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Man with assault rifle reportedly holds up trains near Fostoria, Ohio
(The following appeared on the Toledo Blade website on August 17, 2010.) FOSTORIA, Ohio — A report of a man walking along the CSX tracks with an assault rifle west of Fostoria briefly held up trains Tuesday morning, authorities said. CSX officials called the Hancock...
High-speed rail grant requests flood DOT
(The following story by John D. Boyd appeared on The Journal of Commerce website on August 17, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a followup to the Department of Transportation’s earlier allocation of $8 billion in stimulus grants for faster and expanded inter-city...
Is the U.S. turning a corner on high-speed rail?
(The following story by Katherine Dorsett appeared at CNN.com on August 18, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — For a while now, crazy situations, hunger pangs and frustrating hours behind the wheel have been making life slightly miserable for Florida commuter Joe Panyanouvong....
Teamsters hold memorial to remember victims of workplace shooting that claimed eight lives
(The International Brotherhood of Teamsters issued the following on August 15, 2010.) HARTFORD, Conn. — On August 15, hundreds of friends and family of the eight workers who died in the senseless act of workplace violence on August 3 at Hartford Distributors in...
Railroad Retirement Board 2010 informational conferences
CLEVELAND, August 17 — 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...
NTSB appoints administrative law judge
(The National Transportation Safety Board issued the following on August 16, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — National Transportation Safety Board Chairman Deborah A.P. Hersman today announced the appointment of Alfonso J. Montano as an Administrative Law Judge for the...
Metra adds train stops for New Trier
(The following story by John P. Huston appeared on the Chicago Tribune website on August 16, 2010.) CHICAGO — New Trier High School and the village of Wilmette persuaded Metra to add additional train stops during an eight-year construction project set to begin this...
UP to bolster line between Nebraska, Wyoming
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on October 16, 2010.) Union Pacific Railroad plans to spend about $9 million to upgrade an 85-mile stretch of track between Ogallala, Neb., and Cheyenne, Wyo. To be completed by mid-September, work is...
