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1 rail union rejects deal, 2 accept ahead of strike deadline

Locomotive's are coupled to railway cars at the Selkirk rail yard Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022, in Selkirk, N.Y. Government officials and a variety of businesses are bracing for the possibility of a nationwide rail strike that would paralyze shipments of everything from crude and clothing to cars, a potential calamity for businesses that have struggled for more than two years due to COVID-19 related supply chain breakdowns. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink) A Norfolk Southern freight train runs through a crossing in Homestead, Pa., Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) A St. Lawrence & Atlantic freight train travels Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022, in Auburn, Maine. Railroads are trying to reach an agreement with all their other unions to avert a strike before a deadline on Friday. The unions aren't allowed to strike before Friday under the federal law that governs railroad contract talks. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty) A worker boards a locomotive at a BNSF rail yard Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022, in Kansas City, Kan. Business and government officials are preparing for a potential nationwide rail strike at the end of this week while talks carry on between the largest U.S. freight railroads and their unions. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) A BNSF locomotive heads south out of Oklahoma City, Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022. Business and government officials are preparing for a potential nationwide rail strike at the end of this week while talks carry on between the largest U.S. freight railroads and their unions. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki) Freight cars pause next to a BNSF locomotive Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022, in Oklahoma City. Business and government officials are preparing for a potential nationwide rail strike at the end of this week while talks carry on between the largest U.S. freight railroads and their unions. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki) A locomotive moves among freight cars at a BNSF rail yard Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022, in Kansas City, Kan. Business and government officials are preparing for a potential nationwide rail strike at the end of this week while talks carry on between the largest U.S. freight railroads and their unions. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) Freight cars pause next to a BNSF locomotive Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022, in Oklahoma City. Business and government officials are preparing for a potential nationwide rail strike at the end of this week while talks carry on between the largest U.S. freight railroads and their unions. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki) A worker boards a locomotive at a BNSF rail yard Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022, in Kansas City, Kan. Business and government officials are preparing for a potential nationwide rail strike at the end of this week while talks carry on between the largest U.S. freight railroads and their unions. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) A Metra commuter train operated by Illinois' Regional Transportation Authority travels to downtown Chicago over Kennedy Expressway on interstate 90 and 94 Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022, in Chicago. Business and government officials are preparing for a potential nationwide rail strike at the end of this week while talks carry on between the largest U.S. freight railroads and their unions. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato) A worker rides a rail car at a BNSF rail crossing in Saginaw, Texas, Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022. Business and government officials are preparing for a potential nationwide rail strike at the end of this week while talks carry on between the largest U.S. freight railroads and their unions. (AP Photo/LM Otero)