus...
Union Pacific to pay $8,200 in fines
(Los Angeles television station KNBC posted the following story on its website on February 11.) LOS ANGELES -- Union Pacific Railroad must pay $8,200 in fines and penalties for unsafe business practices due to multiple incidents of trains stopping on a public...
NTSB to release factual information on the April 18, 2002 Amtrak derailment near Crescent City, Florida
(The following press release was circulated by the NTSB.) WASHINGTON -- As part of its continuing investigation into the derailment of an Amtrak Auto Train near Crescent City, Florida, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will open a public docket and...
Throwing their freight around
(Forbes.com posted the following article by Andrew Gillies on its website on February 12.) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Despite a punk economy, things don't look so bad for the railroads these days. Though down for the past 12 months, rail stocks in the S&P 500 have beaten the...
For 2nd straight day, commuters stymied on SEPTA rail lines
(The Philadelphia Daily News posted the following article by Gloria Campisi on its website on February 12.) PHILADELPHIA -- In the central rail corridor between 30th Street and Suburban Station, some of the overhead lines are up to 70 years old. Transit authority...
A transit nightmare
(The following article by Jeff Shields appeared in the Philadelphia Inquirer on February 12.) Inquirer Staff Writer PHILADELPHIA -- A pair of aging and frail overhead wires that power SEPTA commuter trains snapped at "the most inopportune time" of yesterday morning's...
