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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...
APTA: Transit-rail ridership tumbles in year’s first nine months
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on December 22, 2009.) Rising unemployment rates, falling gas prices, and declining state and local funding continued to hinder transit agencies’ ridership in 2009’s first nine months. Ridership declined...
Revived Denver ski train could be derailed
(The following story by Jeffrey Leib appeared on The Denver Post website on December 23, 2009.) DENVER — Amtrak said today it does not yet have an agreement with Iowa Pacific Holdings to help operate a new Ski Train service between Denver's Union Station and Winter...
Metrolinx begins to build Toronto light-rail line; VIA Rail lands new CEO
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on December 22, 2009.) The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) and Metrolinx recently launched construction on the Sheppard East light-rail line. Part of Metrolinx’s “Big Move” regional transportation plan,...
Editorial: What’s cooking with ‘Wafflegate?’
(The following editorial appeared on The Tampa Tribune website on December 23, 2009.) TAMPA, Fla. — Officials with the state Department of Transportation spent months negotiating in secret with CSX Railroad to cut the deal that would eventually become SunRail - the...
Stimulus funds may help Norfolk Southern complete its Crescent Corridor project
(The following story by Preston Knight appeared on the Northern Virginia Daily website on December 23, 2009.) STRASBURG, Va. — Norfolk Southern Corp. expects to learn next month whether the U.S. Department of Transportation will provide it with a $300 million stimulus...
Memphis-area logistics firms weather rough seas in 2009
(The following story by Eric Smith appeared on The Daily News website on December 23, 2009.) MEMPHIS, Tenn. — All things considered, the local logistics sector fared better than many industries during 2009 as the recession claimed casualties throughout the U.S....
NS mostly recovered from winter storm in Mid-Atlantic states
(Norfolk Southern issued the following on December 22, 2009.) NORFOLK, Va. — Most mainline operations in the area that was hit with a winter storm over the weekend have been restored. Power outages and downed trees are impacting local operations along some branch...
Economy drives railroad traffic
(The following story by Dee Holzel appeared on the Silver Pinyon Journal website on December 22, 2009.) WINNEMUCCA, Nevada — Union Pacific Railroad recently opened the Donner Pass route after a year-long construction project designed to facilitate taller and longer...
