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Rare hawk found in Chicago-area train yard
(The following story by Mitch Dudek appeared on the Naperville Sun website on January 4, 2010.) NAPERVILLE, Ill. — This bird went south for the winter the hard way. A Ferruginous hawk was apparently struck by a train in western Canada --and then got stuck in the front...
How Berkshire Hathaway’s deal for BNSF played out
(The following story by Andrea Ahles appeared on the Fort Worth Star-Telegram website on December 31, 2009.) FORT WORTH, Texas — When Berkshire Hathaway announced Nov. 3 that it would buy Fort Worth-based Burlington Northern Santa Fe for $26 billion, it became clear...
Railroad lifts Sierra tunnels for taller trains
(The following story by Susan Voyles appeared on the Reno Gazette-Journal website on January 1, 2010.) RENO, Nev. — Union Pacific Railroad has raised the roof on 15 of its tunnels over Donner Pass in the Sierra, allowing double-stacked trains to cross the pass and go...
AAR: Mixed report for U.S. rail freight during Christmas week
(The Association of American Railroads issued the following on December 30,2 009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Intermodal volume was up but both carload freight and total volume as measured in ton-miles slipped from year-ago levels during the week ended December 26, the...
Freight trains make big comeback in nation’s transportation network
(The following story by Alana Semuels appeared on the Los Angeles Times website on January 3, 2010.) LOS ANGELES, Calif. — More than 4,000 miles of train tracks stretch through California, winding up the blustery Cajon Pass and snaking through the desert surrounding...
Longevity of Railroad Retirement Beneficiaries
(The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board issued the following on December 1, 2009.) CHICAGO — Every three three years, the Railroad Retirement Board’s Chief Actuary conducts a study of the longevity of its annuitants, as part of a valuation of future revenues and benefit...
Year 2010 Railroad Retirement and Unemployment Insurance Taxes
(The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board issued the following on December 1, 2009.) CHICAGO — The amounts of compensation subject to railroad retirement tier I and tier II payroll taxes and the tier I and tier II tax rates on employees and employers remain unchanged in...
Rail reform bill would help shippers, producers
(The following story by Stephanie Johnson appeared on the Prairie Star website on December 29, 2009.) GREAT FALLS, Mont. — A bill moving through the U.S. Senate would reform and improve railroad service in the United States and in South Dakota, said Sen. John Thune,...
Conveyor problems halt coal shipments from Norfolk Southern terminal
(The following story by Josh Brown appeared on The Virginian-Pilot website on December 29, 2009.) NORFOLK, Va. — Two mishaps at Norfolk Southern Corp.’s Lamberts Point Coal Terminal in Norfolk brought coal shipments to a halt over the weekend. On Saturday, an...
Railroad workfoce levels sink to new low
(The following story by John D. Boyd appeared on the Journal of Commerce website on December 29, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. lines of the seven Class I freight railroads cut 1,923 jobs in the month to mid-November, leaving their combined workforce at a new low...
