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Benefits under Railroad Retirement and Social Security
(The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board issued the following on March 3, 2010.) CHICAGO — Employers and employees covered by the Railroad Retirement Act pay higher retirement taxes than those covered by the Social Security Act, so that railroad retirement benefits remain...
Railroad Retirement Board 2010 informational conferences
CLEVELAND, March 12 — 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....
Railroad history to steam into Fort Worth this week
(The following story by Gordon Dickson appeared on the Fort Worth Star-Telegram website on April 7, 2010.) FORT WORTH, Texas — Railroad fans will get a chance to take a close look at a majestic piece of history. On Friday, locomotive No. 844, the last steam engine...
2 Indiana men caught stealing tracks, scrap metal from CSX
(The following appeared on the Evening News and Tribune website on April 8, 2010.) JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. — An off-duty police officer arrested two men for allegedly stealing railroad tracks and other metal items from CSX Corp., according to a Wednesday press release...
Norfolk Southern to host first-quarter earnings call on April 27
(Norfolk Southern issued the following on April 7, 2010.) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern Corporation will present its first-quarter 2010 earnings on Tuesday, April 27, 2010, at 4:30 p.m. EDT via teleconference and live Internet webcast. The company will issue its...
KCS announces first quarter earnings release, conference call
(Kansas City Southern issued the following on April 8, 2010.) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Southern (KCS) will release its financial results for first quarter 2010 on Tuesday, April 27, 2010, before the opening of trading on the New York Stock Exchange. KCS will...
Disaster narrowly avoided following NS derailment in Indiana
(The following story by Lee Cable appeared on the Corydon Democrat website on April 7, 2010.) CORYDON, Ind. — Seven Norfolk Southern railroad cars derailed Thursday afternoon in English, shutting down both S.R. 237 and the railroad for several hours. The derailment,...
Cold train links Pacific Northwest, Chicago
(The following story by John D. Boyd appeared on the Journal of Commerce website on April 6, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Backers are calling it their “cold train,” a four-day-a-week run of refrigerated intermodal cargoes from the Port of Quincy, Wash., to Chicago that...
Pollution levels fall sharply near Port of Los Angeles
(The following story by Bill Mongelluzzo appeared on the Journal of Commerce website on April 6, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Harmful diesel emissions fell sharply at the Port of Los Angeles and in surrounding communities, according to data accumulated from air...
Norfolk Southern says taxes will rise $27 million on health law
(The Associated Press circulated the following on April 7, 2010.) NEW YORK — Freight railroad operator Norfolk Southern Corp. said it will take an accounting charge and expects to pay $27 million in extra taxes in the first quarter because of a provision in the health...
