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2 studies monitoring pollution at BNSF yard in Calif.
(The following story by Andrew Edwards appeared on the San Bernardino Sun website on August 23, 2010.) SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — The potential ill effects from diesel pollution around BNSF Railway's yard have received increasing attention since state officials warned...
Record number of Pa. travelers taking train
(The Associated Press circulated the following on August 22, 2010.) HARRISBURG, Pa. — State transportation officials say investments to improve the rail trip between Philadelphia and Harrisburg have brought record numbers of riders - and more improvements are on the...
DOT stimulus spending tops $17 billion
(The following story by John D. Boyd appeared on The Journal of Commerce website on August 19, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of Transportation's payouts of stimulus checks to states for work on roads, bridges and other projects reached $17.134 billion as of...
Railroad shares down at the close of August 20 trading
(The Associated Press circulated the following on August 20, 2010.) NEW YORK — Shares of some top railroads companies were down at the close of trading: CSX fell $.50 or 1.0 percent, to $49.79. Canadian National fell $.40 or .7 percent, to $60.64. Canadian Pacific...
U.S. rail jobs reach highest level since April 2009
(The following story by John D. Boyd appeared on The Journal of Commerce website on August 20, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — At a time when freight traffic was slowing and worries spreading about a slowdown in the U.S. economic recovery, the seven largest freight...
Railroad Retirement Board 2010 informational conferences
CLEVELAND, August 20 — 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...
In Chicago, new RTA leader calls for more public-private partnerships
(The following story by Richard Wronski appeared on the Chicago Tribune website on August 19, 2010.) CHICAGO — John Gates Jr., a successful businessman named Thursday as the new chairman of the Regional Transportation Authority, acknowledges he has a steep learning...
Calif bill aims to deter management misconduct in union elections
(The Associated Press circulated the following on August 19, 2010.) SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Democratic lawmakers have pushed through their latest attempt to modify the union election process affecting California's 450,000 farmworkers. The state Senate on Thursday voted...
