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Suspect in murder of CSX conductor arrested for shooting deputy
(The following story by Masako Hirsch appeared on The Times-Picayune website on June 24, 2010.) NEW ORLEANS — A man who shot a Jefferson Parish deputy Wednesday night is the main suspect in the fatal shooting of a CSX train conductor on Father's Day, according to New...
Sen. Durbin calls on banking committee to quickly draft safety bill
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on June 24, 2010.) Earlier this week, Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) urged the Senate Banking Committee to work quickly in drafting rail safety legislation. In stressing the need for such legislation, Durbin...
Railroad Retirement Board 2010 informational conferences
CLEVELAND, June 25 — 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...
Multi-state police force conducts rail security drill in Chicago
(The following appeared on the Beacon-News website on June 24, 2010.) CHICAGO — Police officers are expected to be hundreds of Amtrak and Metra stations Thursday morning, as part of a counterterrorism drill. The multi-force security surge across suburban Chicago,...
Md. Governor’s ride on MARC train turns into political debate
(The following story by Michael Dresser appeared on The Baltimore Sun website on June 24, 2010.) BALTIMORE, Md. — A ride on the Penn Line by Gov. Martin O'Malley to atone for Monday night's passengers stranded on a sweltering "hell train" turned into a vituperative...
BNSF to clean up pollution from 1963 derailment
(The following story by Tammy Sakry appeared on the Coon Rapids Herald website on June 24, 2010.) COON RAPIDS, Minn. — In 1963, there was a train accident on the Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) Rail line in what is now Ramsey and drums of powdered lead arsenate...
AAR: Rail intermodal volume reaches highest level since November 2008
(The Association of American Railroads issued the following on June 24, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported that intermodal volume on U.S. freight railroads for the week ended June 19, 2010, reached its highest level...
Railroad Retirement Board 2010 informational conferences
CLEVELAND, June 21 — 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...
