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‘Unmanned’ trains
(The following story by Leeann Kossey was published on the website of Amarillo television station KAMR on January 15.) AMARILLO, Texas -- Is your safety at risk? Some locomotive engineers are worried about our safety after Burlington Northern Santa Fe started using a...
Graying, and playing with trains
(The following story by Terry Pristin was published in the January 15 issue of the New York Times.) NEW YORK -- Go past the railroad crossing sign, descend a flight of stairs and there, in a grimy basement store crammed with as many as 100,000 items, Allan J. Spitz...
EU lawmakers want end of rail monopolies
STRASBOURG, France -- The European Union Parliament on Tuesday called for EU governments to end their prized national rail monopolies by 2008 and open up freight and passenger service to competition, reports the Associated Press. In giving preliminary approval to four...
Statement by AFL-CIO President John J. Sweeney on death of IUE-CWA member on Kentucky General Electric picket line
WASHINGTON -- It is with great sadness that I offer my condolences to the family and colleagues of the IUE-CWA member who was struck by a police car and killed this morning while picketing General Electric. The labor movement today mourns its loss, but will remember...
Pasadena residents speak out against rail line
(The following article by Deanna Sheffield was published in the January 15 online issue of the Pasadena Citizen.) PASADENA -- A bevy of politicians and affected residents addressed the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for a proposed rail line through Bayport...
Opinion: Another sad reminder that tracks are deadly
(The following editorial was published in the January 15 online issue of the Everett Daily Herald.) EVERETT, Wash. -- Until people start to think of train tracks the way they would a busy road or freeway, the likelihood of tragedies like the one near Edmonds Friday...
Railroad crossing study results to be discussed
BILLINGS, Mont. -- Meetings are set in Billings and Laurel to discuss a statewide railroad-highway crossing study that could replace crossings with overpasses and underpasses, reports the Billings Gazette. The Billings meeting is Thursday at the Billings Community...
High-speed rail will miss Winona
(The following story by David Krotz was published in the January 15 online issue of the Winona Daily News.) WINONA, Minn. -- Proposed high-speed passenger trains from the Twin Cities to Chicago are not likely to stop in Winona, County Engineer David Rholl told the...
Secretary Mineta announces $148 million for transportation security programs to fund port, intercity bus, cargo grants
WASHINGTON -- As part of the Bush Administration's ongoing commitment to strengthen security throughout the nation's transportation system, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Norman Y. Mineta today announced $148 million in new transportation security grants. Secretary...
Speeding up of trains draws ire in Martinez
(The following story by Corey Lyons was published in the January 15 issue of the Contra Costa Times.) MARTINEZ, Calif. -- A passenger railroad has nearly doubled its speed through an industrial part of Martinez, raising alarms about the prospect of a collision. Amtrak...
