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New York City’s transit strike plan
NEW YORK -- The city is quietly preparing an emergency plan to combat a feared transit strike that would leave millions stranded without buses and subways, the Daily News has learned. The comprehensive crisis plan is being forged by the city Office of Emergency...
M.T.A. makes a contract offer; TWU leader balks
NEW YORK -- The Metropolitan Transportation Authority proposed a three-year contract for its 34,000 subway and bus workers yesterday that would provide no salary increase in the first year and would tie any raises after that to productivity gains by workers, according...
Recovery of US rail service subject to delay
RUTLAND, Vt. -- In a chilly corner of Rutland, Vermont, America's passenger rail network is suffering its latest blow, according to FT.com. The town's three-year-old station is unlocked by a caretaker for just two hours a day. The one-man ticket office has closed to...
Highway closes after coal train derails
NEWBERRY, S.C. -- A train derailed near Newberry early Thursday, dumping coal on U.S. 76 and forcing officials to close the highway for most of the day, according to the (Columbia, S.C.) State. At about 12:10 a.m., 20 cars on the train derailed, two of them directly...
Transportation Labor Condemns ATSB’s Denial of United Airlines Federal Loan Guarantee Bush Panel’s Decision Places Tens of Thousands of Jobs at Risk
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The following statement was issued today by Sonny Hall, President of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO, in reaction to the Air Transportation Stabilization Board's rejection of a $1.8 billion federal loan guarantee for United Airlines....
GE helps Canadian Pacific Railroad drive away hunger
ERIE, Pa. -- General Electric and Canadian Pacific Railroad have partnered again this year to support the 2002 Canadian Pacific Holiday Train project, as two trains traverse Canada and the Northern United States. This will be the Holiday Train's fourth goodwill...
Riders give LIRR grades that pass previous marks
NEWARK, N.J. -- Patrons of the Long Island Rail Road have given the LIRR what a rider advocacy agency calls an overall grade of C-plus, calling the train crews and morning on-time performance the best things about the railroad, according to the Newark Times-Ledger....
Canadian National announces job cuts
GARY, Ind. -- Canadian National Railway Co. plans to cut 1,146 jobs -- mostly through early retirement or attrition -- in an effort to improve productivity, according to the Northwestern Indiana Times. But the initiative will have a "minimal impact" on the Chicago...
FRA announces workshop for RRIF applicants
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Federal Railroad Administrator Allan Rutter today announced that the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) plans to conduct a first of its kind workshop designed to educate the freight rail industry about the value of the Railroad Rehabilitation...
Broken rail cited in Amite derailment
AMITE, La. -- A broken rail caused the Oct. 12 freight train derailment that forced hundreds of Tangipahoa Parish residents from their homes for up to three days, a Canadian National Railway official confirmed Wednesday. According to the Baton Rogue Advocate, a report...
