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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...
Strike by CAW averted at Via Rail
(The following story by Jeff Bolichowsk appeared on The Windsor Star website on June 28, 2010.) WINDSOR — A possible train strike was averted late Saturday night as Via Rail and the CAW reached a tentative agreement. Bob Chernecki, who is in charge of the...
CSX asks to reduce service in NY
(The following story by Brian Kelly appeared on the Watertown Daily Times website on June 26, 2010.) WATERTOWN, N.Y. — CSX Transportation Inc. wants to reduce its daily rail service through the north country to two or three days a week. North country economic...
Pacific Harbor Line promotes Stolzman, Fox, Cliatt
(The Pacific Harbor Line issued the following on June 28, 2010.) WILMINGTON, Calif. — Pacific Harbor Line said today that M. D. “Mike” Stolzman, vice president, has been promoted to president, succeeding Andrew C. Fox, who is promoted to managing director, a newly...
Regulators OK voluntary rail yard emission cuts
(The Associated Press circulated the following on June 26, 2010.) LOS ANGELES — State air regulators on Thursday approved a set of voluntary pollution cuts at the dirtiest rail yards in Southern California despite overwhelming objections from residents, local air...
MARC officials and riders can learn from debacle
(The following story by Michael Dresser appeared on The Baltimore Sun website on June 28, 2010.) BALTIMORE, MD. — Last week was, to say the least, interesting on the MARC Penn Line — much as in the old Chinese curse: "May you live in interesting times." It was a hot...
UPS, FedEx worlds apart on labor law
(The following story by Chris Frates appeared on the Virginian Pilot website on June 28, 2010.) ROANOKE, Va. — A brutal labor law battle between UPS and FedEx could be headed for a showdown this week as Congress faces a deadline to make a move in the bitter,...
$120 million expansion of Worcester rail yard eyed
(The Associated Press circulated the following on June 27, 2010.) WORCESTER, Mass. ― The Worcester City Council is preparing to vote on a proposed $120 million expansion of the CSX rail yard. Officials say the investment by CSX will more than double the size of the...
Va. rail chief hopeful for success of Norfolk-to-Richmond line
(The following story by Debbie Messina appeared on The Virginian-Pilot website on June 28, 2010.) NORFOLK, Va. — Thelma Drake, state rail chief, is confident that the passenger train set to roll out of Norfolk in three years will rival the success of the recently...
Hundreds take part in transit counter-terrorism exercise
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on June 25, 2010.) During yesterday's morning and evening commutes, Amtrak and Metra police, Transportation Security Administration officials and law enforcement officers from more than 100 federal, state,...
