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TWU members approve five-year contract with Septa
(The following story by Robert Moran appeared on the Philadelphia Inquirer website on November 23, 2009.) PHILADELPHIA — With none of the dramatics that marked their bitter, six-day strike against SEPTA, transit workers voted overwhelmingly yesterday to approve a new...
Thousands line rails as Santa Train makes its 67th annual trip
(The following story by John Osborne appeared on the Kingsport Times-News website on November 21, 2009.) ABOARD THE SANTA TRAIN — The throngs of people waiting at 14 stops made Saturday by the Santa Train were larger than crowds for the train in recent years,...
Opinion: An American catastrophe
(The following column by Bob Herbert appeared on the New York Times website on November 20, 2009.) DETROIT, Mich. — In many ways, it’s like a ghost town. It’s eerily quiet. Driving around in the middle of the afternoon, in a city that once was among the most...
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...
RRB: Medicare Part B Premiums for 2010
(The Railroad Retirement Board issued the following on October 27, 2009.) CHICAGO — The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has announced that the standard monthly Part B premium will be $110.50 in 2010. However, most Medicare beneficiaries will not see an...
Railroad Retirement annuities and pensions from work not covered by Social Security or Railroad Retirement
(The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board issued the following on November 4, 2009.) CHICAGO — Employee annuities paid under the Railroad Retirement Act are subject to dual benefit reductions when social security benefits are also payable, and they may be subject to...
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...
CSX gives city $22,125 to plant trees along tracks
(The following story by Cathy Jett appeared on the Free Lance Star website on November 20, 2009.) FREDERICKSBURG, Va. — CSX, in partnership with the nonprofit Alliance for Community Trees, has awarded a $22,125 grant to Tree Fredericksburg. The funds will cover the...
Union Pacific, San Antonio River Authority agree on new drift removal practices
(The following story by JJ Velasquez appeared on the Victoria Advocate website on November 18, 2009.) VICTORIA, Texas — Union Pacific and San Antonio River Authority officials adopted new practices for removing drift from the river. The agreement came on Nov. 4, a...
Wisconsin land owner injured in ground collapse sues CSX
(The following story by Kelly Holleran appeared on the Madison/St. Clair Record website on November 20, 2009.) MADISON, Wisc. — A Troy man claims the ground collapsed beneath him into a sinkhole due to defective drainage a railroad company installed on his land. Denis...
