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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...

Bobby Bonds, Operation RedBlock founder, 1953-2015

Tuesday, November 10, 2015 Written by  William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-Chief Robert “Bobby” Bonds, 61, of Bala Cynwyd, Pa., founder of Operation RedBlock, the internationally recognized substance abuse prevention and intervention program for railroad employees, died at...

Metra to use $14 million TIGER grant to replace Fox River Bridge

The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has awarded Metra a $14 million grant through the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery VII (TIGER) program, U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) announced yesterday. The...