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BLET members launch strike at Wheeling & Lake Erie
BREWSTER, Ohio — Members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen have launched a strike today against the Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway, the union has announced. A short notice on the BLET website says union members walked out at noon ET today. A Teamsters Facebook post says 150 workers have “been forced to [...] Read More...
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2nd Amtrak train from Pittsburgh to NYC opens before Thanksgiving
In just one week, a second train will pull out of Pittsburgh's station and head toward New York City. Amtrak already offers a route between Pittsburgh and New York City with its Pennsylvanian train , which travels along a scenic route through the Allegheny Mountains, Horseshoe Curve and Pennsylvania Dutch Country. On Nov. 18, another train on the same route will open to the public, with daily routes to and from Pittsburgh and New York. Here's what to know about the new train. Where does Pittsburgh's Amtrak train stop en route to New York? The current train that travels from Pittsburgh to New York City makes stops along its route in Greensburg, Latrobe, Johnstown, Altoona, Tyrone, Huntingdon, Lewistown, Harrisburg, Elizabethtown, Lancaster, Exton, Paoli and Philadelphia in Pennsylvania, and Trenton and Newark in New Jersey before reaching NYC. Both the current train and the new train are set to travel along Norfolk Southern's Pittsburgh Line. This line is part of the Premier Corridor, which carries double-stack intermodal traffic traveling between Chicago and New York. How long is Amtrak train ride from Pittsburgh to New York? Pittsburgh's existing Amtrak train takes about nine hours and 20 minutes to reach New York City.
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Morning Commute Delayed After Rt. 8 Crash
Traffic was delayed for a time this morning after a crash in Center Township. The accident happened around 6:15 a.m. on Route 8 North near the intersection with Mahood Road. Dispatchers say a car hit a utility pole and went onto its roof. The pole was damaged and wires were hanging low.
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Turnpike Ready To Move To Open Road Tolling Next Year
Pennsylvania Turnpike officials are getting ready to make the move to all open-road tolling next year. The switch will officially be made on January 3rd and drivers will no longer have to slow down through the toll booths. The open-road tolling will now charge you by how many miles you’ve...
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Results Released From Operation Safe Stop
State officials are releasing data from this year’s Operation Safe Stop, which aims to promote school bus safety. This one-day of targeted enforcement took place on Wednesday, October 21st this year. Participating agencies reported seeing 196 violations of the School Bus Stopping Law. That requires drivers in all directions...
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Strike called at the Wheeling & Lake Erie Railroad
Engineers and conductors at the Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway (W&LE), members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET), are on strike today. Picket lines have been set up at key locations beginning at noon, November 11. W&LE, one of the largest regional railroads in the nation, operates trains on 840 miles of track from Hagerstown Maryland, across West Virginia and Pennsylvania, servicing Pittsburgh and cities in Northeast Ohio, terminating in Toledo.