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Safety advisory on autorack cars
Listen to this article Your browser does not support the audio element. A safety advisory on autorack cars has been issued by the Association of American Railroads. Some of these cars have been found to have cut convenience handles, ladder rungs and/or fasteners missing from [...]Federal charges target LIRR disability claims
Listen to this article Your browser does not support the audio element. A former president of a UTU local, a former Railroad Retirement Board employee, two physicians and six workers retired from Long Island Rail Road have been charged by the federal government with criminal [...]Wrap up: Major rails’ 3d quarter 2011 profits
Listen to this article Your browser does not support the audio element. BNSF reported a 9 percent improvement in profit for the third quarter 2011 versus the third quarter 2010. The third-quarter operating ratio of 71.7 percent was slightly higher than the 70.8 percent for th [...]
Fighting the fight for equitable transit funding
Listen to this article Your browser does not support the audio element. By BONNIE MORRAlternate Vice President, Bus Department As some in Congress seek to slash spending on public transit – the only affordable means for millions of Americans going to and from work – ridership [...]