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Plan to preserver Maine shortline wins in final House round, but loses in Senate
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Glenn Adams on April 8, 2010.) AUGUSTA, Maine — A borrowing package that includes money to preserve a railroad that's seen as a lifeline to industry in struggling northern Maine was denied final approval by the...
NJ Transit faces $570,000 whistleblower fine for punishing worker
(The following story by Mike Frassinelli appeared on The Star-Ledger website on April 7, 2010.) NEWARK, N.J. — Tony Araujo couldn’t sleep the night after he watched the contractor burn to death at work. The New Jersey Transit conductor flagman said he wanted to return...
UP’s SPRB coal train count climbed in March
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on March 7, 2010.) Last month, Union Pacific Railroad loaded 993 trains in the southern Powder River Basin (SPRB) compared with 937 trains in March 2009. The Class I boosted loadings despite a derailment...
FRA announces $50 million Positive Train Control grant
(The Federal Railroad Administration issued the following on April 7, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) will soon begin accepting grant applications for the deployment of positive train control (PTC) collision avoidance systems and...
Calif. high-speed rail to again study rider, revenue estimates
(The following story by Mike Rosenberg appeared on the San Mateo County Times website on April 7, 2010.) SAN JOSE, Calif. — Facing a relentless stream of critics, the state's high-speed rail planners said Wednesday that they have hired three expert groups to again...
China offers high-speed rail assistance to California
(The following story by Keith Bradsher appeared on the New York Times website on April 7, 2010.) BEIJING — Nearly 150 years after American railroads brought in thousands of Chinese laborers to build rail lines across the West, China is poised once again to play a role...
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....
Greenbrier cuts costs and takes smaller 2Q loss
(The Associated Press circulated the following on April 7, 2010.) LAKE OSWEGO, Ore. — Railroad freight car maker Greenbrier Cos. said Wednesday it reduced its loss in the fiscal second quarter as it cut costs in response to declining sales. Greenbrier said it lost...
Canadian shippers hope new railway regulations will come soon
(The following story by Scott Deveau appeared on the Financial Post website on April 6, 2010.) OTTAWA — Canadian shippers are heralding a new report as further evidence that some sort of added regulation is required from Ottawa to improve service levels at the...
