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Trump nominates Westmoreland to serve on Amtrak’s board

Rail News: Railroading People Leon “Lynn” Westmoreland President Donald Trump has nominated former U.S. Rep. Leon “Lynn” Westmoreland of Georgia to serve a five-year term on Amtrak’s board. A Republican, Westmoreland served in the U.S....

Teamsters offer disaster relief assistance in Florida

http://www.ble-t.org/pr/news/newsflash.asp?id=5996 INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, September 15 — The International Brotherhood of Teamsters is offering Disaster Relief assistance to members living in Florida after Hurricane Irma damaged homes and property beginning on September...

STB rejects Great Lakes Basin’s freight-rail line proposal

  9/1/2017 Rail News: Federal Legislation & Regulation The Surface Transportation Board (STB) yesterday rejected Great Lakes Basin Transportation Inc.’s (GLBT) application to build and operate a 261-mile freight-rail line in Illinois, Indiana and...

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...