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Obama offers a transit plan to create jobs
(The following story by Sheryl Gay Stolberg and Mary Williams Walsh appeared on the New York Times website on September 6, 2010.) MILWAUKEE — President Obama, looking to stimulate a sluggish economy and create jobs, called Monday for Congress to approve major upgrades...
Railroad Retirement Board 2010 informational conferences
CLEVELAND, September 3 — 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....
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...
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...
Wabtec signs contract with MBTA for new passenger locomotives
(Wabtec issued the following on August 31, 2010.) WILMERDING, Pa. — MotivePower, a unit of Wabtec Corporation (NYSE: WAB), has signed a contract with the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) to supply 20 next-generation HSP46 passenger locomotives to be...
LIRR to suspend service on two branches as Hurricane Earl nears
(The following report by Andrew Grossman appeared on the Wall Street Journal website on September 2, 2010.) NEW YORK — With Hurricane Earl expected to bring tropical-storm conditions to the region, the Long Island Rail Road moved to suspend service on its two East End...
NJ Transit, Port Authority launch campaign promoting family-friendly train service to Newark airport
(The following story by Steve Strunsky appeared on The Star-Ledger website on September 2, 2010.) NEWARK, N.J. — Ride the family-friendly rails to fly the friendly skies. That’s the message from officials at NJ Transit and the Port Authority of New York and New...
NY transit impostor arrested again
(The Associated Press circulated the following on September 1, 2010.) NEW YORK — A man who commandeered a subway train at age 15 and has repeatedly posed as a transit worker was arrested again Tuesday on charges he stole a bus in New Jersey and drove it to a New York...
Pagano’s friend called 911 before suicide
(The following story by Chris Fusco appeared on the Chicago Sun-Times website on September 3, 2010.) CHICAGO — McHenry County Republican power broker Al Jourdan told a 911 dispatcher she could check his "qualifications" and "credentials" with the county's sheriff and...
Opinion: Labor Day’s legacy is a more inclusive America
(The following column by Amy B. Dean appeared on the Huffington Post website on September 2, 2010. She is the co-author of "A New New Deal: How Regional Activism Will Reshape the American Labor Movement.") WASHINGTON, D.C. — At some point in their lives, almost all...
