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TCRC: CN is provoking its workers to launch a strike
(Teamsters Canada Rail Conference issued the following on August 29, 2010.) OTTAWA — After only a few days of bargaining, it seems that the Canadian National Railway Company (CN) is bent on provoking its workers to launch a strike, regardless of the insistence of the...
Editorial: Amtrak, SunRail must solve Florida differences
(The following editorial appeared on the Orlando Sentinel website on August 29, 2010.) ORLANDO, Fla. — When — or should we say, if — SunRail runs as envisioned, it will serve commuters along a mainly vertical line from DeLand to Poinciana. At least that's what we keep...
Insurance issue may postpone Amtrak for Florida east coast run
(The following story by Rebecca Basu appeared on the Florida Today website on August 28, 2010.) MELBOURNE, Fla. — The state and Amtrak's inability to reach an agreement regarding insurance coverage for a stretch of the proposed Jacksonville-Miami passenger train route...
CSXT enters rail security partnership with Alabama
(CSX issued the following on August 27, 2010.) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — CSX Transportation (CSXT) today announced that it has entered into a rail security partnership with the State of Alabama, which represents a model CSXT successfully uses with other states. The...
Two charged with lying during probe of NY Amtrak attack
(The Associated Press circulated the following on August 28, 2010.) IRVING, N.Y. — Federal prosecutors have charged two people with lying during an investigation of an attempt to sabotage an Amtrak line on Indian territory in western New York. The FBI has been probing...
Metra conductors bar riders who ignore gates, lights
(The following appeared on the Chicago Sun-Times website on August 30, 2010.) CHICAGO — As a Union Pacific conductor on Metra commuter trains, Gordon F. Bowe has seen too many people rushing around closed safety gates to get to their trains. He has also known people...
High-speed rail rules dropped in face of freight rail opposition
(The following story by Bruce Rushton appeared on the State Journal-Register website on August 27, 2010.) SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Federal transportation officials have backed off a demand that freight railroad companies, such as the Union Pacific Railroad, either pay back...
Railroad Retirement Board 2010 informational conferences
CLEVELAND, August 27 — 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....
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...
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...
