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  • TCU October 15, 2010

    Amtrak Reports Record Ridership and Revenue for Fiscal Year 2010

    During the fiscal year 2010 that just ended September 30, Amtrak carried 28,716,857 passengers and earned $1.74 billion in ticket revenue. That’s a 5.7 percent increase in ridership and a 9 percent rise in ticket revenue over FY ’09. Eclipsing the previous best year ever, FY ’08. In a statement to employees Amtrak CEO Joe

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  • TCU October 15, 2010

    Transportation Labor Joins President Obama’s Call to Rebuild Transportation System, Put Millions to Work

    In a statement released by the President of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), Edward Wytkind met with President Obama, Secretary Geithner, Secretary LaHood, and a number of governors and mayors about moving significant transportation investment initiatives forward. “America needs shorter commutes, fewer air travel delays, more transit and passenger rail options, modernized bridges, highways

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  • TCU October 10, 2010

    Your Vote Counts – GOP Candidates Pledge to Kill High Speed Rail

    Republicans running for governor in a handful of states could block, or significantly delay the plan to expand the passenger rail system and to develop the nation’s first high speed train service. The GOP candidates for governor in some of the states that won the biggest stimulus rail awards are the ones saying they will

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  • TCU September 30, 2010

    FRA Releases the Next Steps for High Speed Rail

    U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced findings of a new report, Moving Forward: A Progress Report, that updates the U.S. Department of Transportation’s efforts to develop a first-ever comprehensive National Rail Plan. These findings show the needs and path that High Speed Rail development will need for the future. Click here to read the release

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  • TCU September 30, 2010

    TCU Sends Letters to NFL Owners in Support of the NFLPA

    TCU sent a letter to each NFL team owner showing solidarity in the labor movement and asking that an agreement be reached in order to avoid the threatened lockout of NFL players. Click here to read a sample of the letter sent to each owner.

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