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Freight traffic increases on U.S. railroads
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Freight traffic on U.S. railroads was up during the week ended July 13, in comparison with the corresponding week last year, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported on its website. Carload freight totaled 322,782 cars, up 3.9 percent...
New $6 billion German high-speed rail line starts operation August 1
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- Travel times along Germany's most heavily trafficked route, between Frankfurt and Cologne, will be reduced by one hour beginning August 1, when the German Railroads (DB) begin service on its newest $6 billion, 186-mph high-speed rail line,...
Blair faces union revolt as left-wingers gain power and workers resort to strike action
LONDON -- According to a wire service, a series of strikes and a swing leftward by several major unions have widened a rift between Britain's working class and Prime Minister Tony Blair's governing Labor Party. For decades, Labor was the party of the blue-collar...
Police catch three boys, all under 10, building barricade on UK rail line
LONDON -- Police said Thursday they caught three boys, all under the age of 10, building a barricade on a high speed railway line between two major cities, reports a wire service. The boys, aged 6, 7 and 9, piled tires, tree trunks, traffic cones, concrete tiles and a...
Teamsters fight subcontracting at Continental Airlines
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Teamster mechanics at Continental Airlines today announced their strong opposition to actions by the company that would undercut union jobs by subcontracting with a foreign vendor. Foreign-owned Cascade Aerospace recently announced a 10-year...
BNSF declares regular quarterly dividend
FORT WORTH, Texas -- Directors of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation voted on July 18, 2002, to pay a regular quarterly dividend of 12 cents per share on outstanding common stock. Dividends on common stock will be paid October 1, 2002, to shareholders of record...
CSX tunnel fire left few scars, many questions
BALTIMORE -- A new track running through Baltimore's century-old Howard Street tunnel is about the only sign left that one year ago today a CSX train carrying hazardous chemicals derailed, ruptured and fueled an inferno that taxed firefighters for days, closed...
Commuter rail plan may not be dead yet
COON RAPIDS, Minn. -- Buoyed by bipartisan support from the Minnesota Congressional delegation and the public, proponents of the Northstar Corridor commuter rail have vowed not to let the project die, according to the Blaine-Spring Lake Park Life. “We have been told...
CN acquires 150 refrigerated containers
TORONTO, ONTARIO--Canadian National today announced the purchase of 150 state-of-the-art refrigerated containers and an option to buy 150 more. William K. Berry, CN's vice-president, intermodal, said: "CN is Canada's largest long-distance hauler of grocery industry...
Bus drivers dump UTU
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- The New Mexico Transportation Association was officially certified Tuesday as the representative of city bus drivers in Albuquerque, the Albuquerque Journal reports. It had been operating unofficially since the drivers had a falling out with the...
