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Canada’s first oil-sands unit train to run in November
(Source: Reuters, October 3, 2013) CALGARY, Alberta — Western Canada's first crude-by-rail unit train terminal is set to start transporting 50,000 barrels per day of oil sands crude to the U.S. market next month, the CEO of operating company Canexus said. Full story:...
Who will really pay Metro-North RR refund to commuters for power disruptions?
(Source: Stamford Advocate, October 4, 2013) STAMFORD, Conn. — Metro-North Railroad commuters, take a bow! That refund the Metropolitan Transportation Authority has promised after the massive electrical failure of Sept. 25 is being paid by you. Unless Con Edison is...
Metro-North, star of the rails, stumbles in a rough year
(Source: New York Times, October 3, 2013) NEW YORK — Among the largely unloved ranks of public transit systems, the Metro-North Railroad has long been the golden child. This year, though, has not been kind to Metro-North. Full story: New York Times
There’s light at the end of the tunnel as Metro-North limited service enters 10th day
(Source: Stamford Advocate, October 4, 2013) STAMFORD, Conn. — As the Metro-North meltdown enters Day 10, there is light at the end of the train tunnel. Con Edison expects to have work on restoring full power to the crippled New Haven Line by Monday. Full story:...
Amtrak, New York State DOT announce cost-share agreement
(Source: New York State Department of Transportation press release, October 4, 2013) ALBANY, N.Y. — New York State Department of Transportation Commissioner Joan McDonald and Amtrak President and CEO Joseph Boardman today announced an agreement on cost sharing for...
Multimillionaire Republican lawmaker: Government shutdown ‘my idea of fun’
(Source: The Raw Story, October 1, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — As 800,000 federal employees were set to be furloughed due to a government shutdown on Tuesday, a Republican lawmaker with a net worth of around $6 million was positively cheerful about the situation, telling...
Children bear the pain of government shutdown
(Source: USA Today, October 3, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Children are the collateral damage of the government shutdown as it heads into Day 3. The federal shutdown has forced pre-kindergarten classes to close. Patients with incurable diseases have been turned away from...
Government shutdown causing worry for people dependent on Women, Infants and Children program
(Source: Associated Press, October 4, 2013) ALLENTOWN, Pa. — Jacob Quick is a fat and happy 4-month-old with a big and expensive appetite. Like millions of other poor women, Jacob's mother relies on the federal Women, Infants and Children program to pay for infant...
Railroad unemployment and sickness benefits to increase due to adjustment in sequestration rate
(Source: U.S. Railroad Retirement Board press release, September 25, 2013) CHICAGO — Beginning October 1, 2013, the U.S. Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) will reduce railroad unemployment and sickness insurance benefits by 7.2 percent due to federal budget cuts first...
Railroad Retirement age reductions
(Source: Railroad Retirement Board press release, September 26, 2013) CHICAGO — Railroad retirement benefits are subject to reduction if an employee with less than 30 years of service retires before attaining full retirement age. While employees with less than 30...
