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GBI looking for information about Amtrak passenger
(The following story by Todd DeFeo appeared on the Atlanta Examiner website on September 13, 2010.) Atlanta — Authorities are looking for clues into the death of a Florida woman whose body was discovered along railroad tracks in southern Georgia after she was reported...
Facing Shortfall, LIRR Enacts Drastic Cuts
Up to 14,000 commuters expected to be affected (The following story by Tim Minton and Jonathan Eiseman appeared on the NBC New York website on September 14, 2010.) New York, NY — Somebody’s Monday commute is about to get a lot more complicated. The MTA, facing a $900...
Dell Services inks BNSF contract
(The following story appeared on the Dallas Business Journal website on September 13, 2010.) Dallas — Dell Services has inked a five-year deal to provide information technology support to Fort Worth-based Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp., the seventh-largest public...
Boy guilty of burning bridge
(The following story by Fiona Isaacson appeared on the Peterborough Examiner website on September 14, 2010.) Peterborough, Ontario — The boy's defence lawyer says he didn't intend to destroy the Edgewater Blvd. bridge but court heard that the teenager smiled and...
Amtrak tries anonymous reporting of near accidents
(The following story was posted by the Associated Press on September 13, 2010.) Amtrak will encourage employees to anonymously report near accidents as part of a federal pilot program meant to make the rails safer. Amtrak announced Monday that it will join a Federal...
Acting for impaired Railroad Retirement beneficiaries
(The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board issued the following on September 3, 2010.) CHICAGO — The Railroad Retirement Board’s policy is that every annuitant has the right to manage his or her own benefits. However, when physical or mental impairments make a railroad...
Railroad Retirement Board 2010 informational conferences
CLEVELAND, September 13 — The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board will hold free informational conferences throughout 2010 for elected officers of all railroad labor unions. The following is a list of informational conferences that have been scheduled thus far for 2010....
RRB: Summary of annual financial report to Congress
(The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board issued the following on August 3, 2010.) CHICAGO — The Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) is required by law to submit annual reports to Congress on the financial condition of the railroad retirement system and the railroad...
Railroad asked to repair bridge in Martinsburg
(The following story by Matthew Umstead appeared on The Herald-Mail website on September 12, 2010.) Martinsburg, W.Va. — Citing a 1921 agreement, city leaders in Martinsburg have asked CSX Transportation to help make repairs to deteriorating walls and abutments around...
Probe continues into Fontana train crash that led to amputation of conductor’s arm
(The following story by Sam Quinones appeared on the Los Angeles Times website on September 10, 2010.) Los Angeles, Ca. — Investigators continued their probe Friday into what caused two trains to collide near Interstate 10 in Fontana, forcing doctors to amputate a...
