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SEPTA GM names new Assistant General Managers
PHILADELPHIA-- SEPTA General Manager Faye Moore today announced the appointment of two new Assistant General Managers. Susan Van Buren was named to the position of Assistant General Manager/Chief Human Resource Officer. Juan Torres was named Assistant General Manager...
Suit against BNSF revived
HELENA, Mont. -- According to a story from the Associated Press, federal law does not prevent a former Burlington Northern-Santa Fe Railway employee from suing the company for allegedly trying to bilk him out of a settlement for his on-the-job injuries, the state...
Program aims to show dangers of railroad crossings
DODGE CITY, Kan. -- Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad officials and local law enforcement agencies are hoping to teach people about the dangers of railroad crossings and the need to follow the laws governing those crossings, the Dodge City Daily Globe reported....
Amtrak to cut Ohio daylight trains, not improve them
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Amtrak announced it will eliminate one of its daily passenger rail services on Jan. 27, 2003 to five Northern Ohio cities because the rail service had reliability problems, ran on a slow schedule and operated on a timetable that largely favored...
N.J. Transit buying new cars to ease crowds
NEWARK -- The board of New Jersey Transit unanimously voted today to spend $250 million for 100 new two-level passenger coaches, a move intended to relieve some of the overcrowding on the 11 commuter rail lines by as early as 2005, the New York Times reported. It was...
FRA funds grade crossing hazard elimination programs
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Federal Railroad Administrator (FRA) Allan Rutter announced the award of approximately $5.4 million in grants to 10 states to enhance the safety of public and private highway-grade crossings along federally-designated high-speed rail corridors....
CSX names Ratcliffe and Shepard to Board of Directors
RICHMOND, Va. -- CSX Corporation announced the election of David M. Ratcliffe and Donald J. Shepard to its board of directors. Mr. Ratcliffe serves as president and chief executive officer of Georgia Power Company and executive vice president of Southern Company....
MTA plans for possible transit strike
NEW YORK -- Some Metro-North and Long Island Rail Road trains would be converted to shuttle routes to transport outer-borough commuters into Manhattan, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority said in an Associated Press report. As contract talks with bus and subway...
TWU lowers its demands as M.T.A. plans to request injunction against strike
NEW YORK -- Showing flexibility for the first time, the transit workers' union lowered its wage demands yesterday, while transit officials said they would go to state court this morning to seek an injunction to bar any strike, reported the New York Times. At the first...
Ward next in line at CSX?
RICHMOND, Va. -- CSX Corp. is expected to choose rail veteran Michael J. Ward to succeed its current chairman should John W. Snow win approval as the nation's next Treasury secretary, the Richmond Times-Dispatch reported. Speculation mounted yesterday in industry...
