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Trouble under Howard Street
(The following appeared on the Baltmore Sun website on August 8, 2010.) Unlike in 2001, Baltimore got lucky this time when train cars carrying hazardous materials derailed BALTIMORE — This time we got lucky. This time, when train cars carrying hazardous materials went...
Short-line tax credit extension still stuck in Senate, ASLRRA says
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on August 6, 2010.) A vehicle for extending the short-line tax credit still had not been secured in the Senate before the August recess, according to an item in the American Short Line and Regional...
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...
Railroad Retirement Board 2010 informational conferences
CLEVELAND, August 9 — 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...
Region’s railroads have job openings
Representatives for both Norfolk Southern and for a CSX union say increased traffic has spurred hiring. (The following story by Duncan Adams appeared on the Roanoke Times website on August 7, 2010.) Roanoke — Norfolk Southern Corp. might want you. If you qualify. The...
New mediator joins National Mediation Board
(The National Mediation Board issued the following on August 6, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Mediation Board (NMB) is pleased to announce the selection of Michael Kelliher to fill a mediator position within the agency. In this capacity, he will mediate...
FRA announces high-speed rail grants for Colorado, Vermont
(The Federal Railroad Administration issued the following on August 6, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Colorado has received $400,000 and Vermont $500,000 under the Federal Railroad Administration’s (FRA) High-Speed Intercity Passenger Rail (HSIPR) Program grant program...
Fla. seeks $1.1 billion more for high speed rail
(The following story appeared on The Miami Herald website on August 6, 2010.) TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida is seeking $1.1 billion from the federal government to complete a high speed rail line between Tampa and Orlando. President Barack Obama in January announced...
Europe’s high-speed rail revolution may spread to U.S.
(The following story by Paul Nussbaum appeared on the Philadelphia Inquirer website on August 8, 2010.) First of four parts. MADRID, Spain — At precisely 10:30 a.m., with quiet jazz wafting from its speakers, AVE Train 3103 glides out of Atocha Station in central...
