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2009 Railroad Retirement Board Informational Conferences
CHICAGO — The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board holds free information conferences for railroaders. Conference registration begins at 8 a.m., with the programs beginning promptly at 8:30 a.m. and ending at 12:30 p.m. The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board holds free...
Railroad Retirement and survivor benefits
(The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board issued the following on October 7, 2009.) CHICAGO — Monthly benefits may be payable under the Railroad Retirement Act to the surviving widow(er), children, and certain other dependents of a railroad employee if the employee was...
No Railroad Retirement benefit increase in 2010; Most retiree earnings limits remain at 2009 levels
(The Railroad Retirement Board issued the following on October 16, 2009.) CHICAGO — Railroad retirement annuities, like social security benefits, will not increase in January 2010 as there was no increase in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) from the third quarter of...
Canadian Wheat Board wants rail sites reopened
(Reuters circulated the following story by Rod Nickel on October 22, 2009.) WINNIPEG, Manitoba — The Canadian Wheat Board called on Thursday for railways to keep farmer grain-loading sites open, but Canada's biggest rail company said leaving the remote sidings in...
NS updates online carbon footprint analyzer
(Norfolk Southern issued the following on October 22, 2009.) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) has enhanced its online carbon footprint analyzer, enabling rail customers to estimate the value of carbon offsets in addition to calculating the...
Global Rail Systems acquired by Vossloh
(Global Rail Systems issued the following on October 22, 2009.) MARLIN, Texas — Global Rail Systems, Inc. (www.globalrailsystems.com), a Marlin, Texas-based railroad automation company, said today that Vossloh has acquired a majority interest in the company, effective...
Norfolk Southern rules out Bibb County site for rail hub
(The following story by Michael Tomberlin appeared on The Birmingham News website on October 23, 2009.) BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Norfolk Southern says it moving forward with its plans for a $112 million railroad hub in McCalla after evaluating another location advanced by...
NJ Transit says track problems cause delays on lines into N.Y. Penn Station
(The Associated Press circulated the following on October 23, 2009.) NEWARK, N.J. — NJ Transit trains in and out of New York Penn Station were subject to 15 to 20 minutes delays this morning due to a track problem between New York and Newark, according to the NJ...
Northstar Commuter Rail Line debuts in November
(The following story by Steve Share of the Minneapolis Labor Review appeared on the Twin Cities Daily Planet website on October 22, 2009.) MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — The hottest ticket in town Saturday, November 14 will be a train ticket. That's the day the $320 million...
Septa’s new Silverliner rail cars begin arriving
(The following story by Al Novack appeared on the KYW website on October 23, 2009.) PHILADELPHIA — The first body shells of a new fleet of Septa railroad cars has arrived in Philadelphia. A cargo ship was being unloaded at Packer Marine Terminal early Wednesday...
Sen. Tester: Let’s find a way to reduce price of Hiawatha route
(The following story by Richard Werst appeared on the Clark Fork Chronicle website on October 22, 2009.) SUPERIOR, Mont. — An Amtrak report that the Hiawatha passenger rail route would cost $1 billion and lose $30 million each year "wasn't what I was hoping to hear,"...
More freight traffic on rails, highways may signal economic recovery
(The following story by C. Benjamin Ford appeared on the Maryland Business Gazette website on October 23, 2009.) GAITHERSBURG, Md. — Judging from the increased freight traffic on Maryland's highways and rail lines, the economy appears to be on the right track....
Freight derailment delays Metra trains, raises questions
(The following story by Richard Wronski appeared on the Chicago Tribune website on October 22, 2009.) CHICAGO — Metra officials said Thursday's freight locomotive derailments in the South Loop are delaying the inbound commuter trains that are running on the Southwest...
Economy still not on track, railroads say, warning shipping will be weak through 2010
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Samantha Bomkamp on October 23, 2009.) NEW YORK — Consumers still aren't buying. Manufacturing lines are still slow. And, oil prices are going up. For all these reasons, the nation's railroads can't predict when...
Railroad stocks mixed at the close of trading
(The Associated Press circulated the following on October 22, 2009.) NEW YORK — Shares of some top railroads companies were mixed at the close of trading: Burlington Northern fell $.16 or .2 percent, to $84.62. CSX rose $.51 or 1.1 percent, to $45.97. Canadian...
Canadian Auto Workers at bargaining table with VIA Rail
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on October 22, 2009.) On Tuesday, the Canadian Auto Workers (CAW) announced the union has opened contract talks with VIA Rail Canada Inc. The CAW hopes to reach a new collective agreement for its three...
TWU to vote on SEPTA walkout Sunday
(The following story by Paul Nussbaum appeared on the Philadelphia Inquirer website on October 23, 2009.) PHILADELPHIA — SEPTA's largest union, Transport Workers Union 234, could take a step closer to a strike on Sunday when the members vote on whether to authorize...
DOT says no to medical marijuana for transportation workers
(The following story by John D. Boyd appeared on The Journal of Commerce website on October 22, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — People who operate airplanes, locomotives, trucks and buses would still be in violation of Department of Transportation rules against drug use if...
Engineers file lawsuit to remove cameras from trains
(The following story by Joann Groff appeared on the Simi Valley Acorn website on October 23, 2009.) AGOURA HILLS, Calif. — The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen has filed state and federal lawsuits in an effort to remove recently installed video...
BNSF profit lower; freight volumes weigh
(Reuters circulated the following on October 22, 2009.) SEATTLE — The No. 2 U.S. railroad, Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp (BNI.N), posted a 30 percent drop in net quarterly profit on Thursday, as freight volumes fell 27 percent, and its shares slid 4.3 percent in...
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