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Village says, ‘Yes, in my backyard,’ to rail center
ELWOOD, Ill. -- John S. Gates Jr. harbors no delusions about the railroad industrial parks that his company builds, with their seven-day-a-week operations and streams of heavy truck traffic on neighboring highways, according to the New York Times. "No nice suburban...
Reno approves trench contract
RENO -- Capping six years of acrimonious debate in a 4-3 vote late Tuesday, the Reno City Council approved a $170.7 million contract to design and build a 2.1-mile railroad trench through downtown, the Reno Gazette-Journal reports. Mayor Jeff Griffin called the vote a...
Downeaster helps buses’ business
PORTLAND, Maine -- Proponents of Amtrak's Downeaster had predicted that the new train service would lure its passengers from automobiles rather than buses, the Portland Press Herald reports. As it turns out, that counter-intuitive idea has proven to be true, at least...
NTSB issues safety recommendations
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The National Transportation Safety Board issued the following railroad accident report today: Executive Summary: On Saturday, May 27, 2000, about 11:48 a.m., central daylight time, 33 of the 113 cars making up eastbound Union Pacific Railroad train...
Key senator warns Bush administration on Amtrak
WASHINGTON -- A wire service reports that a key U.S. senator warned the Bush administration on Tuesday that he would resist attempts to link major operating reforms at Amtrak to another year of federal subsidies. In a letter to Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta,...
Corporate crime wave affecting pensions, retirement of all Americans
Statement by General President Jim Hoffa on corporate responsibility WASHINGTON, D.C. -- President Bush has recognized that workers and retirees have suffered during the current crisis. But much more needs to be done about the corporate crime wave that has gripped our...
Senate votes 97-0 to rein in firms
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Voting 97 to 0, the Senate yesterday approved legislation to tighten regulation of corporate auditors and make executives more accountable for their conduct. Against a backdrop of accounting abuses, plunging stock prices and public outrage,...
RailAmerica June 2002 carloads up 17.2%
BOCA RATON, Fla. -- RailAmerica, Inc., the world's largest short line and regional railroad operator, today announced that total carloads (including intermodal units) for June 2002 increased 17.2% to 113,128, from 96,535 in 2001. Year- to-date through June 30, 2002,...
Georgia town a hot spot for watching the rails
FOLKSTON, Ga. -- Five trains crossing the same road in less than 15 minutes could test the patience of most people, but not Barry Cone. He wants more, according to the Florida Times-Union. Cone traveled from his hometown of Torrington, Conn., last week specifically to...
Teamsters to announce UPS deal Tuesday
NEW YORK -- The Teamsters Union said on Monday its President Jim Hoffa will announce on Tuesday the details of a tentative contract agreement reached with package delivery company United Parcel Service, according to a wire service. "It's certainly an improvement. The...
