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Genesee & Wyoming November traffic slides
(Associated Press circulated the following on December 11, 2009.) GREENWICH, Conn. — Genesee & Wyoming Inc., a regional freight railroad operator, said Friday its November traffic slid 11.9 percent partly because of lower shipments its New York-Ohio-Pennsylvania...
CN Rail, TCRC continue talks beyond deadline
(Reuters circulated the following on December 10, 2009.) OTTAWA — Canadian National Railway Co (CNR.TO) and the locomotive engineers' union said on Thursday they remain in talks with federal mediators and will negotiate beyond today's self-imposed deadline if they...
SEPTA board approves contract for 5,100 workers
(The following story by Paul Nussbaum appeared on the Philadelphia Inquirer website on December 10, 2009.) PHILADELPHIA — The SEPTA board today approved the contract that ended last month's six-day strike by bus drivers, subway and trolley operators and mechanics. The...
Senator criticizes Metro for lapses in safety oversight
(The following story by Lena H. Sun and Joe Stephens appeared on the Washington Post website on December 10, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski (D-Md.) criticized senior managers at Metro on Thursday for what she described as a series of lapses in...
Congress readies $122.1 billion for DOT, HUD
(The following appeared on the Journal of Commerce website on December 10, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — A House-Senate conference committee cleared a massive spending bill that provides $122.1 billion in transportation, housing and development funding in 2010. The...
Highlights of $1.1 trillion spending bill in House
(The Associated Press circulated the following on December 10, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Highlights of the $1.1 trillion spending bill before the House on Thursday: • $519 billion in routine payments for Medicare and Medicaid. • $3.9 billion for more than 5,000...
House approves allowing checked guns on Amtrak
(The following story by Deborah Barfield Berry appeared on The News Star website on December 10, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The House approved a federal spending package Thursday that includes a provision to allow Amtrak passengers to bring guns on board in checked...
AAR: Rail freight traffic shows improvement in post holiday week
(The Association of American Railroads issued the following on December 10, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads today reported that freight rail traffic showed improvement in the post Thanksgiving holiday week ending Dec. 5, 2009. U.S....
Final RRB Informational Conference of 2009 is Dec. 11
CHICAGO — The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board holds free information conferences for railroaders. Conference registration begins at 8 a.m., with the programs beginning promptly at 8:30 a.m. and ending at 12:30 p.m. The final Conference of 2009 is as follows: December...
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...
