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Patriot Transportation emerges from Wall Street shadows
(The following story by Mark Basch appearec on the Florida Timrs-Union website on October 19, 2009.) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — For most of the past two decades since it was spun off from Florida Rock Industries Inc., Patriot Transportation Holding Inc. has lived in the...
Three NJ Transit rail lines experiencing hour-long delays
(The following appeared on The Star-Ledger website on October 19, 2009.) NEWARK, N.J. — Riders on three NJ Transit train lines will experience delays of up to 60 minutes this morning because of an earlier Amtrak power problem. Midtown Direct, Northeast corridor and...
Railroads companies shares mixed at the close of trading
(The Associated Press circulated the following on October 16, 2009.) NEW YORK — Shares of some top railroads companies were mixed at the close of trading: Burlington Northern rose $.12 or .1 percent, to $86.39. CSX rose $.12 or .3 percent, to $46.77. Canadian National...
US CEOs worried over sinking dollar
(Reuters circulated the following on October 19, 2009.) NEW YORK — Chief executives from the biggest U.S. corporations worry that the slumping dollar could sap U.S. credibility around the globe, spur inflation and ultimately undermine the economy. The dollar has...
After rough year, coal exports look to rebound
(The following story by Robert McCabe appeared on The Virginian-Pilot website on October 18, 2009.) NORFOLK, Va. — Three oceangoing freighters, laden with tens of thousands of tons of coal, have already left. Six more are scheduled to go between now and the end of...
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...
Ohio railroad museum sells assets at auction
(The following story by Malcolm Hall appeared on the Canton Repository website on October 15, 2009.) MINERVA, Ohio — Aging locomotives and train cars are getting a second life as a Coshocton County railroad man came to town and agreed to buy much of the Steam Railroad...
STB eliminates position of secretary; makes other procedural changes
(The Surface Transportation Board issued the following on October 15, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Surface Transportation Board today announced an update to its regulations that eliminates the vacant position of Secretary and removes other incorrect or obsolete...
Firefighter’s lawsuit related to CSX derailment in Ohio
(The following story by Tracey Read appeared on the News-Herald website on October 15, 2009.) CLEVELAND — A Concord Township firefighter is the latest person to sue CSX Corp. in connection with a Painesville train derailment. Firefighter Robert Bambrick filed a...
