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Quebec watchdog examines Bombardier trades
MONTREAL -- The Quebec Securities Commission said on Thursday it was examining stock trades by some members of the board of Bombardier Inc. in the weeks before last Friday's announcement that Paul Tellier was taking the helm of the company, according to Reuters. "I...
AFL-CIO to file lawsuit against Bush administration demanding fair and balanced representation on Trade Advisory Committee (ACTPN)
WASHINGTON, D.C. --Tomorrow, the AFL-CIO will file a lawsuit against the Bush Administration, demanding that the Administration comply with legal requirements to include appropriate non-business representation on the Advisory Committee on Trade Policy and Negotiations...
NTSB signs agreement with Chemical Safety Board
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- National Transportation Safety Board Acting Chairman Carol Carmody signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on December 19 with the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) establishing a protocol for the investigation of accidents...
Va. board approves $4 billion Dulles rail
RICHMOND, Va. -- Virginia officials on December 19 threw their support behind a $4 billion, 24-mile rail project that would connect Metro to Tysons Corner and Dulles International Airport, despite warnings from the Bush administration that the transit proposal is one...
Regulators debate testing of Yucca Mountain nuclear waste casks
LAS VEGAS -- Full-scale tests of nuclear waste shipping casks would build the public’s confidence in the Yucca Mountain project, the government’s chief nuclear regulators said. The Associated Press reported that Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairman Richard Meserve...
Rehabilitated line will carry freight across southern Minnesota
MORTON, Minn -- More than 100 people gathered in Morton for the grand opening of the rehabilitated Minnesota Prairie Line Railroad - which will allow freight service on a line stretching from Wood Lake to Norwood, the Associated Press reported. Gene Lutteke manages...
UP deal would create quiet zone
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah -- Train traffic along Salt Lake City's 900 South will not stop completely, but city officials have reached an agreement with Union Pacific to make it less disruptive, the Salt Lake Tribune reported. If given the green light by the City Council,...
Railroad wants to make case federal one
KALONA, Iowa -- The I & M Link railroad of Milwaukee wants the lawsuit with the county to go to federal court and the Washington County attorney called the move a "plus" for the county, the Kalona News reported. The suit, initiated by Washington County last year, is a...
Town joins fight for ‘quad’ gates
COHASSET, Mass. -- Is two better than four? The Town of Cohasset seems to think so, according to the Cohasset Mariner. The Board of Selectmen have voted to join forces with the towns of Braintree, Weymouth, Hingham and Scituate to fight the MBTA's plan to install...
NJ train station changing officers
TRENTON, N.J. -- In an effort authorities hope will make the Trenton Train Station safer for travelers, NJ Transit police officers will replace Amtrak police next month and plan on deploying more officers in and around the South Clinton Avenue facility, the Trenton...
