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Southern N.D. Amtrak route revival a tough sell
(The following story by Kristen Daum appeared on The Forum website on October 26, 2009.) FARGO, N.D. — Thirty years ago this month, an Amtrak route servicing Minnesota and southern North Dakota was shut down. Now, a new government study raises the possibility of...
Make-A-Wish, BNSF team up for children’s train ride
(The following story by Jack Z. Smith appeared on the Fort Worth Star-Telegram website on October 25, 2009.) FORT WORTH — Tatum Null has been through a lot for an 11-year-old, but you would have never known it by look on her face Saturday morning. "I’m excited!" she...
CN and Teamsters union to resume talks with negotiators next month
(The Canadian Press circulated the following on October 23, 2009.) MONTREAL — Canadian National Railway Co. (TSX:CNR) and the Teamsters union have agreed to adjourn labour talks, with plans to startup again next month with the help of federal mediators. In a joint...
TWU members authorize strike at Septa
(The following story by Suzette Parmley appeared on the Philadelphia Inquirer website on October 26, 2009.) PHILADELPHIA — About 1,200 members of SEPTA's largest union voted unanimously yesterday to strike as early as the end of this week if no contract is reached...
Positive Train Control costs chafe railroads
(The following story by Christopher Conkey appeared on the Wall Street Journal website on October 26, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Passenger- and freight-railroad operators are pressing the White House to scale back proposed rules that would mandate billions in new...
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...
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...
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...
Canadian Wheat Board wants rail sites reopened
(Reuters circulated the following story by Rod Nickel on October 22, 2009.) WINNIPEG, Manitoba — The Canadian Wheat Board called on Thursday for railways to keep farmer grain-loading sites open, but Canada's biggest rail company said leaving the remote sidings in...
NS updates online carbon footprint analyzer
(Norfolk Southern issued the following on October 22, 2009.) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) has enhanced its online carbon footprint analyzer, enabling rail customers to estimate the value of carbon offsets in addition to calculating the...
