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Operation Lifesaver Films New Safety PSA with New Orleans Saints Kicker
NEW ORLEANS, LA, — Garrett Hartley, the kicker for the New Orleans Saints whose last-minute, 40-yard field goal kick sent his team to the 2010 Super Bowl, emphasizes the importance of making safe decisions quickly at railroad crossings in a new public service...
Railroad Retirement Board 2010 informational conferences
CLEVELAND, July 28 — 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....
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...
Amtrak photo contest leads to an image problem
(The following story by Jim Dwyer appeared on the New York Times website on July 27, 2010.) NEW YORK — One afternoon, Duane P. Kerzic was arrested by the Amtrak police while taking pictures of a train pulling into Pennsylvania Station. At first, the police asked him...
Group seeks to stall Montana coal railroad
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Matthew Brown on July 27, 2010.) BILLINGS, Mont. — A conservation group has asked the federal Surface Transportation Board to reconsider its approval of a proposed $550 million railroad that would open new areas...
Better New Haven to Springfield rail line critical to Connecticut economy
(The following story by Don Stacom appeared on the Hartford Courant website on July 27, 2010.) HARTFORD, Conn. — Within six years, workers living in Enfield could take a train to get to jobs in Berlin or Newington, while Meriden residents could ride to work in West...
3 airline unions say they’ll work together on lobbying efforts
(The Associated Press circulated the following on July 27, 2010.) DALLAS — Three unions that represent airline workers say they will work together to lobby for tighter aircraft-maintenance rules and protection for workers whose airlines file for bankruptcy protection....
Railroad shares down at the close of July 27 trading
(The Associated Press circulated the following on July 27, 2010.) NEW YORK — Shares of some top railroads companies were down at the close of trading: CSX fell $.87 or 1.6 percent, to $52.99. Canadian National fell $.85 or 1.4 percent, to $61.88. Canadian Pacific fell...
Norfolk Southern increases stock repurchase program
(Norfolk Southern circulated the following on July 27, 2010.) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern Corporation today announced that its board of directors has authorized the repurchase of up to an additional 50 million shares of its common stock through Dec. 31, 2014. In...
