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Safety mandate raises passenger rail concerns in Mo.

February 1, 2015 ST. LOUIS – The expense of installing mandated train collision avoidance technology is putting passenger service in Missouri at risk, according to the state Department of Transportation. The equipment, which is designed to override human error, is supposed to be in place by D [...]

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Student with measles boarded Amtrak train in N.Y.

February 1, 2015 A New York college student with measles boarded an Amtrak station from Penn Station earlier this week and may have exposed other passengers to the contagious virus. The student at Bard College in Dutchess County took Amtrak train #283 from Penn Station to Albany, according to [...]

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SMART Members Get 10 Percent Off Gold’s Gym Memberships

January 30, 2015 How are your New Year’s resolutions going so far? We’re here to offer a hand. We partnering with well-known health and exercise organizations to help you reach and maintain your goals (and save you some money in the process). Our first agreement is with participat [...]

SMART Member Organizes MichCanSka Race To Fight Diabetes

January 30, 2015 MichCanSka is an international snowmobiling charity ride from Michigan, through Canada and to Alaska that benefits the Diabetes Research Institute, a world leader in cure-focused diabetes research. Labeled the “Iditarod of Snowmobiling,” the event is the brainchild of Bill B [...]

Are you as active as you should be?

January 29, 2015 Are you as active as you should be? In less than 15 minutes a day, you can do a few simple and effective strengthening exercises that may help you set some health and wellness goals. Below are some simple exercises that can be done just about anywhere, according to Yourtrackt [...]

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Committee holds hearing on freight rail challenges

January 29, 2015 U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, today held his second hearing as chairman entitled, “Freight Rail Transportation: Enhancing Safety, Efficiency, and Commerce.” The hearing focused on challenges facing ou [...]

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Surface transportation bill a hot topic in Senate

January 29, 2015 The Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW) held its first hearing of the 114th Congress yesterday, as it prepared to draft a new surface transportation bill to replace the existing MAP-21 extension that expires May 31. In his testimony to the committee, U.S. T [...]

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CSX lays off 52 management workers in Jacksonville

January 28, 2015 CSX Corp. laid off 52 management workers, all of them in Jacksonville, according to a company spokeswoman. The company finished the round of layoffs Monday, spokeswoman Melanie Cost said. “This is all related to the fact that we’re in a competitive industry,” she said. “The s [...]

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Senator calls for $1 trillion infrastructure investment

January 28, 2015 Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) Jan. 27 introduced legislation to rebuild America’s crumbling network of roads, bridges, transit systems and other infrastructure projects. The five-year plan would invest $1 trillion in the effort and create or maintain at least 13 million decent- [...]

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Va. SLD: What degree of safety do you want?

January 27, 2015 The following letter to the editor of the The Roanoke Times by SMART Transportation Division Virginia State Legislative Director was published Jan. 26. Re: the Dec. 26 article “Railroads want only one person at helm of trains”: The article quotes Allan Zarembski “It’s a quest [...]

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