Means more wear and tear on my vehicle and money for gas, which are already paid for a train ticket. So thats on top of that train released a statement saying, in part if a strike is called free and passenger operations on corridors managed by freight railroads will cease , including the Union Pacific rail lines that caltrain uses to provide service from tammy in to and from gilroy. Caltrain hopes that all parties will come to an agreement that avoids a service interruption. I hope they solve it before his strike. Im sure they got good reasons and hopefully they can settle it. As of wednesday, nine of the 12 unions negotiating with Large Railroad companies have come to an agreement, but all of the unions have to agree on a settlement to avoid a strike. The white house is also weighing in on the issue, pushing both sides to get a deal done by friday. Its going to be horrible because that will force me to drive and traffic is nasty and i dont want to think about it. Caltrain says its wor
way. first, mother nature s oven door is now wide open on the east coast, roasting heavily populated cities such as ours with stifling blankets of air, muggy, hot air, really bad air quality. almost 100 when we came in tonight. as the extreme heat covers a huge area from kansas to new england, near-record highs are expected here in new york, philadelphia, d.c., bean town. abc s matt gutman reports though on the dangers of all this. reporter: at brigham and women s hospital in boston a near-record number of patients in e.r. most complain of dizziness, weakness, fatigue, and the heat will be playing a role in their particular acute or chronic illness. reporter: it s not just people being knocked out. infrastructure is taking a beating too. heat so intense it bent these union pacific rail lines as if they were made of rubber. cracked these building foundations in tulsa. and closed the crown of the statue of liberty. it s not just blistering during the day. nearly 100 cities tied