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FELA an important part of rail worker safety
(The following story by Joe Ruff appeared on the Omaha World-Herald website on December 30, 2009.) OMAHA, Neb. — A Wyoming woman’s lawsuit accusing Union Pacific Railroad of not doing enough to protect her against mosquito bites isn’t as bizarre or frivolous as it...
BLET National Division office closed for holidays
CLEVELAND, December 30 — In observance of the New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day holidays, the BLET National Division headquarters will be closed on December 31, 2009, and January 1, 2010. Regular office hours will resume on Monday, January 4, 2010. On behalf of the...
Amtrak to stop in Castleton, Vt., for first time in 50 years
(The Associated Press circulated the following on December 30, 2009.) CASTLETON, Vt. — Amtrak will stop in Castleton, Vt., for the first time in more than 50 years starting this weekend. The Ethan Allen Express will make two stops a day at the recently renovated...
Funding keeps Metra station plans in neutral
(The following story by Patty Pensa appeared on the Chicago Tribune website on December 30, 2009.) CHICAGO — Two planned Metra stations could transform neighborhoods on the city's South and North Sides -- spurring economic development, curbing carbon emissions and...
Opinion: A less than honest health care policy
(The following column by Bob Herbert appeared on the New York Times website on December 29, 2009.) NEW YORK — There is a middle-class tax time bomb ticking in the Senate’s version of President Obama’s effort to reform health care. The bill that passed the Senate with...
BNSF worker killed in Minneapolis switching accident
(The following appeared on the Minneapolis Star-Tribune website on December 29, 2009.) MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — A Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway employee was killed in Minneapolis on Tuesday when a rail car jumped its tracks and pinned him against a building, an...
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...
Opinion: Hoosier state is on track for high-speed rail service
(The following column by Randy Wade appeared on the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette website on December 29, 2009. M. Wade is passenger rail director of the Great Lakes Division at HNTB Corp.) FORT WAYNE, Ind. — Last summer, the Associated Press reported an anecdote about...
North Carolina competes for high-speed rail funding
(The following story by Jordan Schrader appeared on the Asheville Citizen-Times website on December 29, 2009.) RALEIGH, N.C. — The prospect of bullet trains whisking travelers from city to city at more than 200 mph, already part of life in Japan and France, has...
