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Federal income tax and Railroad Retirement benefits
(The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board issued the following on February 3, 2010.) CHICAGO — The following questions and answers describe the tax statements issued by the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) each January for Federal income tax purposes. Railroad retirement...
Stanwood Amtrak station tallied hundreds of boardings in final weeks of 2009
(The following story by Gale Fiege appeared on The Herald website on February 22, 2010.) STANWOOD, Wash. — Connie and Ralph Mennie rode the Amtrak Cascades train from Stanwood to Portland, Ore., on Thursday as part of their 27th wedding anniversary celebration....
Crews work to remove 22 BNSF train cars that derailed in Santa Fe
(The following story by Hayley Kappes appeared on the Galveston Daily News website on February 22, 2010.) SANTA FE, Texas — About half of the 22 train cars that derailed last Thursday near FM 646 South and state Highway 6 have been removed, police said. The 10...
Railcar makers ARI, US Railcar team up
(The following story by John D. Boyd appeared on The Journal of Commerce website on February 19, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — In the midst of a massive contraction for the North American freight car industry, equipment builder American Railcar Industries said it has...
Amtrak conductor hit with wine bottle, man arrested in Sacramento to Berkeley Capitol Corridor train fight
(The following report by Jason Kobely appeared at News10.net on February 22, 2010.) SUISUN CITY, Calif. — A northern California man was arrested after witnesses say he hit an Amtrak conductor in the head with a wine bottle during a fight aboard a Capitol Corridor...
Study of VRE extension to Gainesville, Haymarket approved
(The following story by Jennifer Buske appeared on the Washington Post website on February 21, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — A proposal to extend Virginia Railway Express into western Prince William County is one step closer to reality after a vote by rail officials...
Strong short line traffic beats weather
(The following story by John D. Boyd appeared on The Journal of Commerce website on February 19, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — North American short line railroads carried some of the strongest traffic levels in months even during storm-tossed February, as cargo loadings...
Delaware transit: There’s a lot riding on future of rail service in Newark
(The following story by Rachel Kipp appeared on The News Journal website on February 22, 2010.) NEWARK, N.J. — The rail stop adjacent to the former Chrysler plant is one of the site's most significant assets -- but the trains could cease stopping there if one of...
Stubborn fire from derailed central California train out, evacuation orders for 7 homes lifted
(The Associated Press circulated the following on February 21, 2010.) KEENE, Calif. — Firefighters late Sunday put out a stubborn fire sparked by a freight train derailment in central California, allowing residents evacuated because of a toxic cloud to return home,...
Train crash, fire near the Tehachapi Loop cause freight delays around Calif.
(The following story by Jessica Garrison and Alexandra Zavis appeared on the Los Angeles Times website on February 21, 2010.) LOS ANGELES — Firefighters late Sunday put out a stubborn fire sparked by a freight train derailment in Central California, allowing residents...
