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Sonny Hall playing a role in MTA talks?
NEW YORK -- He was never the most flamboyant or confrontational of transit union leaders, but in his nine years as head of Transport Workers Local 100, Sonny Hall managed to thread a steady course between the divergent demands of management and labor, according to a...
Angry workers and militant union leaders vs. cash-poor MTA
NEW YORK -- Invariably, union contract talks begin with bluff and bluster and outlandish demands that both sides know they will have to compromise on, according to the New York Times. Despite such sharp differences early on, 98 percent of contract disputes reach a...
To the M.T.A., its deficit is clear-cut. Others aren’t so sure
NEW YORK -- As the Metropolitan Transportation Authority enters the final, tense days of negotiations with its union over a new contract, it has repeatedly pleaded poverty. Like New York City, the state and governments across the country, the authority says, it is...
T picks new vendor to run commuter rail
BOSTON -- The MBTA board of directors officially chose the upstart Mass Bay Commuter Railroad Co. to take over commuter rail operations from Amtrak next summer, awarding a five-year, $1.1 billion contract to the Boston-based consortium, the Boston Herald reported. T...
Amtrak rival gets contract for T rail
BOSTON -- The MBTA board, in a move watched by public transit officials nationwide, yesterday awarded a new commuter rail contract to a Boston-based consortium now positioned to potentially become a viable private-sector competitor to Amtrak, the Boston Globe...
Spark from misaligned rail cars caused Tacoma train fire
TACOMA, Wash. -- Investigators said today they believe a spark from misaligned rail cars caused a spectacular train fire that forced the closure of a state highway in the city’s industrial area a day earlier, the Associated Press reported. A coupler from one rail car...
Rail car with sulfur catches fire
DENVER, Colo. -- A BNSF railroad car containing liquid sulfur caught fire Thursday in Douglas County, sending a plume of smoke into the air that irritated the eyes and lungs of firefighters, according to the Denver Post. The fire burned throughout the day near the...
Paul Tellier quits CN to become CEO of Bombardier
MONTREAL -- Paul Tellier is leaving Canadian National Railway to become president and chief executive of Bombardier Inc., one of the world's biggest makers of airplanes, recreational vehicles and rail equipment, the Canadian Press reported. "Bombardier needs to be...
Agency faults mine company in 13 deaths
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- The government faulted a mining company today for safety violations that contributed to an accident last year that killed 13 coal miners, the worst mine accident in the nation since 1984, reports the Associated Press. The assistant labor secretary...
Woman holding baby killed by train
HO-HO-KUS, N.J. -- According to the Associated Press, a woman holding her baby daughter leaped in front of a commuter train Wednesday and was killed, but the 6-month-old girl survived, officials said. The baby was in fair condition at Hackensack University Medical...
