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More people hop aboard Mo. Amtrak trains
(The following story by Ken Leiser appeared on the St. Louis Post-Dispatch website on December 20, 2009.) ST. LOUIS, Mo. — Amtrak passenger rail service is finally picking up steam across Missouri. Ridership has gradually climbed on the Missouri River Runner linking...
Amtrak operations restored in Northeast with some cancellations
(The following appeared at WJLA.com on December 21, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amtrak operations have been restored in Northeast Washington Monday, but some trains are on reduced schedules. Amtrak has cancelled some regularly scheduled trains in the eastern region on...
NS update: Winter storm impacting mid-Atlantic operations
(Norfolk Southern issued the following on December 21, 2009.) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern continues to work to restore normal operations across a wide area that was hit with a winter storm over the weekend. Power outages in many of the hardest hit areas of western...
Rail special session gave Fla. DOT unprecedented clout
(The following story by Dara Kam appeared on the Palm Beach Post website on December 20, 2009.) TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The state Department of Transportation acquired sweeping new power, including the ability to borrow money, in the rail bill that Gov. Charlie Crist...
Canada’s Minister of Labor appoints arbitrator in CN dispute
(The Minister of Labor’s office issued the following on December 18, 2009.) OTTAWA, Ontario — The Honorable Rona Ambrose, Minister of Labor, has today appointed Mr. Andrew Sims as arbitrator in the negotiations between Canadian National Railway (CN) and the Teamsters...
Railroad shares mixed at the close of Dec. 18 trading
(The Associated Press circulated the following on December 18, 2009.) NEW YORK — Shares of some top railroads companies were mixed at the close of trading: Burlington Northern fell $.08 or .1 percent, to $98.32. CSX rose $.01 or percent, to $48.47. Canadian National...
Railroad hubs lay down tracks for expansion
(The following story by Kari Lydersen appeared on the Washington Post website on December 20, 2009.) CHICAGO — This city was built on railroads that moved meat from its famous packing houses, steel from its mills, corn from surrounding fields. Today Chicago is still...
Underprivileged kids ride rails on BNSF Santa Claus Express
(The following story by Darrell R. Santschi appeared on the Press-Enterprise website on December 20, 2009. Rudy Borrego is Local Chairman of BLET Division 662 in Los Angeles, Calif.) RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Four hundred underprivileged Inland children and their parents...
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...
