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South African train crash kills 10
CAPE TOWN, South Africa -- A passenger train collided with a freight train on Tuesday, killing 10 people and injuring 49, according to South African police. According to the Associated Press, nine of the injured were in serious condition after five of the train's cars...
Lack of transportation investment takes the jobs out of Bush jobs plan
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The following statement was issued today by Sonny Hall, President of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO, in response to the economic stimulus package released today by President George W. Bush. "By failing to include transportation...
Union at G.E. plans strike on health fee
(The following article by Steven Greenhouse was published in the January 8 online issue of the New York Times.) NEW YORK -- The largest union at General Electric announced yesterday that it would conduct a two-day strike next week to protest the company's decision to...
Secretary Mineta back treatment continues
WASHINGTON -- In August 2002, Secretary Mineta underwent a surgical procedure at Walter Reed Army Medical Center intended to relieve persistent back pain. Following a trip to visit Coast Guard members at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba over Thanksgiving, the pain reappeared and...
Opinion: Foreign maglev breakthrough leaves U.S. in dust
(The following editorial was published in the January 6 issue of Newsday.) NEW YORK -- America's hopes of being the world leader in wheelless, high-speed magnetic-levitation trains appear to have been dashed by the Chinese, who took officials on a ride last Tuesday...
Alaska Railroad holds meetings on projects
ANCHORAGE -- The Alaska Railroad is holding a series of public meetings around the state to take public comment on proposed projects for 2003, reported the Associated Press. The railroad will showcase proposed capital improvement projects that are in various stages of...
Amtrak official stays busy
(The following article by Chip Jones was published in the January 7 issue of the Richmond Times-Dispatch.) RICHMOND, Va. -- Maybe he has diesel in his veins. Or maybe he is just a born railroader. Whatever the reasons, Michael P. Jerew, the area's top Amtrak official,...
Abandoned Amtrak buildings still in limbo
GUILFORD, Conn. -- Three years ago, Amtrak tore down a150-year-old barn that had served as the town's trainstation, shocking town officials who were planning torehabilitate the historic building, the Hartford Courant reports. Amtrak, which said the building was in...
Talk of viaduct derailed;issue is taken off agenda
COLUMBUS, Neb. -- The Columbus Committee of the Whole decided Monday night that renewing talks about a viaduct and safer crossings was premature, and should not be held until council members have some idea of why the viaduct was voted down at the November election,...
KCS to release fourth quarter income
(Kansas City Southern issued the following press release on January 7.) KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Kansas City Southern (KCS) will release financial results for its fourth quarter and year 2002 on Thursday, January 30, prior to the opening of trading on the New York Stock...
