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Separate faults behind rail delays
Press Association - 4 Hours ago
Overhead power failures on a key rail route that has been hit by nearly a week of delays were each caused by different faults, Network Rail said. The key Scotland to London route has been hit by six days
UK & World News: Separate faults behind rail delays Crosby Herald
Separate faults for delays Teletext
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New problem renews rail nightmare
Metro.co.uk - 5 Hours ago
The nightmare is continuing for travellers on a key London to Scotland rail route after yet another overhead power problem led to delays. Services had just returned to normal on the West Coast Main Line
New power problem renews rail travel nightmare Newmarket Journal
New power problem renews rail travel nightmare The nightmare has continued for travellers Derbyshire Times
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Dallas 4th Worst Texas County for Rail Safety
MSNBC - 3 Hours ago
Harris County is the most dangerous county in Texas for railway accidents, according to a report released Thursday. There were 1,376 reported incidents including derailments, collisions, pedestrian trespassing
Report: Harris County the worst in the state for railway accidents Texas Cable News
Worst Texas counties for rail safety KRIS-TV
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Teamsters Overwhelmingly Vote 'Yes' to Modify Current Contract with YRC Worldwide
MarketWatch - 83 Minutes ago
/PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- YRC Worldwide Inc. (: Last: Delayed quote data Analyst Create alert Insider Discuss Financials , , ) announced today that its union employees represented by the International
Teamsters Overwhelmingly Vote 'Yes' to Modify Current Contract PR Newswire via MSN Money
Teamsters Overwhelmingly Vote 'Yes' to Modify Current Contract with YRC Street Insider
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Ballet studio takes urban kids to another world
Los Angeles Times - 19 Hours ago
The Sugarplum Fairy, sweat glistening on her brow, performed the same sequence of steps over and over across the polished wood floor, looking by turns euphoric and miserable. Sprawled next to the piano
Ballet studio transports urban kids to another world Los Angeles Times
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Passengers swarm at Guangzhou Railway Station
SINA - 22 Hours ago
Passengers line up to enter the Guangzhou Railway Station in Guangzhou, capital of south China's Guangdong Province, Jan. 7, 2009. The railway station witnessed over 110,000 person-time of travelers on
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BRIEF-Deutsche Bank raises CSX Corp to buy
Forbes.com - 5 Hours ago
* Raises CSX Corp (nyse: CSX - news - people ) from hold to buy; cuts price target to * Cuts Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp (nyse: BNI - news - people ) price target to $82 from $85 * Cuts Canadian
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Rail passengers on West Coast Main Line hit by seventh day of disruption
Telegraph - 73 Minutes ago
Politicians of all parties demanded an inquiry into the problems which have crippled one of the country's key rail arteries. It also emerged that Network Rail is to carry out a special inspection of the
Voice of the Mirror: West Coast line train passengers deserve better Mirror.co.uk
West Coast Main Line power cables to be tested by Network Rail Telegraph
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BRIEF-YRC says Teamsters accept wage cuts
CNBC - 61 Minutes ago
Jan 8 (Reuters) - YRC Worldwide Inc: * Teamsters overwhelmingly vote 'yes' to modify current contract with YRC Worldwide * Says estimates annual cost savings of $220 to $250 million * Says modified contract
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UPDATE 1-RESEARCH ALERT-Friedman cuts MEMC to market perform
Reuters - 6 Hours ago
Jan 8 (Reuters) - Friedman Billings Ramsey downgraded MEMC Electronic Materials (WFR.N MEMC is under more pressure to reduce prices as some of the competitors are willing to sign long-term polysilicon
BRIEF-RESEARCH ALERT-Bernstein cuts price targets on Citigroup, JPMorgan, 13 others TradingMarkets
UPDATE 1-RESEARCH ALERT-M.Stanley cuts 3 European freight firms CNBC
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Lawmaker: Kan. needs help for transportation plan
CNBC - 70 Minutes ago
TOPEKA, Kan. - If there's going to be a new comprehensive Kansas transportation plan in these tough economic times, it will require money from the federal economic stimulus plan offered by President-elect
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Rail faults 'not due to upgrade'
BBC - 5 Hours ago
The line was closed after a plane crashed into the tracks An initial inquiry into power failures on the West Coast railway line has said the faults were not caused by its new faster timetable, the BBC
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Colorado governor offers broad transportation plan
CNBC - 6 Hours ago
DENVER - With Colorado's recession deepening, Gov. Bill Ritter announced Thursday he is seeking a 10 percent cut in the state budget, and he unveiled a plan that he says will fix crumbling roads and bridges
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The Purple Line Debate: Light Rail vs. Bus Rapid Transit
Washington Post - 17 Hours ago
The Washington area has neither light rail nor bus rapid transit, the two modes of public transportation under consideration for the proposed Purple Line. Here's a look at how the two systems compare.
Rail Gains Momentum As Purple Line Pick: Officials Jumping Aboard Despite Cost Advantage Washington Post
Rail Gains Momentum As Purple Line Pick Washington Post
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Police to replace conductors on new bus
Guardian Unlimited - 7 Hours ago
One of the possible designs for the new London Routemaster bus, by Capoco Transport police will be used to replace 'old-fashioned' bus conductors on the new Routemaster buses in London, Boris Johnson
Transport police will replace conductors on new London Routemasters, says Boris Guardian Unlimited
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Maine Senator Speaks With Transportation Secretary Nominee - Outlines Priorities
Mass Transit Magazine - 8 Hours ago
NATION - The following information was released by Maine Senator Olympia Snowe: U.S. Senator Olympia J. Snowe (R-Maine), a senior member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee,
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Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority Agrees to Postpone School Student Fare
Mass Transit Magazine - 8 Hours ago
Buffalo News (New York) NEW YORK - The Buffalo Public Schools think they have worked out a plan to postpone the fiscal blow caused by recent increases in Metro Bus and Rail fares. Buffalo schools rely
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TransCore Joins Select Group of TSA-Approved Vendors to Provide Transportation Worker...
Forbes.com - 9 Hours ago
TransCore, a unit of Roper Industries, announces its TWIC hand-held reader, developed in conjunction with DAP Technologies, a Roper Industries company that produces ruggedized handheld computers, and
TransCore Joins Select Group of TSA-Approved Vendors to Provide Transportation Worker Business Wire
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Denver RTD Weighs Alternate Site for Rail Facility
Mass Transit Magazine - 9 Hours ago
COLORADO - RTD is seriously considering an alternate site for a $236 million commuter-rail maintenance facility that could erase concerns of River North residents who don't want the operation in their
RTD weighs alternate site for rail facility Denver Post
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Lehigh and Northampton Transportation Authority Ready to Expand Maintenance Garage
Mass Transit Magazine - 9 Hours ago
Morning Call (Allentown, Pennsylvania) The Lehigh Valley's public transit agency is steering toward a new maintenance garage, anticipating not only growth in the number of buses it services, but also
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Rail operator gives go-ahead for new Portal Bridge
Bridge Design & Engineering - 10 Hours ago
The USA's Federal Railroad Administration has announced that it will proceed with a combination of fixed and opening structures in a US$1.344 billion scheme to replace the century-old Portal Bridge over
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Teamster Freight Members Ratify YRCW Job Security Plan
Houston Chronicle - 61 Minutes ago
Agreement Will Protect Union Workers' Jobs, Benefits WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Teamster members who work at the freight companies of YRC Worldwide Inc. (YRCW) -- Yellow, Roadway, Holland
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Indonesia's S. Sumatra plans $1 bln coal railway project
Forbes.com - 13 Hours ago
JAKARTA, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Indonesia's South Sumatra province plans to invest 11 trillion rupiah ($1 billion) in new railroads so that its huge coal reserves can be moved from the mines to the ports more
South Sumatra plans coal railway project Mineweb
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Rail crossing probe finds problem
BBC - 14 Hours ago
Locals said this photograph shows the lights not working An investigation has pinpointed a problem with a railway crossing that has been at the centre of a safety row. The Office of Rail Regulation (ORR)
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Transportation Leads List Of Businesses' Priorities: Area Legislators Also Discuss
Washington Post - 15 Hours ago
Securing funds for transportation improvements and the education system tops the legislative priorities list that business leaders from the Prince William County area presented to members of the General
Transportation Leads List Of Businesses' Priorities Washington Post
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