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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...
Famous SP steam locomotive to pass by Columbia
(The following appeared on The Columbian website on October 19, 2009.) COLUMBIA, Wash. — The Southern Pacific 4449 steam train won’t stop in Vancouver this afternoon, but it will pass by the Amtrak station in downtown Vancouver about 5:15 p.m. “This is one of the most...
City of Whitefish to test for contamination in railway district
(The following story by Myers Reece appeared on the Flathead Beacon website on October 19, 2009.) WHITEFISH, Mont. — In early November, the city of Whitefish will drill exploratory test holes at 22 different locations in the railway district as part of the first major...
Cause of UP derailment near Overton still unknown
(The following story by Betsy Friedrich appeared on the Kearney Hub website on October 19, 2009.) KEARNEY, Neb. — The cause of a train derailment early Saturday morning west of Overton remains unknown. According to Tom Lange, a spokesperson for the Union Pacific...
DOT announces $20.9 million for first responder training
(The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following on October 19, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Transportation today announced that it is awarding $20.9 million to states, territories and Native American tribes to improve the nation’s...
Norfolk Southern wants dialogue with McCalla residents
(The following appeared on the Birmingham News website on October 20, 2009.) BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Norfolk Southern wants leaders in McCalla to form a community outreach group in hopes of having a dialogue with residents and working with the railroad company on projects...
MARC, unlike Virginia line, sticking with Amtrak
(The following story by Michael Dresser appeared on the Baltimore Sun website on October 19, 2009.) BALTIMORE, Md. — The news in the Washington Post over the weekend that Virginia Railway Express has decided to dump Amtrak and award a contract to a French firm to...
Amtrak recommends extra Pittsburgh-Harrisburg train
(The following story by Matthew Santoni appeared on the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review website on October 20, 2009.) PITTSBURGH, Pa. — Amtrak is recommending that another train be added to the sparse service between Pittsburgh and Harrisburg, if state and federal...
Special session likely for SunRail in December
(The following story by Dan Tracy appeared on the Orlando Sentinel website on October 20, 2009.) ORLANDO, Fla. — The SunRail commuter train that would serve Central Florida likely will get a third shot at approval from the Legislature in December. Gov. Charlie Crist...
