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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...
BNSF to boot up new Umler system on November 7
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on November 5, 2009.) On Saturday, BNSF Railway Co. will implement the new Umler™ system as part of an industry-wide initiative. Railroads, rail shops, equipment owners, shippers and lessees use Umler —...
NS announces Thanksgiving holiday operations
(Norfolk Southern issued the following on November 6, 2009.) NORFOLK, Va. — In observance of the Thanksgiving Holiday, Norfolk Southern will curtail (non-intermodal) freight operations beginning 7:00 A.M. on Thursday, November 26, 2009 and resume full operations at...
CSXT, chemical shipper complete track upgrades
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on November 5, 2009.) Earlier this week, CSX Transportation and INVISTA marked the completion of expanded track and other infrastructure improvements at the chemical manufacturer’s Spartanburg, S.C.,...
One UP freight train hits another in South Texas
(The Associated Press circulated the following on November 5, 2009.) PLEASANTON, Texas — A conductor suffered minor injuries after jumping from one Union Pacific freight train before it struck another in South Texas. UP spokeswoman Raquel Espinoza-Williams said...
Opinion: Amtrak’s divine lounge car comes to the rescue
(The following story by Josh Noel appeared on the Chicago Tribune website on November 6, 2009.) CHICAGO — I'm in my seat in a dim Amtrak car, beside an aromatic guy and in front of a woman who speaks so loudly into her cell phone that she must assume everyone is...
Stored UP rail cars seen as blight on Brentwood
(The following story by Rowena Coetsee appeared on the Contra Costa Times website on November 5, 2009.) BRENTWOOD, Calif. — Brentwood officials and residents are protesting a nuisance they say dozens of mothballed railcars are creating. For weeks, Union Pacific...
California workers hope BNSF purchase gives RR boost
(The following story by Eunice Lee appeared on the Deseret Dispatch website on November 5, 2009. Eddie A. Trujillo is a member of BLET Division 383 in Needles, Calif.) BARSTOW, Calif. — Some workers at the Barstow railyard of Burlington Northern Santa Fe like...
CN growing “green” wood pellet traffic at double-digit rates
(CN issued the following on November 5, 2009.) MONTREAL — North America's largest mover of forest products – is on track to haul more than 800,000 tons of wood pellets this year and sees more opportunities in the future for this “green” source of heating energy....
