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Railroad Retirement spouse and widow(er)s’ annuities and public service pensions
(Source: Railroad Retirement Board press release, June 18, 2015) CHICAGO — Railroad Retirement Act spouse and widow(er)s' annuities (including divorced spouse, surviving divorced spouse and remarried widow(er)s' annuities) are subject to reduction when social security...
Union Pacific may have jumped the gun, misjudged wind before halting Metra trains
(Source: CBS Chicago, July 13, 2015) CHICAGO — Trains on three busy Metra lines were halted for about 90 minutes Monday morning, out of fear of high winds from storms that swept through the area, but it appears to have been much ado about nothing. Full story: CBS...
More properties eyed for California high-speed rail
(Source: Fresno Bee, July 13, 2015) FRESNO, Calif. — More than a dozen pieces of land in the Valley have been targeted by the state for possible eminent domain for the first stretches of California’s high-speed train project. Full story: Fresno Bee
Man found guilty in Via Rail bomb plot motivated by drug addiction, court told
(Source: Canadian Press, July 13, 2015) TORONTO — A psychologist has described a man convicted of terrorism in a plot to derail a passenger train as a desperate drug addict who conned people to get high but wouldn't even kill a spider. Full story: www.ctvnews.ca
Grand Forks eyes second rail safety training center in the U.S.
(Source: Grand Forks Herald, July 14, 2015) GRAND FORKS, N.D. — With safety concerns surrounding increased rail traffic and Bakken crude oil, state and city officials are looking at Grand Forks for a possible new emergency response training center—the second of its...
Atlanta-area commuter rail quietly planning $8 billion expansion
(Source: Associated Press, July 12, 2015) ATLANTA — As Georgia begins billions of dollars’ worth of road and bridge projects, MARTA official are looking to build support for at least $8 billion in commuter rail expansion. Full story: Washington Times
Teamsters: Workers deserve a safe place to work
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, July 13, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — These are not heady days for U.S. workers, given the shipping of tens of thousands of jobs overseas and the stagnation in wages. But those aren't the only concerns facing...
Obama renominates Coscia to Amtrak Board of Directors
(Source: The Record, July 13, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Anthony Coscia, the chairman of Amtrak and an attorney from New Jersey, was renominated by President Obama on Monday for another term on the railroad’s board of directors. Full story: www.northjersey.com
Judge rejects CP Rail’s challenge of Lac-Megantic lawsuit
(Source: CBC News, July 13, 2015) MONTREAL — A Quebec judge has rejected Canadian Pacific Railway's challenge of a court settlement aimed at compensating residents of Lac-Mégantic. Full story: CBC News
Buffett may benefit from lobby to weaken oil train safety rule
(Source: Reuters, July 14, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Billionaire investor Warren Buffett is set to be a chief beneficiary of a bid by Senate Republicans to weaken new regulations to improve train safety in the $2.8 billion crude-by-rail industry, a key cog in the...
