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Pullback, earnings lead to CP Rail upgrades
(The following story by Scott Deveau appeared on the Financial Post website on October 28, 2009.) OTTAWA — The recent pullback in shares of Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. combined with a better-than-expected earnings this week led to a series of upgrades on the stock...
TWU tells its SEPTA workers: Get ready for strike
(The following story by Paul Nussbaum appeared on the Philadelphia Inquirer website on October 29, 2009.) PHILADELPHIA — As negotiations continued yesterday between SEPTA and the union representing Philadelphia bus drivers, subway and trolley operators, and mechanics,...
Kansas City Southern reports third quarter 2009 earnings
(Kansas City Southern issued the following on October 29, 2009.) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Southern (KCS) (NYSE: KSU) reported third quarter 2009 revenues of $386.1 million compared with $491.5 million in the third quarter of 2008. While all commodity groups...
BLET locomotive engineer thankful no one hurt in CSX accident
(The following story by Chloe Morrison appeared on The Daily Times website on October 29, 2009. Brother W.S. Murphy is a member of BLET Division 782 in Etowah, Tenn.) ETOWAH, Tenn. — CSX train engineer W. Scott Murphy said he was shaken and scared after the train he...
BLET engineer takes Norfolk Southern train on safety tour
(The following story by Robert McCabe appeared on The Virginian-Pilot website on October 29, 2009. Daniel Q. Jackson is a member of BLET Division 231 in Crewe, Va. NORFOLK, Va. — Dan Jackson has been a locomotive engineer since 1979. "Knock on wood, I've done this 30...
2009 Railroad Retirement Board Informational Conferences
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...
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 and survivor benefits
(The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board issued the following on October 7, 2009.) CHICAGO — Monthly benefits may be payable under the Railroad Retirement Act to the surviving widow(er), children, and certain other dependents of a railroad employee if the employee was...
BNSF gives museum $10,000 for repairs
(The following story by Marshall White appeared on the St. Joseph News Press website on October 28, 2009.) ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — Owning this community’s only National Historic Landmark means the Pony Express Historical Association always has something to repair at the...
