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Union Pacific freight train jumps the tracks in Wisconsin
(The following story by Deneen Smith appeared on the Kenosha News website on February 9, 2010.) KENOSHA, Wisc. — A Union Pacific freight train derailed in Pleasant Prairie Monday afternoon, with 24 of the 113 cars coming off the track between Bain Station Road and...
Genesee & Wyoming’s revenue falls, operating ratio climbs
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on February 8, 2010.) In the fourth quarter, Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (GWI) registered “unexpected revenue strength” in a few areas of the United States, including grain shipments in the Gulf Coast and steel...
Three women sue CSX for asbestos-related lung cancer, asbestosis
(The following story by Kyla Asbury appeared on the West Virginia Record website on February 9, 2010.) CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Three women are suing CSX Transportation in separate cases for asbestos-related problems. Crystal L. Morris' father, Stuart E. McQuan and Pamela...
38 workers strike deal with CTA to keep jobs
(The following story by Kim Janssen appeared on the Chicago Sun-Times website on February 8, 2010.) CHICAGO — A tentative deal that allows 38 CTA maintenance workers to keep their jobs in return for concessions is a sign that other unions may be ready to cut a deal...
Railroad shares mixed at close of February 8 trading
(The Associated Press circulated the following on February 8, 2010.) NEW YORK — Shares of some top railroads companies were mixed at the close of trading: Burlington Northern rose $.02 or percent, to $99.74. CSX fell $.41 or 1.0 percent, to $42.51. Canadian National...
Rail could be answer to I-81 gridlock, report says
(The following story by Jeff Sturgeon appeared on The Roanoke Times website on February 9, 2010.) ROANOKE, Va. — Virginia could eliminate about one in three trucks from Interstate 81 with extensive --and expensive -- rail improvements, a consultant says. Given the...
Opinion: High-speed rail grants favor the prepared
(The following column by James McCommons appeared on the Huffington Post website on February 9, 2010. He is the author of “Waiting on a Train: The Embattled Future of Passenger Rail Service — A Year Spent Riding Across America.”) It's no surprise that only a handful...
Storms slamming surface transport
(The following story by John D. Boyd appeared on The Journal of Commerce website on February 8, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Three days after a massive winter storm struck the mid-Atlantic region, freight transportation systems were still trying to recover to normal...
Federal income tax and Railroad Retirement benefits
(The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board issued the following on February 3, 2010.) 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 beneficiaries...
CSX train traps 66-year-old Florida woman in her yard
(The following story by Larry Hannan appeared on the Florida Times-Union website on February 5, 2010.) CALLAHAN, Fla. — Aretha Brown is a 66-year old woman with back trouble who has had to crawl between two train cars almost every time she has left her yard this year....
