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NS intermodal facility in Memphis awarded $52.5 million Tiger grant
(Norfolk Southern issued the following on February 17,2 010.) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern’s (NYSE: NSC) planned Memphis Regional Intermodal Facility was awarded $52.5 million from the U.S. Dept. of Transportation under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of...
DOT Secretary LaHood announces funding for over 50 transportation projects through TIGER program
(The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following on February 17, 2010.) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — One year to the day after President Obama signed the historic American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) into law, Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood will...
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...
CN announces new marketing team
(CN issued the following on February 16, 2010.) MONTREAL — Jean-Jacques Ruest, executive vice-president and chief marketing officer of CN (TSX: CNR)(NYSE: CNI), announced today the appointment of his marketing team – another key step in CN’s drive to reach the next...
Citations issued during railroad safety detail in Monroe, La.
(The following story by Zack Southwell appeared on The News Star website on February 16, 2010.) MONROE, La. — State police and officers from the Monroe Police Department and the Union Pacific Railroad Police conducted a railroad crossing enforcement detail Tuesday...
Committee OKs federal funding of Milwaukee-Madison rail link
(The following story by Lee Bergquist appeared on the Journal Sentinel website on February 16, 2010.) MADISON, Wisc. — The Legislature's Joint Finance Committee agreed Tuesday to accept $822 million in federal stimulus funds for high-speed rail linking Madison,...
Belgium: 2nd black box found in fatal train crash
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Arthur Max on February 17, 2010.) BRUSSELS — Railway workers on Wednesday found the second black box from this week's deadly train collision in Belgium — a crash that EU officials said shows the need for Europe...
NJ Transit fares may increase as much as 30 percent
(The following appeared on the Cherry Hill Courier Post website on February 16, 2010.) CHERRY HILL, N.J. — NJ Transit train and bus riders could face a 20 percent to 30 percent fare hike and service cuts, according to communications between transit officials and union...
L.A. and Long Beach ports see 1.6% gain in cargo traffic
(The following story by Ronald D. White appeared on the Los Angeles Times website on February 16, 2010.) LOS ANGELES — Cargo traffic at the nation's busiest seaport complex increased in January, the second straight month in which cargo levels improved at the ports of...
Hoffa says Teamsters to build on YRC success
(The following story by William B. Cassidy appeared on The Journal of Commerce website on February 16, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Teamsters are ready to put the muscle they used against Wall Street to help YRC Worldwide into action against fresh opponents, says...
