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Suspect sought in attempt to derail Amtrak train
(The following appeared on the Buffalo News website on July 11, 2010.) BUFFALO, N.Y. — Federal authorities are offering a $10,000 reward for information about whoever tried to derail an Amtrak train earlier this week on the Seneca Nation’s Cattaraugus Reservation. The...
Authorities investigate train incident inside Indian reservation
(The following appeared on the Post-Journal website on July 9, 2010.) CATTARAUGUS TERRITORY — New York State Police and the FBI are investigating an incident Monday where an Amtrack passenger train ran into two railroad ties placed on the tracks inside the Cattaraugus...
New benefit year for railroad unemployment and sickness benefits
(The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board issued the following on June 21, 2010.) CHICAGO — A new benefit year under the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act begins July 1, 2010. Administered by the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB), this Act provides two kinds of benefits for...
RRB: Benefit rate Increase for Railroad Unemployment and Sickness Benefits
(The Railroad Retirement Board issued the following on June 29, 2010.) CHICAGO — The maximum daily benefit rate payable for claims under the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act increases to $66 from $64 in the new benefit year, which begins July 1, 2010. Benefits are...
Railroad Retirement Board 2010 informational conferences
CLEVELAND, July 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....
UP crews work on damaged tracks
(The followings tory by Rick Willis appeared on the Omaha World-Herald website on July 8, 2010.) SIDNEY, Neb. — A storm that hit the southern Panhandle late Tuesday is still delaying trains. One track is open but another remains closed after the flash flood damaged...
Editorial: Partnering for transportation progress
(The following editorial appeared on the Fort Worth Star-Telegram website on July 8, 2010.) FORT WORTH, Texas — The U.S. Transportation Department is taking applications for a second round of national infrastructure projects to be funded out of federal coffers....
Wisconsin & Southern short line turns 30
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on July 8, 2010.) On July 1, the Wisconsin & Southern Railroad Co. (WSOR) marked its 30th anniversary. The regional initially began operations on 147 miles of former Milwaukee Road track between Milwaukee,...
Amtrak takes steps to cope with the heat
(The following story by Eric Anderson appeared on the Albany Times-Union website on July 8, 2010.) ALBANY, N.Y. — Amtrak this morning said the high temperatures have led to temporary speed restrictions on the Empire Corridor, and that passengers can expect the trip...
CSXT completes annual coal line trackwork
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on July 8, 2010.) Earlier this week, CSX Transportation capped off its annual track maintenance work along a key Appalachian coal line used by as many as 50 trains daily. About 1,000 workers completed the...
