Links to News Articles of Interest


New Hazardous Material Rules Don't Help Cities 12/30/2006

ABC News - Report on Terror Trains 11/6/2006

Amtrak to seek order to keep new service 10/27/2006

CN railway blamed over Amtrak expansion problem 10/27/2006

Senator Durbin and Colleagues say CN must honor agreement with Amtrak 10/27/2006

Amtrak and CN fight over new passenger service 10/27/2006

Watch Out, You Might Be a Supervisor 10/8/2006

Ohama World Herald - UP workers sue railroad - claim job stress contributed to illness.  4/1/2005

Bush, in reversal, clears $1.3B in aid to Amtrak [Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen] 12/1/2005

The Amtrak Funding Scandal 3/17/2005

Arbor Update: Michigan's Amtrak routes: ridership up 14%, funding down 100% 3/17/2005

U.S. Transportation Secretary Mineta Says Amtrak “Is Dying,” Reaffirms Administration’s Commitment to Reform of Passenger Rail 2/14/2005

The FALLSTON FLAGSTOP Sightings and 'OS' Reports 2/14/2005

Ill. officials watching Amtrak's fate [Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen] 2/14/2005

Durbin blasts Bush for proposed Amtrak cuts 2/14/2005

Amtrak funding - Wisconsin Department of Transportation 2/8/2005

Train whistle waivers scrutinized [Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen] 11/20/2004

Boston.com / News / Local / Officials review whistle bans 11/20/2004

Rail Horn Ban Costs Disputed 11/20/2004

Increase in War Funding Sought (washingtonpost.com) 10/25/2004

NPR : Report Downplays Threat of Iraqi Nuclear Weapons 10/7/2004

East St. Louis hazmat spill the latest in rash of remote control wrecks [Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen] 9/23/2004

CBS 4 Denver: Safety In Denver Railyards

Union Pacific worker is killed by remote control locomotive.

Pine Bluff remote control accident reinforces BLET’s safety concerns. BLET News Flash.

Lessons of Martha Stewart Case

Requiem for the Powell Doctrine

Brookings Institution: A Look at the American Electorate --

Selling the Rust Belt Short