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Railroad supports sound?
RICHMOND, Va. -- Amtrak President David Gunn was nearing the end of a guided tour of Richmond's Main Street Station yesterday when something caught his eye, the Richmond Times-Dispatch reported. He pointed out two support beams with badly corroded metal at the base of...
For Amtrak workers, ride is always bumpy
BEECH GROVE, Ind. -- According to the Indianapolis Star, workers at the nation's largest Amtrak repair yard are being called back to work, but their employer faces an uncertain future. The Republican takeover of Congress doesn't bode well for Amtrak, a...
Downeaster train prices may increase
PORTLAND, Maine -- The rail authority that runs the Downeaster is proposing a new fare system that would increase ticket prices on the most crowded trains and drop prices on runs that usually have many empty seats, the Morning Sentinel reported. Overall, fares would...
Federal commitment for maglev may become an issue next year
PITTSBURGH -- A futuristic, high-speed train that uses powerful magnets to move at speeds upward of 240 mph still has strong support among officials in western Pennsylvania and Harrisburg, the Associated Press reported. But what will be decided in the next few months...
Tellier seen facing big challenge
MONTREAL -- The Globe and Mail reports that Paul Tellier faces major challenges turning around Bombardier Inc. and the measures he may be forced to take include everything from a dividend cut and writedowns of assets to a major restructuring or an equity issue,...
Snow to get big pension
WASHINGTON -- When the CSX Corporation calculates pension benefits for its chief executive, John W. Snow, nominated by President Bush last week to be Treasury secretary, he will receive credit for 44 years of service to the company, though he has worked there just 25,...
Riders look for a seat (at the talks)
NEW YORK -- Call it mood projection if you will, but subway riders seemed grumpier than usual yesterday morning, even for a Monday, the New York Times reported. Having braced for a transit strike, many were slow to get their groove back after waking up to discover...
In tight times, an accord has many winners, some bigger than others
NEW YORK -- To most New Yorkers, yesterday's labor agreement represented little more than a crisis averted and the promise of being able to commute without a bike, ferry or sturdy pair of running shoes. But in truth, the implications of the deal reached yesterday...
New York avoids transit strike
NEW YORK -- Averting a threatened strike, the transit workers' union and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority yesterday announced a tentative agreement that calls for a 6 percent raise over three years and an overhaul of a disciplinary system despised by the...
Engineer sounds off about noise
BLE Editor’s Note: Brother P.C. Bush is a member of BLE Division 197 in San Antonio, Tex.) FORT WORTH, Texas -- A woman in an old Plymouth pulled up to a railroad crossing in Corsicana. According to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, She heard the blaring horn of an Amtrak...
