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For some lawmakers, frustration a factor in leaving legislature

At least 19 of the 177 House and Senate members on hand at the beginning of the current General Assembly in January aren’t running in 2018. [Justin L. Fowler/The State Journal-Register] By Bernard Schoenburg Political Writer Posted Aug 27, 2017 at 12:01 AMUpdated...

BLET opens Myrtle Beach regional meeting

BLET NEWS FLASH http://www.ble-t.org/pr/news/newsflash.asp?id=5983 MYRTLE BEACH, S.C., August 15 — More than 360 members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen and their families convened here this morning for opening ceremonies of the BLET’s second...

No More Napping on the Railroad, Says New CSX Boss

Hunter Harrison breaks with longstanding practice of paying workers for 45-minute naps; safety vs efficiency A southbound CSX freight train travels down Main Street in La Grange, KY. The change instituted by CEO Hunter Harrison eliminated more than two decades of...

Union Station is on its way back, but it needs one more thing

GREG HINZ ON POLITICS A rendering of a proposed residential tower above the headhouse, looking southeast. For Chicago rail buffs and anyone else who commutes via Union Station, the announcement that $1 billion-plus will be invested in and around the historic terminal...