21.   In another backdown Friday, the president of the state railroad SNCF, Jean Bergougnoux, offered his resignation and the government accepted, state radio France Info reported.

22.   In another backdown, the president of the state railroad SNCF, Jean Bergougnoux, offered his resignation Friday afternoon.

23.   Investigators from the state railroad company suspected a signal failure caused the collision on the single line track.

24.   Juppe, who withdrew plans to trim down the money-losing state railroad SNCF, saw his poll ratings plunge and must now negotiate a new plan.

25.   Negotiations between the French state railroad and unions Sunday failed to end a strike, now in its third day, that all but choked off weekend train traffic.

26.   Officials announced on Tuesday the arrest of two prosecutors and a prominent businessman in an investigation that led to the jailing of the state railroad head.

27.   State railroad officials met with the train engineer unions into the afternoon Monday in an attempt to stop the protest, which was scheduled to last an indefinite period.

28.   State railroad officials opened talks with the train engineer unions in an attempt to stop the protest scheduled to begin at midday Monday and last indefinitely.

29.   Strikes protesting proposals to restructure the state railroad halted most train service out of Athens on Tuesday to add to the travel disruptions in Greece.

30.   State railroad officials opened talks with the train engineer unions in an attempt to stop the protest scheduled to begin at midday Monday and last an indefinite period.