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More detained on trains near northern U.S. border
(The following story by Nina Bernstein appeared on the New York Times website on August 29, 2010.) ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The Lake Shore Limited runs between Chicago and New York City without crossing the Canadian border. But when it stops at Amtrak stations in western New...
Western U.S. railroads tout efficiency, future developments
(The following story by Mike Hall appeared on the Topeka Capital-Journal website on August 30, 2010.) TOPEKA, Kan. — The Union Pacific Railroad is spending more than $11.5 million improving its track between Topeka and Herington, part of $2.6 billion it will spend...
Production problems delay delivery of SEPTA’s new Silverliner railcars
(The following story by Paul Nussbaum appeared on the Philadelphia Inquirer website on August 31, 2010.) PHILADELPHIA — Already eight months behind schedule, SEPTA's new Silverliner V railcars will be delayed further by production and labor difficulties at the...
Legislators urge 150+ mph bullet trains, not 110 mph trains
(The following story by Jon Hilkevitch appeared on the Chicago Tribune website on August 30, 2010.) CHICAGO — A revolt is building against what some public officials mistakenly consider high-speed rail. You can't blame anybody who has experienced riding aboard bullet...
Railroad Retirement Board 2010 informational conferences
CLEVELAND, August 30 — 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...
Credit for military service under the Railroad Retirement Act
(The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board issued the following on July 23, 2010.) CHICAGO — Many railroad employees have at some time served in the Armed Forces of the United States. Under certain conditions, their military service may be credited as rail service under the...
UP again ranks high in list of veteran employers
(The Associated Press circulated the following on August 29, 2010.) OMAHA, Neb. — Another magazine is praising Union Pacific as a top employer for military veterans. Miltary Times EDGE recently ranked the Omaha-based railroad No. 10 on its list of the 50 best...
North Carolina man waiting for ‘ghost train’ hit by real one
(The following report appeared on the New York Post website on August 27, 2010.) NEW YORK — As a dozen amateur ghost hunters in North Carolina waited for a "ghost train" before dawn Friday, a man in the group was killed by a real one, WCNC reported. The group gathered...
Train from New York to Montreal opens up new vistas
(The following story by Brian O'Neill appeared on the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette website on August 29, 2010.) ON THE RAILS — An 11-hour train trip? No, thanks. But four- to seven-hour trips are short enough to allow the novelty of the ride, the steady pace through...
