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Reistrup retires; Gibson, Westbrook head CSX passenger services
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Al Crown, executive vice president- transportation, announced that veteran railroader Paul Reistrup will retire on December 31, 2002, following successful integration of CSX Transportation's passenger and commuter rail network. Reistrup's more...
Report: Rail monopolies drive up costs
SAN ANTONIO, Texas -- It's little wonder Toyota Motor Corp. wants a proposed truck assembly plant in San Antonio to have access to competing railroads, those familiar with the freight rail industry say. The San Antonio Express-News reports that businesses depending on...
Stormy weather boosts Downeaster ridership
PORTHSMOUTH, N.H. -- America’s use of mass transit remains only a fraction of the amount of travel by automobile, but inclement weather gives commuters more reason to get out from behind the wheel, the Portsmouth Herald reported. Storms early this month produced bumps...
GE’s new locomotive to meet U.S. emissions standards
NEW YORK -- General Electric Co., in a major revamp of its railroad-locomotive technology, is launching a high-horsepower locomotive design it says will meet more-stringent federal emissions standards scheduled to go into effect in two years, Monday's Wall Street...
Norfolk Southern sends out checks
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Norfolk Southern has fulfilled promises to reimburse local agencies' expenses from a Sept. 15 derailment, the Knoxville News reported. Hundreds of thousands of dollars already have been sent, and more is on the way. Last week, Knox County got a...
Burlington shops stand tall in tough times
TOPEKA, Kan. -- The locomotive repair shops in Burlington, Iowa, have withstood shop consolidations before, the Capital-Journal reported. Most of Burlington's repair work is conducted in its primary erecting facility -- a monstrous building standing 792 feet long and...
Two cities build cases for railroad
TOPEKA, Kan. -- Kansas officials are working furiously to meet the needs of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. as it determines whether to consolidate locomotive shops in Topeka or Burlington, Iowa, the Capital-Journal reported. Late Friday, Doug Kinsinger, president...
Labor Dept. seeking to expand disclosure rules for unions’ fnances
NEW YORK -- Labor Department officials said yesterday that they would propose tougher reporting and disclosure requirements for the nation's labor unions on Monday, a move some union officials say is intended to punish labor, the New York Times reported. Under the...
Santa gets cleared for Christmas flight
WASHINGTON --Kris Kringle, d.b.a. Santa Claus, got the green light today from the U.S. Department of transportation (DOT) to engage in air travel to various points throughout the United States the night of Dec. 24-25. An order granting a flight certificate and signed...
Jury finds Wal-Mart forced employees to work unpaid overtime
PORTLAND, Ore. -- The Associated Press reports that Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer, forced employees in Oregon to work unpaid overtime between 1994 and 1999, a federal jury found Thursday in the first of dozens of such lawsuits across the country to come to...
