October 28, 2002 | Headlines, National Emergency
VICTORVILLE, Calif. — Railroad crews will begin reporting anyone spotted on or near tracks because of an FBI warning issued Thursday about possible terrorist attacks on the nation’s transportation systems, particularly railroads, the Victorville Daily Press...
October 25, 2002 | Headlines, National Emergency
WASHINGTON — According to Reuters, the FBI sent out a national alert to law enforcement officials on Thursday, warning that al Qaeda may be planning another attack on the United States, possibly targeting the railway sector. The FBI also cited possible future...
July 19, 2002 | Headlines, National Emergency
WASHINGTON — John W. Magaw, the federal lawman President Bush picked to protect airports from terrorists, was forced to resign yesterday as chief of the Transportation Security Administration because of concern that his tough-cop approach was not working,...
January 3, 2002 | Headlines, National Emergency
NEW YORK — New Jersey Transit train swept into the station, looking more like the subway than a commuter train. The seats were full. The vestibules were full. Even the aisles were full, so crowded that conductors could not move down them to collect tickets,...
December 19, 2001 | Headlines, National Emergency
WASHINGTON — Security officers screen bus passengers with handheld metal detectors. Police pull over truckers hauling hazardous materials to check their papers. Railroad workers make extra checks of trains and tracks, reports a wire service. The world has...
December 5, 2001 | Headlines, National Emergency
WASHINGTON — According to a wire service, the U.S. government plans to develop a model of the nation’s railroads, gas pipelines, telecommunications networks and other “critical infrastructures” to better understand how they affect each other, the...
December 5, 2001 | Headlines, National Emergency
WASHINGTON — Congress approved legislation on Tuesday to allow Mexican trucks wider access to U.S. roads and fund major transportation programs, including $1.25 billion for tighter aviation security measures in response to the Sept. 11 hijack attacks, a wire...
