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No Railroad Retirement benefit increase in 2010; Most retiree earnings limits remain at 2009 levels
(The Railroad Retirement Board issued the following on October 16, 2009.) CHICAGO — Railroad retirement annuities, like social security benefits, will not increase in January 2010 as there was no increase in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) from the third quarter of...
CP Rail to test biodiesel in winter operations
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on November 30, 2009.) On Friday, Canadian Pacific announced it recently partnered with Natural Resources Canada to conduct a biodiesel pilot project under the National Renewable Diesel Demonstration...
Court rules against Montgomery Co. in intermodal fight
(The following story by Jeff Sturgeon appeared on The Roanoke Times website on December 1, 2009.) ROANOKE, Va. — A judge turned down Montgomery County’s attempt to block a proposed intermodal rail yard in Elliston. In a ruling that reached county officials this...
CSX coal-train derailment affects Richmond Amtrak service
(The following report appeared on the Richmond Times-Dispatch website on December 1, 2009.) RICHMOND, Va. — A portion of a train carrying coal derailed just north of downtown Richmond overnight. No injuries were reported, but passenger-rail service between the capital...
Record number board Amtrak trains in Iowa
(The Associated Press circulated the following on November 29, 2009.) DES MOINES, Iowa — Amtrak ridership in Iowa broke a record this year, with more than 66,000 passengers getting on and off trains at Iowa stations during the federal budget year that ended Sept. 30....
Union Pacific worker injured; railroad withholds information
(The following story by Ryan Sabalow appeared on the Record Searchlight website on December 1, 2009.) REDDING, Calif. — A Union Pacific Railroad worker was seriously injured in a rock slide near Dunsmuir. The conductor of a train spotted the man's arm sticking out of...
Caltrain settles Amtrak employee wage claim for $500,000
(The following story by Mike Rosenberg appeared on the San Mateo County Times website on November 30, 2009.) SAN MATEO, Calif. — Caltrain will pay Amtrak $500,000 for back wages owed to conductors, engineers and other employees, but the transit operator avoided a much...
Railroad shares mixed at the close of Nov. 30 trading
(The Associated Press circulated the following on November 30, 2009.) NEW YORK — Shares of some top railroads companies were mixed at the close of trading: Burlington Northern rose $.04 or percent, to $98.30. CSX fell $.05 or .1 percent, to $47.48. Canadian National...
High-speed rail: Lobbyists clamor for stimulus money
(The following story by Alexander C. Hart appeared on the Chicago Tribune website on December 1, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Stimulus money for high-speed rail has sparked a feeding frenzy among lobbyists, according to a new report from a watchdog group. Competition for...
Special session proposal would resolve SunRail problems
(The following story by William March appeared on The Tampa Tribune website on November 30, 2009.) TAMPA, Fla. — State Senate President Jeff Atwater has sent legislators a summary of new legislation on the controversial SunRail proposal, to be debated in a special...
