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Proposed rules would mandate electronic payments for RRB beneficiaries still receiving paper checks
(The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board issued the following on July 12, 2010.) CHICAGO — Paper checks may be a thing of the past for U.S. Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) beneficiaries who still receive them, under a recent initiative announced by the Department of the...
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...
CSX gives ‘Bucks for Brains’ matching funds to Marshall Univ.
(The following story by Bryan Chambers appeared on the Herald-Dispatch website on August 2, 2010.) HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — CSX Corp. gave $50,000 to Marshall University on Monday as part of West Virginia’s “Bucks for Brains” initiative. Randy Cheetham, regional vice...
Renovation of Lancaster Amtrak station back on track
(The following story by Bernard Harris appeared on the Intelligencer Journal website on August 2, 2010.) LANCASTER, Pa. — The renovation of the Lancaster Amtrak station is back on track. Three weeks after the $12 million project appeared in danger of derailing over...
South Shore RR names Andrew Fox president
(The Chicago South Shore & South Bend Railroad issued the following on August 2, 2010.) CHICAGO The Chicago South Shore & South Bend Railroad said today that Henry Lampe, president and CEO, will retire at the end of October 2010. Succeeding him will be Andrew Fox,...
County still struggling to meet California’s terms for rail purchase
(The following story by Kurtis Alexander appeared on the Santa Cruz Sentinel website on August 2, 2010.) SANTA CRUZ, Calif. — County transportation leaders this week must commit to running excursion trains on the North Coast as well as freight trains countywide if...
Railroad tunnel connecting N.J., N.Y. will increase property values, study says
(The following story by Steve Strunsky appeared on The Star-Ledger website on July 30, 2010.) NEWARK, N.J. — The planned trans-Hudson commuter rail tunnel will boost home values by thousands of dollars and help hold down property tax rates in areas where commuting...
Caterpillar unit completes acquisition of locomotive maker EMD
(The Associated Press circulated the following on August 2, 2010.) ALBERTVILLE, Ala. — Caterpillar Inc. said Monday its rail-services unit completed the acquisition of locomotive maker Electro-Motive Diesel for $820 million plus a post-closing adjustment estimated at...
More passengers riding Vermont Amtrak routes
(The following story by Matt Sutkoski appeared on the Burlington Free Press website on August 3, 2010.) BURLINGTON, Vt. — Amtrak ridership in Vermont is growing at a pace that outstrips the national average, according to newly released figures, with the Vermonter...
Amtrak Downeaster expanding northward
(The Associated Press circulated the following on August 1, 2010.) BRUNSWICK, Maine — The start of work on a $35 million extension of Amtrak's Downeaster passenger train from Portland to Brunswick was marked by the delivery of steel rails Monday. Gov. John Baldacci...
