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Calif. High Speed Rail Authority shops alternatives through San Jose
(The following story by John Woolfolk appeared on the San Jose Mercury News website on October 13, 2009.) SAN JOSE, Calif. — State officials looking to shoot 220-mph bullet trains through densely populated neighborhoods in San Jose — with the least resistance from...
Opinion: Minnesota can’t wait for the fast train to Chicago
(The following column by Conrad deFiebre appeared on the Twin Cities Daily Planet website on October 12, 2009.) MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — The long-deferred dream of a fast passenger train network in the United States got a big boost toward reality when President Obama...
Genesee & Wyoming traffic falls 2 percent in September
(The Associated Press circulated the following on October 13, 2009.) GREENWICH, Conn. — Regional freight railroad operator Genesee & Wyoming Inc. said that September traffic fell about 2 percent as shipments of minerals and stone, pulp and paper, lumber and forest...
DOT stimulus payout tops $3.65 billion
(The following story by John D. Boyd appeared on The Journal of Commerce website on October 12, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Payments by the Department of Transportation to states for infrastructure stimulus projects reached $3.652 billion as of Sept. 30, the...
Amtrak ridership down, but still near record high
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Joan Lowy on October 12, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amtrak said Monday its ridership dropped by more than 1 million passengers during the past year, but was still the second-highest year in the railroad's history....
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...
CSX ‘Trees for Tracks’ builds on momentum of Baltimore community
(CSX issued the following on October 9, 2009.) BALTIMORE — CSX employees, joined by representatives from TreeBaltimore, Parks & People Foundation and the Westport Community, will spend Saturday, October 10, from 8:30 am to 12 noon, planting large Redbud, Maple and...
Norfolk Southern moving 20 jobs from Roanoke to Atlanta
(The following story by Jeff Sturgeon appeared on The Roanoke Times website on October 10, 2009.) ROANOKE, Va. — Norfolk Southern Corp. will move 30 jobs from Roanoke to Atlanta, effective Nov. 16, the company said. Railroad spokesman Robin Chapman said Friday the...
River authority, UP still discussing how to clear up long jam on San Antonio River
(The following story by Lourdes Vazquez appeared on the Victoria Advocate website on October 9, 2009.) VICTORIA, Texas — Logjam cleanup came to a halt on the San Antonio River near the Victoria-Refugio county line after concerns were raised about the process. Union...
