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AFL-CIO agenda to create jobs and lift the economy
(The following press release was issued by the AFL-CIO on January 6.) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The AFL-CIO today called on Congress and President George W. Bush to "put more money in the hands and pockets of families who need it and will spend it now" with an economic...
Nominees rebuffed calls for slave reparations
(The following Associated Press article by Pete Yost was published in the January 5 online issue of the Cleveland Plain Dealer.) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- As corporate executives, President Bush's nominees for Treasury secretary and Securities and Exchange Commission...
Amtrak cuts some fares to boost revenue
WASHINGTON -- Citing a slight dip in the number of its passengers the last year, Amtrak said Monday it will cut coach fares as much as 25 percent on many of its routes nationwide in an effort to boost revenue, according to the Associated Press. ``With this rollback in...
Woman in fair condition after car-train accident
(The following story was published in the January 7 online issue of the Toledo Blade.) WILLISTON, Ohio -- A 41-year-old woman was injured yesterday when her car was struck by a train on Opfer-Lentz Road in Ottawa County’s Allen Township. Christine M. Reeder, a...
No injuries in derailment of CP Rail freight
(The following story was published in the January 7 online issue of the Scranton Times Tribune.) SCRANTON, Pa. -- No injuries were reported in a train derailment of 29 freight cars at 2:05 a.m. Monday near Heller's Orchard, Wapwallopen about 150 yards from Route 239....
UP derailment brings unease
(The following article by Chad Purcell was published in the January 7 online issue of the Omaha World-Herald.) OMAHA, Neb. -- Union Pacific Railroad officials on Monday were trying to determine what caused a freight train to derail Sunday night near Elkhorn's business...
UP completes track repairs after Okla. derailment
(The following story was published in the January 7 online issue of the Enid News & Eagle.) ENID, Okla. -- Union Pacific Railroad crews spent all weekend repairing more than nine miles of track damaged Friday night when six cars derailed near Hennessey. Railroad...
BNSF begins training for remote-controlled locomotives
(The following story by Greg Rohloff was published in the January 7 online edition of the Amarillo Globe-News.) AMARILLO, Texas -- Burlington Northern Santa Fe began training classes Monday as a first step toward the introduction of remote-control locomotives in its...
Passengers recount L.A. train – truck wreck
BURBANK, Calif. -- According to the Associated Press, Tanya Aguilar watched in horror as a truck drove into the path of a commuter train, ignoring lowered gates and flashing signals at the railroad crossing. ``I started honking at him. The train was obviously...
Driver killed in collision with L.A.-bound train
(The following story by Caitlin Liu and Mitchell Landsberg was published in the January 7 online edition of the Los Angeles Times.) LOS ANGELES -- A Metrolink train carrying morning commuters from Santa Clarita to downtown Los Angeles crashed into a pickup truck...
