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CSX paid local agencies more than $430K for train derailment

December 4, Associated Press – (Tennessee) CSX Transportation paid over $431,000 to local agencies in Blount County and the cities of Maryville and Alcoa December 4 as reimbursement to officials who responded to the July 1 evacuation and cleanup that lasted 2 day...

TEAMSTERS STATEMENT ON SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY SHOOTING

Teamsters Statement on San Bernardino County Shooting – paul.piekarski@gmail.com – Gmail Union Mourns the Loss of Victims, Vital Members of the San Bernardino Community (WASHINGTON) – The Teamsters Union is deeply saddened by the tragic event in San...

State lawmakers introduce rail safety bill in wake of 2 derailments

Nov 11, 2015 Peter Thomson, La Crosse Tribune Backed by members of Citizens Acting for Rail Safety, Rep. Jill Billings, D-La Crosse, speaks Tuesday during a press conference at the Cass Street rail crossing at which she announced a bill she is sponsoring that would...