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BLET National Division office holiday hours
CLEVELAND, December 29 — In observance of New Years Eve and New Years Day, the BLET National Division office will be closed on Friday, December 30, 2011, and Monday, January 2, 2012. Regular business hours will resume on Tuesday, January 3, 2012. BLET National...
BLET National Division office holiday hours
CLEVELAND, December 29 — In observance of New Years Eve and New Years Day, the BLET National Division office will be closed on Friday, December 30, 2011, and Monday, January 2, 2012. Regular business hours will resume on Tuesday, January 3, 2012. BLET National...
BLET Engineer stops train, protects little girl
(Source: North Platte Bulletin, December 28, 2011. Ted Stone is a member of BLET Division 88 in North Platte, Neb.) NORTH PLATTE, Neb. — On Christmas Day, a train came to a screeching halt in Hershey, as a locomotive engineer protected a little girl who had wandered...
BLET Engineer stops train, protects little girl
(Source: North Platte Bulletin, December 28, 2011. Ted Stone is a member of BLET Division 88 in North Platte, Neb.) NORTH PLATTE, Neb. — On Christmas Day, a train came to a screeching halt in Hershey, as a locomotive engineer protected a little girl who had wandered...
Plans for Downeaster layover facility move forward
(Source: Associated Press, December 28, 2011) BRUNSWICK, Maine — The Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority is moving ahead with plans to build a layover and maintenance facility for the Amtrak Downeaster in Brunswick, despite the loss of a federal grant that...
Plans for Downeaster layover facility move forward
(Source: Associated Press, December 28, 2011) BRUNSWICK, Maine — The Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority is moving ahead with plans to build a layover and maintenance facility for the Amtrak Downeaster in Brunswick, despite the loss of a federal grant that...
Judge dismisses criminal charge against truck driver in CSX derailment case
(Source: Courier-Journal, December 27, 2011) LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A Bullitt County judge on Tuesday dismissed a criminal charge against a Cincinnati truck driver who police believe damaged the CSX tracks moments before a train derailed there in late June. Full story:...
Judge dismisses criminal charge against truck driver in CSX derailment case
(Source: Courier-Journal, December 27, 2011) LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A Bullitt County judge on Tuesday dismissed a criminal charge against a Cincinnati truck driver who police believe damaged the CSX tracks moments before a train derailed there in late June. Full story:...
In Texas, pogress toward regional commuter rail, but funding questions linger
(Source: Austin American-Statesman, December 27, 2011) AUSTIN, Texas — Commuter rail between San Antonio and Georgetown, at least as a legislatively sanctioned policy goal, will have its 15th birthday this spring. The tiny government agency created later to make it a...
In Texas, pogress toward regional commuter rail, but funding questions linger
(Source: Austin American-Statesman, December 27, 2011) AUSTIN, Texas — Commuter rail between San Antonio and Georgetown, at least as a legislatively sanctioned policy goal, will have its 15th birthday this spring. The tiny government agency created later to make it a...
China unveils prototype high-speed train capable of 500 km/h
(Source: Financial Times, December 27, 2011) BEJING, China — China has unveiled its fastest train, capable of hitting 500km/h, a reminder that the country’s high-speed rail plans have only been partially checked by a fatal accident earlier this year. Full story:...
China unveils prototype high-speed train capable of 500 km/h
(Source: Financial Times, December 27, 2011) BEJING, China — China has unveiled its fastest train, capable of hitting 500km/h, a reminder that the country’s high-speed rail plans have only been partially checked by a fatal accident earlier this year. Full story:...
China says design failure, mismanagement caused July high-speed rail crash
(Source: Bloomberg News, December 28, 2011) WASHINGTON, D.C. — China punished 54 officials and ordered the railway ministry to improve management of its high- speed rail system after a government investigation found a fatal train crash was caused by mismanagement and...
China says design failure, mismanagement caused July high-speed rail crash
(Source: Bloomberg News, December 28, 2011) WASHINGTON, D.C. — China punished 54 officials and ordered the railway ministry to improve management of its high- speed rail system after a government investigation found a fatal train crash was caused by mismanagement and...
European expert: Computer hackers could shut down train lines
(Source: Reuters, December 28, 2011) BERLIN, Germany — Hackers who have shut down websites by overwhelming them with web traffic could use the same approach to shut down the computers that control train switching systems, a security expert said at a hacking conference...
European expert: Computer hackers could shut down train lines
(Source: Reuters, December 28, 2011) BERLIN, Germany — Hackers who have shut down websites by overwhelming them with web traffic could use the same approach to shut down the computers that control train switching systems, a security expert said at a hacking conference...
GE to spend $72 million to build, upgrade locomotive plants
(Source: Bloomberg News, December 27, 2011) NEW YORK — General Electric Co. plans to spend $72 million to add a diesel-engine plant and upgrade another in Grove City, Pa., meeting demand for locomotives. Full story: www.businessweek.com
GE to spend $72 million to build, upgrade locomotive plants
(Source: Bloomberg News, December 27, 2011) NEW YORK — General Electric Co. plans to spend $72 million to add a diesel-engine plant and upgrade another in Grove City, Pa., meeting demand for locomotives. Full story: www.businessweek.com
TCU members ratify national contract with NCCC
(Source: Progressive Railroading, December 27, 2011) Members of the Transportation Communications Union (TCU) and its Brotherhood of Railway Carmen division recently ratified new contracts with the National Carriers’ Conference Committee (NCCC). The union and division...
TCU members ratify national contract with NCCC
(Source: Progressive Railroading, December 27, 2011) Members of the Transportation Communications Union (TCU) and its Brotherhood of Railway Carmen division recently ratified new contracts with the National Carriers’ Conference Committee (NCCC). The union and division...
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