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McCain to chair Senate Transportation committee
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), who chaired this committee before the 2001 Democratic takeover, returns to the post, succeeding Sen. Ernest F. Hollings (D-S.C.), the Washington Post reported. McCain and Hollings are among the pricklier Senate members...
Train tragedy averted by alert engineer
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Federal, state and Smith County authorities are investigating an act of railroad vandalism that, except for the sharp eye of a locomotive engineer, could have derailed a Nashville-bound excursion train carrying more than 400 passengers and crew,...
Despite safety measures, train-car crashes rise in Colorado
(BLE Editor's Note: Mike Gaines is a member of BLE Division 133 in Denver. He joined the BLE in 1979.) DENVER -- In Colorado and three neighboring states, collisions between Union Pacific Railroad trains and vehicles at highway-rail crossings are up 59 percent so far...
BLE member Terry Tindol earns CN President’s Award
(BLE Editor's Note: Terry C. Tindol is Local Chairman of BLE Division 33 in Battle Creek, Mich.) MONTREAL -- Canadian National -- North America's Railroad -- recently named Terry Tindol, a resident of Battle Creek, Michigan as a winner of its CN President's Awards for...
BLE member A.G. Rapp earns CN President’s Award
(BLE Editor's Note: Arthur G. Rapp is Local Chairman of BLE Division 602 in Champaign, Ill.) MONTREAL -- Canadian National -- North America's Railroad -- recently named Arthur Rapp, a resident of Champaign, Illinois as a winner of its CN President's Awards for...
Hudson resident earns CN President’s Award
(BLE Editor's Note: Doyle L. Cowles is a member of BLE Division 114 in Waterloo, Iowa.) MONTREAL -- Canadian National -- North America's Railroad -- recently named Doyle Cowles, a resident of Hudson, Iowa, as a winner of its CN President's Awards for Excellence for...
BLE member Michael Strange earns CN President’s Award
(BLE Editor's Note: Michael S. Strange is a member of BLE Division 203 in Jackson, Miss.) MONTREAL -- Canadian National -- North America's Railroad -- recently named Michael Strange, a resident of Pearl, Mississippi, as a winner of its CN President's Awards for...
BLE member Dan Hampston earns CN President’s Award
(BLE Editor's Note: Dan Hampston is a member of BLE Division 188 in Superior, Wisc.) MONTREAL, QUEBEC--Canadian National - North America's Railroad - recently named Dan Hampston, a resident of Bessemer, Michigan as a winner of its CN President's Awards for Excellence...
BLE hourly pay agreements set standard for others
ST. LOUIS -- Train engine employees working on the former Illinois Central railroad soon may consider a proposal to be paid by the hour, instead of a complicated system based on miles and rules, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported. The United Transportation Union,...
New French high-speed rail line wins environmental award
HONOLULU -- Travelers whisked at 186 mph from Paris to the Mediterranean in just 3 hours aren't the only ones who have benefited from TGV* Mediterranee, France's newest high-speed rail line which began commercial operation in the June 2001 and carries 60,000...
