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Editorial: Acknowledging a growing disparity of sacrifice on Veterans Day
(The following editorial appeared on the Detroit Free Press website on November 11, 2009.) DETROIT — Veterans Day 2009 finds the nation still reeling from the nightmarish images of last week's massacre at Ft. Hood. If any American needed to be reminded how...
Only two RRB Informational Conferences remain in 2009
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 U.S. Railroad Retirement Board holds free...
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...
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...
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...
CSXT continues to invest in new technologies, reduce emissions
(CSX issued the following on November 9, 2009.) CHICAGO — CSX Transportation (CSXT) continues to invest in technology to make its fleet of more than 4,000 locomotives as efficient as possible. Efficient locomotives, pulling an average of 7 million carloads of freight...
Officials say Texas corridor commuter rail on track
(The following story by Brad Rollins appeared on the San Marcos Mercury website on November 9, 2009.) SAN MARCOS, Texas — The Lone Star Rail District, formerly the Austin-San Antonio Commuter Rail District, announced it will begin seeking environmental clearance and...
Editorial: Vote boosts cause of Va. high-speed rail
(The following editorial appeared on The Virginian-Pilot website on November 9, 2009.) NORFOLK, Va. — On its face, the resolution adopted by the Hampton Roads Transportation Planning Organization doesn’t sound so momentous. It doesn’t even sound particularly decisive....
NJ commuter train misses major station
(The Associated Press circulated the following on November 10, 2009.) WEST WINDSOR, N.J. — NJ Transit is investigating why a commuter train overshot one of the state's major park-and-ride stations. NJ Transit says Train 3971, heading from New York to Trenton on Monday...
GE sends first PowerHaul locomotives to UK
(The following story by John D. Boyd appeared on The Journal of Commerce website on November 9, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The first two of GE Transportation’s PowerHaul locomotives have arrived in the United Kingdom for the Freightliner Group freight rail line,...
