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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...
Vermont’s Amtrak ridership on rise
(The following story by Dan McLean appeared on the Burlington Free Press website on October 14, 2009.) BURLINGTON, Vt. — Amtrak’s ridership nationally dropped by more than 1 million passengers from record levels set last year, a 5.4 percent decline, but its two...
BNSF Railway preps for intermodal yard opening
(The following story by Eric Smith appeared on The Daily News website on October 13, 2009.) MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Evidence of Memphis’ importance to the intermodal industry can be seen throughout town, but nowhere is it more apparent than at the intersection of Lamar...
States seek $300M to improve rail, cut I-81 trucks
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Sue Lindsey on October 13, 2009.) ROANOKE, Va. — A coalition of states is seeking $300 million in federal stimulus funds to improve rail lines and terminals in an effort to reduce truck traffic on congested...
JB Hunt close to intermodal deal with Norfolk Southern
(Reuters circulated the following story by A.Ananthalakshmi on October 13, 2009.) BANGALORE — U.S. freight company J.B. Hunt Transport Services is close to signing a long-term intermodal agreement with an eastern railroad, most likely Norfolk Southern Corp, according...
Applications for US high-speed rail grants pour in
(Reuters circulated the following on October 13,2 009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. government has pushed back the timetable for awarding billions in economic stimulus grants for high-speed rail corridors after being deluged with applications. Altogether, 24 states...
Third quarter profit at CSX falls by 23%
(The Associated Press circulated the following on October 14, 2009.) NEW YORK — The CSX Corporation, the railroad operator, said Tuesday that its third-quarter earnings fell 23 percent from a year earlier because shipping demand remained weak. CSX, which operates from...
CSX announces third quarter 2009 earnings
(CSX issued the following on October 13, 2009.) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — CSX Corporation (NYSE: CSX) today announced third quarter earnings from continuing operations of $293 million, or 74 cents a share, versus $380 million, or 93 cents a share, in the same period last...
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...
