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Holocaust survivors fault VRE contract
(The following story by Katherine Shaver appeared on the Washington Post website on July 7, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Some Holocaust survivors are criticizing Virginia Railway Express for awarding an $85 million contract to operate and maintain its trains to a company...
Canadian National may hire 10,000 people over 5 years
(Bloomberg News circulated the following story by Frederic Tomesco on July 7, 2010.) MONTREAL — Canadian National Railway Co. plans to hire as many as 2,000 people annually over the next five years to replace retiring employees and reduce operating costs. About 47...
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 6 — 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....
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...
C&NW roundhouse in Chadron coming back to life
(The following story by George Ledbetter appeared on The Chadron Record website on July 6, 2010.) CHADRON, Neb. — Nearly two decades after the Chicago Northwestern Railroad (CNW) closed up shop in Chadron, a new railroad company is bringing the Chadron rail-yards, and...
CN to report and review second-quarter 2010 financial results on July 22, 2010
(CN issued the following on July 6, 2010.) MONTREAL — CN will issue its second-quarter 2010 financial and operating results on July 22, 2010, shortly after 4 p.m. Eastern time (ET). CN's senior officers will review the results and the railway's outlook that afternoon...
UP to bolster track in three states
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on July 6, 2010.) Union Pacific Railroad plans to spend $19 million to improve lines in Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska. On July 1, the Class I launched a $10 million project on a 22-mile line between...
Heat slows down train travel in rail-reliant East
(The Associated Press circulated the following on July 6, 2010.) NEWARK, N.J. — Extreme heat is keeping trains from running on time on heavily traveled lines in the Northeast. Temperatures soared above 100 degrees across the region Tuesday. Such hot weather can make...
Boston-Maine rail line grant work approved
(The Associated Press circulated the following on July 7, 2010.) PORTLAND, Maine — Federal Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood says a grant agreement’s been finalized that allows work to begin on the rehabilitation and expansion of Amtrak’s Downeaster passenger train...
