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Coalition calls on Union Pacific to reroute hazardous materials during Olympics
SALT LAKE CITY -- Today, the Coalition for a Safe Olympics called on Union Pacific Railroad to reroute its trains carrying hazardous material around Salt Lake City during the Olympics in February, reports a coalition press release. The Coalition, comprised of Utah...
Amtrak, Continental Airlines enter code-sharing partnership
WASHINGTON -- Amtrak and Continental Airlines are launching a partnership that will allow travelers in four Northeastern cities to book train and air trips with one call, reports a wire service. Beginning in mid-March, travelers between Newark International Airport...
Slow trains draw focus
AUGUSTA, Ga. -- The same Augusta officials who have been working to woo passenger rail service were talking Monday about ways to get slow-moving freight trains out of the city, the Augusta Chronicle reports. The Augusta Commission's Railway Traffic Subcommittee met...
Congressman pledges $15 million to cover railroad trench
RENO, N.V. -- Saying Reno’s downtown railroad trench should serve as a model for the nation, a key congressman pledged in a Tuesday news conference to push for a $15 million grant to cover the trench for parks, the Reno Gazette-Journal reports. Rep. Don Young,...
Agreement between CPR and five B.C. First Nations celebrated
SEABIRD ISLAND, B.C. -- The Government of Canada, Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) and the Boothroyd, Cook's Ferry, Matsqui, Seabird Island, and Skuppah Indian Bands today mark the passing of the Property Assessment and Taxation (Railway Right-of-Way) Regulations and...
Regulatory delay crimps railroad depot plans
FAIRBANKS, Alaska -- The Alaska Railroad will have to hustle if it wants to open its new Fairbanks depot in 2004, the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reports. The construction schedule is stalled because railroad officials had to prove that the project won't contribute to...
‘Live on Acela Express’ event series debuts Saturday, January 19
PHILADELPHIA -- Guests aboard Acela Express, the nation's first high-speed rail service, will be treated to live performances and other special events tied to Northeast Corridor locations along the train route as Amtrak introduces its new event series, "Live On Acela...
Union membership remains stable
WASHINGTON -- Union membership remained steady in 2001, a stability that labor leaders praised as a victory during a year of hardship for American workers, a wire service reports. About 16.3 million people were union members last year, representing 13.5 percent of...
AFL-CIO to invest $750 million to promote development
NEW YORK -- Eager to help New York City after the Sept. 11 terrorist attack, the A.F.L.-C.I.O. yesterday announced a program in which unions would invest $750 million of their pension funds for housing and commercial development, according to the New York Times. John...
Bush, labor boost Arctic oil plan
WASHINGTON -- A wire service reports that Teamsters leaders joined President Bush in promoting the administration's plan to drill for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, a project some unions back because it could create thousands of jobs. “This energy bill...
