C&O Accused Of Trying To Kill Own Ferry
The ICC bureau accuses the Commission of ignoring a campaign by the Chesapeake & Ohio to deter shippers from using Lake Michigan ferries. It says Milwaukee is most affected and that reduced vessels and longer shipping times boost rail traffic. Environmental and industry impacts are cited amid ongoing ferry abandonment debates.
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Amtrak Says Safety Record Better This Year
Amtrak officials say total rail accidents this year are lower than earlier years and no fatalities since 1973. They cite 26 derailments this year versus 28 in 1975, 38 in 1974, and 34 in 1973, and argue safety versus auto travel. They plan a $1.6 billion rail upgrade from Washington to Houston and call for level crossing replacements.
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Woman Robbed In Bank Door
In Minneapolis an assailant forced his way through a bank revolving door with a woman carrying Walgreen receipts and fled with about 13000 dollars Tuesday. A bank employee pursued the suspect but lost him in the chase.
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Farm Boy Second With Swine Flu
Wisconsin confirms a Jefferson County farm youth as the second human case of swine flu. The 15 year old, ill around December 3, shares exposure with hogs on the family farm. Don Harris of Green County previously had swine flu. both patients recovered and neither was inoculated.
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