Por: Portland Press Herald Nation May 31, 2023
Area leaders are pushing the Legislature to approve a $50 million bond issue to bolster rail service in Maine for passengers and freight. “It is important that we take steps now to create the future we want to see and eventually will need to face,” former state Rep. Roger Fuller of Lewiston said. , which is before the Appropriations and Financial Affairs Committee, would be of particular benefit to Auburn, its mayor said. “Auburn’s... + full article
The Boston Globe USA Nation December 29, 2022
A new coronavirus variant dubbed XBB has swiftly spreading in the Northeast, jumping from about 35 percent of cases during the week ending Dec. 17 to just over half of cases last week, according to .Here’s a quick primer on what we know about the variant.It is more... + más
Highly Immune Evasive Omicron XBB.1.5 Variant Is Quickly Becoming Dominant in U.S. as It Doubles Weekly | NBC 6 South Florida
Highly immune evasive omicron XBB.1.5 variant is quickly becoming dominant in U.S. as it doubles weekly | CNBC
Portland Press Herald USA Nation December 03, 2022
In downtown Augusta, part of the railroad bed has been buried under gravel, and in some spots asphalt, to make parking lots. A nine-month study is underway to explore whether the 34-mile, unused rail corridor between Augusta and Brunswick should be converted to a recreational... + más
Girls hockey: Black Tigers cruise to win over Brunswick | Portland Press Herald
Commentary: Statewide, a great train robbery is underway | Portland Press Herald
ABC News USA Business December 02, 2022
Some unions representing rail workers as well as the nation's largest labor organization blasted a on Thursday denying workers paid sick days after the chamber passed a separate measure imposing a labor agreement and averting a nationwide .The bill, which gives rail workers... + más
Rejected contracts, White House involvement: A timeline of a potential rail strike | ABC News
Rail unions slam President Biden's plan to block possible strike | CBS News
CNBC USA Politics December 02, 2022
U.S. President Joe Biden is flanked by Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and abor Secretary Marty Walsh as he signs railroad legislation, providing a resoluton to avert a nationwide rail shutdown, during a signing ceremony in the... + más
Biden signs bill forcing rail unions to accept agreement, averting crippling strike | Fox Business
Biden signs bill aimed at averting rail strike, says nation avoided 'catastrophe' | ABC News
ABC News USA Business November 30, 2022
Hundreds of thousands of rail workers stand on the brink of a nationwide that would paralyze the U.S. supply chain and passenger rail service ahead of the busy holiday season.Let me be clear: a rail shutdown would devastate our economy, President Joe Biden on Monday. Without... + más
Chance of Rail Strike Has Risen to 30%, Analyst Says. There Are Still Sticking Points. | MarketWatch
Biden signs bill averting rail worker strike despite lack of paid sick days | CNBC
Portland Press Herald USA Opinion November 29, 2022
Right now, as this is written, the railroad line from Brunswick to Augusta is under consideration for only by the Maine Department of Transportation and a trail advocacy group. If they succeed, rail opportunities between Brunswick, Augusta, Waterville, Newport and Bangor could... + más
Shocking CCTV of gas station robbery released by LAPD as suspects arrested | Newsweek
Second suspect arrested in Martha’s Vineyard bank robbery | The Boston Globe
The Hill USA Business September 24, 2022
The prospect of the first rail strike in the U.S. in 30 years had a lot of people worried. According to the Association of American Railroads (AAR), railroads carry 28 percent of all freight in the U.S., and a disruption to service would have cost more than $2 billion per day in... + más
Looming railroad strike could cripple US economy, transportation | ABC News
America’s Railroads Are in Trouble–With or Without a Strike | Time
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